Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 299-306 , May 2006

Reduced Rate of Alveolar-Capillary Recruitment and Fall of Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity During Exercise in Patients With Heart Failure

Received 16 September 2005 ,Revised 2 December 2005 ,Accepted 11 January 2006.

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 Supported by NIH grants R01-HL71478 and MO1-RR00585, as well as grants from Mayo Foundation and the American Heart Association.

PII: S1071-9164(06)00040-6

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.01.010

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 299-306 , May 2006

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