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Advanced pulmonary vascular disease: the Eisenmenger syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2009

R. Krishna Kumar  and
Julio Sandoval
R. Krishna Kumar*
Affiliation:
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Cochin, Kerala, India and
Julio Sandoval
Affiliation:
Cardiopulmonary Department National Institute of Cardiology “Ignacio Chávez”, Mexico City, Mexico
*
Correspondence to: R. Krishna Kumar, MD, DM, FACC, FAHA, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala, 682026, India. Tel: 00 91 484 285 1599; Fax: 00 91 484 280 2020; E-mail: kumar_rk@yahoo.com
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Keywords

Pulmonary hypertensioncongenital heart diseasecongenital heart disease in adults
Type
Continuing Medical Education
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , December 2009 , pp. 622 - 626
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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