Diastolic function and functional capacity after a single session of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with compensated heart failure

Diastolic function and functional capacity after a single session of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with compensated heart failure

OBJECTIVE: The effects of acute continuous positive airway pressure therapy on left ventricular diastolic function and functional capacity in patients with compensated systolic heart failure remain unclear. METHODS: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial included 43 patie...

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Main Authors: Marjory Fernanda Bussoni, Gabriel Negretti Guirado, Luiz Shiguero Matsubara, Meliza Goi Roscani, Bertha Furlan Polegato, Suzana Tanni Minamoto, Silméia Garcia Zanati Bazan, Beatriz Bojikian Matsubara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2014-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Six-Minute Walk Test
Echocardiogram
Left Ventricle
Systolic Heart Failure
Exercise Tolerance
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