American Heart Journal
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 534-540 , September 2000

Transcatheter closure of fenestrations and excluded hepatic veins after Fontan: Versatility of the Amplatzer device

Received 1 February 2000 ,Accepted 10 May 2000.

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☆ Reprint requests: John W. Moore, MD, Heart Center for Children, St Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Erie Ave at Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19134-1095. E-mail: jwm32@drexel.edu

PII: S0002-8703(00)18531-X

doi: 10.1067/mhj.2000.108517

American Heart Journal
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 534-540 , September 2000

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