Analytical performance of the N terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) assay on the Elecsys 1010 and 2010 analysers.

abstract：AIMS:To assess adherence to medical treatment in patients with heart failure (HF) using a specific questionnaire and measurement of the serum concentration of digoxin. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty patients with symptomatic HF and a clinical indication for digoxin were included in this pilot study. The assessment of adher...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Muzzarelli S,Brunner-La Rocca H,Pfister O,Foglia P,Moschovitis G,Mombelli G,Stricker H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Supervised exercise can benefit selected patients with heart failure, however the effectiveness of home-based exercise remains uncertain. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a home-based exercise programme in addition to specialist heart failure nurse care. METHODS AND RESULTS:This was a randomized controlled...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Jolly K,Taylor RS,Lip GY,Davies M,Davis R,Mant J,Singh S,Greenfield S,Ingram J,Stubley J,Bryan S,Stevens A

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although pulse pressure (PP) is a recognized risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases, its association with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is uncertain. METHODS AND RESULTS:We enrolled 512 of 951 consecutive HFpEF patients admitted to the Kum...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Tokitsu T,Yamamoto E,Hirata Y,Kusaka H,Fujisue K,Sueta D,Sugamura K,Sakamoto K,Tsujita K,Kaikita K,Hokimoto S,Sugiyama S,Ogawa H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Pronounced trabeculation is presented in both left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), which sometimes makes the differentiation difficult. We hypothesized that echocardiographic deformation analysis would help to differentiate these two cardiomyopathies. METHODS AND RESULTS:We inv...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Niemann M,Liu D,Hu K,Cikes M,Beer M,Herrmann S,Gaudron PD,Hillenbrand H,Voelker W,Ertl G,Weidemann F

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:As periprocedural risk is low, MitraClip implantation is often performed in critically ill, not fully recompensated patients, who are in NYHA functional class IV at the time of the procedure, to accelerate convalescence. We herein sought to evaluate the procedural and 30-day outcome of this patient group. METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Rudolph V,Huntgeburth M,von Bardeleben RS,Boekstegers P,Lubos E,Schillinger W,Ouarrak T,Eggebrecht H,Butter C,Plicht B,May A,Franzen O,Schofer J,Senges J,Baldus S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Psychopathologies may occur in heart failure (HF) and can be associated with adverse outcomes. Amongst neuropeptide S receptor gene functional sequence variants, the T-allele [asparagine(107)isoleucine, NPSR1 rs324981] has been identified as a risk factor for increased anxiety/overinterpretation of bodily symptoms...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Angermann CE,Kaspar M,Marx A,Kittel-Schneider S,Menhofer D,Störk S,Ertl G,Domschke K,Deckert J,Reif A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a complex syndrome, in which reactive oxygen species and inflammatory cytokines are important stressors that contribute to the pathogenesis. AIM:We have studied physiological stress response parameters in CHF, in particular the redox-active regulator thioredoxin. SUBJECTS:A c...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Jekell A,Hossain A,Alehagen U,Dahlström U,Rosén A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical stress plays a crucial role in tissue morphogenesis and remodeling. These processes depend in part on force transmission mediated through integrins and the cytoskeleton. METHODS:Ventricular myocytes isolated from neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats (NRVMs) were exposed to persistent centrifugal force st...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Yutao X,Geru W,Xiaojun B,Tao G,Aiqun M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Echocardiography with Doppler examination of the aortic valve provides a very accurate assessment of the transvalvular gradient and is used to monitor progression of aortic stenosis (AS). Plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been shown to correlate with end-systolic wall stress in patients with AS. AI...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Talwar S,Downie PF,Squire IB,Davies JE,Barnett DB,Ng LL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Knowledge of patient preferences is vital for delivering optimal healthcare. This study uses utility measurement to assess the preferences of heart failure (HF) patients regarding quality of life or longevity. The utility approach represents the perspective of a patient; facilitates the combination of mortality, m...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kraai IH,Vermeulen KM,Luttik ML,Hoekstra T,Jaarsma T,Hillege HL

