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Konstantin A Krychtiuk1,2, Christiaan Vrints3,4, Johann Wojta1,5,6

  • 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.

European Heart Journal. Acute Cardiovascular Care
|February 26, 2022
PubMed

Keywords:
BiomarkersCardiogenic shockInflammationMicrovasculature

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