Patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy and hyper-responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy: Characteristics and long-term evolution

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 350-355

  Castellant, Philippe ^a   Fatemi, Marjaneh ^a   Orhan, Erwann ^a   Etienne, Yves ^a   Blanc, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Dilated non ischaemic cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Resynchronization therapy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61749088225     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup035     Document Type: Article

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