Clinical and prognostic role of pressure-volume relationship in the identification of responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy

American Heart Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 906-914

  Ciampi, Quirino ^a   Pratali, Lorenza ^b   Citro, Rodolfo ^c   Villari, Bruno ^a   Picano, Eugenio ^b   Sicari, Rosa ^b  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO E RUGGI D ARAGONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DOBUTAMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILE FORCE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC VOLUME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 78649345662     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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