The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages e60-e61 , September 2010

Late complete atrioventricular block and tricuspid regurgitation after percutaneous closure of a perimembranous ventricular septal defect

  • Huiwen Chen, MD
    • ,
  • Jinfen Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jinfen Liu, MD, Department of Heart Center, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China 8621-38626161–3001.
    • ,
  • Wei Gao, MD
    • ,
  • Haifa Hong, MD

Received 11 April 2010 ,Accepted 14 May 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00494-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.05.025

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages e60-e61 , September 2010

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