Increased interbreath variability of gas exchange during exercise in children with cardiomyopathy

Heart

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-378

  Reybrouck, Tony ^a   Vangesselen, Steven ^b   Mertens, Luc ^a   Gewillig, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE;

EID: 34147195813     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2006.094508     Document Type: Article

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