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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;85:1505. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.09.030
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Anatomical Model at Risk of Coarctation of the Pulmonary Artery

Dario E. Troise, MDa, Giovanna Favia Guarnieri, MDb, Giuseppe Balducci, MDb, Maria Rosaria Tagliente, MDa, Paolo M. Arciprete, MDa, Luigi de Luca Tupputi Schinosa, MDa

a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Department, "Policlinico-Giovanni XXIII" Hospital, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70100, Italy
b Department of Obstetric Gynecology and Neonatology, Section of Neonatal Cardiology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70100, Italy

(Email: detroise@libero.it).

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To the Editor:

We read with great interest the article by Shinkawa and colleagues [1] on the surgical treatment of coarctation of the pulmonary artery (CoPA) in neonates affected with complex congenital heart disease with pulmonary atresia.

We completely agree with the authors that these complications, once clinically evident, should be treated by aggressive surgery on pulmonary artery branches early in life. In fact, such strategy prevents growth failure of the pulmonary branches, which would impair optimal results at the time of definitive surgery and the completion of a Fontan strategy in . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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