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Editorial

Prevention of heart failure mortality and hospitalizations in SPRINT, EMPA-REG, ALLHAT and HYVET: are diuretics the clue?

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Pages 193-194 | Received 16 May 2017, Accepted 16 May 2017, Published online: 01 Jun 2017

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