The arterial baroreflex effectiveness index in risk stratification of chronic heart failure patients who are candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Introduction: Baroreflex function is an independent marker of prognosis in heart failure (HF). However, little is known about its relation to response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The aim of this study is to assess arterial baroreflex function in HF patients who are candidates for CRT...

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Main Authors: João Fernandes Serôdio, Mário Martins Oliveira, Sérgio Matoso Laranjo, Cristiano Tavares, Pedro Silva Cunha, Ana Abreu, Luísa Branco, Sandra Alves, Isabel Rocha, Rui Cruz Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204916300678