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Echocardiographic elastic properties of ascending aorta and their relationship with exercise capacity in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

BACKGROUND: : Aortic stiffness, an independent predictor of mortality and cardiovascular events, is common among patients affected by non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDC) and heart failure (HF). METHODS: : A total of 55 patients with diagnosis of NIDC (aged 60 ± 11 years, mean ejection fractio...

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Autores principales: Vizzardi, Enrico, Caretta, Giorgio, Bonadei, Ivano, Rovetta, Riccardo, Sciatti, Edoardo, Pezzali, Natalia, Lombardi, Carlo M., Quinzani, Filippo, Salghetti, Francesca, D'Aloia, Antonio, Metra, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29450176
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchv.2014.03.009