Ventricular long axis function is predictive of outcome in patients with chronic heart failure secondary to non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2003, Pages

  Faris, Rajaa ^a   Henein, Michael Y ^a   Coats, Andrew J S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Long axis function; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VENTRICULAR LONG AXIS FUNCTION;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 1642565302     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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