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Klin Padiatr 2012; 224(04): 268-269
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1312589
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Staged Surgical Palliation in Identical Twins with Concordance for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Eineiige Zwillinge mit hypoplastischem Linksherzsyndrom und erfolgreiche chirurgische Palliation in 3 Schritten
A.-K. Arndt
1   Klinik für angeborene Herzfehler und Kinderkardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
,
C. Petko
1   Klinik für angeborene Herzfehler und Kinderkardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
,
J. Scheewe
2   UKSH, Herz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Kiel, Germany
,
H.-H. Kramer
1   Klinik für angeborene Herzfehler und Kinderkardiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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01 June 2012 (online)

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Key words

twin - hypoplastic left heart syndrome - genetics - congenital heart disease

Schlüsselwörter

Zwillinge - hypoplastisches Linksherzsyndrom - Genetik - angeborene Herzfehler
 

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