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The Role of Resynchronization Therapy in Congenital Heart Disease: Right–Left Heart Interactions

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  1. Paediatric Cardiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, M5G 1X8, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Elizabeth A. Stephenson MD

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  1. The Labatt Family Heart Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

    Andrew N. Redington  & Glen S. Van Arsdell  & 

  2. Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK

    Robert H. Anderson

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Stephenson, E.A. (2009). The Role of Resynchronization Therapy in Congenital Heart Disease: Right–Left Heart Interactions. In: Redington, A.N., Van Arsdell, G.S., Anderson, R.H. (eds) Congenital Diseases in the Right Heart. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-378-1_38

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