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  1. Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

    Alessandra Cuomo, Giovanni D’Angelo, Valentina Mercurio, Domenico Bonaduce & Carlo G. Tocchetti

  2. Interdepartmental Center of Clinical and Translational Research (CIRCET), Federico II University, Naples, Italy

    Carlo G. Tocchetti

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Cuomo, A., D’Angelo, G., Mercurio, V. et al. Commentary on “Functional Improvement After Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients is not Related to Improvement in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction”. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 27, 179–181 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-020-00386-x

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