Refractory acute decompensated heart failure: An observational study on a noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring system aimed at improving the therapeutic approach

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 655-661

  Frea, Simone ^a   Franco, Erica ^a   Najd, Kamal ^a   Panella, Silvana ^a   Pinneri, Francesco ^a  

^a Ospedale Civico di Chivasso   (Italy)

Author keywords

acute heart failure; hemodynamics; low cardiac output; nitroprusside; refractory heart failure; systolic heart failure; vasodilators

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; CREATININE; DIGOXIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LEVOSIMENDAN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; RAMIPRIL;

ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INDEX; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; REST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE VOLUME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIURETICS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; ITALY; KIDNEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 77955231357     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283383293     Document Type: Article

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