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2004 • 465 citations

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2008 • 429 citations

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2007 • 389 citations

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2000 • 327 citations

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1997 • 233 citations

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2006 • 210 citations

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2006 • 167 citations

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2010 • 154 citations

Comparison of impedance cardiography with invasive hemodynamic measurements in patients with heart failure secondary to ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy

2002 • 143 citations

The Biologic Variability of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Stable Heart Failure Patients

2007 • 137 citations

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2004 • 121 citations

The technique of impedance cardiography

1997 • 116 citations

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2000 • 79 citations

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2005 • 78 citations

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2009 • 39 citations

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2010 • 25 citations

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2008 • 16 citations

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2006 • 9 citations