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Clinical Research

Vasodilation in patients with calcium channel blocker poisoning treated with high-dose insulin: a comparison of amlodipine versus non-dihydropyridines

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Pages 1205-1213 | Received 24 Jun 2022, Accepted 27 Sep 2022, Published online: 25 Oct 2022

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