Challenges of Univentricular Physiology in Heterotaxy

World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 258-263

  Jacobs, Marshall L ^a   Mavroudis, Constantine ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

congenital heart surgery; Fontan; functionally univentricular heart; heterotaxy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990385248     PISSN: 21501351     EISSN: 21500136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150135110396733     Document Type: Review

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