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The EPHESUS Trial: Eplerenone in Patients with Heart Failure Due to Systolic Dysfunction Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Pitt, B., Williams, G., Remme, W. et al. The EPHESUS Trial: Eplerenone in Patients with Heart Failure Due to Systolic Dysfunction Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 15, 79–87 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011119003788

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