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. 2018 Jan 30;137(5):534-535.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030093.

High Prevalence of Occult Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Dyspnea

Yogesh N V Reddy  1 , Masaru Obokata  1 , Bernard J Gersh  1 , Barry A Borlaug  2
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High Prevalence of Occult Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Dyspnea

Yogesh N V Reddy et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; cardiomyopathies; dyspnea; exercise; heart failure.

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