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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:340
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
b Department of Radiology, Hospital Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
c Department of General Surgery, Hospital Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
d Department of Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Clinica Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
* Address reprint requests to Dr Castedo, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinica Puerta de Hierro, C/ San Martín de Porres, 4, E-28035 Madrid, Spain.
e-mail: evaristocm@terra.es
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