The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 3 , Pages 543-547 , March 2009

Factors predicting the progress of mitral valve disease in surgically treated adults with ostium primum atrial septal defects

  • Vijay Agarwal, MCh, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashantigram, India
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  • Suneil Kumar Aggarwal, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashantigram, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Suneil K. Aggarwal, MRCP, Department of Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashantigram, AP 515134, India.
    • ,
  • Choudary D. Voleti, MD, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashantigram, India

Received 6 March 2008 ,Revised 23 June 2008 ,Accepted 28 August 2008.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)01467-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.08.045

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 3 , Pages 543-547 , March 2009

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