Congestive heart failure. Correlation between functional class and systolic and diastolic functions assessed by Doppler echocardiography
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of systolic or diastolic dysfunction, or both on congestive heart failure functional class. METHODS: Thirty-six consecutive patients with a clinical diagnosis of congestive heart failure with sinus rhythm, who were seen between September and November of 1998 answ...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2001-02-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001000200004 |