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María Victoria de la Cruz

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María Victoria de la Cruz (1916 - November 30, 1999) was a Cuban-Mexican cardiologist and embryologist who was instrumental in describing the development of the human heart in utero, and used the principles of embryology and developmental biology to classify complex congenital heart disease. She graduated in medicine from the University of Havana in 1943.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Angelini, P. (2000). "María Victoria de la Cruz". Texas Heart Institute Journal. 27 (1): 1–2. ISSN 0730-2347. PMC 101009. PMID 10991554.
  2. ^ Markwald, Roger (May 2001). "Maria Victoria de la Cruz (1916–1999)". Cardiology in the Young. 11 (3): 322–328. doi:10.1017/S1047951101000361. ISSN 1467-1107. PMID 11388628. S2CID 27428648.
  3. ^ "Remembering the Female Clinicians Who Revolutionized Pediatric Cardiology". opmed.doximity.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.