Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 8 , Pages 672-679 , October 2007

Prognostic Significance and Measurement of Exercise-Derived Hemodynamic Variables in Patients With Heart Failure

  • Chim C. Lang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medicine and Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom
    • Division of Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Piergiuseppe Agostoni, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Istituto di Cardiologia, Universitá di Milano, Milan, Italy
    • ,
  • Donna M. Mancini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Donna Mancini, MD, Center for Advanced Cardiac Care, Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Medical Center, Room PH 1273, 622 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032.

Received 31 August 2006 ,Revised 10 May 2007 ,Accepted 15 May 2007.

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 Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None of the authors have a conflict of interest.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00166-2

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.05.004

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 8 , Pages 672-679 , October 2007

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