Publications by authors named "Adriana Ribeiro de Souza"
Arq Bras Cardiol
May 2012
Article Synopsis
- Chronotropic incompetence (CI) is often overlooked in cardiac assessments, despite evidence linking it to higher morbidity and mortality.
- A study involving 1,798 non-elderly patients undergoing stress echocardiography found that 15% had CI, which correlated with various clinical and echocardiographic indicators of heart failure (HF).
- Key findings indicated that factors like dyspnea, chest pain history, and increased left ventricular mass were linked to HF, while CI itself did not raise the likelihood of myocardial ischemia in these patients.
