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© The European Society of Cardiology 2005. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

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Erland Erdmann*

Medizinische Klinik III der Universität zu Köln, Kerpener Straße 62, D-50937 Köln, Germany

* Corresponding author. Tel: +49 221 478 4503; fax: +49 221 478 6275. E-mail address: erland.erdmann@uni-koeln.de

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Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a debilitating condition associated with a poor long-term prognosis, reduced quality of life, and considerable economic costs.1–3 It is particularly prevalent among the elderly and represents the leading cause of hospitalization in older adults.1 Owing to the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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