Pulmonary function in rheumatic heart disease and its relation to exertional dyspnea in ambulatory patients.
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Pulmonary and cardiocirculatoiy function were studied in 21 ambulatory patients with rheumatic heart disease. A pattern of pulmonary function was observed which deviated from normal to a degree insufficient to account for the exertional dyspnea of these patients. The pathogenesis of this symptom is, therefore, discussed in relation to the observed cardiocirculatory abnormalities which were often pronounced.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation
دوره 8 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1953