American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1222.e1-1222.e7 , December 2008

Direction of blood flow from the left ventricle during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in humans—its implications for mechanism of blood flow

  • Hyun Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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  • Sung Oh Hwang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sung Oh Hwang, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 162 Ilsandong, Wonju 220-701, South Korea.
    • ,
  • Christopher C. Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
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  • Kang Hyun Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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  • Jang Young Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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  • Byung Su Yoo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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  • Seung Hwan Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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  • Jung Han Yoon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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  • Kyung Hoon Choe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Institute of Lifelong Health, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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  • Adam J. Singer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY

Received 3 April 2008 ,Accepted 8 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.09.003

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1222.e1-1222.e7 , December 2008

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