African Annals of
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AFRICAN ASSOCIATION OF THORACIC AND CARDIO-VASCULAR SURGEONS
  • Abbreviation: Afr. Ann. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1994-7461
  • DOI: 10.5897/AATCVS
  • Start Year: 2005
  • Published Articles: 70

Full Length Research Paper

Use of a composite survival curve to optimise the surgical strategy for repair of transposition of the great arteries

Mark N. Awori
  • Mark N. Awori
  • Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Jonathan A Awori
  • Jonathan A Awori
  • Department of Cardiology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Nadia Makkoukdji
  • Nadia Makkoukdji
  • Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Stephen Takow
  • Stephen Takow
  • Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 16 November 2021
  •  Accepted: 07 January 2022
  •  Published: 28 February 2022

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