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Association Between Weight Loss and Improvement of Ventricular Systolic Function in Advanced Heart Failure

  1. Maya Guglin MD, PhD*,
  2. Sameer Verma MD,
  3. Ren Chen MD, MPH

Article first published online: 14 FEB 2013

DOI: 10.1111/chf.12024

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Congest Heart Fail. 2013

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

* Address for correspondence: Maya Guglin, MD, Department of Medicine, University of South Florida, 2 Tampa General Circle, Tampa, FL 33606
E-mail: mguglin@gmail.com

Publication History

  1. Article first published online: 14 FEB 2013
  2. Manuscript Accepted: 8 JAN 2013
  3. Manuscript Revised: 16 DEC 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 SEP 2012

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