Effects of severity of long-standing congestive heart failure on pulmonary function

To investigate the effects of severity of long-standing congestive heart failure (CHF) on pulmonary function, we studied 53 (47 men) consecutive patients, all heart transplant candidates. Their mean (± sd) age and ejection fraction were 47 ± 12 years and 23 ± 7%, respectively. All patients underwent...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Respiratory medicine 1998-12, Vol.92 (12), p.1321-1325
Hauptverfasser:	Dimopoulou, I., Daganou, M., Tsintzas, O.K., Tzelepis, G.E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Chronic Disease Female Heart Heart Failure - metabolism Heart Failure - physiopathology Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement Humans Lung - physiopathology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Oxygen Consumption Respiratory Function Tests Time Factors
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