The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 382-389, August 2009

Relief of branch pulmonary artery stenosis reduces pulmonary valve insufficiency in a swine model

  • Christopher J. Petit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Christopher J. Petit, MD, Texas Children's Hospital, Section of Cardiology, 6621 Fannin St, MC–19345 C, Houston, TX 77030.
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  • Matthew J. Gillespie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Matthew A. Harris, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Travis L. Seymour, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Timothy Y. Liu, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Azeem Khan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • J. William Gaynor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa
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  • Jonathan J. Rome, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa

Received 20 October 2008; received in revised form 12 January 2009; accepted 16 February 2009. published online 13 April 2009.

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 Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

 This study was funded by a Career Development Grant awarded to Dr Christopher Petit from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00357-2

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.02.030

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 2 , Pages 382-389, August 2009

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