The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 485-486 , August 2010

To pump, or not to pump, that is the question

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PII: S0022-5223(10)00384-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.03.044

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 2 , Pages 485-486 , August 2010

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