2001
Left ventricular inotropic reserve and right ventricular function predict increase of left ventricular ejection fraction after beta-blocker therapy in nonischemic cardiomyopathy
Ramahi T, Longo M, Cadariu A, Rohlfs K, Carolan S, Engle K, Samady H, Wackers F. Left ventricular inotropic reserve and right ventricular function predict increase of left ventricular ejection fraction after beta-blocker therapy in nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 37: 818-824. PMID: 11693757, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(00)01162-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionRight ventricular ejection fractionBeta-blocker therapyVentricular ejection fractionVentricular inotropic reserveNonischemic cardiomyopathyEjection fractionInotropic reserveDobutamine infusionLong-term beta-blocker therapyNormal right ventricular ejection fractionImprovement of LVEFBeta-blocker doseRight ventricular functionSystolic blood pressureIntravenous dobutamine infusionEquilibrium radionuclide ventriculographyVentriculographic variablesLVEF increaseBlood pressureVentricular functionRadionuclide ventriculographyUnderwent assessmentIntravenous infusionBaseline variables
1980
Radionuclide assessment of right and left ventricular exercise reserve after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot
Reduto L, Berger H, Johnstone D, Hellenbrand W, Wackers F, Whittemore R, Cohen L, Gottschalk A, Zaret B, Pytlik L. Radionuclide assessment of right and left ventricular exercise reserve after total correction of tetralogy of Fallot. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1980, 45: 1013-1018. PMID: 7369132, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(80)90170-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular ejection fraction responseRight ventricular ejection fractionRight ventricular performanceVentricular ejection fractionEjection fraction responseRight ventricular hypertrophyEjection fractionPostoperative patientsVentricular hypertrophyVentricular performanceNormal right ventricular ejection fractionFraction responseThallium-201 myocardial imagingAsymptomatic clinical statusRight ventricular uptakeTotal surgical correctionThallium-201 imagingExercise reserveVentricular uptakeConditions of restClinical statusSurgical correctionRadionuclide angiocardiographyRadionuclide assessmentPatients