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Research Article

Flash pulmonary edema in patients with renal artery stenosis – The Pickering Syndrome

Anna Pelta Department of Vascular Surgery B, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ulrik B. Andersen Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sven Just Department of Radiology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Niels Bækgaard Department of Vascular Surgery B, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Pages 15-19 | Received 06 May 2010, Accepted 16 Sep 2010, Published online: 01 Nov 2010

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