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Inferior Vena Cava Diameter and Fontan-Related Nephropathy: Considerations About Clinical Usefulness and Physiology

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We thank Prof. Werner Budts (University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium) for his important intellectual contribution.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Jef Van den Eynde

  2. Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Marc Gewillig

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Van den Eynde, J., Gewillig, M. Inferior Vena Cava Diameter and Fontan-Related Nephropathy: Considerations About Clinical Usefulness and Physiology. Pediatr Cardiol 41, 1811–1812 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-020-02477-x

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