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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005;130:952
© 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

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Henry L. Waters, III, MD

Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Associate Professor of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201

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I thank Dr Protopapas for the reminder that the strict definition of gradient is the rate of change of temperature, pressure, or another variable as a function of distance. In cardiovascular medicine we do, however, commonly use the term pressure gradient . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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