American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 6 , Pages 852-856 , 15 March 2009

Usefulness of Intra-Operative Epicardial Three-Dimensional Echocardiography to Guide Aortic Valve Repair in Children

  • Vladimiro L. Vida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Renè Hoehn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Luis Alesandro Larrazabal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Kimberlee Gauvreau, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Gerald R. Marx, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Pedro J. del Nido, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 617-355-8290; fax: 617-730-0214

Received 7 August 2008 ,Revised 13 November 2008 ,Accepted 13 November 2008.

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PII: S0002-9149(08)02119-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.043

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 6 , Pages 852-856 , 15 March 2009

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