Continuous insulin infusion reduces mortality in patients with diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

By A. Furnary, Guangqiang Gao, G. Grunkemeier, Yingxing Wu, Kathryn J. Zerr, Stephen O. Bookin, H. Floten, A. Starr. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2003

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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery

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