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Case Report

Intravenous lipid emulsion therapy for flecainide toxicity

Michael E. MullinsDivision of Emergency Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.ACorrespondence[email protected]
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Susan N. MillerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, U.S.A
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Candace E. NallEmergency Medicine, HSHS Saint Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville, IL, U.S.A
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William J. MeggsDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, U.S.A
Pages 34-36 | Published online: 27 Nov 2017

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