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Original Articles: Cardiovascular

Invited commentary

Cardiothoracic Surgery, NYU Medical Center, 530 First Ave, Suite 9-V, New York, NY 10016

(Email: alfred.culliford@med.nyu.edu).

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This study [1] is both timely and pertinent. Increasing numbers of elderly patients are now undergoing aortic valve surgery, many of whom have significant coronary artery disease. In this study the mean age was 75 years and 60% required both valve replacement and bypass grafting. A careful intraoperative . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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