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. 2000 Sep;84(3):334–338. doi: 10.1136/heart.84.3.334

The diagnosis of heart failure

A Struthers 1
PMCID: PMC1760946  PMID: 10956303

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The various subcategories of heart failure.

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Diagnosing heart failure in practice. CXR, chest x ray; BNP, B-type natriuretic peptide.

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