Effects of carvedilol on right ventricular function in chronic heart failure

Am J Cardiol. 1998 Jan 15;81(2):247-50. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00874-6.

Abstract

This study investigated the effects of carvedilol on right ventricular (RV) volume and systolic function in chronic heart failure patients. Carvedilol treatment resulted in a significant improvement of RV ejection fraction and systolic performance, which paralleled the improvement of systolic function demonstrated in the left ventricle.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carbazoles / therapeutic use*
  • Carvedilol
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Failure / drug therapy*
  • Heart Failure / mortality
  • Heart Failure / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Propanolamines / therapeutic use*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Stroke Volume / physiology
  • Survival Rate
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Right / physiology*

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Carbazoles
  • Propanolamines
  • Carvedilol