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CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA • Volume 29, No 4, July/August 2018
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Bruno Reichart (Germany)
Hermann Reichenspurner (Germany)
Hector Sanchez (Argentina)
Jacques Scherman (South Africa)
Stephan Schueller (United Kingdom)
Jim Schurman (USA)
Rainald Seitelberger (Austria)
Toshi Shinoka (USA)
Agneta Simionescu (USA)
Dan Simionescu (USA)
Francis Smit (South Africa)
Ulrich Steinseifer (Germany)
Cynthia St Hilaire (USA)
Justiaan Swanevelder (South Africa)
Hendrik Treede (Germany)
Nir Uriel (USA)
Devagourou Velayodamu (India)
David Vorp (USA)
Susan Vosloo (South Africa)
Beath Walpoth (Switzerland)
Georg Wieselthaler (USA)
Mike Wolf (USA)
Andreas Zuckermann (Austria)
This article is co-published in the
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Asian Cardiovascular
and Thoracic Annals, Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, Chinese Circulation
Journal, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, the Journal of Thoracic
and Cardiovascular Surgery, Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular
Surgery, South Africa Heart Journal
,
and
South African Medical Journal.
©
2018 by the STS, AATS, Clinics Cardive Publishing (Pty) Ltd, EACTS, National
Centre of Cardiovascular Disease, Polish Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons,
SAGE Publications Ltd, SA Heart and SAMJ. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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