Surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot
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Echocardiographic Assessment after Surgical Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
Surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot is still one of the most frequently performed intervention in pediatric cardiac surgery, and in many cases, it is far from being a complete and definitive correction. It is rather an excellent palliation that solves the problem of cyanosis, but predisposes the patients to medical and surgical complications during follow-up. The decision-making process ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiology in the Young
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1047-9511,1467-1107
DOI: 10.1017/s104795110000411x