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Oxford University Press (OUP), European Heart Journal, 19(29), p. 2367-2372

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn361

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Permanent atrial fibrillation affects exercise capacity in chronic heart failure patients

Journal article published in 2008 by Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Michele Emdin, Ugo Corrà, Fabrizio Veglia, Damiano Magrì, D. Magri, Damiano Magri', Tedesco Cc, Calogero C. Tedesco, Emanuela Berton, Claudio Passino, Erika Bertella, C., Federica Re, Alessandro Mezzani and other authors.
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Abstract

Aims: The influence of permanent atrial fibrillation on exercise tolerance and cardio-respiratory function during exercise in heart failure (HF) is unknown. Methods and results: We retrospectively compared the results of 942 cardiopulmonary exercise tests, performed consecutively at seven Italian laboratories, in HF patients with atrial fibrillation (n = 180) and sinus rhythm (n = 762). By multivariable logistic regression analysis, peak VO2 (OR 0.376, 95% CI 0.240-0.588, P