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Quantification of left ventricular performance in different heart failure phenotypes by comprehensive ergometry stress echocardiography.
International journal of cardiology - 15 Nov 2013
Wang Jing, Fang Fang, Yip Gabriel Wai-Kwok, Sanderson John E, Feng Wei, Xie Jun-Min, Luo Xiu-Xia, Yu Cheuk-Man, Lam Yat-Yin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the left ventricular (LV) performance in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF) during exercise as compared to those with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) and healthy subjects. METHODS: All subjects received echocardiographic (Vivid7, GE Healthcare) examination with symptom-limited exercise testing on a semi-recumbent and tilting bicycle...
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