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. 1996 Jun;75(6 Suppl 2):17–26. doi: 10.1136/hrt.75.6_suppl_2.17

Analysis of left ventricular systolic function

Nelson B Schiller 1, Elyse Foster 1
PMCID: PMC484402  PMID: 8785699

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