A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Eduardo Arrais Rocha, Francisca Tatiana Moreira Pereira, Ana Rosa Pinto Quidute, José Sebastião Abreu, José Wellington Oliveira Lima, [...]
Eduardo Arrais Rocha, Francisca Tatiana Moreira Pereira, Ana Rosa Pinto Quidute, José Sebastião Abreu, José Wellington Oliveira Lima, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20170020
Abstract Background: Patients submitted to cardiac resynchronization may develop response patterns that are higher than expected, with normalization of clinical and echocardiographic parameters. Objective: To analyze the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of this population of super-responders, comparing them with the other patients submitted to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Methods: A prospective, observational cohort study involving 146 patients consecutively submitted to cardiac resynchronization implants. Fisher’s exact test and Mann-Whitney test were performed to compare the variables. Patients with ejection fraction > 50% […]
Keywords: Hypertension; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A; Polymorphism, Genetic; Aged; Risk Factors; Prevalence