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Balloon occlusion pulmonary wedge angiography and lung biopsy assessment in the child with a congenital cardiac defect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Marlene Rabinovitch  and
Sheila G. Haworth
Marlene Rabinovitch*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States of America
Sheila G. Haworth
Affiliation:
Vascular Biology & Pharmacology Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
*
Correspondence to: Marlene Rabinovitch, MD, Dwight and Vera Dunlevie Professor of Pediatrics, Professor (by courtesy) Developmental Biology, Wall Center for Pulmonary Vascular Diseases, Stanford University School of Medicine, CCSR-Room 2245B, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305-5162, United States of America. Tel: (650) 723-8239 (office) or 723-6928 (direct); Fax: (650) 723-6700; E-mail: [email protected]
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Keywords

Pulmonary hypertensioncongenital heart diseasepulmonary vascular disease
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 19 , Issue S1: Statements on the Management of Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Congenital Heart Disease , May 2009 , pp. 13 - 15
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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