Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 80-86 , January 2008

High thoracic epidural analgesia for relief of coronary ischemia syndrome without cardiac surgery

  • Patricia Gramling-Babb, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Patricia Gramling-Babb, MD, Department of Anesthesiology (MC 515), University of Illinois, 1740 West Taylor Street, Suite 3200 West, Chicago, IL 60612-7239.

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PII: S1084-208X(07)00096-1

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2007.10.012

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 80-86 , January 2008

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