Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 76-86 , 2009

Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Insufficiency in Children: Impact of Valvuloplasty and Modified Ross-Konno Procedure

Presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery; May 11, 2008; San Diego, CA.

  • Constantine Mavroudis

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Constantine Mavroudis, MD, Ross Chair, Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Surgery, Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Ave, M41-02, Cleveland, OH 44195
    • ,
  • Carl L. Backer

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Sunjay Kaushal

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

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PII: S1092-9126(09)00009-X

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2009.01.008

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 76-86 , 2009

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