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. 1966 Nov;28(6):722–739. doi: 10.1136/hrt.28.6.722

Right-sided aorta. I. Occurrence of right aortic arch in various types of congenital heart disease. II. Right aortic arch, right descending aorta, and associated anomalies.

A R Hastreiter, I A D'Cruz, T Cantez, E P Namin, R Licata
PMCID: PMC490086  PMID: 5332779

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