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Original Research

Outcomes of ambulance arrival vs. self-presentation in acute heart failure: an insight from the heart failure registry in Pakistan

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Pages 409-413 | Received 30 Dec 2021, Accepted 05 May 2022, Published online: 09 May 2022

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