Prevalence and prognostic significance of left ventricular reverse remodeling in dilated cardiomyopathy receiving tailored medical treatment

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1468-1476

  Merlo, Marco ^a   Pyxaras, Stylianos A ^a   Pinamonti, Bruno ^a   Barbati, Giulia ^b   Di Lenarda, Andrea ^c   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Azienda per i Servizi Sanitari (ASS) N 1   (Italy)

Author keywords

idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; left ventricular reverse remodeling; prognosis; tailored medical treatment

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CARVEDILOL; DIGITALIS; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE REVERSE REMODELING; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 79952945539     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.030     Document Type: Article

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