Korean Circ J.  2023 Jun;53(6):418-420. 10.4070/kcj.2023.0091.

Pulmonary Arterial Elastance and Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Postoperative Tetralogy of Fallot Patients

• Kim SH

• KMID: 2543054
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2023.0091

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