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¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, The Farm Journal Building, 230 W Washington Sq, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA. cbridges@pahosp.com

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Charles R Bridges. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Oct.

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. 2006 Oct;82(4):1405-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.044.

¹ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, The Farm Journal Building, 230 W Washington Sq, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA. cbridges@pahosp.com

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