Atrial Septal Defect Closure: Comparison of Vertical Axillary Minithoracotomy and Median Sternotomy |
Poyrazoglu, Huseyin Hakan
(Department of Cardiolovascular Surgery, Taksim Germany Hospital)
Avsar, Mustafa Kemal (Department of Cardiolovascular Surgery, Taksim Germany Hospital) Demir, Serafettin (Department of Cardiology, Adana State Hospital) Karakaya, Zeynep (Department of Cardiology, Adana State Hospital) Guler, Tayfun (Department of Anestesia, Taksim German Hospital) Tor, Funda (Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adana Public Hospital) |
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