Abnormalities of the Ventilatory Equivalent for Carbon Dioxide in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
Introduction. The relation between minute ventilation (VE) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) can be characterised by the instantaneous ratio of ventilation to carbon dioxide production, the ventilatory equivalent for CO2 (VEqCO2). We hypothesised that the time taken to achieve the lowest VEqCO2 (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/589164 |