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Refractory cardiogenic shock caused by zinc phosphide toxicity

Nitish Mittala Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
, MD,
Mohamed Elmassryb Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
, MD &
Mostafa Abohelwac Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-7072
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Pages 224-225 | Received 28 Aug 2022, Accepted 11 Oct 2022, Published online: 03 Nov 2022

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