Acute effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on arterial distensibility and serum norepinephrine levels in advanced heart failure

Yildiz M., Hasdemir H., Turkkan C., ASTARCIOĞLU M. A., Alper A. T., Sahin A., ...Daha Fazla

CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.304-309, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5603/cj.2013.0076
  • Dergi Adı: CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.304-309
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has become an accepted method for treating refractory heart failure (HF). Arterial distensibility is an index of arterial stiffness and a surrogate marker for atherosclerosis. The present study aims to assess the acute effects of ventricular resynchronization therapy with biventricular stimulation on arterial distensibility, echocardiographic parameters and serum norepinephrine levels in patients with drug refractory HF.