Prediction of improvement in cardiac function by high dose dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with recent onset idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1649-1650

  Lee, Ju Hwan ^a   Yang, Dong Heon ^a   Choi, Won Seok ^a   Kim, Kyun Hee ^a   Park, Sun Hee ^a   Bae, Myung Hwan ^a   Lee, Jang Hoon ^a   Park, Hun Sik ^a   Cho, Yongkeun ^a   Chae, Shung Chull ^a   Jun, Jae Eun ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOBUTAMINE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INOTROPISM; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY; DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DOBUTAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 84881481717     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.021     Document Type: Article

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