The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 128, Issue 4 , Pages 641-642 , October 2004

Two-conduit repair for anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an adult

  • Hassan Kattach, MD, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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  • Kyriakos Anastasiadis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Xu Yu Jin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ravi Pillai, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ravi Pillai, FRCS, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom

Received 24 February 2004 ,Accepted 26 March 2004.

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PII: S0022-5223(04)00650-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.03.050

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 128, Issue 4 , Pages 641-642 , October 2004

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