Atrial fibrillation is associated with a lower exercise capacity in male chronic heart failure patients

Heart

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 564-568

  Pardaens, K ^a,c   Van Cleemput, J ^b   Vanhaecke, J ^b   Fagard, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Cardiology Unit

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Chronic heart failure; Exercise capacity; Peak oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031436295     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.78.6.564     Document Type: Article

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