The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 1269-1275.e1 , December 2009

Unifocalization of major aortopulmonary collateral arteries in pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect is essential to achieve excellent outcomes irrespective of native pulmonary artery morphology

  • Ben Davies, MRCS(Eng), PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Ben Davies, MRCS(Eng), PhD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham B4 6NH, United Kingdom.
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  • Shafi Mussa, MA, MD, MRCS(Eng)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Paul Davies, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Child Health, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • John Stickley, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Services, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Timothy J. Jones, MD, FRCS(CTh)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • David J. Barron, MD, MRCP, FRCS(CTh)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • William J. Brawn, FRCS, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Received 26 April 2009 ,Revised 2 July 2009 ,Accepted 9 August 2009.

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PII: S0022-5223(09)01045-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.011

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 1269-1275.e1 , December 2009

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