The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 562-564 , September 2007

The seven stages of an idea

  • Didier de Cannière, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • D. de Cannière reports consulting fees from Intuitive Surgical and lecture fees from Tyco Healthcare.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: D. de Cannière, MD, PhD, Professor and Chief, Departments of Cardiac Surgery, Erasme Academic Hospitaland Tivoli University Hospital, Brussels University, 1070 Brussels Belgium and 7100 La Louvière Belgium.

Received 28 February 2007 ,Revised 22 March 2007 ,Accepted 29 March 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.03.035

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 562-564 , September 2007

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