Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 22-30 , 2008

Technique of Single-Stage Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta With Ventricular Septal Defect

  • Henry L. Walters III

      Affiliations

    • Chief, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan; Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Henry L. Walters III, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Blvd, Detroit, MI 48201
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  • Constantine E. Ionan

      Affiliations

    • Senior Research Associate, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI.
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  • Ronald L. Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistician, Children's Research Center of Michigan, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.
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  • Ralph E. Delius

      Affiliations

    • Vice-Chief, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan; Associate Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.

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 This research was supported in part by Healing Hearts of Michigan and The Heart of a Child of Michigan.

PII: S1092-9126(07)00050-6

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2007.12.006

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 22-30 , 2008

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