Commentary: Surgery postponed, reason unclear

Affiliations

Editorial

David P Bichell. JTCVS Open. 2021.

. 2021 Apr 16:6:220-221.

doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2021.04.004. eCollection 2021 Jun.

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.

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