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Review
. 2017 Aug;40(4):128-136.
doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2017.044. Epub 2017 Aug 1.

Chronic heart failure

Ingrid Hopper  1 , Kellie Easton  1
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Review

Chronic heart failure

Ingrid Hopper et al. Aust Prescr. 2017 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: ACE inhibitors; aldosterone antagonists; angiotensin receptor antagonists; beta blockers; chronic heart failure; digoxin; neprilysin inhibitor; sartans.

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Conflict of interest: none declared

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Approach to the management of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
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