American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 2 , Pages 262-266 , 15 July 2006

Pregnancy After Biventricular Repair for Pulmonary Atresia With Ventricular Septal Defect

  • Willem Drenthen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 31-50-361-0248; fax: 31-50-361-4391.
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  • Petronella G. Pieper, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Nicole Zoon, MA, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Adriaan A. Voors, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Barbara J.M. Mulder, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Arie P.J. van Dijk, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, St. Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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  • Krystyna M. Sollie, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Hubert W. Vliegen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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  • Tjark Ebels, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • ZAHARA Investigators

Received 6 December 2005 ,Revised 24 January 2006 ,Accepted 24 January 2006.

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 Dr. Pieper was supported by Grant 2002 B125 from The Netherlands Heart Foundation, The Hague, and the Interuniversity Cardiology Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Dr. D.J. van Veldhuisen was supported by Grant D97.017 from The Netherlands Heart Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands.

PII: S0002-9149(06)00686-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.01.094

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 98, Issue 2 , Pages 262-266 , 15 July 2006

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