Evaluating the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on pathophysiological pathways of heart failure using surrogate biomarkers

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SUNMAN H., ÖZKAN A., YORGUN H., CANPOLAT U., KARABULUT E., Bayrak T., ...More

CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL, vol.25, no.1, pp.42-51, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/cj.a2017.0111
  • Journal Name: CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.42-51
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Several studies have investigated the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on heart failure (HF), but none have evaluated the pathophysiological pathways involved in a single group of patients. Therefore, this study aims to assess the long-term effects of CRT on six different pathophysiological pathways involved in the process of HF by the use of surrogate biomarkers.