Using the Lower Limit of Normal Instead of the Conventional Cutoff Values to Define Predictors of Pulmonary Function Impairment in Subjects With Chronic Heart Failure.

BACKGROUND: Using the newer lower limit of normal criterion instead of the conventional cutoff values to define pulmonary function abnormalities may result in different predictors of pulmonary function impairment in patients with heart failure. Therefore, we assessed predictors of pulmonary function...

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Published in:	Respiratory Care Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 173 - 184
Main Authors:	Minasian, Armine G., van den Elshout, Frank J. J., Dekhuijzen, Richard, Vos, Petra J. E., Willems, Frank F., van den Bergh, Paul J. P. C., Heijdra, Yvonne F.
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Feb2016
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost