Lateral decubitus position generates discomfort and worsens lung function in chronic heart failure

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1511-1516

  Palermo, Pietro ^a   Cattadori, Gaia ^a   Bussotti, Maurizio ^a   Apostolo, Anna ^a   Contini, Mauro ^a   Agostoni, Piergiuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomegaly; Gravity; Heart failure; Lung diffusion; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CARDIOMEGALY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAVITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LATERAL DECUBITUS POSITION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; OXIMETRY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT DECUBITUS POSITION; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 24944479872     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.3.1511     Document Type: Article

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