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Editorial
. 2025 Mar 5;40(3):ivaf058.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaf058.

Reply to Macé et al

Joeri Van Puyvelde  1   2 , Filip Rega  1   2 , Bart Meyns  1   2
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Reply to Macé et al

Joeri Van Puyvelde et al. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. .
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Keywords: Fontan; Fontan failure; Ventriculo-arterial coupling; physiology; restrictive pathophysiology; systolic dysfunction.

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