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Prognostic stratification of chronic heart failure in elderly population: are cardiopulmonary tests and BNP really valuable?

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

    Marco P. Donadini, Alessandro Squizzato, Francesco Dentali & Walter Ageno

  2. U.O. Medicina I, Ospedale di Circolo, Viale Borri, 57, 21100, Varese, Italy

    Walter Ageno

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Donadini, M.P., Squizzato, A., Dentali, F. et al. Prognostic stratification of chronic heart failure in elderly population: are cardiopulmonary tests and BNP really valuable?. Intern Emerg Med 4, 353–354 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-009-0247-2

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