The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages e73-e74 , November 2010

Simple preoperative management for cold agglutinins before cardiac surgery

Received 8 May 2010 ,Revised 10 June 2010 ,Accepted 21 June 2010.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00679-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.030

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages e73-e74 , November 2010

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