Ventricular-arterial coupling in patients with heart failure treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy: May we predict the long-term clinical response?

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-111

  Zanon, Francesco ^a   Aggio, Silvio ^a   Baracca, Enrico ^a   Pastore, Gianni ^a   Corbucci, Giorgio ^b   Boaretto, Graziano ^a   Braggion, Gabriele ^a   Piergentili, Christian ^a   Rigatelli, Gianluca ^a   Roncon, Loris ^a  

^a ROVIGO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Quality of life; Ventricular arterial coupling

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE COMPLIANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VENTRICULAR ARTERIAL COUPLING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COHORT STUDIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 58449117145     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen184     Document Type: Article

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