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Progress in heart failure treatment in Germany

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Acute and chronic heart failure is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe. Nevertheless, significant progress has been made in diagnosis and treatment of heart failure as well as in unraveling its molecular causes. Here, we focus on some relevant contributions to these achievements by German cardiovascular clinicians and scientists.

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Luedde, M., Spehlmann, M.E. & Frey, N. Progress in heart failure treatment in Germany. Clin Res Cardiol 107 (Suppl 2), 105–113 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-018-1317-0

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