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¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
² Division of Hematology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
³ Department of Pharmacy, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
⁴ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032. Electronic address: hirofu2@hotmail.com.

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Chia-Ling Lee et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jul.

. 2018 Jul;106(1):309-310.

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.12.021. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
² Division of Hematology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
³ Department of Pharmacy, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
⁴ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032. Electronic address: hirofu2@hotmail.com.

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