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The use of echocardiography in predicting heart failure in patients with coronary artery disease

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  1. Benjamin H. Freed
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Freed, B.H., Lang, R.M. The use of echocardiography in predicting heart failure in patients with coronary artery disease. Curr Cardiol Rep 11, 155–156 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-009-0023-y

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