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European Heart Journal 2000 21(15):1209-1211; doi:10.1053/euhj.2000.2224
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Editorial

Hearts ‘too bad’ to survive ‘too good’ to die

G. Fontainea, P. Fornesb and F. Fontalirana

a Hôpital Jean Rostand, Ivry sur Seine, France
b Service d'anatomopathologie, Hospital Broussais, Paris, France

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