Congenital Heart Surgery in a Developing Country
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Congenital heart surgery in a developing country: a few men for a great challenge.
The article by Larrazabal et al1 in this issue of Circulation can be analyzed from several points of view. The first is the humanitarian aspect involved in the decision of Dr Aldo Castañeda to return to Guatemala and start a program of congenital heart surgery. After so many contributions to congenital heart surgery as chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Children’s Hospital...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.738021