The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 442-447 , September 2002

Septation of the single ventricle: Revisited

  • Renee E. Margossian, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University, the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology
    • ,
  • David Solowiejczyk, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University, the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology
    • ,
  • Francois Bourlon, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York, NY, and the Cardiothoracic Centre of Monaco
    • ,
  • Howard Apfel, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University, the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology
    • ,
  • Welton M. Gersony, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University, the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology
    • ,
  • Allan J. Hordof, MD

      Affiliations

    • New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University, the Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology
    • ,
  • Jan Quaegebeur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • New York, NY, and the Cardiothoracic Centre of Monaco

Received 30 March 2001 ,Revised 15 October 2001 ,Accepted 19 November 2001.

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☆ Address for reprints: Renee Margossian, MD, Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (E-mail: reneem@cardio.tch.harvard.edu).

PII: S0022-5223(02)00105-8

doi: 10.1067/mtc.2002.122299

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 442-447 , September 2002

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