Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 8 , Pages 629-636 , October 2007

Cardiac Output and Cardiopulmonary Responses to Exercise in Heart Failure: Application of a New Bio-Reactance Device

  • Jonathan Myers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jonathan Myers, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Cardiology Division - 111C, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
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  • Pradeep Gujja, MD

      Affiliations

    • Texas Tech University of Health Sciences, Amarillo, Texas
    • ,
  • Suresh Neelagaru, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lonestar Arrhythmia and Heart Failure Center, Amarillo, Texas
    • ,
  • Daniel Burkhoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Colombia University, New York, New York

Received 15 February 2007 ,Revised 9 April 2007 ,Accepted 23 May 2007.

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 Supported in part by a grant from Cheetah Medical Inc, Wilmington, DE.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00171-6

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.05.009

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 8 , Pages 629-636 , October 2007

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