Usefulness of brain natriuretic peptide release as a surrogate marker of the efficacy of long-term cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure.
Sinha
Anil-Martin
AM
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Filzmaier
Karsten
K
Breithardt
Ole-Alexander
OA
Kunz
Dagmar
D
Graf
Jürgen
J
Markus
Kai U
KU
Hanrath
Peter
P
Stellbrink
Christoph
C
D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D005080:Exercise Test; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013997:Time Factors
D015415:Biomarkers; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain