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SUBMITTER: Mushtaq S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5042087 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ESC heart failure 20150813 3
<h4>Aims</h4>Cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) provides parameters such as peak VO<sub>2</sub> and ventilation/CO<sub>2</sub> production (VE/VCO<sub>2</sub>) slope, which are strong prognostic predictors in patients with stable advanced chronic heart failure (ADHF). The study aim was to evaluate the effects of the inodilator levosimendan on CPET in patients with ADHF under stable clinical conditions.<h4>Methods and results</h4>We enrolled patients with ADHF (peak VO<sub>2</sub> < 12 mL/min/kg ...[more]