European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on October 4, 2005
European Heart Journal 2005 26(22):2473-2474; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi551
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The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure: reply
Writing Committee, ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of CHF
Department of Medicine
Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra
Goteborg SE 416 85
Sweden
Tel: +46 31 3434000
Fax: +46 31 258933
E-mail address: karl.swedberg@hjl.gu.se
Academic Cardiology Unit
University of HullCastle Hill Hospital
Castle Road
Kingston upon Hull
East Yorkshire HU16 5JQ
UK
Cardiac Research
Level 4 Western Infirmary
Dumbarton Road
Glasgow G11 6NT
Scotland
UK
Abt. Kardiologie u. Angiologie
Zentrum Innere Medizin
Med. Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
Carl-Neubergstrasse 1
DE-30625 Hannover
Germany
Department of Internal Medicine
University Hospital
Ramistrasse 100
CH-8091 Zurich
Switzerland
Département de Cardiologie
CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière
47, blvd de l'Hôpital
75651 Paris
France
Department of Cardiology
Rikshospitalet, University Hospital
Pilestredet 32
NO-0027 Oslo
Norway
Divisione di Cardiologia
Policlinico San Matteo, IRCCS
Piazzale Golgi 2
IT-27100 Pavia
Italy
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Dr Krum suggests changes to the ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure and of Figure 4 in particular. We appreciate the opportunity to clarify the role of the figure. As stated in the legend, the figure should be viewed as an example for decision-making.