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Anomalous right coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery: case report and review of literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2011

Shimona R. Bhatia*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
Robert F. English
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Shimona Bhatia, DO, MPH, Division of Hospitalist Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20010, United States of America. Tel: 202-476-4939; Fax: 202-476-3732; E-mail: sbhatia@childrensnational.org

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Brief Report
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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