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Editorial
. 2012 Feb 14;125(6):743-5.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.086843. Epub 2012 Jan 18.

Left ventricle diastolic dysfunction and prognosis

Dalane W Kitzman, William C Little
Editorial

Left ventricle diastolic dysfunction and prognosis

Dalane W Kitzman et al. Circulation. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr. Kitzman has been a consultant, served on the advisory board, or received research grants from Novartis, Boston Scientific, Relypsa, and Abbott. He holds stock in Gilead and stock options in Relypsa. Dr. Little has been a consultant for CorAssist Cardiovascular, Ltd., Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Inc., Bio-Control Medical, CVRx, Inc., Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Gilead Sciences, Inc., and Ono Pharma USA, Inc.

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