Effects of high thoracic epidural sympathetic blockade for the treatment of severe chronic heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 533-539

  Guo, Weiyan ^a   Liu, Fengqi ^a   Fu, Lu ^a   Qu, Renhai ^a   Wang, Guizhen ^a   Zhang, Cuili ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Echocardiography; High thoracic epidural sympathetic blockade; Remodeling

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL CATHETER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871708737     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: 03737934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.67.5.2174127     Document Type: Article

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