Effects of carvedilol therapy on cardiac autonomic control, QT dispersion, and ventricular arrhythmias in children with dilated cardiomyopathy

OFLAZ, MEHMET; Balli, Sevket; Kibar, Ayse; Ece, Ibrahim; Akdeniz, Celal; Tuzcu, Volkan

doi:10.12659/msm.883911

Effects of carvedilol therapy on cardiac autonomic control, QT dispersion, and ventricular arrhythmias in children with dilated cardiomyopathy

OFLAZ M. B., Balli S., Kibar A. E., Ece I., Akdeniz C., Tuzcu V.

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.19, ss.366-372, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 19
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.12659/msm.883911
Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.366-372
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of carvedilol therapy on autonomic control of the heart and QT-interval dispersion (QTd) among children with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) whose symptoms were not adequately controlled with standard congestive heart failure therapy.