Right ventricular function predicts transplant-free survival in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 706-710

  La Vecchia, Luigi ^a,c   Varotto, Leonardo ^a   Zanolla, Luisa ^b   Spadaro, Gian Luca ^a   Fontanelli, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b BORGO TRENTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Prognosis; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART GRAFT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 33748268885     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000243006.90170.ce     Document Type: Article

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