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Assessment of the pulmonary circulation in patients with functionally univentricular physiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Maria A. Binotto*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Andrew N. Redington
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Hospital of Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
*
Correspondence to: Maria A. Binotto, M.D., Dept. Pediatric Cardiology and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, The Heart Institute (InCor) – HC.FMUSP, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44, 05403-000 – São Paulo – Brazil. Tel: 55-11-3069-5350; Fax: 55-11-3069-5409; E-mail: angélica.binotto@incor.usp.br

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