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Comment
. 2006;10(6):317.
doi: 10.1186/cc5072.

A disheartening story: aprotinin in cardiac surgery

Marcus Lien  1 , Eric B Milbrandt
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Comment

A disheartening story: aprotinin in cardiac surgery

Marcus Lien et al. Crit Care. 2006.
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  • The risk associated with aprotinin in cardiac surgery.
    Mangano DT, Tudor IC, Dietzel C; Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group; Ischemia Research and Education Foundation. Mangano DT, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jan 26;354(4):353-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa051379. N Engl J Med. 2006. PMID: 16436767

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