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Free Subscription 20.04.2026 1 Anesth Analg 1 Anesthesiology 1 Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 8 Ann Thorac Surg 4 Artif Organs 3 BMC Anesthesiol 1 Can J Anaesth 4 Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 3 Chest 4 Eur Heart J 3 Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2 Eur Respir J 5 J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 12 J Heart Lung Transplant 11 J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1 Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1 Transplant Proc

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Anesth Analg

1. BEHERA A, Ramachandran RV, Hussain Z, Ihalainen RJ, et al
   The Association of Preoperative Cognitive Dysfunction to Common Intraoperative Electroencephalographic Parameters and Cerebral Hypoxia During Cardiac Surgery.
   Anesth Analg. 2026;142:964-974.
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   Anesthesiology

2. MANSOUR A, Bougle A, Turpin M, Zaouini A, et al
   Severe Postoperative Bleeding after Heart Transplantation.
   Anesthesiology. 2026;144:1114-1126.
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   Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

3. NAKANISHI R, Kawakami H, Tanabe N, Tamaoka K, et al
   Surgical Management of Primary and Metastatic Cardiac Malignancies: A 20-Year Single-Center Experience.
   Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;32.
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   Ann Thorac Surg

4. RAMLAWI B, Deeb GM, Yakubov SJ, Mumtaz M, et al
   Isolated Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in the Evolut Low-Risk Trial: 5-Year Comparative Outcomes.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 15:S0003-4975(26)00340.
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5. WON D, Bolling SF, Romano MA, Johnston DR, et al
   Long-Term Survival Advantage of Reoperative Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement Over Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve: A Multicenter Cohort.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2028 Mar 23:S0003-4975(26)00250.
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6. SANKAR K, Yuen A, Razavi AA, Krishna V, et al
   Recent Advances in Lung Transplantation: Innovations Shaping the Next Era.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 13:S0003-4975(26)00328.
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7. GLANCE LG, Dick AW, Knight PW, Bruckel JT, et al
   Hospital-Level Variation in Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Among Patients Younger than 65 Years.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 13:S0003-4975(26)00327.
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8. GUO J, Zhang P
   Risk-Modified Prosthesis Selection in Mitral Valve Replacement.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 11:S0003-4975(26)00323.
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9. BLITZER D, Amabile A
   Robotic Cardiac Surgery Training: The Trainee's Perspective.
   Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 11:S0003-4975(26)00326.
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10. FENG SN, Zhou AL, Akbar AF, Agbor-Enoh S, et al
    Lung Transplantation in the Composite Allocation Score Era: Are Older Candidates Disadvantaged?
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 8:S0003-4975(26)00318.
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11. BONATTI J
    What if we just leave out stenting in robotically assisted hybrid coronary intervention?
    Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 Apr 8:S0003-4975(26)00313.
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    Artif Organs

12. PRITTING CD, Rahimov D, Weber MP, Storozynsky E, et al
    Trends in Left Ventricular Assist Device Utilization and Survival Outcomes Following the Donor Allocation Policy Change.
    Artif Organs. 2026;50:412-419.
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13. MERZAH AS, Dogan G, Zubarevich A, Rumke S, et al
    Single-Incision Anterolateral Thoracotomy for LVAD Implantation: A Novel Minimally Invasive Approach.
    Artif Organs. 2026;50:474-477.
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14. DANG VAN S, Brunet D, Decante B, Grimaud L, et al
    A New Colloid Preservation Solution for Ex Situ Hypothermic Perfusion of the Heart: A Preclinical Pilot Study.
    Artif Organs. 2026;50:468-473.
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15. FERRELL BE, Forest SJ, Phan D, Skendelas JP, et al
    Impact of Heart Allocation Change on Selection and Adverse Events of Bridged-To-Transplant Durable Ventricular Assist Device Recipients.
    Artif Organs. 2026;50:420-427.
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    BMC Anesthesiol

