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Editorial
. 2021 Jul;9(7):482-483.
doi: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.02.012. Epub 2021 May 12.

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David J Whellan  1 , Christopher M O'Connor  2
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David J Whellan et al. JACC Heart Fail. 2021 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac rehabilitation; clinical trial design; heart failure.

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Conflict of interest statement

Funding Support and Author Disclosures This study was supported in part by research grant R01AG045551 from the National Institutes of Health. The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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