A Case of Cardiac Arrest Caused by Air Embolism from Routine Root Canal Procedure
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1067 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 68 - 72
Submitted on: Nov 28, 2021
Accepted on: Jul 19, 2022
Published on: Sep 20, 2022
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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