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Editorial
. 2016 Oct;9(10):e005519.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005519.

Powerlessness of a Number: Why Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Matters Less for Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Assessment

Katherine C Wu  1 , Hugh Calkins  2
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Editorial

Powerlessness of a Number: Why Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Matters Less for Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Assessment

Katherine C Wu et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; cardiac resynchronization therapy; cardiomyopathy; heart failure; phenotype; sudden cardiac death.

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