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Vasopressor magnitude predicts poor outcome in adults with congenital heart disease after cardiac surgery

Joseph T. Poterucha¹, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula², Alexander C. Egbe², Joseph S. Krien³, Devon O. Aganga⁴, Kimberly Holst⁵, Adele W. Golden⁶, Joseph A. Dearani⁵, Sheri S. Crow⁴

1 Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
2 Department of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
3 Department of Hospital Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin
4 Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
5 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
6 Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

* Corresponding Author: Joseph T. Poterucha, DO, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.