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European Heart Journal 2002 23(16):1242-1245; doi:10.1053/euhj.2002.3229
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Circulatory power—a new perspective on an old friend

D.P. Nichollsa, C. O'Dochartaighb and M.S. Rileyb

a Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
b City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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