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Stunned myocardium: inotropic reserve and pharmacological attenuation

  • Focussed Issue: Myocardial Stunning
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  1. Abteilung für Pathophysiologie Zentrum für Innere Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122, Essen

    R. Schulz, T. Ehring &  G. Heusch

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Schulz, R., Ehring, T. & Heusch, G. Stunned myocardium: inotropic reserve and pharmacological attenuation. Basic Res Cardiol 90, 294–296 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00797904

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