Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 141-144 , February 2009

Distorted Cardiac Anatomy: The Congenital (R)Evolution

  • Karen Stout, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Karen Stout, MD, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific, Box 356422, Seattle, WA 98105
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  • Michelle Gurvitz, MD

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doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2008.11.020

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 141-144 , February 2009

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