Tobacco smoke-induced left ventricular remodelling is not associated with metalloproteinase-2 or -9 activation.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate in vivo effects of long-term selective beta1-blockade on cardiac energy metabolism, remodelling, function and plasma cytokines in a rat model of post-infarct congestive heart failure (CHF). METHODS:Myocardial infarction (MI) was induced in male rats by ligation of the left coronary artery. Thr...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Omerovic E,Bollano E,Soussi B,Waagstein F

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cardiogenic shock is the leading cause of in-hospital mortality after acute myocardial infarction (MI). This study investigates the importance of age and preexisting diabetes mellitus on the incidence and prognosis of cardiogenic shock in a large group of consecutive patients with MI. METHODS AND RESULTS:Baseline...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Lindholm MG,Boesgaard S,Torp-Pedersen C,Køber L,TRACE registry study group.

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the prognostic value of a wide spectrum of neurohormonal and inflammatory markers along with functional status and exercise capacity, in hospitalized chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with depressive symptoms. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 300 consecutive hospitalized CHF patients were screened for ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Parissis JT,Farmakis D,Nikolaou M,Birmpa D,Bistola V,Paraskevaidis I,Ikonomidis I,Gaitani S,Venetsanou K,Filippatos G,Kremastinos DT

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the association between obesity and outcomes in post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients with systolic heart failure (HF). METHODS AND RESULTS:Of the 6632 Eplerenone Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Efficacy and Survival Study (EPHESUS) participants, 6611 had data on baseline bod...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Wu AH,Pitt B,Anker SD,Vincent J,Mujib M,Ahmed A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We used Near Infrared Spectrophotometry (NIRS) during arterial occlusion to measure resting skeletal muscle oxygen consumption in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients and in age-matched healthy volunteers (HVs). METHODS:Fifteen CHF patients (ten males) and eleven HVs (six males) had echocardiographic evaluation fo...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Abozguia K,Phan TT,Shivu GN,Maher AR,Ahmed I,Wagenmakers A,Frenneaux MP

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate in patients with heart failure (HF) due to systolic dysfunction the occurrence of polypharmacy, alternative medicine, immunization against influenza, and patients' knowledge about their medication. METHODS AND RESULTS:Sixty-five patients, 49 men, mean age 60.5+/-12.0 years answered a confidential ques...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Martínez-Sellés M,García Robles JA,Muñoz R,Serrano JA,Frades E,Domínguez Muñoa M,Almendral J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), NT-proBNP and troponins are useful for the assessment of patients with heart failure. Few data exist about their serial changes and their prognostic value in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:NT-proBNP and troponin-T plasma levels were measured at baseli...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Metra M,Nodari S,Parrinello G,Specchia C,Brentana L,Rocca P,Fracassi F,Bordonali T,Milani P,Danesi R,Verzura G,Chiari E,Dei Cas L

更新日期：2007-08-01 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:Heart failure (HF) patients with a mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF) are not well characterized. Accordingly, we examined the epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical outcomes of HF patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 40-50%. METHODS AND RESULTS:We identified 168 patients with an LVE...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Rastogi A,Novak E,Platts AE,Mann DL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Acute heart failure is a high mortality disease and its pathophysiology is not completely understood. Dipeptidyl peptidase 3 (DPP3) is a cytosolic enzyme involved in angiotensin II and enkephalins cleavage. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of circulating DPP3 (cDPP3) levels and mortality in...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Deniau B,Rehfeld L,Santos K,Dienelt A,Azibani F,Sadoune M,Kounde PR,Samuel JL,Tolpannen H,Lassus J,Harjola VP,Vodovar N,Bergmann A,Hartmann O,Mebazaa A,Blet A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown that cardiac-resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves haemodynamic function, cardiac symptoms, and heart rate variability (HRV) and reduces the risk of mortality and sudden death in subjects with chronic heart failure (CHF). In subjects with CHF, power spectral values for the low-f...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Piccirillo G,Magrì D,di Carlo S,De Laurentis T,Torrini A,Matera S,Magnanti M,Bernardi L,Barillà F,Quaglione R,Ettorre E,Marigliano V

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In heart failure (HF), changes in lung mechanics and gas diffusion are limiting factors to exercise. Their contribution to an increased exercise ventilation to CO2 production (VE/VCO2) slope is undefined. METHODS:A total of 67 stable HF patients underwent cardiopulmonary exercise and pulmonary function test...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Guazzi M,Reina G,Tumminello G,Guazzi MD

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carvedilol improves left ventricular (LV) function when heart failure is due to LV systolic dysfunction, but the magnitude of the response is heterogeneous among patients with coronary disease, possibly reflecting the presence or volume of hibernating myocardium. AIMS:The primary objective of the study is t...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cleland JG,Pennel D,Ray S,Murray G,MacFarlane P,Cowley A,Coats A,Lahiri A

