The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 12-19 , January 2003

Beyond Flatland

Read at the Eighty-second Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Washington, DC, May 5-9, 2002.

Received 29 May 2002 ,Accepted 2 July 2002.

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 Address for reprints: Marc R. de Leval, MD, FRCS, Cardiothoracic Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond St, London WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom (E-mail: delevm@gosh.nhs.uk).

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doi: 10.1067/mtc.2003.59

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 125, Issue 1 , Pages 12-19 , January 2003