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Assessment and management of the failing heart in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2008

Beth D. Kaufman*
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Robert E. Shaddy
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Girish S. Shirali
Affiliation:
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
Ronn Tanel
Affiliation:
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Jeffrey A. Towbin
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: Beth D. Kaufman, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiomyopathy and Heart Transplant Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Room 8NW81, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, United States of America. Tel: 267-426-5700; Fax: 215-590-1340; E-mail: [email protected]

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