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. 2021 Sep;23(9):1432-1436.
doi: 10.1002/ejhf.2293. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

The 'Peptide for Life' Initiative: a call for action to provide equal access to the use of natriuretic peptides in the diagnosis of acute heart failure across Europe

Antoni Bayes-Genis  1   2 , James L Januzzi  3   4   5 , A Mark Richards  6   7 , Henrike Arfsten  8 , Rudolf A de Boer  9 , Michele Emdin  10   11 , Arantxa González  2   12 , Tiny Jaarsma  13 , Pardeep S Jhund  14 , Christian Mueller  15 , Julio Núñez  2   16 , Patrick Rossignol  17 , Ivan Milinkovic  18 , Giuseppe M C Rosano  19 , Andrew Coats  20   21 , Petar Seferovic  18   22
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The 'Peptide for Life' Initiative: a call for action to provide equal access to the use of natriuretic peptides in the diagnosis of acute heart failure across Europe

Antoni Bayes-Genis et al. Eur J Heart Fail. 2021 Sep.
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