Ventilatory inefficiency relative to oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide output are independent predictors of mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension

M. C. N. Alencar, R. P. Ramos, E. V. M. Ferreira, F. F. Arbex, L. E. Nery, J. S. O. Arakaki, J. A. Neder (Sao Paulo, Brazil; Kingston, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Respiratory physiology in health and disease
Session: Respiratory physiology in health and disease
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3489
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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