Levosimendan Versus an Intra-aortic Balloon Pump in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients With Low Cardiac Output
Authors:
- Maqsood M. ElahiMEMaqsood M. Elahi
- Jimmy LamJLJimmy Lam
- Sanjay AsopaSASanjay Asopa
- Bashir M. MatataBMBashir M. Matata
- 1 December 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
- Vol. 25 (6) , 1154-1162
Abstract
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