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Cyanotic Heart Disease - References

Written by - Sudha Bhat, M.Pharm, R.Ph (US)

Medically Reviewed by - The Medindia Medical Review Team

Last Updated on Nov 17, 2015

References:

Cyanotic heart disease - (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001104.htm)
Congenital Heart Defects - (http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/CongenitalHeartDefects/Congenital-Heart-Defects_UCM_001090_SubHomePage.jsp)

Author: Sudha Bhat

Editor: Sheela Philomena

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Nov 17, 2015
Last Updated on Nov 17, 2015

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