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Sean Maddock1 , Gilbert H. L. Tang1 , Wilbert S. Aronow2 and Ramin Malekan1

\*Address all correspondence to: TangG@wcmc.com

1 Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA

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2 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA
