The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 1276-1282 , December 2009

Primary left ventricular rehabilitation is effective in maintaining two-ventricle physiology in the borderline left heart

Received 1 May 2009 ,Revised 26 July 2009 ,Accepted 9 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.009

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 1276-1282 , December 2009

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