Chronic heart failure is associated with vascular remodeling of the brachial artery.

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:Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR) is an emerging technique to treat tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Predictors of adverse outcomes are scarce, and stratification by TR aetiologies is lacking. METHODS AND RESULTS:We report the bi-centre procedural outcomes of 164 patients undergoing TTVR for TR stratified ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Schlotter F,Orban M,Rommel KP,Besler C,von Roeder M,Braun D,Unterhuber M,Borger M,Hagl C,Orban M,Nabauer M,Massberg S,Thiele H,Hausleiter J,Lurz P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with mild-moderate chronic heart failure (CHF) often have raised levels of serum uric acid (UA). This is due, amongst other factors, to reduced UA excretion by the kidneys, which is partly explained by restriction of sodium intake and treatment with diuretics. The decline in renal function that parallels wors...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Reyes AJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Risk stratification in patients admitted with worsening heart failure (HF) is essential for tailoring therapy and counselling. Risk models are available but rarely used, in part because many require laboratory and imaging results that are not routinely available. Body temperature is associated with prognosis in ot...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Payvar S,Spertus JA,Miller AB,Casscells SW,Pang PS,Zannad F,Swedberg K,Maggioni AP,Reid KJ,Gheorghiade M,Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study with Tolvaptan (EVEREST) Investigators.

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although discontinuation of chronic ACE inhibitor (ACEi) therapy after myocardial infarction (MI) is common in clinical practice, some clinical studies reported an increased incidence of ischemia-related events after withdrawal. To further address this issue, we assessed hemodynamic, neurohormonal and vascul...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Westendorp B,Schoemaker RG,Buikema H,Boomsma F,van Veldhuisen DJ,van Gilst WH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The primary objective of this systematic review was to estimate the prevalence and temporal changes in chronic comorbid conditions reported in heart failure (HF) clinical trials. METHODS AND RESULTS:We searched MEDLINE for HF trials enrolling more than 400 patients published between 2001 and 2016.Trials were divi...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Khan MS,Samman Tahhan A,Vaduganathan M,Greene SJ,Alrohaibani A,Anker SD,Vardeny O,Fonarow GC,Butler J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Regional presynaptic sympathetic innervation varies considerably in the cardiomyopathic human heart, as shown in previous studies in vivo and in vitro. The goal of the present study was to correlate markers of presynaptic sympathetic innervation with local measurement of the postsynaptic beta-adrenergic syst...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ungerer M,Weig HJ,Kübert S,Overbeck M,Bengel F,Schömig A,Schwaiger M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF) is common and, to date, therapeutic options are limited. Increased left atrial pressure is a key contributor to the symptoms associated with HFpEF, particularly during physical activity. We report the 30-day outcome of patients treated ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Søndergaard L,Reddy V,Kaye D,Malek F,Walton A,Mates M,Franzen O,Neuzil P,Ihlemann N,Gustafsson F

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory marker that predicts coronary heart disease (CHD) and, in recent studies, incident heart failure (HF). Whether the association of inflammation with incident HF is explained by worse baseline left ventricular dysfunction or by underlying CHD is unkn...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Williams ES,Shah SJ,Ali S,Na BY,Schiller NB,Whooley MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Beta-blockers (BBs) improve outcomes in heart failure. Results from the Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study in Elderly (CIBIS-ELD) trial previously demonstrated the feasibility of heart rate, not maximum dose, as a treatment goal. In this pre-specified analysis, we investigated the prognostic value of achieved ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Düngen HD,Musial-Bright L,Inkrot S,Apostolović S,Edelmann F,Lainščak M,Sekularac N,Störk S,Tahirovic E,Tscholl V,Krackhardt F,Loncar G,Trippel TD,Gelbrich G

