Pulmonary Function Tests in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: Effects of Medical Therapy

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Abstract
In a group of 13 patients with severe heart failure, both forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) significantly improved after intensive medical therapy (FVC: from 77 ± 17 to 92 ± 20%, p