16. WANG S, Huang P, Zhang F, Jiang S, et al
    Impact of oral frailty on postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: a prospective observational study.
    BMC Anesthesiol. 2026 Apr 13. doi: 10.1186/s12871-026-03811.
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17. CHEUN H, Ahn JH, Park JW, Ko SH, et al
    Development and external validation of a machine learning model for predicting severe immediate postoperative complications in adults undergoing cardiac surgery.
    BMC Anesthesiol. 2026 Apr 17. doi: 10.1186/s12871-026-03841.
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18. ZHAN Y, Zhang QQ, Wang XQ, Yuan H, et al
    The predictive value of tidal volume challenge-induced hemodynamic changes for fluid responsiveness in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery with one-lung ventilation: a prospective observational study.
    BMC Anesthesiol. 2026;26:234.
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    Can J Anaesth

19. OKAZAWA Y, Yoshida S, Miyake K, Takeda C, et al
    Acute normovolemic hemodilution and cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study.
    Can J Anaesth. 2026 Apr 15. doi: 10.1007/s12630-026-03100.
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    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv

20. EL MALLOULI M, Liu C, Van Der Linden R, Berdaoui B, et al
    Conservative Management of Iatrogenic Type a Aortic Dissection Occurring During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Apr 13. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70622.
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21. HUANG B, He Y
    Artificial Intelligence-Empowered Image Fusion of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography and Invasive Angiography for Guiding Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Apr 12. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70615.
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22. MESAR T, Jackson A, Chachati G, Jacquemyn X, et al
    The Impact of Vascular Access Complications in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Apr 12. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70560.
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23. EL-ANDARI R, Hassanabad AF, Wang S, Eckstein J, et al
    Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Perceval Valve: Pitfalls, Tips, and Outcomes.
    Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Apr 10. doi: 10.1002/ccd.70619.
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    Chest

24. MARTINEZ MANZANO JM, Gottumukkala RV, Divo MJ, Ramaswamy A, et al
    A 71-Year-Old Woman With Dyspnea and Hypoxemia After Liver Metastases Cryoablation.
    Chest. 2026;169:e129-e134.
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25. BOSTER JM, Goertzen M, Sarkiss M, Armas Villalba AJ, et al
    Superiority of Lateral Decubitus Strategy in Preventing Atelectasis From Obscuring Targets During Robotic Bronchoscopy: Lateral Decubitus Strategy vs Ventilatory Strategy to Prevent Atelectasis Trial.
    Chest. 2026;169:1124-1134.
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26. SOLBES E, Thai KK, Kipnis P, Daly KA, et al
    Use of and Outcomes Related to Intrapleural Enzyme Therapy for Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion and Empyema in an Integrated Health System.
    Chest. 2026;169:1115-1123.
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    Eur Heart J

27. VERGALLO R, Leone AM
    Weekly Journal Scan: a long-term perspective on physiology-guided percutaneous coronary intervention vs medical therapy in patients with chronic coronary syndrome.
    Eur Heart J. 2026 Apr 16:ehag261. doi: 10.1093.
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28. FAUCHIER L, Lenormand T
    Post-operative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: reversible, provoked, or predictive? Time to reframe a persistent challenge.
    Eur Heart J. 2026 Apr 8:ehag056. doi: 10.1093.
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29. MCINTYRE WF, Devereaux PJ, Belley-Cote EP, Spence JD, et al
    New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation management and outcomes: the VISION Cardiac Surgery cohort.
    Eur Heart J. 2026 Apr 8:ehag236. doi: 10.1093.
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30. LI Z, Chen R, Han J, Zhou H, et al
    Perioperative dapagliflozin in diabetic patients undergoing cardiac surgery: the DAPA-CS trial.
    Eur Heart J. 2026 Apr 8:ehag249. doi: 10.1093.
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    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

