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Commentary: Guideline-directed therapy is extremely valuable, but not always current or followed
Andrea J Carpenter1, Dawn Hui1
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Tex.
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|January 27, 2020
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