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Editorial
. 2023 Feb 17;24(3):301-303.
doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeac268.

The challenge of understanding heart failure with supernormal left ventricular ejection fraction: time for building the patient's 'digital twin'

Otto A Smiseth  1 , Joao F Fernandes  2 , Pablo Lamata  2
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Editorial

The challenge of understanding heart failure with supernormal left ventricular ejection fraction: time for building the patient's 'digital twin'

Otto A Smiseth et al. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: O.A.S. is a co-inventor of ‘Method for myocardial segment work analysis’ and has received one speaker honorarium from GE Healthcare. O.A.S. and J.F.F. have filed patents on ‘Estimation of blood pressure in the heart’. P.L. sits at the scientific advisory board of Ultromics (Oxford, UK).

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LVEF-adjusted hazard ratios in patients with heart failure (number of echocardiograms: 40 616).
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