Ventricular remodeling: Fundamental to the progression (and regression) of heart failure

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1477-1479

  Udelson, James E ^a,b   Konstam, Marvin A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; ENALAPRIL; EPLERENONE; PLACEBO;

ADAPTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HYPERTROPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 79952968839     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.01.009     Document Type: Editorial

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