Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 71-74 , February 2010

Acute Ischaemic Ventricular Septal Defect—A Formidable Surgical Challenge

  • Amul Kumar Sibal, MCh

      Affiliations

    • Greenlane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Level 4, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 24 Wilkinson Road, Ellerslie, Auckland 1060, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 9 5797357; fax: +64 21 938277.
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  • Shalvin Prasad, MBChB

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
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  • Peter Alison, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Greenlane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Level 4, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
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  • Parma Nand, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Greenlane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Level 4, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1001, New Zealand
    • ,
  • David Haydock, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Greenlane Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit, Level 4, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1001, New Zealand

Received 28 May 2009 ,Revised 21 September 2009 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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PII: S1443-9506(09)01060-9

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.09.004

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