Rho - kinase , the forgotten link ? Justo
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In general, there are different surgical ways to deal with this challenging subset of patients. In this context we have to be aware that conventional surgery can be performed with excellent results. Therefore, catheter-based techniques have to be compared with the ‘old fashioned’ conventional way of surgery. This does not mean that new approaches should not be pushed further. Again, we congratulate Lentini and co-workers for their good results and valuable discussion [1].
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