Clinical utility of intrathoracic impedance monitoring to alert patients with an implanted device of deteriorating chronic heart failure

European Heart Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1835-1840

  Vollmann, Dirk ^a   Nägele, Herbert ^b   Schauerte, Patrick ^c   Wiegand, Uwe ^d   Butter, Christian ^e   Zanotto, Gabriele ^f   Quesada, Aurelio ^g   Guthmann, Axel ^h   Hill, Michael R S ⁱ   Lamp, Barbara ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Medizinische Klinik   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^e Herzzentrum Brandenburg   (Germany)

^f Borgo Trento Civil Hospital   (Italy)

^g HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^h Medtronic GmbH   (Germany)

ⁱ MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

^j RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Detection algorithm; Heart failure; Impedance; Implantable device

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 34547755068     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl506     Document Type: Article

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