Management of chronic heart failure: what should we change in our practice

2018-10-05

Piotr Ponikowski

This lecture was recorded at the 3rd McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine in Kraków, Poland. To learn more, please visit www.mircim.eu.

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Management of chronic heart failure: what should we change in our practice

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