The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 553-559 , September 2009

Pulmonary valve replacement in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: Determinants of early postoperative adverse outcomes

  • Laura Dos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Unitat de Cardiopaties Congènites de l'Adolescent I de l'Adult (UCCAA), Àrea del Cor, Hospital de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Laura Dos, MD, Unitat de Cardiopaties Congènites de l'Adolescent i de l'Adult (UCCAA), Àrea del Cor, Hospital Universitari Materno-Infantil Vall d'Hebron, Avinguda de la Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035-Barcelona, Spain.
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  • Alexander Dadashev, MD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • David Tanous, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Ignacio J. Ferreira-González, MD

      Affiliations

    • CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP)–Unitat d'Epidemiologia, Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Kim Haberer

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Samuel C. Siu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Glen S. Van Arsdell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Erwin N. Oechslin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • William G. Williams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Candice K. Silversides, MD

      Affiliations

    • Toronto Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 14 June 2008 ,Revised 5 January 2009 ,Accepted 25 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.02.042

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 3 , Pages 553-559 , September 2009

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