The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 198-208 , January 2010

Transcatheter valve insertion in a model of enlarged right ventricular outflow tracts

Received 24 November 2008 ,Revised 30 May 2009 ,Accepted 8 July 2009.

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 The study was supported by la Ville de Paris, Paris, France.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00926-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.025

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 198-208 , January 2010

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