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Pulmonary Embolism: HITT the Nail on the Head
Carl Geahchan1, Nicole Ruopp2, Jamel Ortoleva1
1Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
|February 6, 2023
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