Cerebral Blood Flow as a Marker for Recovery of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

• Published in: Journal of cardiac failure Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 549 - 555
• Main Authors: Kim, Min-Seok, MD, Kim, Jae-Seung, MD, Kim, Yoo-Ri, MD, Han, Seung-Bong, PhD, Kim, Dae-Hee, MD, Song, Jong-Min, MD, Kang, Duk-Hyun, MD, Song, Jae-Kwan, MD, Park, Seong-Wook, MD, Park, Seung-Jung, MD, Kim, Jae-Joong, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biomarkers; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - epidemiology; Cardiovascular; Cerebral Angiography; Cerebral blood flow; Cerebrovascular Circulation; Echocardiography; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; recovery; Recovery of Function; Stroke Volume; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - epidemiology; Young Adult; Cerebral blood flow; idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; recovery

Abstract Background This study was intended to investigate whether cerebral blood flow (CBF) could predict the recovery of left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP). Methods and Results Between July 2001 and March 2009, 107 patients who had...