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Editorial
. 2020 Sep;160(3):722-726.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.04.101. Epub 2020 May 6.

Cardiac surgery and the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: What we know, what we do not know, and what we need to do

Faisal G Bakaeen  1 , A Marc Gillinov  2 , Eric E Roselli  2 , Joanna Chikwe  3 , Marc R Moon  4 , David H Adams  5 , Joseph S Coselli  6 , Joseph A Dearani  7 , Lars G Svensson  2
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Editorial

Cardiac surgery and the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: What we know, what we do not know, and what we need to do

Faisal G Bakaeen et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Sep.
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Cardiac surgery and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Challenges and goals of reopening cardiac surgery during the pandemic. LV, Left ventricular; CAD, coronary artery disease; MR, mitral regurgitation; MS, mitral stenosis; AR, aortic regurgitation; AS, aortic stenosis; COVID, coronavirus disease.
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