Surgery for adults with congenital heart disease should be performed by congenital heart surgeons

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-7

  Dearani, Joseph A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 67649410211     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.08.007     Document Type: Editorial

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