Functional capacity of heart failure patients evaluated by cardiopulmonary exercise test and New York Heart Association class.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capacity of the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification to discriminate heart failure (HF) individuals classes II and III using cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) variables. Seventeen patients class II (age 44.47±10.11 years; ejection fraction...

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Published in:Fisioterapia e Pesquisa Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 52 - 57
Main Authors: Pereira, Danielle Aparecida Gomes, Rodrigues, Roseane Santo, Samora, Giane Amorim Ribeiro, Lage, Susan Martins, Alencar, Maria Clara Nomam, Parreira, Verônica Franco, Britto, Raquel Rodrigues
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina 2012 Jan-Mar
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