Contractile Reserve in Dilated Cardiomyopathy ( Cardiomyopathies )

Publication series ： Cardiomyopathies

Author： Takahiro Okumura and Toyoaki Murohara  

Publisher： IntechOpen‎

Publication year： 2013

E-ISBN: INT5674455413

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789535111030

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789535111030

Subject： R54 in cardiac and vascular diseases (circulatory system)

Keyword： 心脏、血管（循环系）疾病

Language： ENG

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Contractile Reserve in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Chapter

Chapter 3 Contractile Reserve in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

1. Introduction

2. Contractile reserve in DCM

2.1. Myocardial contractile reserve

2.2. Pathophysiological implications

3. How to evaluate contractile reserve?

3.1. Exercise stress

3.2. Dobutamine stress

3.3. Interpretension

3.4. Stress testing protocol in our studies

4. Clinical implications of myocardial contractile reserve

4.1. Exercise capacity and contractile reserve

4.2. Cardiac sympathetic function and contractile reserve

4.3. Prognosis and contractile reserve

4.4. Molecular biological significance and contractile reserve

4.5. Latest findings about contractile reserve

5. Conclusions and future perspectives

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