Combining peak oxygen consumption and ventilatory efficiency in the prognostic assessment of patients with heart failure

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-200

  Bard, Robert L ^a   Gillespie, Brenda W ^b   Clarke, Nicholas S ^a   Nicklas, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise testing; Heart failure; Oxygen consumption; Ventilatory efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 37049001223     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.11.138     Document Type: Article

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