Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 200-205 , June 2008

Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Commissurotomy in Indigenous versus Non-Indigenous Australians

  • Andrew B. McCann, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    • ,
  • Darren L. Walters, MPhil, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 7 31394000; fax: +61 7 31394715.
    • ,
  • Con N. Aroney, MD, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • The Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Received 15 March 2007 ,Revised 1 October 2007 ,Accepted 29 October 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.10.018

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