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Editorial commentary for the manuscript entitled determination of sources of error and improvement in accuracy of left ventricular mass measurement by echocardiography

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Keles, N. Editorial commentary for the manuscript entitled determination of sources of error and improvement in accuracy of left ventricular mass measurement by echocardiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 38, 2139–2140 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-022-02680-2

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