Rescue of hemodynamic compromise in superior vena cava syndrome with transesophageal echocardiography
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Corresponding author: Il-Seok Kim, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, 445, Gil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-010, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2224-2659, Fax: 82-2-474-0956, E-mail: gns70@ hallym.or.kr This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://
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