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Society of Cardiology heart failure guidelines firmly recommend regular physical activity and structured exercise training (ET), but this recommendation is still poorly implemented in daily clinical practice outside specialized centres and in the real world of heart failure clinics. In reality, exercise i...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Piepoli MF,Conraads V,Corrà U,Dickstein K,Francis DP,Jaarsma T,McMurray J,Pieske B,Piotrowicz E,Schmid JP,Anker SD,Solal AC,Filippatos GS,Hoes AW,Gielen S,Giannuzzi P,Ponikowski PP

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carvedilol has been shown to be beneficial for patients with heart failure, but it is not clear how it should be initiated in routine clinical practice, particularly in the elderly. This study is a retrospective review of 19 patients of age 80+/-4 years with heart failure, who had Carvedilol treatment initiated in a r...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Owen A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and prevalence of cardiovascular disease increases progressively with advancing age. Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Western Countries. In the near future, as the population ages, it is expected that the population prevalence of cardiovascular disease will increase d...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Wong LS,de Boer RA,Samani NJ,van Veldhuisen DJ,van der Harst P

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), a common autosomal recessive disease, leads to excessive iron accumulation in some organs, including the heart. It is therefore not surprising that cardiomyopathy is one of the most severe complications of HH. The HFE gene defects have been thought to contribute to idiopathic...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Hannuksela J,Leppilampi M,Peuhkurinen K,Kärkkäinen S,Saastamoinen E,Heliö T,Kaartinen M,Nieminen MS,Nieminen P,Parkkila S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Several studies have shown that older patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are undertreated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of up-titration of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) and beta-blockers on outcome acros...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mordi IR,Ouwerkerk W,Anker SD,Cleland JG,Dickstein K,Metra M,Ng LL,Samani NJ,van Veldhuisen DJ,Zannad F,Voors AA,Lang CC

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNis) acts an ARB and neprilysin inhibitor. Diabetes mellitus significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and heart failure (HF). Therefore, we evaluated the effects and mechanisms of ARNi in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in streptozotocin-ind...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Suematsu Y,Miura S,Goto M,Matsuo Y,Arimura T,Kuwano T,Imaizumi S,Iwata A,Yahiro E,Saku K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternations in gut microbial composition (i.e. loss of microbial diversity or 'gut dysbiosis') have been associated with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). It has also been suggested that increased chronic low-level inflammation and immune system dysregulation seen in patients with HFrEF could be r...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Madan S,Mehra MR

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Sleep disordered breathing (SDB), especially Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) is common in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Adaptive servoventilation (ASV) was recently introduced to treat CSR in CHF. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ASV on CSR and CHF parameters. ME...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Oldenburg O,Schmidt A,Lamp B,Bitter T,Muntean BG,Langer C,Horstkotte D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The most recent European guidelines have proposed new definitions of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in left heart disease, to better approach the characteristics required to reflect the presence of pulmonary vascular disease. The purpose of this study was to assess whether different haemodynamic definitions of post-c...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ghio S,Crimi G,Temporelli PL,Traversi E,La Rovere MT,Cannito A,Vizza D,Scelsi L,Raineri C,Guazzi M,Oltrona Visconti L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To characterise the prevalence, in-hospital complications, management, and long-term outcome of patients with congestive heart failure but preserved left ventricular systolic function after acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:3166 consecutive patients screened for entry in the Bucindolol Evaluation in Acute Myoc...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Møller JE,Brendorp B,Ottesen M,Køber L,Egstrup K,Poulsen SH,Torp-Pedersen C,Bucindolol Evaluation in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trail Group.

