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  1. B Cortese
  1. Cardiologia Interventistica, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
  1. Correspondence to Bernardo Cortese, Cardiologia Interventistica, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via Francesco Sforza 37, Milan 20122, Italy; bcortese{at}gmail.com

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2010.196055

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      S L Hetherington Z Adam M A de Belder J A Hall D F Muir A G C Sutton N Swanson R A Wright
      Heart 2010; 96 1167-1167 Published Online First: 18 May 2010. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2010.196063