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Influence of heart failure on resting lung volumes in patients with COPD

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of chronic heart failure (CHF) on resting lung volumes in patients with COPD, i.e., inspiratory fraction-inspiratory capacity (IC)/TLC-and relative inspiratory reserve-[1 − (end-inspiratory lung volume/TLC)]. METHODS: This was a prospective study involving 56 pat...

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Autores principales: de Souza, Aline Soares, Sperandio, Priscila Abreu, Mazzuco, Adriana, Alencar, Maria Clara, Arbex, Flávio Ferlin, de Oliveira, Mayron Faria, O'Donnell, Denis Eunan, Neder, José Alberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5063444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27832235
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562015000000290