Cardiomyopathy presenting as severe fatigue in a person with chronic spinal cord injury

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-208

  Kam, Alice ^a   Sankaran, Rajini ^a   Gowda, Kempe ^a   Linassi, Gary ^a   Shan, Rodney Li Pi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Congestive heart failure; Fatigue; Mitral regurgitation; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea; Paraplegia; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; RAMIPRIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKINESIA; LETHARGY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORBID OBESITY; OBESITY; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 66449116094     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11760773     Document Type: Article

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