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A case of rapid and extensive cardiac myocyte microcalcification in a patient admitted to intensive care following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. 院外心脏骤停后入院重症监护的患者的快速和广泛的心肌细胞微钙化病例。

Surgical and experimental pathology Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2026-04-20 DOI: 10.1186/s42047-026-00232-9

Gayath Bimal Jayarathna, Joseph Westaby, Mary N Sheppard

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