Prolonged mechanical ventilation in humans impairs diaphragm muscle fiber contractility and reduces myofilament protein expression

C. Guichon, A. Al Khunaizi, F. de Souza, A. Cornachione, M. Mofarrahi, P. Goldberg, D. Rassier, S. Hussain (Montreal, Canada)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Critical illness and therapeutic interventions
Session: Critical illness and therapeutic interventions
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1383
Disease area: Airway diseases

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C. Guichon, A. Al Khunaizi, F. de Souza, A. Cornachione, M. Mofarrahi, P. Goldberg, D. Rassier, S. Hussain (Montreal, Canada). Prolonged mechanical ventilation in humans impairs diaphragm muscle fiber contractility and reduces myofilament protein expression. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 1383

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