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Comment
. 2019 Oct 29;23(1):331.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2642-z.

How levosimendan can improve renal function?

Patrick M Honore  1 , Leonel Barreto Gutierrez  2 , Sebastien Redant  2 , Keitiane Kaefer  2 , Andrea Gallerani  2 , David De Bels  2
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How levosimendan can improve renal function?

Patrick M Honore et al. Crit Care. .
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