Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 87-93 , 2009

How I Manage Mitral Stenosis in the Neonate and Infant

  • Stephanie Fuller
    • ,
  • Thomas L. Spray

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Thomas L. Spray, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd., Main Building, 12NW10, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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PII: S1092-9126(09)00027-1

doi: 10.1053/j.pcsu.2009.02.002

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 87-93 , 2009

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