The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 937-940 , October 2009

Device management of arrhythmias after Fontan conversion

  • Sabrina Tsao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IIl
    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Sabrina Tsao, MD, Division of Cardiology-M/C #21, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614.
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  • Barbara J. Deal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IIl
    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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  • Carl L. Backer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IIl
    • Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IIl
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  • Kendra Ward, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IIl
    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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  • Wayne H. Franklin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IIl
    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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  • Constantine Mavroudis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Received 13 June 2008 ,Revised 13 October 2008 ,Accepted 24 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.066

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 937-940 , October 2009

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