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Cardiology Letters 2024, 33(2):77-82

The first heart suture in the world, and the first in Slovakia

Štefan Lukačín1, Miloš Kňazovický2, Barbora Romžová3, Miroslav Kitka4
1 Klinika srdcovej chirurgie, VÚSCH, a. s., Košice
2 I. chirurgickej klinika Univerzitnej nemocnice L. Pasteura v Košiciach

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Lukačín Š, Kňazovický M, Romžová B, Kitka M. The first heart suture in the world, and the first in Slovakia. Cardiology Letters. 2024;33(2):77-82.
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