Left-handedness in cardiac surgery: who’s right?

K. CathenisDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;

J. FleerakkersDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]

W. WillaertDepartment of Vascular Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

P. BallauxDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;

D. GoossensDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;

R. HamerlijnckDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, AZ Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;

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