Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 66-69 , 2009

Transverse Aortic Arch Obstruction: When to Go from the Front

Presented at the Congenital Post Graduate Course at the 88th Annual Meeting of the AATS, San Diego, CA, May 11, 2008.

  • John W. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to John W. Brown, MD, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 545 Barnhill Drive, EH 215, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5123
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  • Mark D. Rodefeld
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  • Mark Ruzmetov

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PII: S1092-9126(09)00025-8

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2009.01.024

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 66-69 , 2009

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