ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Surgical treatment of tetralogy of Fallot in the adult

Carlos R Moraes^I; Jorge V Rodrigues^I; Cláudio A Gomes^I; Euclides A Tenório^II; Fernando Moraes Neto^I; Cleusa L Santos^I; Sandra S Mattos^II; Ivan L Cavalcanti^II

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76381991000200002

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