Skeletal muscle mass independently predicts peak oxygen consumption and ventilatory response during exercise in noncachectic patients with chronic heart failure
Mariantonietta Cicoira, MDa,
Luisa Zanolla, MDa,
Lorenzo Franceschini, MDa,
Andrea Rossi, MDa,
Giorgio Golia, MDa,
Mauro Zamboni, MD ,
Paolo Tosoni, MD and
Piero Zardini, MDa
a Divisione Clinicizzata di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
Clinica Geriatrica, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy

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Figure 1 Linear regression analysis between appendicular lean mass and absolute peak oxygen consumption (VO2) in a population of 120 noncachectic patients with chronic heart failure.
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