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. 2021 Jun;48(6):938-939.
doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.13487. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

Nicorandil a magic bullet or a double edged sword in critically ill COVID-19 patients?

Tajamul H Mir  1 , Parvaiz A Zargar  2 , Bushra Jabeen  3 , Aariba Zahoor  4
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Nicorandil a magic bullet or a double edged sword in critically ill COVID-19 patients?

Tajamul H Mir et al. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2021 Jun.
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; nicorandil; pleotropic action; potassium ATP channels; potassium channel syndrome.

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