The presence of contractile reserve predicts the left ventricular systolic function improvement after prolonged oral dipyridamole use in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Apr 1;172(3):622-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.079. Epub 2014 Jan 25.
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Keywords: Contractile reserve; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Dipyridamole.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / drug therapy*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / physiopathology
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Dipyridamole / administration & dosage*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gated Blood-Pool Imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Contraction / drug effects*
  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • Prospective Studies
  • Systole
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Dipyridamole