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Does a combined cardiopulmonary and echocardiography stress test characterize the haemodynamic and metabolic responses of patients with heart failure and mid-range ejection fraction?
Does a combined cardiopulmonary and echocardiography stress test characterize the haemodynamic and metabolic responses of patients with heart failure and mid-range ejection fraction?
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Effort intolerance in HFpEF and HFmrEF is mainly driven by peripheral factors, whereas in HFrEF it is limited by stroke volume, suggesting the need for individualized therapy based on the specific impaired component of VO2.
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Pugliese et al. (2019) studied this question.
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