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. 2009 Feb 3;22(3):184–190. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960220306

The independent effects of left ventricular ejection fraction on short‐term outcomes and resource utilization following hospitalization for heart failure

Kishore J Harjai 1,✉, Eduardo Nunez 1, Tansel Turgut 1, Mehul P Shah 1, J Stewart Humphrey 1, Jeff Newman 1, Jorge Cheirif 1, Frank W Smart 1, Hector O Ventura 1
PMCID: PMC6655880  PMID: 10084060

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