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A review of the current status of pericardial closure following cardiac surgery

W Douglas Boyd University of California Davis Medical Center, Davis, CA, USA. [email protected]; University of California Davis Medical Center, Davis, CA, USA. [email protected]
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John V Tyberg University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada; University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Calgary, AB, Canada
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James L Cox Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA; Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
Pages 1109-1118 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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