Mechanical circulatory support for the failing functional single ventricle

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Section of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-4204, USA.

Comment

John Murala et al. Transl Pediatr. 2017 Jan.

. 2017 Jan;6(1):59-61.

doi: 10.21037/tp.2016.10.09.

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Section of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-4204, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Mechanical Circulatory Support as Bridge to Transplantation for the Failing Single Ventricle.
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