Reply by the Authors of the Original Article

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023; 71(02): 161-162
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735959

Reply to Letter to the Editor

Authors

Wojciech Dudek

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

²Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Waldemar Schreiner

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

²Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Mohamed Haj Khalaf

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

²Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Horia Sirbu

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

²Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

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