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Pediatric Cardiology
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology 1/2021

01-01-2021 | Microalbuminuria | Letter to the Editor

Author Response to “Letter to the Editor” “Inferior Vena Cava Diameter and Fontan-Related Nephropathy: Considerations About Clinical Usefulness and Physiology” (PEDC-D-20-00743)

Authors: Sheetal Patel, Premchand Anne, Craig B. Langman, Mark V. Zilberman

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 1/2021

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We greatly appreciate the interest and query submitted by authors Jef Van Den Eynde, BSc, and Marc Gewillig, MD, Ph.D. in response to our recently published manuscript “Inferior Vena Cava Diameter Predicts Nephropathy in Patients Late after Fontan Palliation” [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Author Response to “Letter to the Editor” “Inferior Vena Cava Diameter and Fontan-Related Nephropathy: Considerations About Clinical Usefulness and Physiology” (PEDC-D-20-00743)
Authors
Sheetal Patel
Premchand Anne
Craig B. Langman
Mark V. Zilberman
Publication date
01-01-2021
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-020-02517-6

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