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients is worsened when stress ischemia persists on treatment, but the relationship with adverse cardiac remodelling had never been investigated. AIM:To analyze changes in blood markers of fibrosis in patients with chronic CAD exhibiting exercise ischae...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Radauceanu A,Moulin F,Djaballah W,Marie PY,Alla F,Dousset B,Virion JM,Capiaumont J,Karcher G,Aliot E,Zannad F

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Randomized trials have shown that beta-blockers (BBs) reduce mortality in chronic heart failure (HF). Less data are available on the role of BBs in patients with acute HF, specifically if BBs should be continued or temporarily withdrawn. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of BBs on in-hospital outcomes...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Orso F,Baldasseroni S,Fabbri G,Gonzini L,Lucci D,D'Ambrosi C,Gobbi M,Lecchi G,Randazzo S,Masotti G,Tavazzi L,Maggioni AP,Italian Survey on Acute Heart Failure Investigators.

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasma levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) are increased in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Beta-blockers (BB) may influence these levels but it is unclear whether changes in NT-pro BNP reflect concomitant changes in prognosis. OBJECTIVES:To assess the prognostic impor...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Olsson LG,Swedberg K,Cleland JG,Spark PA,Komajda M,Metra M,Torp-Pedersen C,Remme WJ,Scherhag A,Poole-Wilson P,COMET Investigators.

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with heart failure (HF) due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), with conflicting prognostic data. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence and incidence of AF in patients with HF and to determine the prognostic impact of baseline AF and t...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Corell P,Gustafsson F,Schou M,Markenvard J,Nielsen T,Hildebrandt P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Non-invasive measures of cardiac mechanical function may have the potential to serve as markers of risk for heart failure; however, limited data exist regarding clinical correlates and heritability of these measures in the community. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used speckle-tracking echocardiography to assess LV strai...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cheng S,McCabe EL,Larson MG,Chen MH,Osypiuk E,Lehman BT,Stantchev P,Aragam J,Solomon SD,Benjamin EJ,Vasan RS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In acute heart failure (AHF), relationships between changes in B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and worsening renal function (WRF) and its prognostic implications have not been fully determined. We investigated the relationship between WRF and a decrease in BNP with in-hospital and 1-year mortality in AHF. METHOD...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Wettersten N,Horiuchi Y,van Veldhuisen DJ,Mueller C,Filippatos G,Nowak R,Hogan C,Kontos MC,Cannon CM,Müeller GA,Birkhahn R,Taub P,Vilke GM,Barnett O,McDonald K,Mahon N,Nuñez J,Briguori C,Passino C,Murray PT,Maisel

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The prognostic value of signs of congestion in patients suspected of having chronic heart failure (CHF) is unknown. Our objectives were to define their prevalence and specificity in diagnosing CHF and to determine their prognostic value in patients in a community heart failure clinic. METHODS AND RESULTS:Analysis...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Damy T,Kallvikbacka-Bennett A,Zhang J,Goode K,Buga L,Hobkirk J,Yassin A,Dubois-Randé JL,Hittinger L,Cleland JG,Clark AL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the effects of a nurse-led intervention designed to improve self-management of patients with heart failure in a primary health care setting regarding health-related quality of life and depression. METHODS:Patients at eight primary health care centres were screened by the Diagnosis Related Groups regi...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mårtensson J,Strömberg A,Dahlström U,Karlsson JE,Fridlund B

