Preserved contractile reserve in a dobutamine test for the prediction of a response to resynchronisation therapy in ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy — A multicenter ViaCRT study

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 172; no. 2; pp. 476 - 477
• Main Authors: Mizia-Stec, Katarzyna, Wita, Krystian, Mizia, Magdalena, Szwed, Hanna, Nowalany-Kozielska, Ewa, Chrzanowski, Łukasz, Łoboz-Grudzień, Krystyna, Gackowski, Andrzej, Gilewski, Wojciech, Chmiel, Artur, Sicari, Rosa, Płońska-Gościniak, Edyta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 15.03.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiomyopathies - physiopathology; Cardiomyopathies - surgery; Cardiovascular; Contractile reserve; CRT; Dobutamine; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Echocardiography, Stress; Female; Heart; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Contraction; Myocardial Ischemia - physiopathology; Myocardial Ischemia - surgery; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Stroke Volume; Treatment Outcome; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology; Dobutamine stress echocardiography; Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy; CRT; Contractile reserve; Heart; Reserve; Agonist; Cardiotonic agent; Cardiomyopathy; Multicenter study; β-Adrenergic receptor agonist; Cardiovascular disease; Myocardial disease; β1-Adrenergic receptor; Ischemia; Heart disease; Cardiology; Prediction; Dobutamine; Instrumentation therapy; Stress; Response; Instrumental stimulation; Circulatory system; Predictive factor
• ISSN: 0167-5273; 1874-1754
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.204