Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 79-83 , May 2006

Cardiac interventions in the fetus: Potential for right-sided lesions. Fetal interventions in right heart disease

  • Gerald Tulzer

      Affiliations

    • Children's Heart Centre Linz, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Krankenhausstrasse 26, A-4020 Linz, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 50554 63 24700; fax: +43 50554 63 22004.
    • ,
  • Helena Gardiner

      Affiliations

    • Royal Brompton & Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospitals, Imperial College, London

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2006.01.008

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 79-83 , May 2006

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