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Cardiac contractility modulation in patients with advanced heart failure

Rami Kahwash Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, 473 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. [email protected]; Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, 473 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. [email protected]
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Daniel Burkhoff Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Black Building 812, 650 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA; Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Black Building 812, 650 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA
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William T Abraham Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, 473 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, 473 W 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Pages 635-645 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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