Suboptimal medical therapy in patients with systolic heart failure is associated with less improvement by cardiac resynchronization therapy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 214-219

  Fung, Jeffrey W H ^a   Chan, Joseph Y S ^a   Kum, Leo C C ^a   Chan, Hamish C K ^a   Yip, Gabriel W K ^a   Zhang, Q ^a   Yu, Cheuk M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Drugs; Heart failure; Resynchronization therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; RAMIPRIL; SPIRONOLACTONE; VALSARTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; COMBINATORIAL LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33846393471     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.04.034     Document Type: Article

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