Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 12-22 , January 2008

Management of adults with congenital heart disease with cardiovascular computed tomography

  • Stephen C. Cook, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
    • The Adolescent and Young Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, 6th Floor EDU, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Peter C. Dyke 2nd, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Adolescent and Young Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, The Heart Center, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, 6th Floor EDU, Columbus, OH 43205, USA
    • ,
  • Subha V. Raman, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

Received 14 May 2007 ,Accepted 7 November 2007.

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

PII: S1934-5925(07)00336-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2007.11.001

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 12-22 , January 2008

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