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Kleinbongard, P., Thielmann, M., Jakob, H. et al. Nitroglycerin does not Interfere with Protection by Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Patients with Surgical Coronary Revascularization under Isoflurane Anesthesia. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 27, 359–361 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-013-6451-3
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