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Huseyin Gemalmaz1, Ahmet Arif Aglar2, Ahmet Yavuz Balcı3
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery EMSEY Hospital, 71 Selçuklu Street, Kurtköy, İstanbul, 34912, Turkey. gemalmaz76@hotmail.com.
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
|December 25, 2025
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Cardiopulmonary bypassCoronary artery bypassMinimally invasive surgical proceduresMyocardial revascularizationThoracotomyMore Related Videos
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