The Successful Management of a Penetrating Cardiac Injury in a Regional Hospital: A Case Report
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Received: October 24, 2007 Accepted for publication: March 6, 2008 From the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Jane-Yi Hsu Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Forces General Hospital 2 Zhongzheng 1st Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 802, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: (07)7494963 Introduction
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