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Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction as a predictor of weaning failure from mechanical ventilation

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Jha, A.K. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction as a predictor of weaning failure from mechanical ventilation. Intensive Care Med 46, 2121–2122 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-020-06133-z

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