International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 162-164 , 14 August 2009

Predictors of all-cause mortality for patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy listed for heart transplantation

Received 23 December 2007 ,Revised 10 April 2008 ,Accepted 23 April 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00618-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.034

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 136, Issue 2 , Pages 162-164 , 14 August 2009

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