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  • 1Stephen A. DeVries practices in cardiothoracic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Jason W. Smith is a cardiothoracic surgeon and director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at the University of California-San Francisco. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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