31. ZANCANARO E, Danesi TH
    Developing Transcatheter Skills as a Cardiac Surgery Resident: An Editorial Comment and Perspective. "Building the Hybrid Mindset without Losing the Craft".
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026;68:ezag089.
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32. GEENEN L, Verkoulen KCHA, Laven IEWG, Daemen JHT, et al
    A Network Meta-Analysis of Drainage Systems and Suction Strategies After Lung Cancer Surgery.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026 Mar 14:ezag127. doi: 10.1093.
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33. POOTH JS, Bohmerle T, Krawczyk K, Schleicher E, et al
    Timing of Redox Imbalances in Cardiac Surgery.
    Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2026;68:ezag134.
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    Eur Respir J

34. RIM JG, Weber JM, Neely ML, O'Grady N, et al
    Reduced lung fluid club cell secretory protein informs chronic lung allograft dysfunction risk.
    Eur Respir J. 2026;67:2500182.
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35. ALNABABTEH M, Keller MB, Kong H, Phipps K, et al
    Early post-transplant recipient tissue injury predicts allograft function, rejection and survival in lung transplant recipients: evidence from cell-free DNA.
    Eur Respir J. 2026;67:2402537.
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    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth

36. CHAN T, Goldfinger S, Grasfield RH, Eswar V, et al
    Proof-of-Concept Automated Framework for Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: View Classification and Biventricular Function Assessment.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026;40:1339-1348.
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37. RUDNICK D, Dhawan R
    Ex Situ Heart Perfusion in Extended Criteria and Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Transplantation.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026;40:1475-1483.
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38. ZHOU Z, Wan W, Wei S
    Dissecting the "Triple Hit" of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders after CABG: A Narrative Review of Microemboli, Hypoperfusion, and Inflammation.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026;40:1528-1540.
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39. HARDY M, Estherhazy M, Gourdin M, Etienne A, et al
    Prediction of Transfusion Needs Before Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Mar 1:S1053-0770(26)00179.
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40. GUZZI J, Salter R, Pettit S, Kelting T, et al
    Rethinking Lactate in Cardiac Surgery and Intensive Care.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Mar 14:S1053-0770(26)00210.
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    J Heart Lung Transplant

41. KOBASHIGAWA J, Zuckermann A, Potena L, Ardehali A, et al
    Authors' Perspective-Summary of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Consensus Conference on Graft Dysfunction within the First 72 hours after Heart Transplantation: A 10-year Update.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:719-723.
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42. KELLER BC, Agbor-Enoh S, Keller MB, Nandavaram S, et al
    Utility of donor-derived cell-free DNA testing after lung transplantation in the precision medicine era.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Apr 14:S1053-2498(26)01837.
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43. MUPFUDZE TG, Weiss S, Hawkins CJ, Goff RR, et al
    Likelihood of Lung Transplantation Before and After Introduction of the Lung Composite Allocation Score.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Apr 15:S1053-2498(26)01845.
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44. WANG F, Lucchinetti E, Lou PH, Freed DH, et al
    Left ventricular transcriptome and extracellular vesicle-derived miRNAs in porcine donation after circulatory death (DCD) hearts undergoing prolonged working mode ex situ perfusion.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:873-890.
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45. UGHETTO A, Delmas C, Benezech L, Battistella P, et al
    Randomized evaluation of comparative effects of optimized static cold storage, hypothermic and normothermic machine perfusion, and colchicine pretreatment on ischemia-reperfusion injury in a porcine model.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:770-782.
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46. BITTERMAN R, Glembocki A, Walti LN, Husain S, et al
    Preventing invasive aspergillosis in lung transplant recipients: A cost-utility analysis.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:810-819.
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47. BHOWMIK AC, Wayda B, Weng Y, Zhang S, et al
    Trends, variation, and predictors of coronary angiography in potential cardiac organ donors.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:743-752.
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48. CHOSHI H, Sugimoto S, Tomida S, Hayashi T, et al
    Longitudinal spatial transcriptomics reveals the molecular dynamics of pulmonary artery remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:849-854.
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49. LOPEZ-VILELLA R, Gonzalez-Costello J, Gonzalez-Vilchez F, Bueno MG, et al
    Combined heart and other organ transplants in Spain: Current review of clinical outcomes. COMBI Study.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:756-767.
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50. PHIPPS K, Kong H, Su H, Sanders A, et al
    Donor-derived cell-free DNA associated with increased risk of chronic lung allograft dysfunction and mortality: Are absolute levels better than percentage?
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:785-794.
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51. VALLEDOR AF, Moeller CM, Hertz A, Oren D, et al
    A Molecular Reappraisal of Quilty Lesions: Insights from Tissue and Circulating Biomarkers in Heart Transplantation.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 Feb 3:S1053-2498(26)00027.
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52. GREENLAND JR, Shaver CM, Pandya K, Mulligan MS, et al
    Acute lung allograft dysfunction predicts lung allograft failure: Construct validity of the 2026 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation spirometric definition.
    J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026;45:797-806.
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    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

