American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1177-1183 , December 2008

A cardiopulmonary exercise testing score for predicting outcomes in patients with heart failure

  • Jonathan Myers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jonathan Myers, PhD, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Cardiology 111C, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94304.
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  • Ross Arena, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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  • Frederick Dewey, BA

      Affiliations

    • Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
    • ,
  • Daniel Bensimhon, MD

      Affiliations

    • LeBauer Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Joshua Abella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Leon Hsu, BS

      Affiliations

    • Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Paul Chase, MEd

      Affiliations

    • LeBauer Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
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  • Marco Guazzi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Milano, Milano, Italy
    • ,
  • Mary Ann Peberdy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Received 21 March 2008 ,Accepted 10 July 2008.

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PII: S0002-8703(08)00623-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.07.010

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 6 , Pages 1177-1183 , December 2008

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