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Vol 25, No 1 (2018)
Letters to the Editor — Clinical cardiology
Submitted: 2017-09-03
Accepted: 2017-10-07
Published online: 2018-02-27
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Delayed cerebral fat embolism occurring after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Maenia Scarpino12, Giovanni Lanzo1, Marco Moretti1, Giuseppe Olivo1, Aldo Amantini12, Antonello Grippo12
DOI: 10.5603/CJ.2018.0015
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Pubmed: 29512104
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Cardiol J 2018;25(1):155-157.
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  1. AZIENDA OSPEDALIERO UNIVERSITARIA CAREGGI, LARGO BRAMBILLA 3, 50134 FIRENZE, Italy
  2. IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Firenze, Via di Scandicci, Firenze, Italy

open access

Vol 25, No 1 (2018)
Letters to the Editor — Clinical cardiology
Submitted: 2017-09-03
Accepted: 2017-10-07
Published online: 2018-02-27

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Title

Delayed cerebral fat embolism occurring after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Journal

Cardiology Journal

Issue

Vol 25, No 1 (2018)

Pages

155-157

Published online

2018-02-27

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DOI

10.5603/CJ.2018.0015

Pubmed

29512104

Bibliographic record

Cardiol J 2018;25(1):155-157.

Authors

Maenia Scarpino
Giovanni Lanzo
Marco Moretti
Giuseppe Olivo
Aldo Amantini
Antonello Grippo

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