Implications of the Hemodynamic Optimization Approach Guided by Right Heart Catheterization in Patients with Severe Heart Failure

Implications of the Hemodynamic Optimization Approach Guided by Right Heart Catheterization in Patients with Severe Heart Failure

OBJECTIVE: To report the hemodynamic and functional responses obtained with clinical optimization guided by hemodynamic parameters in patients with severe and refractory heart failure. METHODS: Invasive hemodynamic monitoring using right heart catheterization aimed to reach low filling pressures and...

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Main Authors: Luís E. Rohde, Thiago Furian, Candice Campos, Andreia Biolo, Eneida Rabelo, Murilo Foppa, Nadine Clausell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
heart failure
treatment
hemodynamic optimization
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