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. 1964 Jun;43(6):1015–1024. doi: 10.1172/JCI104985

Left Ventricular Volume Measurements in Man by Thermodilution*

J David Bristow 1, Rodney L Crislip 1, Cyrus Farrehi 1, Waldo E Harris 1, Richard P Lewis 1, Donald W Sutherland 1, Herbert E Griswold 1
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