Minimal Access Aortic Root Surgery: An "Elite Sport" or Is it for Everyone?

Heart Lung Circ

Waikato Cardiothoracic Unit, Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; University of Waikato Medical Research Centre, The University of Waikato, New Zealand. Electronic address:

Published: December 2019

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