Should atrial septal defects in adults be closed?

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Published in Ann Thorac Surg on February 01, 1996

Authors

M A Gatzoulis1, A N Redington, J Somerville, D F Shore

Author Affiliations

1: Royal Brompton Hospital, National Heart & Lung Institute, London, United Kingdom.

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