Noninvasive positive pressure in heart failure - where are we now with two large multicentre studies showing no apparent benefit?

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Chairs: M. W. Elliott (Leeds, United Kingdom), M. D'Ortho (Creteil, France)
Aims: To present up-to-date information on the pros and cons of using noninvasive ventilation in acute and chronic heart failure.

Why positive pressure ventilation in chronic heart failure? P. Levy (Grenoble, France)
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Why positive pressure ventilation in acute heart failure? T. Welte (Hanover, Germany)
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