Family caregiving and congestive heart failure. Review and analysis.

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：BACKGROUND:The association between serum digoxin concentration (SDC) and outcomes in women with heart failure (HF) has not been well studied. AIMS:To test the hypothesis that the effect of digoxin on outcomes in women with HF is bi-directional and dependent on SDC, as in men, and is modified by ejection fraction (EF)....

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ahmed A,Aban IB,Weaver MT,Aronow WS,Fleg JL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the hypothesis that an earlier post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) eplerenone initiation in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and heart failure (HF) is associated with better long-term outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS:The 6632 patients of the EPHESUS study were randomized from day...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Adamopoulos C,Ahmed A,Fay R,Angioi M,Filippatos G,Vincent J,Pitt B,Zannad F,EPHESUS Investigators.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The Home or Hospital in Heart failure (HHH) study was a European Community-funded, multinational, randomized controlled clinical trial, conducted in the UK, Poland, and Italy, to assess the feasibility of a new system of home telemonitoring (HT). The HT system was used to monitor clinical and physiological paramet...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mortara A,Pinna GD,Johnson P,Maestri R,Capomolla S,La Rovere MT,Ponikowski P,Tavazzi L,Sleight P,HHH Investigators.

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Evaluation of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) to confirm or disprove heart failure in community patients complaining of dyspnoea. METHODS AND RESULTS:General practitioners referred 345 consecutive patients complaining of dyspnoea to our hospital-based clinic, where a diagnosis was established ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Nielsen LS,Svanegaard J,Klitgaard NA,Egeblad H

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Biventricular (BiV) pacing has been found to improve systolic function and exercise tolerance in patients with severe congestive heart failure and bundle branch block. The mechanisms behind this beneficial effect is still not sufficiently clarified. AIM:To evaluate the regional myocardial perfusion (MP) dur...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Nielsen JC,Bøttcher M,Jensen HK,Nielsen TT,Pedersen AK,Mortensen PT

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most patients suspected of having heart failure (HF) will get a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) but its utility for excluding HF or assisting in its management has rarely been investigated. METHODS:The EuroHeart Failure survey identified 11,327 patients hospitalised with a suspected diagnosis of HF from 115...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Khan NK,Goode KM,Cleland JG,Rigby AS,Freemantle N,Eastaugh J,Clark AL,de Silva R,Calvert MJ,Swedberg K,Komajda M,Mareev V,Follath F,EuroHeart Failure Survey Investigators.

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Impaired tissue perfusion is often observed in patients with acute heart failure. We tested whether low-dose nitroglycerin (NTG) improves microcirculatory perfusion in patients admitted for acute heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 20 acute heart failure patients, NTG was given as intravenous infusion at a fixe...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： den Uil CA,Lagrand WK,Spronk PE,van der Ent M,Jewbali LS,Brugts JJ,Ince C,Simoons ML

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：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: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:Incident heart failure (HF) continues to pose a common and serious problem. We sought to examine the value of echocardiographic predictors of new HF in a community-based elderly population at risk for HF, independent of and incremental to clinical evaluation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Asymptomatic patients ≥65 years ol...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Yang H,Negishi K,Wang Y,Nolan M,Saito M,Marwick TH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of adding the beta-blocker bucindolol to standard therapy shortly after a myocardial infarction in a high-risk population with reduced left ventricular function. METHODS:The study was planned to include 2000 patients with an enzyme confirmed myocardial infa...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Torp-Pedersen C,Køber L,Ball S,Hall A,Brendorp B,Ottesen M,Berning J,Jensen G,Hampton J,Zilles P,Eberle S,Carlsen J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether a strategy of intensive blood pressure control reduces the risk of heart failure (HF) events consistently across the spectrum of kidney function and albuminuria. METHODS AND RESULTS:SPRINT was a randomized clinical trial in which 9361 individuals ≥50 years, at high risk for or with cardiovasc...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Vaduganathan M,Pareek M,Kristensen AMD,Biering-Sørensen T,Byrne C,Almarzooq Z,Olesen TB,Olsen MH,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The choice of optimal treatment strategy in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is often difficult. The aim of this study was to compare long-term results of patients with chronic CAD, severe heart failure and a defined scope of myocardial viabilit...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Meluzín J,Cerný J,Spinarová L,Toman J,Groch L,Stetka F,Frélich M,Hude P,Krejcí J,Rambousková L,Panovský R

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：AIM:Heart failure (HF) is a common condition with which high mortality, morbidity, and poor quality of life are associated. It has previously been shown that use of HF management programmes (HFMPs) in HF clinics can be beneficial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if the use of HFMPs also has beneficial effects...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Agvall B,Alehagen U,Dahlström U

