Inotropes and beta-blockers: is there a need for new guidelines?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for infantile-onset Pompe disease effectively reduces the left ventricular (LV) mass. This study sought to explore detailed process of LV reverse remodeling after ERT with the use of tissue Doppler and stain rate imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nine infants and children with Po...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Chen CA,Chien YH,Hwu WL,Lee NC,Wang JK,Chen LR,Lu CW,Lin MT,Chiu SN,Chiu HH,Wu MH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) dramatically affects the lives of both patients and their caregivers, yet limited research exists examining the relationship between emotional well-being of HF patients and their caregivers. Therefore, we conducted a study to (1) describe and compare the emotional well-being of HF patients...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Evangelista LS,Dracup K,Doering L,Westlake C,Fonarow GC,Hamilton M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A link between diabetes mellitus (DM) and heart failure (HF) has been well-recognized for more than a century. HF is also closely linked to abnormal glucose regulation (AGR) and insulin resistance (IR) in patients without DM and, similarly, these conditions commonly coexist. In epidemiological studies, each ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Mamas MA,Deaton C,Rutter MK,Yuille M,Williams SG,Ray SG,New J,Gibson JM,Neyses L

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although beta-blockers were well-tolerated by heart failure (HF) patients in clinical trials, tolerability of these drugs in a general population of HF patients is not well-described. METHODS:We studied a total of 308 encounters with beta-blockers therapy in 268 ambulatory HF patients. Side effects and freq...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Butler J,Khadim G,Belue R,Chomsky D,Dittus RS,Griffin M,Wilson JR

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For over a century, the dog model has been used widely in research studying cardiovascular physiology pertinent to humans. It has been specially applied, over the past 2 decades, in research on the pathophysiology and treatment of left ventricular (LV) remodeling and heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Becau...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Jugdutt BI

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the relationship between nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) and left ventricular (LV) dilatation, function, remodeling, and scar tissue extent in patients with previous myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS AND RESULTS:Eighty-two patients (ages 64+/-10 years) with first previous MI we...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Di Bella G,Passino C,Aquaro GD,Rovai D,Strata E,Arrigo F,Emdin M,Lombardi M,Pingitore A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited data exist on outcomes in patients ≥70 years of age supported with the use of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). METHODS:Data on 1149 continuous-flow LVAD recipients was queried from the Mechanical Circulatory Support Research Network. Groups were assigned based on age: ≥70 yea...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Kim JH,Singh R,Pagani FD,Desai SS,Haglund NA,Dunlay SM,Maltais S,Aaronson KD,Stulak JM,Davis ME,Salerno CT,Cowger JA,Shah P,Mechanical Circulatory Support Research Network (MCSRN).

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of repeated clinical assessments of patients with heart failure is widely accepted. The frequency of such follow-up is not established and is likely to depend on the natural history and variability of patients' health status and the availability and use of appropriate treatments. METHODS AND ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Hauptman PJ,Masoudi FA,Weintraub WS,Pina I,Jones PG,Spertus JA,Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Consortium.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoantibody against β1-adrenergic receptors (β1-AAb) exerts agonist-like action inducing receptor uncoupling and myocardial damage. We attempted to determine the significance of β1-AAb in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients who received carvedilol in a substudy of the Japanese Chronic Heart Failure study. ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Nagatomo Y,Yoshikawa T,Okamoto H,Kitabatake A,Hori M,Japanese Chronic Heart Failure Study Investigators.

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart failure (HF) in developed countries. The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanisms of reduction of arrhythmias after sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) therapy in a myocardial infarction (MI)-HF rabbit model. METHODS AND RESULTS:Chronic MI in rabb...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Chang PC,Wo HT,Lee HL,Lin SF,Chu Y,Wen MS,Chou CC

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is a major public health problem and is increasing in incidence throughout the industrialized world. Despite recent advances in pharmacotherapy, the overall mortality remains high and largely unchanged. Ultrafiltration has received increased attention in the treatment of acute decompensated congestive he...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Wertman BM,Gura V,Schwarz ER

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thiazolidinediones are associated with fluid retention, often interpreted as worsening cardiac function, limiting their use in patients with heart failure (HF). We compared the effects of pioglitazone and glyburide on cardiac function in patients with type 2 diabetes, systolic dysfunction, and New York Heart...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Giles TD,Miller AB,Elkayam U,Bhattacharya M,Perez A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The proinflammatory cytokines have been implicated in the pathogenesis of heart failure. Recent studies have shown that beta-adrenergic blockade can modulate cytokine production. This study investigates the different impact of different degrees of sympathetic antagonism on circulating levels of cytokines in ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Cinquegrana G,D'Aniello L,Landi M,Spinelli L,Grande G,De Prisco F,Petretta M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC) is a naturally occurring compound that has been considered for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). The rationale for its use in this pathology is related to its effects on cardiac and skeletal muscle. Chronic treatment with PLC improves the contraction of isolated and aerobic p...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Ferrari R,De Giuli F

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A major outcome determinant in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) is right ventricular (RV) function. We studied the effect of ranolazine on RV function over 6 months using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in patients with precapillary PH (groups I, III, and IV). METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Han Y,Forfia P,Vaidya A,Mazurek JA,Park MH,Ramani G,Chan SY,Waxman AB

更新日期：2020-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pediatric heart failure (HF) patients have a suboptimal response to traditional HF medications, although phosphodiesterase-3 inhibition (PDE3i) has been used with greater success than in the adult HF population. We hypothesized that molecular alterations specific to children with HF and HF etiology may affec...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Nakano SJ,Sucharov J,van Dusen R,Cecil M,Nunley K,Wickers S,Karimpur-Fard A,Stauffer BL,Miyamoto SD,Sucharov CC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrospective single-center studies have shown that measures of mechanical dyssynchrony before cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), or acute changes after CRT, predict response better than QRS duration. The Prospective Minnesota Study of Echocardiographic/TDI in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (PROMISE...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Bank AJ,Kaufman CL,Kelly AS,Burns KV,Adler SW,Rector TS,Goldsmith SR,Olivari MT,Tang C,Nelson L,Metzig A,PROMISE-CRT Investigators.

