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. 1980 May;35(5):351–354. doi: 10.1136/thx.35.5.351

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: can this malformation be treated surgically?

S Milo, S Y Ho, R H Anderson
PMCID: PMC471289  PMID: 7434285

Abstract

A corrective technique for the surgical treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome is proposed. This technique is compatible with subsequent growth because it uses the patient's own tissues exclusively.

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