Serial assessment of cardiothoracic ratio as a predictor of progression from stage B to stage C heart failure in asymptomatic patients with cardiac diseases
Kotaro Nochioka,
Shintaro Kato,
Giampaolo Pileggi,
Katsunori Horii,
Takashi Shiroto,
Hiroaki Shimokawa,
Satoshi Yasuda
Affiliations
Kotaro Nochioka
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan; Corresponding author at: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Seiryo-machi 1-1, Aobaku Sendai, Miyagi 9808574, Japan.
Shintaro Kato
NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd, Germany
Giampaolo Pileggi
NEC Laboratories Europe, Germany
Katsunori Horii
NEC Solution Innovators, Ltd, Germany
Takashi Shiroto
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Hiroaki Shimokawa
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan; International University of Health and Welfare, Japan
Satoshi Yasuda
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan