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Editorial
. 2012 Aug;98(15):1117-9.
doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301365. Epub 2012 May 25.

Inappropriate restrictions on life saving technology

Editorial

Inappropriate restrictions on life saving technology

Stephen Westaby et al. Heart. 2012 Aug.
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Transport of a cardiogenic shock patient on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (courtesy of Prof. C Schmidt, University of Regensburg, Germany).

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