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The Role of Single-Stage Repair in Pulmonary Atresia With MAPCAs

Pulmonary atresia with major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) is one of the most complex forms of congenital heart disease. Traditionally, patients have been treated with staged surgical palliation, but over the past decade, single-stage unifocalization has provided another approach. Children's Hospital Los Angeles is one of just a few centers in the U.S. with the expertise to repair this defect in a single operation.

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