Invited Commentary

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 61(08): e1-e2
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1333786

Commentary

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Guido Dohmen

¹Klinik für Herz-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, St.-Johannes-Hospital Dortmund, Johannesstrasse 9-13, D-44137 Dortmund, Germany

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