The Multimodal Cardioprotective Strategy in a Cardiac Surgery Trial: Predictable Neutral Results From a Questionable
Paul S Pagel1, George J Crystal2
1Anesthesia Service, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI.
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
|August 11, 2023
Abstract
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