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Figure Legends
Figure 1
Flowchart of our patient population. Subsequent series of patients following the staged protocol of unifocalization and correction for pulmonary atresia, ventricular septal defect and systemic-pulmonary collateral arteries.
Figure 2
Kaplan-Meier curve of the survival after complete correction.
Figure 3
Kaplan-Meier curve of the freedom from pulmonary valve replacement after correction.
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