American Heart Journal
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 182-186 , January 2008

Effect of pulmonary artery angioplasty on exercise function after repair of tetralogy of Fallot

Received 7 May 2007 ,Accepted 20 August 2007.

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PII: S0002-8703(07)00705-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.08.019

American Heart Journal
Volume 155, Issue 1 , Pages 182-186 , January 2008

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