Correction of left superior vena cava draining to the left atrium using extracardiac techniques

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1800-1802

  Reddy, V Mohan ^a   McElhinney, Doff B ^a   Hanley, Frank L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030795180     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)83867-2     Document Type: Article

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