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Does this patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura have a cardiac involvement?

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Zafrani, L., Russell, L. & Azoulay, E. Does this patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura have a cardiac involvement?. Intensive Care Med 44, 893–896 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5243-4

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