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many approaches have been considered to reduce heart failure (HF) readmissions. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JC) requires hospitals to provide patients admitted for HF with discharge instructions that address 6 topics related to HF management: diet, exercise, weight mon...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Regalbuto R,Maurer MS,Chapel D,Mendez J,Shaffer JA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged electrocardiogram (ECG) QRS duration (>or=120 ms) is a risk factor for death in systolic heart failure, but its effects in heart failure with preserved systolic function (HFPSF) have not been extensively studied. We hypothesized that prolonged ECG QRS duration would independently predict long-term ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Hummel SL,Skorcz S,Koelling TM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported that serum levels of pentosidine, one of the well-defined advanced glycation end products (AGE), was an independent prognostic factor for heart failure. Receptor for AGEs (RAGE) is expressed in a variety of tissues, and RAGE has a C-truncated secretory isoform of the receptor protein, te...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Koyama Y,Takeishi Y,Niizeki T,Suzuki S,Kitahara T,Sasaki T,Kubota I

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cachexia in chronic heart failure carries a poor prognosis, but little is known about the influence of body mass on the prognosis of noncachectic heart failure patients. METHODS:We studied 589 consecutive chronic heart failure patients followed for at least a year, in whom there were accurate baseline data ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Davos CH,Doehner W,Rauchhaus M,Cicoira M,Francis DP,Coats AJ,Clark AL,Anker SD

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in patients with moderate heart failure have shown a positive relation between atrial size and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)(99-126) concentrations; however, the relation of the hormone level and left atrial size and left ventricular function in patients with severe chronic heart failure has not been...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Eriksson SV,Caidahl K,Hall C,Eneroth P,Kjekshus J,Offstad J,Swedberg K

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary sodium excess and malnutrition have been associated with poor outcomes in heart failure (HF). Few previous studies have examined the barriers to following a low-sodium, nutritionally robust diet in hospitalized patients with HF. METHODS AND RESULTS:As part of a dietary intervention pilot study, 76 i...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Marolt C,Miller A,Carlozzi NE,Karmally W,Helmke S,Teruya S,Wells J,Trumble E,Maurer MS,Hummel SL

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Members of the nuclear receptor family proteins function as transcription factors upon ligand binding and thereby regulate gene expression in host cells. Aldosterone, the high-affinity endogenous ligand for the mineralocorticoid receptor, induces cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in a variety of animal models...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Wang J,Yu L,Solenberg PJ,Gelbert L,Geringer CD,Steinberg MI

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies typically diagnose heart failure (HF) at the time of hospitalization, and have not evaluated the prevalence of HF symptoms in CKD patients without a prior HF diagnosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:We modified the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) to detect and quantify symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Shlipak MG,Lash JP,Yang W,Teal V,Keane M,Cappola T,Keller C,Jamerson K,Kusek J,Delafontaine P,He J,Miller ER 3rd,Schreiber M,Go AS,CRIC Investigators.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A hallmark characteristic of heart failure (HF) is reduced physical activity (PA) patterns. The relationship between key cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) variables and PA patterns has not been investigated. Therefore, we evaluated PA patterns in patients with ischemic HF and its relationship to peak ox...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： da Silva VZ,Lima AC,Vargas FT,Cahalin LP,Arena R,Cipriano G Jr

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate potential relationships between different components of left ventricular (LV) function and histopathological evidence for myocardial fibrosis in patients undergoing heart transplantation. METHODS:The study population included patients with advanced heart failure, referred for an echocardiographic e...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Cameli M,Mondillo S,Righini FM,Lisi M,Dokollari A,Lindqvist P,Maccherini M,Henein M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is a rare but life-threatening disease. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is not recommended for acute or chronic myocarditis in Western nations owing to the lack of rigorous evidence, but it is widely used in other countries, including Japan. This nationwide retrospective cohort s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Isogai T,Yasunaga H,Matsui H,Tanaka H,Horiguchi H,Fushimi K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the validity of leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and near-infrared interactance (NIR) to assess body composition in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 140 patients with CHF were enrolled in this cross-sectional study between June 2008 and July 2...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Oreopoulos A,Kalantar-Zadeh K,McAlister FA,Ezekowitz JA,Fonarow GC,Johnson JA,Norris CM,Padwal RS

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial recovery after ventricular assist devices (VAD) is rare but appears more common in nonischemic cardiomyopathies (NICM). We sought to evaluate left ventricular (LV) end diastolic diameter (LVEDD) for predicting recovery after VAD. METHODS AND RESULTS:NICM patients receiving long-term mechanical su...

journal_title：Journal of cardiac failure

authors： Simon MA,Primack BA,Teuteberg J,Kormos RL,Bermudez C,Toyoda Y,Shah H,Gorcsan J 3rd,McNamara DM

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00