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Hearts with isomerism of the right atrial appendages – one of the worst forms of disease in 2005

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2005

Robert M. Freedom ,
Edgar T. Jaeggi ,
Joyce S. Lim  and
Robert H. Anderson
Robert M. Freedom
Affiliation:
The Division of Cardiology, the Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Paediatrics, The University of Toronto, London
Edgar T. Jaeggi
Affiliation:
The Division of Cardiology, the Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Paediatrics, The University of Toronto, London
Joyce S. Lim
Affiliation:
The Division of Cardiology, the Hospital for Sick Children, and Department of Paediatrics, The University of Toronto, London
Robert H. Anderson
Affiliation:
The Cardiac Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College, London
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Visceral heterotaxyasplenialeft isomerismobstructed pulmonary venous connectionsoutcomespolysplenia
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 15 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 554 - 567
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