The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 4 , Pages 1081-1082 , April 2011

Absorbable pulmonary arterial banding: An optimal strategy for muscular or residual ventricular septal defects

Received 22 December 2009 ,Revised 28 February 2010 ,Accepted 10 April 2010.

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 Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00836-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.04.044

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 4 , Pages 1081-1082 , April 2011

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