Sympathetic activation in COPD patients is attenuated by slow breathing

T. Raupach, F. Bahr, P. Herrmann, L. Luethje, S. Andreas (Goettingen, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Exercise: respiratory mechanics and dynamic hyperinflation
Session: Exercise: respiratory mechanics and dynamic hyperinflation
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1067
Disease area: Airway diseases

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