Improvement in respiratory muscle dysfunction with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices.
Dimopoulos
Stavros K
SK
Drakos
Stavros G
SG
Terrovitis
John V
JV
Tzanis
Georgios S
GS
Nanas
Serafim N
SN
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome