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Heart valve donation in two small infants

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We thank the BIS-Foundation for providing data on the requested and allocated cardiovascular grafts in infants.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Joke K. Kieboom

  2. University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Marion J. Siebelink

  3. Beatrix Children’s Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

    Marcel J. Albers

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Kieboom, J.K., Siebelink, M.J. & Albers, M.J. Heart valve donation in two small infants. Eur J Pediatr 165, 498–499 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-006-0096-1

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