title: Thoracic impedance as a therapeutic marker of acute decompensated heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: yoshiyaaizawa-circ@umin.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kashimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kojiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.affiliation: International University of Health of Welfare, Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.affiliation: International University of Health of Welfare, Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002307:Cardiography, Impedance / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Heart failure; OptiVol; Thoracic impedance