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Halbach, Marcel, Fritz, Thorsten, Madershahian, Navid, Pfister, Roman and Reuter, Hannes (2017). Improvement of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction by Baroreflex Activation Therapy in a Young Man with Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Int. Heart J., 58 (6). S. 998 - 1001. TOKYO: INT HEART JOURNAL ASSOC. ISSN 1349-3299

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Abstract

The progression of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is promoted by sympathovagal imbalance. Baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) by the electrical stimulation of baroreceptors at the carotid sinus significantly improved exercise capacity and NT-proBNP levels in a randomized trial; however, no significant difference in left ventricular ejection fraction (LV-EF) between groups was found. Here, we report the case of a 30-year-old man with a long history of dilated cardiomyopathy and severely reduced LV-EF despite optimal medical therapy, who was treated with BAT since October 2014 and showed a remarkable improvement in both symptoms and LV-EF under this treatment.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Halbach, Marcel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fritz, Thorsten UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Madershahian, Navid UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Pfister, Roman UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Reuter, Hannes UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-211656
DOI:	10.1536/ihj.16-400
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. Heart J.
Volume:	58
Number:	6
Page Range:	S. 998 - 1001
Date:	2017
Publisher:	INT HEART JOURNAL ASSOC
Place of Publication:	TOKYO
ISSN:	1349-3299
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language HEART-FAILURE; MYOCARDITIS Multiple languages Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21165