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Neglected diseases in cardiology: a call for urgent action

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  1. S Yacoub is an Academic Clinical Fellow in Infectious Diseases, and S Kotit is a PhD student at the National Heart and Lung Institute, both at Imperial College London, UK,,

    Sophie Yacoub & Susy Kotit

  2. AO Mocumbi is a Cardiologist and PhD student at the Maputo Heart Institute, Mozambique,

    Ana Olga Mocumbi

  3. MH Yacoub is Professor of Cardiac Surgery at Imperial College London, Director of Research at the Harefield Heart Science Centre, Harefield, UK, and Professor of Surgery at the University of Florence, Italy.,

    Magdi H Yacoub

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Yacoub, S., Kotit, S., Mocumbi, A. et al. Neglected diseases in cardiology: a call for urgent action. Nat Rev Cardiol 5, 176–177 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio1129

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