Myocardial Architecture, Mechanics, and Fibrosis in Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common category of birth defect, affecting 1% of the population and requiring cardiovascular surgery in the first months of life in many patients. Due to advances in congenital cardiovascular surgery and patient management, most children with CHD now surviv...

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Main Authors: Sarah Ghonim, Inga Voges, Peter D. Gatehouse, Jennifer Keegan, Michael A. Gatzoulis, Philip J. Kilner, Sonya V. Babu-Narayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2017.00030/full