Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , December 2009

Lung transplantation for pediatric pulmonary hypertension

  • Brian D. Hanna

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary Hypertension Program, The Cardiac Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 215 590 5248; fax: +1 215 590 1340.
    • ,
  • Carol Conrad

      Affiliations

    • Lung/Heart–Lung Transplantation Program, Center for Excellence in Pulmonary Biology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, 770 Welch Road, Suite 350, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
    • Tel.: +1 650 723 5191; fax: +1 650 723 5201.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2009.09.008

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , December 2009

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