The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 19-20 , July 2008

Cardiac structure/function relationships: Reality or deduction?

  • Gerald Buckberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Gerald Buckberg, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10833 Le Conte Ave, 62-248 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1741.

Received 15 October 2007 ,Accepted 21 October 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(08)00454-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.086

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 1 , Pages 19-20 , July 2008

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