Impact of Hematocrit Value after Coronary Artery Surgery on Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Rate

O. Klass; U. Mehlhorn; K. Zilkens; A. Kröner; K. Hekmat; H. J. Geissler; E. R. de Vivie

doi:10.1055/s-2002-34575

The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 50(5): 259-265
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-34575

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Impact of Hematocrit Value after Coronary Artery Surgery on Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Rate

O. Klass¹ , U. Mehlhorn¹ , K. Zilkens¹ , A. Kröner¹ , K. Hekmat¹ , H. J. Geissler¹ , E. R. de Vivie¹

¹Clinic for Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery February 17 - 21, 2001 Leipzig, Germany

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