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Reduction in Left Ventricular Wall Stress and Improvement in Function in Failing Hearts using Algisyl-LVR
Published on: April 8, 2013
Retraction of: "Aldosterone receptor antagonists decrease mortality and cardiovascular hospitalizations in chronic
Renato DE Vecchis1, Carmelina Ariano2
1Cardiology Unit, Presidio Sanitario Intermedio "Elena d'Aosta", ASL Napoli1 Centro, Naples, Italy - devecchis.erre@virgilio.it.
Abstract:
The paper entitled "Aldosterone receptor antagonists decrease mortality and cardiovascular hospitalizations in chronic heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, but not in chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials" by Renato De Vecchis et al., which was published in Minerva Cardioangiologica 2017 August;65(4):427-42, has been retracted by the Publisher due to self-plagiarism.

