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We would like to acknowledge the Geriatric CCU medical team that contributed to the care of the patient: Giorgio Baldereschi, MD; Costanza Burgisser, MD; Mauro Di Bari, MD, PhD; Irene Fiordelli, MD; Stefano Fumagalli, MD; Ilaria Giannini, MD; Giulio Mannarino, MD; Enrico Mossello, MD; Francesco Orso, MD; Martina Rafanelli, MD; Federica Sgrilli, MD; Monica Torrini, MD; Andrea Ungar, MD.
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Pratesi, A., Valoti, P., Baldasseroni, S. et al. Sudden cardiac arrest in a 73-year-old woman caused by systemic capillary leak syndrome. Intern Emerg Med 11, 719–720 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-016-1449-z
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