Homograft or Contegra? Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction: What Conduit to Use?

DOI:€10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.03.055 Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:606-611 Kalangos Jorge Sierra, Jan T. Christenson, Nadia H. Lahlaidi, Maurice Beghetti and AfksendiyosHomograft or Contegra? Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction: What Conduit to Use?http://ats.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/full/84/2/606 located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is

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