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Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Critical Care: Evolution, Current State, and Future Prospects

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    Ricardo Diaz Milian, Govind Pandompatam & Pablo Moreno Franco

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Diaz Milian, R., Pandompatam, G. & Moreno Franco, P. Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Critical Care: Evolution, Current State, and Future Prospects. Curr Pulmonol Rep (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13665-024-00353-0

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