A critical appraisal of the prognostic value of the VE/VCO2 slope in chronic heart failure.

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BackgroundIncreased ventilatory drive, reflected by the slope of increase of ventilation relative to carbon dioxide production (VE/VCO2 slope), has been shown to have a high prognostic value in pat...

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