Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2024; 72(S 04): S101-S117
DOI: 10.1055/a-2464-7715
S2k-Leitlinie: Fallot'sche Tetralogie

DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR PÄDIATRISCHE KARDIOLOGIE UND ANGEBORENE HERZFEHLER e.V.

Fallot'sche Tetralogie

Harald Bertram
1   Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Germany
,
Carsten Rickers
2   Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Germany
,
Andreas Eicken
3   Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Germany
,
André Rüffer
4   Universitätsklinik RWTH Aachen, Germany
,
Gerhard-Paul Diller
5   Universitätsklinikum Münster, Germany
› Author Affiliations

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