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The use of left atrial catheter after cardiac surgery

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    E. F. Mondejar

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Mondejar, E.F., Torres, J.M., Moreno, T. et al. The use of left atrial catheter after cardiac surgery. Intensive Care Med 14, 441–442 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00262906

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