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Comment
. 2017 Jul 17:4:45.
doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2017.00045. eCollection 2017.

Commentary: Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Coronary-Artery Surgery

Xiang-Dong Wu  1 , Ke-Jia Hu  2   3 , Wei Huang  1
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Comment

Commentary: Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Coronary-Artery Surgery

Xiang-Dong Wu et al. Front Cardiovasc Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: coronary-artery surgery; dose; seizures; thromboembolic complications; tranexamic acid.

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  • Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Coronary-Artery Surgery.
    Myles PS, Smith JA, Forbes A, Silbert B, Jayarajah M, Painter T, Cooper DJ, Marasco S, McNeil J, Bussières JS, McGuinness S, Byrne K, Chan MT, Landoni G, Wallace S; ATACAS Investigators of the ANZCA Clinical Trials Network. Myles PS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Jan 12;376(2):136-148. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1606424. Epub 2016 Oct 23. N Engl J Med. 2017. PMID: 27774838 Clinical Trial.

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