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¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555. Electronic address: amelbada@utmb.edu.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
⁴ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbot Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
⁵ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁶ Department of Pharmaceutics, Future University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Ayman Elbadawi et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Nov.

. 2018 Nov;106(5):1590-1591.

doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.011. Epub 2018 Jul 17.

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555. Electronic address: amelbada@utmb.edu.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
³ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
⁴ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbot Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
⁵ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁶ Department of Pharmaceutics, Future University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Meta-Analysis of Trials on Prophylactic Use of Levosimendan in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
Elbadawi A, Elgendy IY, Saad M, Megaly M, Mentias A, Abuzaid AS, Shahin HI, Goswamy V, Abowali H, London B. Elbadawi A, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 May;105(5):1403-1410. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.11.027. Epub 2018 Mar 21. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018. PMID: 29573810
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Di Molfetta P, Gregorini R, Fiore C, Santarpino G. Di Molfetta P, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Nov;106(5):1590. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.007. Epub 2018 Jun 5. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018. PMID: 29883647 No abstract available.