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Porcine Liver Transplantation Without Veno-Venous Bypass As an Extended Criteria Donor Model
Published on: August 17, 2022
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Heart after liver transplantation with domino for a highly sensitized patient
Shin Lin1, Elina Minami1, Kevin D O'Brien1
1University of Washington School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Seattle, Washington.
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