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 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 16 February 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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