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Review Article| Volume 26, ISSUE 2, P285-293, April 2010

Mean Arterial Pressure: Therapeutic Goals and Pharmacologic Support

  • David S. Shapiro
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    Corresponding author. Saint Francis Medical Group, 1000 Asylum Avenue, Suite 4320, Hartford, CT 06105.
    Affiliations
    Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA

    Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 114 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA

    Saint Francis Medical Group, 1000 Asylum Avenue, Suite 4320, Hartford, CT 06105, USA
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  • Laurie A. Loiacono
    Affiliations
    Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA

    Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Surgery, 114 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
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