This is a selection of articles from the April 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery headlines.
[REPORT OF THE STS QUALITY MEASUREMENT TASK FORCE] Quality Measurement in Adult Cardiac Surgery: Part 1--Conceptual Framework and Measure Selection
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2007 Authors: Shahian, D. M., Edwards, F. H., Ferraris, V. A., Haan, C. K., Rich, J. B., Normand, S.-L. T., DeLong, E. R., O'Brien, S. M., Shewan, C. M., Dokholyan, R. S., Peterson, E. D. Tags: Education, Professional affairs REPORT OF THE STS QUALITY MEASUREMENT TASK FORCE Source Type: info
[ARTICLE] Quality Measurement in Adult Cardiac Surgery: Introduction
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2007 Authors: Shahian, D. M., Grover, F. L., Anderson, R. P., Edwards, F. H. Tags: Education, Professional affairs ARTICLE Source Type: info
[REPORT OF THE STS QUALITY MEASUREMENT TASK FORCE] Quality Measurement in Adult Cardiac Surgery: Part 2--Statistical Considerations in Composite Measure Scoring and Provider Rating
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 30, 2007 Authors: O'Brien, S. M., Shahian, D. M., DeLong, E. R., Normand, S.-L. T., Edwards, F. H., Ferraris, V. A., Haan, C. K., Rich, J. B., Shewan, C. M., Dokholyan, R. S., Anderson, R. P., Peterson, E. D. Tags: Education, Professional affairs REPORT OF THE STS QUALITY MEASUREMENT TASK FORCE Source Type: info
Long-term results of bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting in dialysis patients.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Kai M, Okabayashi H, Hanyu M, Soga Y, Nomoto T, Nakano J, Matsuo T, Umehara E, Kawato M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Orthotopic heart transplantation in patients with Marfan syndrome.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Knosalla C, Weng YG, Hammerschmidt R, Pasic M, Schmitt-Knosalla I, Grauhan O, Dandel M, Lehmkuhl HB, Hetzer R Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Treatment of plastic bronchitis.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Nayar S, Parmar R, Kulkarni S, Cherian KM Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Incidence of and risk factors for pulmonary autograft dilation after Ross aortic valve replacement.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Brown JW, Ruzmetov M, Rodefeld MD, Mahomed Y, Turrentine MW Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Elastofibroma dorsi: clinicopathologic review of 6 cases.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Mortman KD, Hochheiser GM, Giblin EM, Manon-Matos Y, Frankel KM Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Invited commentary.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Knez I, Rigler B Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Mercadante E, Giovannini C, Carlini M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Staged therapeutic approach in spontaneous coronary dissection.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Aliyary S, Mariani MA, Verhorst PM, Hartmann M, Stoel MG, von Birgelen C Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Transaortic delivery of the transmitral lesion in a complete maze procedure.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Lozonschi L, Sirak JH, Michler RE Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Actual and actuarial probabilities of competing risks: apples and lemons.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Grunkemeier GL, Jin R, Eijkemans MJ, Takkenberg JJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Oral sildenafil ameliorates impaired pulmonary circulation early after bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Nemoto S, Umehara E, Ikeda T, Itonaga T, Komeda M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Invited commentary.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Guay J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Successful use of bivalirudin as anticoagulant for ECMO in a patient with acute HIT.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Koster A, Weng Y, Böttcher W, Gromann T, Kuppe H, Hetzer R Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Geometric disproportion of cardiac structure and graft ischemia affect tricuspid valve regurgitation early after neonatal heart transplantation.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Asano M, Razzouk AJ, Chinnock RE, Bailey LL Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Bypass graft and native postanastomotic coronary artery patency: assessment with computed tomography.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Andreini D, Pontone G, Ballerini G, Bertella E, Nobili E, Parolari A, Pepi M Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Takayasu's arteritis mimicking acute aortic dissection.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Theodore S, Vaidyanathan K, Jagannath BR, Nainar M, Krishnamoorthy J, Cherian KM Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Richard M. Peters, MD (1922-2006).
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Grillo HC, Benfield JR Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Invited commentary.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Goldstraw P, Krasopoulos G Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Perioperative blood transfusion and blood conservation in cardiac surgery: the society of thoracic surgeons and the society of cardiovascular anesthesiologists clinical practice guideline.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: , Ferraris VA, Ferraris SP, Saha SP, Hessel EA, Haan CK, Royston BD, Bridges CR, Higgins RS, Despotis G, Brown JR, , Spiess BD, Shore-Lesserson L, Stafford-Smith M, Mazer CD, Bennett-Guerrero E, Hill SE, Body S Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Convenient and improved method to distinguish the intersegmental plane in pulmonary segmentectomy using a butterfly needle.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Kamiyoshihara M, Kakegawa S, Morishita Y Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Can cryopreservation destroy the extracellular matrix of pulmonary allografts?
