Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 47-50 , 2007

Intraoperative Echocardiography for Atrioventricular Canal: Decision-Making for Surgeons

  • Gordon A. Cohen

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Gordon A. Cohen, MD, PhD, Heart Center, Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
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  • J. Geoffrey Stevenson

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PII: S1092-9126(07)00011-7

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2007.01.010

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 47-50 , 2007

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