3 Division of Cardiac Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital, University
of Toronto, ON.
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Corresponding author : Sergio Pirola, MD. Centro Cardiologico
Monzino, via Parea 4, 20138 - Milan, Italy.sergio.pirola@ccfm.it
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technique that is the combination of already well codified and accepted
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