53. SELLKE FW
    Reply: Metformin and other drugs used to treat diabetes: Should their use be expanded to patients without diabetes and after cardiac surgery?
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Apr 13:S0022-5223(26)00797.
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54. KIZILYEL F, Bayici BB
    Metformin beyond ischemia: Translational questions for cardiac surgery.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Apr 15:S0022-5223(26)00790.
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55. OHMORI T, Maeda K, Hiraoka A, Pak K, et al
    Clinical Value of the Flow-Adjusted Pressure Gradient in Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Apr 13:S0022-5223(26)00884.
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56. ALVAREZ A, Dewan KC, Milano CA, Jawitz OK, et al
    Outcomes Among Patients Bridged to Heart Transplant with Microaxial Flow Versus Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Support.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Oct 7:S0022-5223(25)00859.
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57. MAKAREM A, Ling C, Beck M, Shann K, et al
    Stroke After Aortic Arch Surgery with Short Circulatory Arrest Times: The Role of Cerebral Perfusion Strategies.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Oct 18:S0022-5223(25)00894.
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58. WEININGER G, Aparicio-Valenzuela J, Yau T, Vu A, et al
    Long-Term Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Nov 26:S0022-5223(25)01037.
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59. TSUI ST, Tan KS, Zheng J, Gray KD, et al
    Surgical Outcomes Using Three-Dimensional Image Simulation for Segmentectomy Planning in Patients with Stage IA1-2 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Dec 5:S0022-5223(25)01042.
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60. RO SK, Kim J, Ryu S, Kim JB, et al
    Mechanical versus bioprosthetic heart valves in patients on hemodialysis.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;171:1040-1048.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
61. BAMGBOSE M, Garg P, Nathan M, Staffa S, et al
    Primary biventricular repair in neonates with borderline left ventricle.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;171:1011-1018.
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62. KAINUMA S, Kawamoto N, Kakuta T, Suzuki K, et al
    Mitral Valve Repair by Right Mini-thoracotomy Compared with Sternotomy: 21-year Single-center Experience.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jan 22:S0022-5223(26)00021.
    PubMed         Abstract available
    
    
63. BERG AR, Krishnan A, Heng EE, Hu S, et al
    Expanding access and rising complexity: Contemporary early outcomes in heart-liver transplantation for adult congenital heart disease.
    J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026;171:1090-1100.
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    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg

64. JENKINS FS, Assmann AK, Pellegrino GP, Lichtenberg A, et al
    Physician Assistants in Cardiac Surgery: Insights from a German University Hospital.
    Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Apr 13. doi: 10.1055/a-2836-2282.
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    Transplant Proc

65. TAKAI D, Maeda A, Yamamoto M, Fujishiro K, et al
    Visualizing and Quantifying Ventilation-Perfusion Mismatch by Electrical Impedance Tomography in Patients Undergoing Lung Transplantation: A Pilot Physiological Study.
    Transplant Proc. 2026 Apr 16:S0041-1345(26)00186.
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