Chronic fatigue syndrome: Comments on deconditioning, blood volume and resulting cardiac function

Clinical Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-123

  Stewart, Julian M ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cardiac output; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Deconditioning; Echocardiography; Hypovolaemia

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PRELOAD; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; MICROGRAVITY; NOTE; ORTHOSTATIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOVASCULAR DECONDITIONING; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; HUMANS;

EID: 70549103155     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20090327     Document Type: Note

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