Association of galectin-3 with echocardiographic parameters in acute COVID-19 heart failure phenotypes and a post-acute comparator cohort
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Submitted on: Apr 19, 2026
Accepted on: Jun 17, 2026
Published on: Jul 11, 2026
Published by: Romanian Association of Laboratory Medicine
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