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The Heart Team Approach: What is the Role of the Surgeon?

Karim M. Al-Azizia Department of Interventional Cardiology, The Heart Hospital – Baylor Plano, Baylor Scott & White, Plano, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0195-4984
, MD, FACC, FSCAIORCID Icon &
Anita Kruegerb Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Heart Hospital – Baylor Plano, Baylor Scott & White, Plano, Texas, USA
, MD
Pages 469-470 | Published online: 07 Oct 2019

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