title: Ventilatory inefficiency in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Rodrigues
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Clara N
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Alencar
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Willian Antônio
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: de Magalhães Esteves
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tássia de Oliveira Meinberg
authors.initials: Tde O
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.affiliation: Ecocenter, Hospital Socor, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcia Melo
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Ultrasound Lab, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Program in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: mcarmo@waymail.com.br.
authors.forename: Maria Carmo Pereira
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Functional capacity; Mitral stenosis; VE/VCO2 slope; Ventilatory efficiency