Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 238-244 , Autumn 2007

Contemporary Results and Current Strategies in the Management of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

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PII: S1043-0679(07)00092-5

doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2007.07.002

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 238-244 , Autumn 2007

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