Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 218-224 , March 2010

Right Ventricular Dysfunction During Intensive Pharmacologic Unloading Persists After Mechanical Unloading

  • Maryse Palardy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Anju Nohria, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Jose Rivero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Neal Lakdawala, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Patricia Campbell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Mahoto Kato, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Leslie M. Griffin, NP

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Colleen M. Smith, NP

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Gregory S. Couper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Lynne W. Stevenson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Michael M. Givertz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael M. Givertz, MD, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115. Tel: 617-732-7367; Fax: 617-264-5265.

Received 25 June 2009 ,Revised 13 October 2009 ,Accepted 4 November 2009.

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 Dr. Palardy's research was supported by a fellowship grant from the Heart Failure Society of America.

PII: S1071-9164(09)01175-0

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.11.002

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 218-224 , March 2010

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