Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 207-215 , Autumn 2006

Biologic versus Mechanical Valve Replacement of the Pulmonary Valve After Multiple Reconstructions of the RVOT Tract

  • S. Adil Husain, MD
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  • John Brown, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: John J. Brown, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Indianapolis, IN 46202-7150.

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 Presented as part of the Controversies in Cardiothoracic Surgery Session of the 86th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 29–May 3, 2006.

PII: S1522-2942(06)00087-0

doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2006.08.004

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 207-215 , Autumn 2006

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