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Value of exercise testing in the assessment of the Fontan operation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Gunnar Norgård
Affiliation:
Royal Brompton HospitalSydney Street, SW3 6NP London, United Kingdom
Michael A. Gatzoulis
Affiliation:
Royal Brompton HospitalSydney Street, SW3 6NP London, United Kingdom
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