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A recent study suggested that no single echocardiographic index of cardiac dyssynchrony can reliably identify candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). We examined the value of three simple echocardiographic indices for predicting the 6-month clinical and echocardiographic responses to CRT. METHODS ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Bordachar P,Lafitte S,Réant P,Reuter S,Clementy J,Mletzko RU,Siegel RM,Goscinska-Bis K,Bowes R,Morgan J,Bénard S,Leclercq C

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：AIMS:Severe heart failure (HF) is often associated with cachexia that reverses post-heart transplantation (HTx) with frequent development of obesity. Ghrelin is a novel appetite-stimulating hormone. The aim was to determine the role of ghrelin in regulating appetite, food intake, and body composition in HF and post-HTx...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Lund LH,Williams JJ,Freda P,LaManca JJ,LeJemtel TH,Mancini DM

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute dyspnoea as a presenting symptom is a frequent diagnostic challenge for physicians. The main differential diagnosis is between dyspnoea of cardiac and non-cardiac origin. Natriuretic peptides have been shown to be useful in this setting. Ultrasound lung comets (ULCs) are a simple, echographic method wh...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Gargani L,Frassi F,Soldati G,Tesorio P,Gheorghiade M,Picano E

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：AIMS:Chronic hypertension may cause left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The role of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs), and tenascin-C (Tn-C) splice variants in concentric vs. eccentric left ventricular remodelling has not been investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:Ser...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Franz M,Berndt A,Altendorf-Hofmann A,Fiedler N,Richter P,Schumm J,Fritzenwanger M,Figulla HR,Brehm BR

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Guidelines recommend down-titration of loop diuretics (LD) once euvolaemia is achieved. In outpatients with heart failure (HF), we investigated LD dose changes in daily cardiology practice, agreement with guideline recommendations, predictors of successful LD down-titration and association between dose changes and...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kapelios CJ,Laroche C,Crespo-Leiro MG,Anker SD,Coats AJS,Díaz-Molina B,Filippatos G,Lainscak M,Maggioni AP,McDonagh T,Mebazaa A,Metra M,Moura B,Mullens W,Piepoli MF,Rosano GMC,Ruschitzka F,Seferovic PM,Lund LH,Heart

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a strong biochemical marker of heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). Due to renal arterio-venous clearance of NT-proBNP and the correlation of plasma concentrations with renal function, we hypothesized that NT-proBNP may have potential ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Jungbauer CG,Buchner S,Birner C,Resch M,Heinicke N,Debl K,Buesing M,Biermeier D,Schmitz G,Riegger G,Luchner A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Galectin-3 is a prognostic heart failure (HF) biomarker that may mediate cardiac fibrosis. We examined the value of serial galectin-3 measurement for prognosis and response to therapy in chronic HF. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 151 subjects with LV systolic dysfunction (LVSD) were followed through 908 visits ov...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Motiwala SR,Szymonifka J,Belcher A,Weiner RB,Baggish AL,Sluss P,Gaggin HK,Bhardwaj A,Januzzi JL

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：AIMS:We evaluated the applicability and prognostic importance of oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT) among outpatients with systolic heart failure (SHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:Consecutive patients with SHF and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 45% referred to a heart failure clinic (n= 413) were included in ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Egstrup M,Schou M,Gustafsson I,Kistorp CN,Hildebrandt PR,Tuxen CD

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:The vast majority of acute heart failure episodes are characterized by increasing symptoms and signs of congestion with volume overload. The goal of therapy in those patients is the relief of congestion through achieving a state of euvolaemia, mainly through the use of diuretic therapy. The appropriate use of diuretic...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mullens W,Damman K,Harjola VP,Mebazaa A,Brunner-La Rocca HP,Martens P,Testani JM,Tang WHW,Orso F,Rossignol P,Metra M,Filippatos G,Seferovic PM,Ruschitzka F,Coats AJ

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The true incidence of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmic events and the risk of sudden cardiac death in the early stage of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) are still unknown. We aimed to assess the usefulness of the wearable cardioverter/defibrillator (WCD) to bridge a potential risk for life-threatening...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Duncker D,Haghikia A,König T,Hohmann S,Gutleben KJ,Westenfeld R,Oswald H,Klein H,Bauersachs J,Hilfiker-Kleiner D,Veltmann C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BNP is a marker of systolic left ventricular dysfunction (LVSD) and heart failure. To assess BNP for the detection of diastolic dysfunction in the general population, we examined 1678 subjects within an age- and sex-stratified survey (MONICA Augsburg). BNP was measured using a commercially available RIA (Shionogi). BN...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Lukowicz TV,Fischer M,Hense HW,Döring A,Stritzke J,Riegger G,Schunkert H,Luchner A,MONICA Investigators.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary desminopathies are caused by desmin gene [DES (MIM*125660)] mutations. The clinical spectrum includes pure myopathies, cardiomuscular diseases and cardiomyopathies. Patients with restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) plus atrioventricular block (AVB) due to DES defects are frequently unrecognized unless d...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Arbustini E,Pasotti M,Pilotto A,Pellegrini C,Grasso M,Previtali S,Repetto A,Bellini O,Azan G,Scaffino M,Campana C,Piccolo G,Viganò M,Tavazzi L

更新日期：2006-08-01 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