Pursuing Excellence: Optimizing Lifelong Care for the Adult Congenital Heart Patient.

Ann Thorac Surg

Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Children's and the Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, 9500 Euclid Ave, M41-022A, Cleveland OH 44120. Electronic address:

Published: June 2022

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