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Gerald D Buckberg. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Apr.

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¹ David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave, 62-258 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. gbuckberg@mednet.ucla.edu

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