The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 804-805 , March 2010

Reply to the Editor

  • Chong Zhang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
    • ,
  • Zhengliang Tu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
    • ,
  • Youcai Zhu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Zhejiang Corps Hospital, Jiaxing, China

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.047

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 804-805 , March 2010

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