Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1357
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Invited commentary
Tom R. Karl, MDa
a Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd, Suite 8527, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA
e-mail: karl@email.chop.edu
The work of Torraca and associates represents an important technical advance, and it builds on earlier experience as cited by the authors. It would be easy to criticize the clinical work reported herein. The approach is probably as invasive as an open technique: 4 . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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