Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with a congenital heart defect: advanced medium-term medical treatment stabilizes clinical condition.

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Published in Congenit Heart Dis on April 01, 2008

Authors

Mariëlle Duffels1, Laura van Loon, Rolf Berger, Anco Boonstra, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, Anton Vonk-Noordergraaf, Barbara Mulder

Author Affiliations

1: Academic Medical Center-Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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