Dr de Leeuw, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, the Netherlands. Objective To assess the degree of agreement between impedance ...

Given the importance of hemodynamic considerations in heart failure treatment, impedance cardiography (ICG) is a technology that permits economical, noninvasive monitoring of hemodynamic ...

The etiology of heart failure involves alterations in multiple organ systems and neurohormonal regulatory processes. Table 1 summarizes the pathophysiological mechanisms that are believed to ...