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1976 • 634 citations

Second natural history study of congenital heart defects. Results of treatment of patients with ventricular septal defects.

1993 • 557 citations

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1989 • 404 citations

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1989 • 355 citations

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1989 • 279 citations

Contraction and Relaxation Velocities of the Normal Left Ventricle Using Pulsed-Wave Tissue Doppler Echocardiography

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1993 • 211 citations

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Quantitative assessment of myocardial tissue velocities in normal children with Doppler tissue imaging

1996 • 117 citations

Diastolic Ventricular Function in Children: A Doppler Echocardiographic Study Establishing Normal Values and Predictors of Increased Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure

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Clinical utility of two-dimensional Doppler echocardiographic techniques for estimating pulmonary to systemic blood flow ratios in children with left to right shunting atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect or patent ductus arteriosus

1984 • 110 citations

Noninvasive detection of allograft rejection in heart transplant recipients by use of Doppler tissue imaging.

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