Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 257-259 , April 2010

Occlusion of a Large Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformation in a Paediatric Patient using Multiple Vascular Plugs

  • Deane Yim, MBchB

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Children's Cardiac Centre, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, GPO Box D184, Perth, Western Australia 6840, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 93408304; fax: +61 8 93408983.
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  • Luigi D’Orsogna, FRACP, FCSANZ

Received 21 October 2009 ,Accepted 26 October 2009.

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PII: S1443-9506(09)01105-6

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.10.011

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 257-259 , April 2010

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