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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;16(6):543-546.
doi: 10.2217/fca-2020-0040. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy in the COVID-19 pandemic

Nili Schamroth Pravda  1   2 , Miri Schamroth Pravda  2   3 , Ran Kornowski  1   2 , Katia Orvin  1   2
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Editorial

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy in the COVID-19 pandemic

Nili Schamroth Pravda et al. Future Cardiol. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; ECMO; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial & competing interests disclosure

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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