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Comment
. 2013 Aug;17(2):352.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt235.

eComment. Pleiotropic effects of statins after cardiac surgery

Jamil Hajj-Chahine  1 , Christophe Jayle, Paul Menu, Pierre Corbi
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Comment

eComment. Pleiotropic effects of statins after cardiac surgery

Jamil Hajj-Chahine et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Aug.
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