What underlies NYHA class in elderly patients with heart failure? role of diastolic dysfunction, functional mitral regurgitation and abnormal ventilation during exercise

Background - Color-Doppler ecocardiography and cardiopulmonary stress test are pivotal in the evaluation of patients with heart failure. Besides determining systolic function through left ventricular ejection fraction (EF), color-Doppler ecocardiography evaluates the presence and degree of functiona...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Malfatto, Paola Cuoccio, Caterina Bizzi, Giovanna Branzi, Alessandra Villani, Francesco Della Rosa, Gianfranco Parati, Mario Facchini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/333