Obesity, weight reduction and survival in heart failure

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Carl J Lavie et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002.

. 2002 May 1;39(9):1563; author reply 1563-4.

doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)01806-5.

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