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Editorial
. 2022 Jul 14;23(7):252.
doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2307252. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Is VA-ECMO a Rescue Technique or a Treatment in Itself for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism?

Raphaël Giraud  1   2   3 , Benjamin Assouline  1   2   3 , Karim Bendjelid  1   2   3
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Editorial

Is VA-ECMO a Rescue Technique or a Treatment in Itself for High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism?

Raphaël Giraud et al. Rev Cardiovasc Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ECMO; cardiogenic shock; high-risk pulmonary embolism.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. Raphaël Giraud and Karim Bendjelid are serving as one of the Guest Editors of this journal. We declare that Raphaël Giraud and Karim Bendjelid had no involvement in the peer review of this article and has no access to information regarding its peer review. Full responsibility for the editorial process for this article was delegated to Jerome L. Fleg.

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