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Comment
. 2020 Nov;12(11):7081-7082.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2940.

Letter to the editor: left heart decompression in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Soo Jin Na  1 , Yang Hyun Cho  2
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Comment

Letter to the editor: left heart decompression in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Soo Jin Na et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Nov.
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Conflicts of Interest: Both authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-2940). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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