Chronotropic incompetence and its relation to exercise intolerance in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
International Journal of CardiologyPublished 21 September 2010
Georgios Efthimiadis, Georgios Giannakoulas, Despina Parcharidou, Efstathios D. Pagourelias, Evangelia Kouidi, Georgios Spanos
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Blunted heart rate response to exercise is common in HCM and represents an important determinant of exercise capacity.
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Blunted heart rate response to exercise is common in HCM and represents an important determinant of exercise capacity.
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