Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 10 , Pages 835-842 , October 2010

Causes of Breathing Inefficiency During Exercise in Heart Failure

Received 19 February 2010 ,Revised 4 May 2010 ,Accepted 6 May 2010.

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 Supported by NIH Grant HL71478.

 See page 841 for disclosure information.

PII: S1071-9164(10)00209-5

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.05.003

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 16, Issue 10 , Pages 835-842 , October 2010

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