Ejection fraction, peak exercise oxygen consumption, cardiothoracic ratio, ventricular arrhythmias, and plasma norepinephrine as determinants of prognosis in heart failure. The V-HeFT VA Cooperative Studies Group.

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Published in Circulation on June 01, 1993

Authors

J N Cohn1, G R Johnson, R Shabetai, H Loeb, F Tristani, T Rector, R Smith, R Fletcher

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1: Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455.

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