Rate response and cardiac resynchronisation therapy in chronic heart failure: Higher cardiac output does not acutely improve exercise performance: A pilot trial

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-202

  Van Thielen, Griet ^a   Paelinck, Bernard P ^a   Paul, Beckers ^a   Vrints, Christiaan J ^a   Conraads, Viviane M A ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronisation therapy; chronic heart failure; exercise capacity; force frequency relation; rate adaptive pacing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 41949095322     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3282f19d17     Document Type: Article

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