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. 2003 Oct;89(10):1243-4.
doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1243.

Preoperative left ventricular end systolic dimension as a predictor of postoperative ventricular dysfunction in children with mitral regurgitation

J Y Lee, C I Noh, E J Bae, Y S Yun, J R Lee, Y J Kim

Preoperative left ventricular end systolic dimension as a predictor of postoperative ventricular dysfunction in children with mitral regurgitation

J Y Lee et al. Heart. 2003 Oct.
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Correlation between the late postoperative left ventricular (LV) shortening fraction and the preoperative LV end systolic dimension Z score.
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