Contractile reserve assessed using dobutamine echocardiography predicts left ventricular reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy: Prospective validation in patients with left ventricular dyssynchrony

Echocardiography

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 668-676

  Sénéchal, Mario ^a   Lancellotti, Patrizio ^b   Magne, Julien ^a   Garceau, Patrick ^a   Champagne, Jean ^a   Blier, Louis ^a   Molin, Frank ^a   Philippon, François ^a   Marie, Moonen ^b   O'Hara, Gilles ^a   Dubois, Michelle ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

cardiac resynchronization therapy; contractile reserve; dobutamine echocardiography; heart failure; LV reverse remodeling

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 77954551367     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: 15408175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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