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1 Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: jsanch25@jhmi.edu.
2 Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina.
3 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
4 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
1 Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital and Division of Cardiac Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: jsanch25@jhmi.edu.
2 Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina.
3 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
4 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California.