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Percutaneous circulatory support in a patient with cardiac arrest due to acute pulmonary embolism

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Benekestr. 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Germany

    Jürgen Leick, Christoph Liebetrau, Sebastian Szardien, Matthias Willmer, Holger Nef, Andreas Rolf, Christian Hamm & Helge Möllmann

  2. Department of Cardiology, Medizinische Klinik I, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany

    Johannes Rixe, Holger Nef, Christian Hamm & Helge Möllmann

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Leick, J., Liebetrau, C., Szardien, S. et al. Percutaneous circulatory support in a patient with cardiac arrest due to acute pulmonary embolism. Clin Res Cardiol 101, 1017–1020 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-012-0481-x

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