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Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

, Volume 40, Issue 9, pp 898–899 | Cite as

Hyperkalaemia after warm heart surgery

  • C. Ip Yam
  • M. A. Fox
  • B. M. Fabri
Correspondence

Keywords

Morphine Cardiopulmonary Bypass Myocardial Preservation Retrograde Cardioplegia Electromechanical Activity 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • C. Ip Yam
    • 1
  • M. A. Fox
    • 1
  • B. M. Fabri
    • 1
  1. 1.The Cardiothoracic CentreLiverpoolEngland

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