The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 4-12 , January 2010

An endangered species

  • David A. Fullerton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: David A. Fullerton, MD, Head, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colorado Denver, 12631 E 17th Ave, MS C310, Room 6602, P.O. Box 6511, Aurora, CO 80045.

Received 4 July 2009 ,Revised 17 August 2009 ,Accepted 31 August 2009.

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 Read at the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of The Western Thoracic Surgical Association, Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 24–28, 2009.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01157-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.050

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 1 , Pages 4-12 , January 2010

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