Gadolinium cardiovascular magnetic resonance predicts reversible myocardial dysfunction and remodeling in patients with heart failure undergoing beta-blocker therapy.

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Published in Circulation on October 13, 2003

Authors

David Bello1, Dipan J Shah, George M Farah, Silvia Di Luzio, Michele Parker, Maryl R Johnson, William G Cotts, Francis J Klocke, Robert O Bonow, Robert M Judd, Mihai Gheorghiade, Raymond J Kim

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1: Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill, USA.

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