更新日期：2005-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) are anaemic. This anaemia is associated with more severe CHF and a higher incidence of mortality, hospitalisation and morbidity. The only way to prove that the anaemia is causing this worsening of CHF is to correct it. We review here some of the published papers about ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Silverberg DS,Wexler D,Iaina A,Schwartz D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of right ventricular (RV) size in patients with chronic heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Normal volunteers (n = 80) and patients (n = 380) with left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction <45% on echocardiography and on optimal treatment for heart failu...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Bourantas CV,Loh HP,Bragadeesh T,Rigby AS,Lukaschuk EI,Garg S,Tweddel AC,Alamgir FM,Nikitin NP,Clark AL,Cleland JG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to systolic left ventricular dysfunction (PH-sLVD) frequently complicates heart failure (HF), and greatly worsens the prognosis of patients with sLVD, but as yet has no approved treatment. The LEPHT study aims to characterize the haemodynamic profile, safety, tolerability, and pharm...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ghio S,Bonderman D,Felix SB,Ghofrani HA,Michelakis ED,Mitrovic V,Oudiz RJ,Frey R,Roessig L,Semigran MJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic significance and associated clinical profile of early post-discharge N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) trajectory among patients hospitalized for worsening chronic heart failure (HHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:This post-hoc analysis of the A...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Greene SJ,Maggioni AP,Fonarow GC,Solomon SD,Böhm M,Kandra A,Prescott MF,Reimund B,Hua TA,Lesogor A,Zannad F,Gheorghiade M,ASTRONAUT Investigators and Coordinators.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately one third of patients with chronic heart failure have left bundle branch block (LBBB) on their 12-lead ECG. METHODS AND RESULTS:1418 consecutive patients (average (SD) age 70.5 (10.4) years; 74% male) first seen in a community heart failure clinic between December 2001 and June 2006 had a 12 l...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Clark AL,Goode K,Cleland JG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The proteasome prevents the intracellular accumulation of proteins and its impairment can lead to structural and functional alterations, as noted for the coronary vasculature in a previous study. Utilizing the same model, this study was designed to test the hypothesis that chronic proteasome inhibition (PSI) also ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Herrmann J,Wohlert C,Saguner AM,Flores A,Nesbitt LL,Chade A,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The present study aimed to assess the association between left atrial (LA) structure and function and the risk for cardiovascular (CV) death or heart failure (HF) hospitalization in a population with atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective echocardiographic substudy of the Effective Anticoa...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Inciardi RM,Giugliano RP,Claggett B,Gupta DK,Chandra A,Ruff CT,Antman EM,Mercuri MF,Grosso MA,Braunwald E,Solomon SD,ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 Investigators.

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support stabilizes patients with cardiogenic shock. Despite improved oxygenation and peripheral circulation, LV unloading may be impeded due to the increased afterload, resulting in a failing static left ventricle and in high mortality. METHODS AND RESUL...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Pappalardo F,Schulte C,Pieri M,Schrage B,Contri R,Soeffker G,Greco T,Lembo R,Müllerleile K,Colombo A,Sydow K,De Bonis M,Wagner F,Reichenspurner H,Blankenberg S,Zangrillo A,Westermann D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Structural abnormalities causing cardiac deterioration in hypertensive heart disease (HHD) are poorly understood. The aim of the study was to evaluate left ventricular (LV) myocardial changes in patients with HHD and cardiac failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Among 1229 patients undergoing an LV or biventricular endomy...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Frustaci A,Francone M,Petrosillo N,Chimenti C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Acute heart failure (AHF) has a poor prognosis. We evaluated 3- and 12-month mortality in different clinical classes of AHF patients from 30 European countries who were included in the EuroHeart Failure Survey (EHFS) II. METHODS AND RESULTS:Follow-up data were available for 2981 AHF patients, of these 62% had a h...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Harjola VP,Follath F,Nieminen MS,Brutsaert D,Dickstein K,Drexler H,Hochadel M,Komajda M,Lopez-Sendon JL,Ponikowski P,Tavazzi L

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a global public health problem. Unfortunately, little is known about HFpEF across Asia. METHODS AND RESULTS:We prospectively studied clinical characteristics, echocardiographic parameters and outcomes in 1204 patients with HFpEF (left ventricular eje...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Tromp J,Teng TH,Tay WT,Hung CL,Narasimhan C,Shimizu W,Park SW,Liew HB,Ngarmukos T,Reyes EB,Siswanto BB,Yu CM,Zhang S,Yap J,MacDonald M,Ling LH,Leineweber K,Richards AM,Zile MR,Anand IS,Lam CSP,ASIAN-HF Investiga

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the acute vasodilator effect of sublingual sildenafil in heart transplant candidates with severe pulmonary hypertension due to severe left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension confers an increased risk of early graft failure. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Seven patients, (mea...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Angel Gómez-Sánchez M,Saenz De La Calzada C,Escribano Subías P,Francisco Delgado Jiménez J,Lázaro Salvador M,Albarrán González A,Cea Calvo L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00