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  1. Joon Bum Kim,
  2. Jae Won Lee
  1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  1. Correspondence to Dr Joon Bum Kim, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine,388-1 Pungnap-dong Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea; jbkim1975{at}amc.seoul.kr

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302186

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