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Rho kinases (ROCKs) are the best characterized effectors of the small G-protein RhoA, and play a role in enhanced vasoconstriction in animal models of congestive heart failure (CHF). This study examined if ROCK activity is increased in CHF and how it is associated with the outcome in CHF. METHODS AND RESULTS:Pati...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Dong M,Liao JK,Fang F,Lee AP,Yan BP,Liu M,Yu CM

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Elecsys NT-proBNP assay is based on two polyclonal antibodies directed at residues 1-21 and 39-50 of the NT-proBNP molecule. Analytical performance was assessed using NCCLS protocol EP-5A using three serum pools in a preliminary study then as part of a multicentre evaluation (16 instruments in 8 hospitals). Using ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Collinson PO,Barnes SC,Gaze DC,Galasko G,Lahiri A,Senior R

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Quantification of linear lung ultrasound (LUS) artefacts (B-lines) represents a novel, non-invasive approach to assess pulmonary congestion. We investigated the relationship between the number of B-lines (vertical artefacts arising from the pleural line) and intracardiac pressures. METHODS AND RESULTS:Prior to sc...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Platz E,Lattanzi A,Agbo C,Takeuchi M,Resnic FS,Solomon SD,Desai AS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AdaptResponse trial is designed to test the hypothesis that preferential adaptive left ventricular-only pacing with the AdaptivCRT® algorithm reduces the incidence of the combined endpoint of all-cause mortality and intervention for heart failure (HF) decompensation, compared with conventional cardiac resynchroniz...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Filippatos G,Birnie D,Gold MR,Gerritse B,Hersi A,Jacobs S,Kusano K,Leclercq C,Mullens W,Wilkoff BL,AdaptResponse Investigators.

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Latent heart failure at rest can be observed in a number of patients upon exercise. Considering left atrial (LA) remodelling as the reflection of the cumulative effects of the LV filling pressure (FP) over time, our aim was to investigate whether the LA volume would predict abnormal exercise LVFP. METHODS AND RES...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Hammoudi N,Achkar M,Laveau F,Boubrit L,Djebbar M,Allali Y,Komajda M,Isnard R

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Previous evaluations of natriuretic peptide (NP) levels in patients with acute dyspnoea presenting to the emergency department (ED) have selected only a minority of patients for echocardiography. We aimed to evaluate the association between NPs and more subtle echocardiographic findings and to assess the potential...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Shah KB,Kop WJ,Christenson RH,Diercks DB,Kuo D,Henderson S,Hanson K,Li SY,deFilippi CR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Over the last 30 years, many medicine development programmes in acute and chronic heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have failed, in contrast to those in HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). We explore how the neutral results in larger HF trials may be attributable to chance and/or t...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Davison BA,Takagi K,Senger S,Koch G,Metra M,Kimmoun A,Mebazaa A,Voors AA,Nielsen OW,Chioncel O,Pang PS,Greenberg BH,Maggioni AP,Cohen-Solal A,Ertl G,Sato N,Teerlink JR,Filippatos G,Ponikowski P,Gayat E,Edwards C,

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the long-term outcome of patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) and severely reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 35%) at presentation. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study population included 326 patients (mean age 69.5 ± 10.7 years, 28 male) with TTS enrolled in the Takotsubo Italian Network, ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Citro R,Radano I,Parodi G,Di Vece D,Zito C,Novo G,Provenza G,Bellino M,Prota C,Silverio A,Antonini-Canterin F,Rigo F,Vriz O,Galasso G,Bossone E,Salerno-Uriarte J,Piscione F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TRUE-AHF is a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial which is evaluating the effects of a 48-h infusion of ularitide (15 ng/kg/min) on the short- and long-term clinical course of patients with acute heart failure. Noteworthy features of the study include the early enrolment of patients ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Packer M,Holcomb R,Abraham WT,Anker S,Dickstein K,Filippatos G,Krum H,Maggioni AP,McMurray JJV,Mebazaa A,O'Connor C,Peacock F,Ponikowski P,Ruschitzka F,van Veldhuisen DJ,Holzmeister J,TRUE-AHF Investigators and Committees

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Myostatin inhibits myoblast differentiation/proliferation and may play a role in heart failure (HF) and reverse remodelling after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support. This study sought to characterize myostatin expression and activation in advanced HF before and after LVAD support. METHODS AND RESULTS:L...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： George I,Bish LT,Kamalakkannan G,Petrilli CM,Oz MC,Naka Y,Sweeney HL,Maybaum S

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00