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Epidemiology of heart failure

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Mechanical Circulatory Support

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Despite continuous improvement of diagnostic tools and therapeutic possiblities heart failure remains a major public health problem. Even worse, congestive heart failure (CHF) does not only represent a common, but also a growing and fatal disease.

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  1. Franz-Volhard-Klinik Max-Delbrück-Centrum, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Wiltbergstraße 50, 13125, Berlin-Buch, Germany

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  1. German Heart Institute Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany

    R. Hetzer , E. Hennig  & M. Loebe ,  & 

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Dietz, R. (1997). Epidemiology of heart failure. In: Hetzer, R., Hennig, E., Loebe, M. (eds) Mechanical Circulatory Support. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-95984-4_12

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