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. 1980 Aug;44(2):215–220. doi: 10.1136/hrt.44.2.215

Effect of vasodilator drugs on exercise performance in cardiac failure. Comparison of hydralazine and prazosin.

D H Fitchett, M Pathé, R Pardy, P Despas
PMCID: PMC482385  PMID: 7426176

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