The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 5 , Pages 1287-1292 , November 2005

Aorta–right atrial tunnel: Clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and surgical options

  • Trushar Gajjar, DNB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Trushar Gajjar, DNB, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Department, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram-515134, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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  • Choudary Voleti, MD (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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  • Rekha Matta, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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  • Ramnath Iyer, DNB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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  • Prabhat Kumar Dash, DM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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  • Neelam Desai, MCh, DNB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram, District Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Received 29 March 2005 ,Revised 30 June 2005 ,Accepted 12 July 2005.

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PII: S0022-5223(05)01178-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.07.021

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 130, Issue 5 , Pages 1287-1292 , November 2005

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