The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1346-1348 , May 2010

The option of taking down the Fontan circulation: The Melbourne experience

Received 16 September 2009 ,Revised 20 November 2009 ,Accepted 13 December 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01671-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.12.029

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 5 , Pages 1346-1348 , May 2010

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