Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , May 2010

Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: Second heart field derived myocardial and epicardial developmental clues

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2010.02.009

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 3-9 , May 2010

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