Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 19-38 , 2009

The First Stella Van Praagh Memorial Lecture: The History and Anatomy of Tetralogy of Fallot

  • Richard Van Praagh

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Richard Van Praagh, MD, FACC, FAHA, AM(hon), DrMedHC, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115

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doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2009.01.004

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 19-38 , 2009

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