American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 4 , Pages e19-e20 , April 2009

The challenge of the volume status assessment in heart failure

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.12.001

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 4 , Pages e19-e20 , April 2009