Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 3-10 , 2007

Overview: History, Anatomy, Timing, and Results of Complete Atrioventricular Canal

Presented at the Annual AATS/STS Congenital Heart Symposium, Philadelphia, PA, April 30, 2006.

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doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2007.01.005

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 3-10 , 2007

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