The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 6 , Pages 1429-1437.e7 , December 2007

Critical left ventricular outflow tract obstruction: The disproportionate impact of biventricular repair in borderline cases

Read at the Eighty-seventh Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Washington, DC, May 5-9, 2007.

  • Edward J. Hickey, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Congenital Heart Surgeon’s Society Data Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Edward J. Hickey, MD, the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada.
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  • Christopher A. Caldarone, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Co-senior authors.
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  • Eugene H. Blackstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Gary K. Lofland, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo
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  • Thomas Yeh Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
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  • Christian Pizarro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Alfred duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Del
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  • Christo I. Tchervenkov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Childrens Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • Frank Pigula, MD

      Affiliations

    • Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Mass
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  • David M. Overman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Children’s Heart Clinic, Minneapolis, Minn
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  • Marshall L. Jacobs, MD

      Affiliations

    • St Christopher Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Penn.
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  • Brian W. McCrindle, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Co-senior authors.
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  • Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society

Received 17 May 2007 ,Revised 19 July 2007 ,Accepted 24 July 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)01382-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.07.052

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 6 , Pages 1429-1437.e7 , December 2007

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