Acute Effects of Positive Airway Pressure on Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure

Background: Acute effects of positive airway pressure (PAP) [including continuous PAP (CPAP) and adaptive servo-ventilation, an advanced form of bi-level PAP] on functional mitral regurgitation (fMR) in patients with heart failure (HF) with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction remain unclear....

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Main Authors: Takao Kato, Takatoshi Kasai, Shoichiro Yatsu, Azusa Murata, Hiroki Matsumoto, Shoko Suda, Masaru Hiki, Nanako Shiroshita, Mitsue Kato, Fusae Kawana, Sakiko Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Daida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2017.00921/full