Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 94-98 , 2009

Fontan or Septation: When I Abandon Septation in Complex Lesions With Two Ventricles

  • Richard A. Jonas

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Richard A. Jonas, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's National Heart Institute, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010

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PII: S1092-9126(09)00008-8

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2009.01.007

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 94-98 , 2009

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