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Methylene blue for vasoplegic syndrome treatment in heart surgery: fifteen years of questions, answers, doubts and certainties

Paulo Roberto Barbosa Evora^I; Paulo José de Freitas Ribeiro^II; Walter Vilella de Andrade Vicente^III; Celso Luís dos Reis^IV; Alfredo José Rodrigues^V; Antonio Carlos Menardi^VI; Lafaiete Alves Junior^VII; Patrícia Martinez Evora^VIII; Solange Bassetto^IX

DOI: 10.1590/S0102-76382009000400005

1. Titular Professor; Head of the Surgery and Anatomy Department at Ribeirão Preto Medical School - USP. 2. PhD Professor; Director of CECORP - Specialized Center of Heart and Lung of Ribeirão Preto. 3. Associated Professor; Head of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Division of the Surgery and Anatomy Department at FMRP-USP. 4. PhD; Physician of CECORP - Specialized Center of Heart and Lung of Ribeirão Preto. 5. PhD Professor; Professor of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Division at FMRP-USP. 6. PhD Professor; Surgeon Physician of CECORP - Specialized Center of Heart and Lung of Ribeirão Preto. 7. Master's Degree; Surgeon Physician of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Division of the Surgery and Anatomy Department at FMRP-USP. 8. Veterinary Physician; Graduated at Veterinary Medical School of Jaboticabal - UNESP. 9. Master's Degree; Surgeon Physician of the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Division of the Surgery and Anatomy Department at FMRP-USP.