Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 234-239 , December 2008

A Follow-up Study of Neonatal Interatrial Shunt with Echocardiography until Twelve to Fifteen Months of Age

  • Chi-Lin Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Cheng-Ching Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sheng-Ling Jan

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160 Section 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung 40705, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Chih Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yun-Ching Fu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 20 May 2008 ,Revised 7 July 2008 ,Accepted 19 September 2008.

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60017-6

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60017-6

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 234-239 , December 2008

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