Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 470-475 , August 2007

Comparison of Muscle Sympathetic Activity in Ischemic and Nonischemic Heart Failure

  • Catherine F. Notarius, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario
    • Division of Cardiology, University Health Network
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Catherine F. Notarius, PhD, 6ES:414, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario; Canada, M5G 2C4.
    • ,
  • Jonas Spaak, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Current affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Clinical Sciences at Danderyd University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
    • Division of Cardiology, University Health Network
    • ,
  • Beverley L. Morris, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, University Health Network
    • ,
  • John S. Floras, MD, DPhil

      Affiliations

    • From the Toronto General Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario
    • Division of Cardiology, University Health Network

Received 7 February 2007 ,Revised 22 March 2007 ,Accepted 29 March 2007.

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 This study was supported by a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario Grant in Aid (T4938). Dr. Floras is a Career Investigator of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and holds the Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Integrative Biology.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00119-4

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.03.014

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 470-475 , August 2007

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