The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 917-923 , October 2009

A new diagnostic algorithm for assessment of patients with single ventricle before a Fontan operation

Received 21 October 2008 ,Revised 9 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 March 2009.

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 Presented in part at the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, 2007.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00414-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.022

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 917-923 , October 2009

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