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Editorial
. 2024 Apr 10;3(5):100935.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.100935. eCollection 2024 May.

The Second Interstage Period Is Just as "Risky" as the First in HLHS

Chitra Ravishankar  1
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The Second Interstage Period Is Just as "Risky" as the First in HLHS

Chitra Ravishankar. JACC Adv. .
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Keywords: 2nd interstage period; attrition; hybrid.

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