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Immelt SJ, Gaudiani VA, & Sade RM. _Ann Thorac Surg. 92(3):781-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.05.087._ 2011-09-01 ## Abstract This debate focuses on the question of whether the financial connections that link physicians and industry should be broken. The two experts in this debate agree that change is coming in the form of increased scrutiny and regulation, but they have differing views of where regulatory policy is or should be headed. 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