Low-dose dobutamine test associated with interventricular dyssynchrony: A useful tool to identify cardiac resynchronization therapy responders: Data from the LOw dose DObutamine stress-echo test in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (LODO-CRT) phase 2 study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 422-429

  Gasparini, Maurizio ^a   Muto, Carmine ^b   Iacopino, Saverio ^c   Zanon, Francesco ^d   Dicandia, Cosimo ^e   Distefano, Giuseppe ^f   Favale, Stefano ^g   Peraldo Neja, Carlo ^h   Bragato, Renato ^a   Davinelli, Mario ⁱ   Mangoni, Lorenza ⁱ   Denaro, Alessandra ⁱ  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Santa Maria di Loreto Mare   (Italy)

^c Sant'Anna Hospital   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia   (Italy)

^e ANTHEA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Centro Cuore Morgagni   (Italy)

^g POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^h FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY; LEFT VENTRICULAR CONTRACTILE RESERVE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DOBUTAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84858337594     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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