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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Volume 27; Issue 5

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Volume 27; Issue 5

1

Treatment of type B aortic dissection: endoluminal repair or conventional medical therapy?☆

Dialetto, Giovanni, Covino, Franco E., Scognamiglio, Giancarlo, Manduca, Sabrina, Corte, Alessandro Della, Giannolo, Bruno, Scardone, Michelangelo, Cotrufo, Maurizio

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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2

Reply to Castedo et al.

De Bonis, Michele, Alfieri, Ottavio

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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3

Assessment of node dissection for clinical stage I primary lung cancer by VATS☆

Watanabe, Atsushi, Koyanagi, Tetsuya, Obama, Takuro, Ohsawa, Hisayoshi, Mawatari, Tohru, Takahashi, Noriyuki, Ichimiya, Yasunori, Abe, Tomio

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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4

Reversed-J inferior sternotomy for awake coronary bypass

Kırali, Kaan, Kayalar, Nihan, Koçak, Tuncer, Yakut, Cevat

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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5

Health related quality of life after percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation. 12-month follow up☆

Szygula-Jurkiewicz, Bozena, Zembala, Marian, Wilczek, Krzysztof, Wojnicz, Romuald, Polonski, Lech

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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6

Triflusal versus oral anticoagulation for primary prevention of thromboembolism after bioprosthetic valve replacement (trac): prospective, randomized, co-operative trial☆

Aramendi, José Ignacio, Mestres, Carlos-Alfonso, Martinez-León, Juan, Campos, Vicente, Muñoz, Genís, Navas, Carlos

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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7

Impaired circulating dendritic cell reconstitution identifies rejecting recipients after clinical heart transplantation independent of rejection therapy☆

Athanassopoulos, Petros, Vaessen, Leonard M.B., Balk, Aggie H.M.M., Takkenberg, Johanna J.M., Maat, Alex P.W.M., Weimar, Willem, Bogers, Ad J.J.C.

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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8

Edge-to-edge technique for correction of tricuspid valve regurgitation due to complex lesions

Castedo, Evaristo, Monguio, Emilio, Cabo, Ruben A., Ugarte, Juan

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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9

Virtual angioscopy from multi-detector row computed tomography for an anastomotic aneurysm

Shiiya, Norihiko, Yoshimoto, Kimihiro, Onodera, Yuuya, Yasuda, Keishu

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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10

Application of HVJ-liposome mediated gene transfer in lung transplantation—distribution and transfection efficiency in the lung

Ohmori, Kenichi, Takeda, Shin-ichi, Miyoshi, Shinichiro, Minami, Masato, Nakane, Shigeru, Ohta, Mitsunori, Sawa, Yoshiki, Matsuda, Hikaru

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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11

The RV–PA conduit stimulates better growth of the pulmonary arteries in hypoplastic left heart syndrome☆

Rumball, Elizabeth M., McGuirk, Simon P., Stümper, Oliver, Laker, Simon J., de Giovanni, Joseph V., Wright, John G., Barron, David J., Brawn, William J.

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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12

Risk stratification with cardiac troponin I in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery☆

Thielmann, Matthias, Massoudy, Parwis, Neuhäuser, Markus, Knipp, Stephan, Kamler, Markus, Marggraf, Günter, Piotrowski, Jarowit, Jakob, Heinz

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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13

Reply to Raja

Enc, Yavuz, Cicek, Sertac

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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14

Simultaneous double video mediastinoscopy and video mediastinotomy—a step forward☆

Karthik, Shishir, Milton, Richard, Papagiannopoulos, Kostas

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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15

Long-term outcome of right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction using a handmade tri-leaflet conduit

Koh, Masahiro, Yagihara, Toshikatsu, Uemura, Hideki, Kagisaki, Koji, Hagino, Ikuo, Ishizaka, Toru, Kitamura, Soichiro

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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16

Diagnosis of anomalous origin of the circumflex artery by multidetector CT

Aris, Alejandro, Carreras, Francesc, Leta, Rubén, Fuentes, Manuel

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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17

A simple method to adapt the height of the sinotubular junction of the De Paulis Valsalva graft to the height of the patient's sinuses in David reimplantation procedure

Mazzola, Alessandro, Gregorini, Renato, Villani, Carmine, Giancola, Raffaele

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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18

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement: resection before implantation☆

Quaden, René, Attmann, Tim, Boening, Andreas, Cremer, Jochen, Lutter, Georg

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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19

Evaluation of Cystatin C as a marker of renal injury following on-pump and off-pump coronary surgery

Abu-Omar, Yasir, Mussa, Shafi, Naik, Madhava J., MacCarthy, Noel, Standing, Sue, Taggart, David P.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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20

Reply to Kanani and Elliott

Shinebourne, Elliot A., Hay, Amira Al, Shore, Daryl

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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21

Choice of mechanical support for fulminant myocarditis: ECMO vs. VAD?

