title: Dobutamine-induced changes of multidimensional cardiac deformation predict functional capacity in patients with advanced systolic heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Paraskevaidis
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: ignoik@otenet.gr.
authors.forename: Ignatios
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stasinos
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parissis
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anastasiou-Nana
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Athens University Medical School, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lekakis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D054143:Heart Failure, Systolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012372:ROC Curve; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine
keywords: 6min walk test; Cardiac deformation; Dobutamine; Echocardiography; Systolic heart failure