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Usefulness of lung ultrasound in the management of patients with heart failure

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Assanelli, D. Usefulness of lung ultrasound in the management of patients with heart failure. Intern Emerg Med 13, 11–12 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1754-1

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