Corresponding author:
Fabio Capuano, PhD
Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Cardiac Surgery Unit,
Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea Hospital,
Roma, Italy Via di Grottarossa 1035/1039, 00189
E-mail: fabiocapuano75@gmail.com
Tel.: +39 06 33776743
Fax.: +39 06 33776317
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Keywords: endocarditis, amplatzer, atrial septal defetc, cardiac surgery