Time course of effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy in chronic heart failure: Benefits in patients with preserved exercise capacity

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 701-708

  Piepoli, Massimo F ^a   Villani, Giovanni Q ^a   Corrà, Ugo ^b   Aschieri, Daniela ^a   Rusticali, Guido ^a  

^a GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic control; Exercise tolerance; Heart failure; Pacing

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; NEUROHORMONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 44349086386     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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