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Pulmonary vein stents in infants and children: is there lasting benefit?

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  1. Department of paediatric cardiology, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpenerstraße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany

    N. Sreeram, M. Emmel, U. Trieschmann & K. Brockmeier

  2. Cardiac surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

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Sreeram, N., Emmel, M., Trieschmann, U. et al. Pulmonary vein stents in infants and children: is there lasting benefit?. Clin Res Cardiol 97, 463–466 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-008-0653-x

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