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. 1994 Sep;72(3 Suppl):S81–S86. doi: 10.1136/hrt.72.3_suppl.s81

How do ACE inhibitors reduce mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction with and without heart failure: remodelling, resetting, or sudden death?

John G F Cleland 1, Sundeep Puri 1
PMCID: PMC1025599  PMID: 7946810

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