Comparisons Between Ductal Stenting and Blalock-Taussig Shunts for Infants With Ductal-Dependent Pulmonary Circulation

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, Divisions of Cardiology (L.B.) lee.benson@sickkids.ca.
² Cardiovascular Surgery (G.V.A.), The Labatt Family Heart Center, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto School of Medicine, Canada.

Editorial

Lee Benson et al. Circulation. 2018.

. 2018 Feb 6;137(6):602-604.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.031998.

¹ Departments of Pediatrics and Surgery, Divisions of Cardiology (L.B.) lee.benson@sickkids.ca.
² Cardiovascular Surgery (G.V.A.), The Labatt Family Heart Center, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto School of Medicine, Canada.

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Keywords: Blalock-Taussig shunt; Editorials; congenital heart disease; ductal stenting.

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