Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 8 , Pages 626-628 , October 2007

Hemodynamically Tailored Therapy in Congestive Heart Failure: Alive and Well

  • Sherif F. Nagueh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sherif F. Nagueh, MD, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, The Methodist Hospital, 6550 Fannin, SM-677/Houston, TX 77030.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.06.300

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 8 , Pages 626-628 , October 2007

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