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Editorial
. 2020 May 6:3:305-306.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.04.023. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Commentary: Getting circulations crossed!

John D Cleveland  1   2 , S Ram Kumar  1   2
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Commentary: Getting circulations crossed!

John D Cleveland et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Artist's rendering of cross-circulation used clinically for closing a ventricular septal defect.
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Figure 1
Artist's rendering of cross-circulation used clinically for closing a ventricular septal defect in a child. Arterial circuit (dark line) and venous circuit (light line) are shown.
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  • doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.04.005

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