American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 6 , Pages 845-851, 15 March 2009

Comparison of Ventricular Structure and Function in Chinese Patients With Heart Failure and Ejection Fractions >55% Versus 40% to 55% Versus <40%

  • Kun-Lun He, MD, PhD

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    • Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: +8610-66939685; fax: 8610-68152720
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  • Daniel Burkhoff, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Wen-Xiu Leng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Zhi-Ru Liang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Li Fan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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  • Jie Wang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York
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  • Mathew S. Maurer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Cardiovascular Research Laboratory for the Elderly, Allen Pavilion of New York–Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
    • Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York

Received 2 September 2008; received in revised form 13 November 2008; accepted 13 November 2008.

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 This work is supported by Grants 2007AA02Z4B7 and 2006DFB32210 from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, Beijing, China and by Grant 7052063 from the Beijing Natural Science Foundation, Beijing, China. Dr. Maurer was supported by Grant R01AG027518-01A1 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, Maryland.

PII: S0002-9149(08)02118-8

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.11.050

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 6 , Pages 845-851, 15 March 2009

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