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Editorial

Surgical management of congestive heart failure: translational research to clinical application – the future is bright!

Edgar G Chedrawy Director, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, L. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. [email protected]
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Sunil M Prasad Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. [email protected]
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Malek G Massad Professor and Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. [email protected]
Pages 439-442 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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