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Dohmen PM, Konertz W Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Video-assisted bilateral epicardial pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of lone atrial fibrillation.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Sagbas E, Akpinar B, Sanisoglu I, Caynak B, Tamtekin B, Oral K, Onan B Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Invited commentary.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Almassi GH Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Invited commentary.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Selzman C Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Invited commentary.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Jeevanandam V Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Use of conventional dual chamber pacemakers with custom lead adapters to induce atrial fibrillation or heart failure in dogs.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Cingoz F, Yanulis G, Ching E, Fukamachi K, Wallick DW Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery: development of a predictive risk algorithm.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Magee MJ, Herbert MA, Dewey TM, Edgerton JR, Ryan WH, Prince S, Mack MJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Cardiogenic shock: collaboration between cardiac surgery and cardiology subspecialties to bridge to recovery.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Samuels LE, Holmes EC, Hagan K, Boova RS, Janzer S, Kocovic D Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Proximal reoperations after repaired acute type A aortic dissection.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Estrera AL, Miller CC, Villa MA, Lee TY, Meada R, Irani A, Azizzadeh A, Coogan S, Safi HJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Significance of neurologic complications in the modern era of cardiac transplantation.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Zierer A, Melby SJ, Voeller RK, Guthrie TJ, Al-Dadah AS, Meyers BF, Pasque MK, Ewald GA, Moon MR, Moazami N Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Late complications of gelatin-resorcin-formalin glue in the repair of acute type A aortic dissection.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Hata H, Takano H, Matsumiya G, Fukushima N, Kawaguchi N, Sawa Y Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Attenuated renal and intestinal injury after use of a mini-cardiopulmonary bypass system.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Huybregts RA, Morariu AM, Rakhorst G, Spiegelenberg SR, Romijn HW, de Vroege R, van Oeveren W Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Invited commentary.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Hendry P Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Aortic valve replacement in octogenarians: risk factors for early and late mortality.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Melby SJ, Zierer A, Kaiser SP, Guthrie TJ, Keune JD, Schuessler RB, Pasque MK, Lawton JS, Moazami N, Moon MR, Damiano RJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Reoperation for giant false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta: how to reenter the chest?
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Bachet J, Pirotte M, Laborde F, Guilmet D Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Successful resection of a primary left ventricular schwannoma.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: La Francesca S, Gregoric ID, Cohn WE, Frazier OH Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Prognostic significance of elevated cardiac troponin I after heart surgery.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Adabag AS, Rector T, Mithani S, Harmala J, Ward HB, Kelly RF, Nguyen JT, McFalls EO, Bloomfield HE Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Outpatient microthoracoscopic sympathectomy for palmar hyperhidrosis.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Miller DL, Force SD Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Health care consumption due to atrial fibrillation is markedly reduced by Maze III surgery.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Wierup P, Lidén H, Johansson B, Nilsson M, Edvardsson N, Berglin EW Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Does normothermic normokalemic simultaneous antegrade/retrograde perfusion improve myocardial oxygenation and energy metabolism for hypertrophied hearts?
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Wang J, Liu H, Salerno TA, Xiang B, Li G, Gruwel M, Jackson M, Manley D, Tomanek B, Deslauriers R, Tian G Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Reverse Blalock-Taussig shunt facilitates the growth of the ascending aorta after hybrid palliation.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Yun TJ, Cho WC, Jung SH, Seo DM, Goo HW, Kim YH Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
A simplified approach to degenerative disease: triangular resections of the mitral valve.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Gazoni LM, Fedoruk LM, Kern JA, Dent JM, Reece TB, Tribble CG, Smith PW, Lisle TC, Kron IL Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Thoracoscopic radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation and atrial appendage occlusion.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Puskas J, Lin E, Bailey D, Guyton R Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Schenke-Layland K, Stock UA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Graft pneumonectomy and delayed contralateral lung transplantation.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Gómez de Antonio D, Gámez P, Córdoba M, Moradiellos J, Varela A Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Immunopathological patterns of the stomach in adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, cardia, and gastric antrum: gastric profiles in Siewert type I and II tumors.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Mattioli S, Ruffato A, Di Simone MP, Corti B, D'Errico A, Lugaresi ML, Mattioli B, D'Ovidio F Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Cardiac resynchronization therapy for mitral systolic anterior motion in a child.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Truin G, Backx A, van Wetten H, Neeleman C Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Management of postintubation tracheobronchial ruptures.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Conti M, Robin E, Porte H, Marquette CH, Wurtz A Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Optimized preservation of extracellular matrix in cardiac tissues: implications for long-term graft durability.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Schenke-Layland K, Xie J, Heydarkhan-Hagvall S, Hamm-Alvarez SF, Stock UA, Brockbank KG, MacLellan WR Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Use of the STS database by insurance companies.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Kratz J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Award. What is the optimal management of late-presenting survivors of acute type A aortic dissection?
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Davies RR, Coe MP, Mandapati D, Gallo A, Botta DM, Elefteriades JA, Coady MA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Congenital sternal cleft in an adult male not associated with cardiac defects or ectopia cordis.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Pousios D, Panagiotopoulos N, Piyis A Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Forearm muscle necrosis after radial artery harvesting for coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Chattar-Cora D Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Predictors of early postoperative cerebral infarction after isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Kotoh K, Fukahara K, Doi T, Nagura S, Misaki T Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Grover FL Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Outcomes after bidirectional Glenn operation: Blalock-Taussig shunt versus right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Lai L, Laussen PC, Cua CL, Wessel DL, Costello JM, del Nido PJ, Mayer JE, Thiagarajan RR Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Survival benefit of endovascular descending thoracic aortic repair for the high-risk patient.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Patel HJ, Shillingford MS, Williams DM, Upchurch GR, Dasika NL, Prager RL, Deeb GM Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Invited commentary.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: LeMaire SA Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Prevention of atrial flutter with cryoablation may be proarrhythmogenic.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Lukac P, Hjortdal VE, Pedersen AK, Mortensen PT, Jensen HK, Hansen PS Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for hearing loss after cardiac surgery.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Bruschi G, Tarelli G, Colombo P, Cavallazzi G, Cannata A, Garatti A, Vitali E Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
Cardiac paraganglioma presenting with acute myocardial infarction and stroke.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - April 28, 2007 Authors: Hayek ER, Hughes MM, Speakman ED, Miller HJ, Stocker PJ Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: info
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