Corresponding author
Amer Harky MRCS, MSc
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Liverpool Heart and Chest
Liverpool, UK
E-mail: aaharky@gmail.com
Tel: +44-151-600-1616
Funding: none obtained
Disclosure: none declared
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Key words: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, cardiac surgery, healthcare
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