Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 76-83 , January 2010

The Ventilatory Anaerobic Threshold in Heart Failure: A Multicenter Evaluation of Reliability

  • Jonathan Myers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Palo Alto Health Care System/Stanford University, Palo Alto CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jonathan Myers, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Cardiology 111C, 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto CA 94304. Tel: (650) 493-5000 x64661; Fax: (650) 852-3473.
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  • Rochelle L. Goldsmith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Steven J. Keteyian, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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  • Clinton A. Brawner, MS

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Deirdre A. Brazil, BS

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
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  • Heather Aldred, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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  • Jonathan K. Ehrman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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  • Daniel Burkhoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, New York Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY

Received 25 May 2009 ,Revised 7 July 2009 ,Accepted 13 July 2009.

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 The authors have no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1071-9164(09)00999-3

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.08.009

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 76-83 , January 2010

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