Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 119-122 , October 2007

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return presenting as pseudo-pulmonic stenosis

  • Daniel W. Carlson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 2, Room 4A, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Patrick J. Devine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 2, Room 4A, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
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  • Houman Tavaf-Motamen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 2, Room 4A, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA
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  • John E. Atwood, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW, Building 2, Room 4A, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA

,Revised 9 April 2007 ,Accepted 19 June 2007.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(07)00209-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.06.001

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 119-122 , October 2007

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