Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 245-248 , August 2010

Neonate With Severe Heart Failure Related to Vein of Galen Malformation

  • Meng-Yu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hon-Man Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Chin Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shinn-Forng Peng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • En-Ting Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shuenn-Nan Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital and Medical College, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-San South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 17 June 2009 ,Revised 13 August 2009 ,Accepted 4 September 2009.

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PII: S1875-9572(10)60047-2

doi: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60047-2

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 51, Issue 4 , Pages 245-248 , August 2010

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