Indexed maximal left atrial volume predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 3629-3633

  Rossi, Luca ^a   Malagoli, Alessandro ^a   Piepoli, Massimo ^a   Franchi, Francesco ^b   Malavasi, Vincenzo ^b   Casali, Edoardo ^b   Rusticali, Guido ^a   Villani, Giovanni Quinto ^a  

^a GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT); Chronic heart failure; Left atrial volume

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIVENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PR INTERVAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY (CRT); CHRONIC HEART FAILURE; LEFT ATRIAL VOLUME;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84886248059     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.028     Document Type: Article

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