Chen, Yih-Sharng, Yu, Hsi-Yu

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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22

Complex pulmonary aspergilloma treated with single stage cavernostomy and myoplasty

Gebitekin, Cengiz, Sami Bayram, A., Akin, Selcuk

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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23

Preoperative left ventricular dimensions predict reverse remodeling following restrictive mitral annuloplasty in ischemic mitral regurgitation☆

Braun, Jerry, Bax, Jeroen J., Versteegh, Michel I.M., Voigt, Pieter G., Holman, Eduard R., Klautz, Robert J.M., Boersma, Eric, Dion, Robert A.E.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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24

Extended donor criteria for lung transplantation—a clinical reality

Aigner, Clemens, Winkler, Guenther, Jaksch, Peter, Seebacher, Gernot, Lang, Gyorgy, Taghavi, Sharokh, Wisser, Wilfried, Klepetko, Walter

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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25

Natriuretic peptides and E-selectin as predictors of acute deterioration in patients with inotrope-dependent heart failure

Potapov, Evgenij V., Hennig, Felix, Wagner, Frank D., Volk, Hans-Dieter, Sodian, Ralf, Hausmann, Harald, Lehmkuhl, Hans B., Hetzer, Roland

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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26

Long and short-term outcomes in patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy post cardiopulmonary bypass

Luckraz, Heyman, Gravenor, Mike B, George, Ravi, Taylor, Sue, Williams, Andrew, Ashraf, Saeed, Argano, Vincenzo, Youhana, Aprim

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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27

Timing of intra-aortic balloon pump support and 1-year survival

Ramnarine, Ian R., Grayson, Antony D., Dihmis, Walid C., Mediratta, Neeraj K., Fabri, Brian M., Chalmers, John A.C.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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28

Reconstruction of left main coronary artery with subclavian artery free graft in an infant

Guerrero, Rafael R., Wilkinson, James L., Brizard, Christian P.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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29

Has the in situ right internal thoracic artery been overlooked? An angiographic study of the radial artery, internal thoracic arteries and saphenous vein graft patencies in symptomatic patients☆

Shah, Pallav J., Bui, Khoi, Blackmore, Shane, Gordon, Ian, Hare, David L., Fuller, John, Seevanayagam, Siven, Buxton, Brian F.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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30

Video assisted thoracoscopic re-sympathetic surgery in the treatment of re-sweating hyperhidrosis☆

Kim, Do Hyung, Paik, Hyo Chae, Lee, Doo Yun

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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31

Clinical and morphologic evidence points to closure of the zone of apposition in atrioventricular septal defects

Kanani, Mazyar, Anderson, Robert H., Elliott, Martin J.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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32

First clinical results with a 30° end-to-side coronary anastomosis coupler☆

Boening, Andreas, Schoeneich, Felix, Lichtenberg, Arthur, Bagaev, Eric, Cremer, Jochen T., Klima, Uwe

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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

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2005

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english

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33

An alternative to drain clamping for blood pleurodesis☆

Jones, Nicola C., Curry, Philip, Kirk, Alan J.B.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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34

Reply to Chen and Yu

Grinda, Jean-Michel

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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35

Intimal sarcoma of pulmonary artery: multi-slice ECG-gated computed tomography findings with 3D reconstruction

Rizzo, Elena, Pugnale, Mauro, Mckee, Tom, Qanadli, Salah D.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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36

OPCAB and the incidence of atrial fibrillation: ignoring the current best available evidence

Raja, Shahzad G.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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37

Surfactant pretreatment ameliorates ischemia-reperfusion injury of the lung

van der Kaaij, Niels P., Haitsma, Jack J., Kluin, Jolanda, Lambrecht, Bart N., Lachmann, Burkhard, de Bruin, Ron W.F., Bogers, Ad J.J.C.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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38

Ten year survival after paediatric heart transplantation: a single centre experience☆

Smith, Rosemary Radley, Wray, Jo, Khaghani, Asghar, Yacoub, Magdi

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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39

Concomitant anti-arrhythmic procedures to treat permanent atrial fibrillation in CABG and AVR patients are as effective as in mitral valve patients☆

Khargi, Krishna, Lemke, Bernd, Deneke, Thomas

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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40

A high fidelity tissue-based cardiac surgical simulator

Ramphal, Paul S., Coore, Daniel N., Craven, Michael P., Forbes, Neil F., Newman, Somara M., Coye, Adrian A., Little, Sherard G., Silvera, Brian C.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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41

Metachronous adrenal masses in resected non-small cell lung cancer patients: therapeutic implications of laparoscopic adrenalectomy

Lucchi, Marco, Dini, Paolo, Carlo Ambrogi, Marcello, Berti, Piero, Materazzi, Gabriele, Miccoli, Paolo, Mussi, Alfredo

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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42

A normogram to anticipate dimension of neo-sinuses of valsalva in valve-sparing aortic operations☆

Maselli, Daniele, Montalto, Andrea, Santise, Gianluca, Minardi, Giovanni, Manzara, Carla, Musumeci, Francesco

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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43

Arch-first technique performed under hypothermic circulatory arrest with retrograde cerebral perfusion improves neurological outcomes for total arch replacement

Sasaki, Michio, Usui, Akihiko, Yoshikawa, Masaharu, Akita, Toshiaki, Ueda, Yuichi

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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44

Ascending-to-descending aortic bypass via right thoracotomy for complex (re-) coarctation and hypoplastic aortic arch☆

Arakelyan, Valery, Spiridonov, Alexey, Bockeria, Leo

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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45

Living patches engineered from human umbilical cord derived fibroblasts and endothelial progenitor cells☆

Schmidt, Dörthe, Mol, Anita, Neuenschwander, Stefan, Breymann, Christian, Gössi, Matthias, Zund, Gregor, Turina, Marko, Hoerstrup, Simon P.

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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46

Extended donor lungs: eleven years experience in a consecutive series☆

Lardinois, Didier, Banysch, Marc, Korom, Stephan, Hillinger, Sven, Rousson, Valentin, Boehler, Annette, Speich, Rudolf, Weder, Walter

Journal:

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Year:

2005

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english

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