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Heart transplantation in failing Fontan physiology: Outcomes and challenges

Szymon Pawlak1, Agnieszka Kuczaj1, Roman Przybylski2, Joanna Śliwka1, Małgorzata Szkutnik3, Piotr Przybyłowski1, Tomasz Hrapkowicz1

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