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Brivet, F.G., Jacobs, F. & Colin, P. Calculated global end-diastolic volume does not correspond to the largest heart blood volume: a bias for cardiac function index?. Intensive Care Med 30, 2133–2134 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2432-0
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