A fairy tale future for Fontans: Fact or fable?

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A fairy tale future for Fontans: Fact or fable? Rahul H. Rathod, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 150, Issue 5, Pages 1370-1371 (November 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.080 Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 From Fontan's original report. (Reproduced with permission from BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015 150, 1370-1371DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.080) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

From Fontan's original report. (Reproduced with permission by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2015 150, 1370-1371DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.08.080) Copyright © 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions