Non-Invasive Ventilation in Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abstract Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) may perfect respiratory and cardiac performance in patients with heart failure (HF). The objective of the study to establish, through systematic review and meta-analysis, NIV influence on functional capacity of HF patients. A systematic review with meta-analys...

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Main Authors: Hugo Souza Bittencourt, Helena França Correia dos Reis, Melissa Santos Lima, Mansueto Gomes Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2017005002103&lng=en&tlng=en