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. 1979 Jul;42(1):27–34. doi: 10.1136/hrt.42.1.27

Left and right ventricular systolic time intervals in the newborn. Usefulness and limitation in distinguishing respiratory disease from transposition of the great arteries.

H P Gutgesell, W W Pinsky, D F Duff, J Adams, D G McNamara
PMCID: PMC482108  PMID: 475932

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