Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 462-469 , August 2007

The Minute Ventilation/Carbon Dioxide Production Slope is Prognostically Superior to the Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope

  • Ross Arena, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Health Sciences Campus, Richmond, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ross Arena, PhD, PT, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Box 980224, Virginia Commonwealth University, Health Sciences Campus, Richmond, VA 23298-0224.
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  • Jonathan Myers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Cardiology Division, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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  • Leon Hsu, BS

      Affiliations

    • VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Cardiology Division, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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  • Mary Ann Peberdy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Health Sciences Campus, Richmond, Virginia
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  • Sherry Pinkstaff, BS

      Affiliations

    • From the Departments of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Health Sciences Campus, Richmond, Virginia
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  • Daniel Bensimhon, MD

      Affiliations

    • LeBauer Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Greensboro, North Carolina
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  • Paul Chase, MEd

      Affiliations

    • LeBauer Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Greensboro, North Carolina
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  • Marco Vicenzi, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of Milano, San Paolo Hospital, Cardiopulmonary Laboratory, Cardiology Division, Milano, Italy
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  • Marco Guazzi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Milano, San Paolo Hospital, Cardiopulmonary Laboratory, Cardiology Division, Milano, Italy

Received 26 January 2007 ,Revised 20 February 2007 ,Accepted 7 March 2007.

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PII: S1071-9164(07)00095-4

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.03.004

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 462-469 , August 2007

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