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Imatinib and cardiac failure in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

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    Lisa Pieri, Alberto Bosi & Alessandro M. Vannucchi

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Pieri, L., Bosi, A. & Vannucchi, A.M. Imatinib and cardiac failure in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. Ann Hematol 89, 745–746 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-009-0866-8

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