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Almost 40-year outcomes of heart transplants from uncontrolled cardiac arrest donors: Single-center experience

Nicola Pradegan1, Giuseppe Evangelista1, Chiara Tessari1, Giulia Guerra1, Giuseppe Toscano1, Antonio Gambino1, Augusto D’Onofrio1, Vincenzo Tarzia1, Gino Gerosa1

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