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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:886
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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^a Midatlantic Cardiovascular Associates, P.A., O’Dea Medical Arts Building, 7505 Osler Dr, Suite 410, Towson, MD 21204, USA

e-mail: jeffsell_md80@post.harvard.edu

Congenital heart surgeons are acutely aware of the interaction between the heart and the pulmonary circulation. These constitute both anatomic and physiologic relationships. Problems with the pulmonary arterial tree are myriad, and abnormal pulmonary venous return is an area with which congenital surgeons are quite comfortable. Some of the most difficult problems in the correction of congenital heart disease relate to the pulmonary microcirculation and pulmonary hypertension. Fewer congenital heart surgeons . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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