It's the metabolism, stupid! Why electrophysiologists should be interested in biomarkers of heart failure

Editorial

Christoph Stellbrink. Eur Heart J. 2007 Jul.

. 2007 Jul;28(13):1541-2.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm169. Epub 2007 May 24.

No abstract available

Comment on

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