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For your submission, you are required to select one of the following categories:
An abstract must have a short, specific presentation title that indicates the nature of the presentation. Capitalize the first letter of each main word in the title; please do not enter information in all upper case or in quotation marks.
Include a brief statement on the intent of the study and the current state of research in the field. Specifically, describe the quality gap (limitation or problem) within the practice of cardiothoracic surgery that this research addresses. 
The methods of the study or experimental approach should be clearly and briefly defined.
Provide a summary of the study findings, including sufficient details, to support those conclusions. These may be presented in a brief table (no more than five columns of data).
Include a statement concerning the significance of the work and its implications for further research. In what way might the results of this project supplement or inform clinical or research knowledge or strategies?

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