Published in Echocardiography on September 24, 2014
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Value of a new multiparametric score for prediction of microvascular obstruction lesions in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction revascularized by percutaneous coronary intervention. Arch Cardiovasc Dis (2010) 0.84
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Plasma adenosine release is associated with bradycardia and transient loss of consciousness during experimental breath-hold diving. Int J Cardiol (2013) 0.78
Toxoplasma gondii retinochoroiditis after cardiac transplantation. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2003) 0.78
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Parsonnet's risk score predicts late survival but not late functional results after aortic valve replacement in octogenarians. J Heart Valve Dis (2002) 0.77
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Comparison of femorofemoral and femorojugular configurations during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe ARDS. Intensive Care Med (2014) 0.75
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