Reduced Alveolar–Capillary Membrane Diffusing Capacity in Chronic Heart Failure
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 91 (11), 2769-2774
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.91.11.2769
Abstract
Background The pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (dlco) is reduced in chronic heart failure (CHF) and is an independent predictor of peak exercise oxygen uptake. The pathophysiologic...Keywords
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