Electromechanical effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy during rest and stress in patients with heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 9, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 644-650

  Valzania, Cinzia ^a   Gadler, Fredrik ^b   Eriksson, Maria J ^b   Olsson, Arne ^b   Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Braunschweig, Frieder ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Dyssynchrony; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WALKING;

AGED; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; REST; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34247857478     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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