European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on May 18, 2005
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi204
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1 Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Östra, SE-416 85 Göteborg, Sweden
* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
ESC Guidelines
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure: executive summary (update 2005)
2 Hull (UK)
3 Glasgow (UK)
4 Hannover (Germany)
5 Zurich (Switzerland)
6 Paris (France)
7 Pavia (Italy)
8 Oslo (Norway)
9 Bergamo (Italy)
10 Utrecht (The Netherlands)
11 Gronigen (The Netherlands)
12 Warsaw (Poland)
13 Marseille (France)
14 Stockholm (Sweden)
15 Madrid (Spain)
16 Helsinki (Finland)
17 Liège (Belgium)
18 Rhoon (The Netherlands)
Karl Swedberg, E-mail: karl.swedberg{at}hjl.gu.se
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