Role of B-type natriuretic peptide and echocardiographic indices in predicting the development of acute heart failure following beta-blocker uptitration in chronic heart failure patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 257-258

  Ben Driss, Ahmed ^a   Tabet, Jean Yves ^a   Meurin, Philippe ^a   Weber, Hélène ^a   Renaud, Nathalie ^a   Grosdemouge, Anne ^a   Bourmayan, Claude ^b  

^a Centre de Readaptation Cardiaque de la Brie   (France)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CREATININE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33846447054     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.01.042     Document Type: Article

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