Sudden cardiac death in heart failure: more than meets the eye

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Bart A Mulder et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2021 Aug.

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. 2021 Aug;23(8):1361-1363.

doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2212. Epub 2021 May 14.

¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

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Dynamic changes in cardiovascular and systemic parameters prior to sudden cardiac death in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a PARADIGM-HF analysis.
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