The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 5 , Pages 1117-1122 , November 2008

Fifty years of cardiothoracic surgery through the looking glass and what the future holds

  • Marko Turina, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Marko Turina, MD, University Hospital, Haldenbach 18, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.

Received 14 August 2008 ,Accepted 25 August 2008.

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 Distinguished guest address, delivered at the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, San Diego, California, May 13, 2008.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01364-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.08.014

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 136, Issue 5 , Pages 1117-1122 , November 2008

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