The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 1 , Pages 297-299 , January 2011

Evaluation of a new left atrial retractor for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

Received 2 October 2009 ,Accepted 15 November 2009.

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 Disclosures: Olivier Jegaden reports fees and grant support from St. Jude.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01539-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.041

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 141, Issue 1 , Pages 297-299 , January 2011

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