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the relationship between decongestion, central venous pressure, and risk of worsening renal function (WRF) in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 475 patients with ADHF, of whom 238 underwent right heart catheterization. Right atrial pressure (RAP)...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Aronson D,Abassi Z,Allon E,Burger AJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Infused C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) was recently found to play a cardioprotective role in preventing myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and improving cardiac remodelling after myocardial infarction (MI) in rats. Our study aimed to investigate the effect of cardiomyocyte-specific CNP over-expre...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Wang Y,de Waard MC,Sterner-Kock A,Stepan H,Schultheiss HP,Duncker DJ,Walther T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of erythropoietin (EPO) has revolutionized the treatment of anaemia associated with many conditions including chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, little is known of the cellular impact of EPO on the uraemic heart. The discovery that the EPO receptor (EPOR) is also expressed on non-haematopoietic cells inclu...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Smith K,Semple D,Bhandari S,Seymour AM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptides are correlated with atrial pressures, as are left ventricular ejection fraction and left ventricular filling abnormalities. AIMS:This study investigated the relation of atrial natriuretic peptides to both left ventricular systolic and diastolic function i...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Wijbenga AA,Balk AH,Jonkman FA,Boomsma F,Simoons ML,Man in t Veld AJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriate interpretation of changes in markers of kidney function is essential during the treatment of acute and chronic heart failure. Historically, kidney function was primarily assessed by serum creatinine and the calculation of estimated glomerular filtration rate. An increase in serum creatinine, also termed wo...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mullens W,Damman K,Testani JM,Martens P,Mueller C,Lassus J,Tang WHW,Skouri H,Verbrugge FH,Orso F,Hill L,Ural D,Lainscak M,Rossignol P,Metra M,Mebazaa A,Seferovic P,Ruschitzka F,Coats A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the tolerability of initiating/uptitrating sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) from 50 to 200 mg twice daily (target dose) over 3 and 6 weeks in heart failure (HF) patients (ejection fraction ≤35%). METHODS AND RESULTS:A 5-day open-label run-in (sacubitril/valsartan 50 mg twice daily) preceded an 11-week, dou...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Senni M,McMurray JJ,Wachter R,McIntyre HF,Reyes A,Majercak I,Andreka P,Shehova-Yankova N,Anand I,Yilmaz MB,Gogia H,Martinez-Selles M,Fischer S,Zilahi Z,Cosmi F,Gelev V,Galve E,Gómez-Doblas JJ,Nociar J,Radomska M,S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe differences in patient characteristics and outcomes by ethnicity in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF, ejection fraction ≤35%) in a multi-ethnic cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patient level data from two cohorts (HF-ACTION and ASIAN-HF) were ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cooper LB,Yap J,Tay WT,Teng TK,MacDonald M,Anand IS,Sharma A,O'Connor CM,Kraus WE,Mentz RJ,Lam CS,HF-ACTION and ASIAN-HF Investigators.

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although no universal definition exists, decompensated heart failure may be regarded as either a worsening of chronic heart failure or new-onset heart failure precipitated by an acute incident. Haemodynamic management of patients hospitalised with decompensated heart failure may include the administration of diuretics...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Greenberg B,Borghi C,Perrone S

更新日期：2003-01-01 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:To characterize the prevalence and clinical relevance of malnutrition in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve edge-to-edge repair (TTVR). METHODS AND RESULTS:Overall, 86 consecutive patients (mean age 78 ± 7 years) with moderate-to-severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) at prohibitive surgical risk were...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Besler C,Unterhuber M,Rommel KP,Unger E,Hartung P,von Roeder M,Noack T,Zachäus M,Halm U,Borger M,Desch S,Thiele H,Lurz P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute heart failure (AHF) are at an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a routine investigation in patients with AHF used to identify potential causes and/or complications. It is unclear whether 12-lead ECG charac...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Gouda P,Brown P,Rowe BH,McAlister FA,Ezekowitz JA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure (HF) patients with normal vs. abnormal red cell indices (RCI), the associations between iron parameters and RCI, and prognostic consequences of ID independently of RCI. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analysed clinical data of 1821 patients with HF [me...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Tkaczyszyn M,Comín-Colet J,Voors AA,van Veldhuisen DJ,Enjuanes C,Moliner-Borja P,Rozentryt P,Poloński L,Banasiak W,Ponikowski P,van der Meer P,Jankowska EA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00