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Double-barrelled aorta with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 December 2006
Abstract
We report the first case of double-barrelled aorta associated with tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary atresia, and we discuss the difficulties in the terminology of this fascinating anomaly.
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