American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 10 , Pages 1451-1456 , 15 May 2009

Relation of Resting Heart Rate to Prognosis in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

  • Ivo R. Henkens, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Serge A. Van Wolferen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • C. Tji-Joong Gan, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Anco Boonstra, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Cees A. Swenne, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Jos W. Twisk, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Otto Kamp, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Ernst E. van der Wall, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Martin J. Schalij, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 31-20-444-1886; fax: 31-20-444-2377
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  • Hubert W. Vliegen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 23 October 2008 ,Revised 21 January 2009 ,Accepted 21 January 2009.

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 This study was supported by an unrestricted research grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals Nederland Ltd., Woerden, The Netherlands.

PII: S0002-9149(09)00506-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.01.359

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 10 , Pages 1451-1456 , 15 May 2009