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Editorial
. 2023 Oct 3;12(19):e031597.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031597. Epub 2023 Sep 30.

Fontan Associated Liver Disease: Canary in the Coal Mine or Silent Killer?

Christiane Haeffele  1 , Doff B McElhinney  1
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Editorial

Fontan Associated Liver Disease: Canary in the Coal Mine or Silent Killer?

Christiane Haeffele et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; Fontan; heart failure; single ventricle heart disease.

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