Combining the ventilatory response to exercise and peak oxygen consumption is no better than peak oxygen consumption alone in predicting mortality in chronic heart failure.

abstract：AIMS:Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are common partners. Bronchodilators are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with pulmonary disease. The outcome of patients with HF prescribed bronchodilators is poorly defined. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Candesartan in Heart failu...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Hawkins NM,Wang D,Petrie MC,Pfeffer MA,Swedberg K,Granger CB,Yusuf S,Solomon SD,Ostergren J,Michelson EL,Pocock SJ,Maggioni AP,McMurray JJ,CHARM Investigators and Committees.

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been shown to be associated with inflammation, which is positively and negatively regulated by T helper (Th) 1 and Th2 lymphocytes, respectively. Several studies have indicated that statins can improve heart function after AMI. AIM...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cheng X,Liao YH,Zhang J,Li B,Ge H,Yuan J,Wang M,Lu B,Liu Y,Cheng Y

更新日期：2005-12-01 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 examine the impact of diabetes mellitus on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by clinical signs of heart failure (HF) or left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). METHODS AND RESULTS:The High-Risk MI Database consists of individual data from 28 771 patients and was cr...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Tajik AA,Dobre D,Aguilar D,Kjekshus J,Zannad F,Dickstein K,High-Risk MI Database Scientific Committee.

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between quality of life (QoL) and survival have been poorly investigated. The aim of this study was to determine the value of QoL score as a prognostic factor in a prospective cohort of patients with advanced chronic heart failure (CHF). METHODS:QoL assessment was performed with a generic q...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Alla F,Briançon S,Guillemin F,Juillière Y,Mertès PM,Villemot JP,Zannad F,EPICAL Investigators.

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article updates the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2007 classification of advanced heart failure and describes new diagnostic and treatment options for these patients. Recognizing the patient with advanced heart failure is critical to facilitate timely referral to advanced h...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Crespo-Leiro MG,Metra M,Lund LH,Milicic D,Costanzo MR,Filippatos G,Gustafsson F,Tsui S,Barge-Caballero E,De Jonge N,Frigerio M,Hamdan R,Hasin T,Hülsmann M,Nalbantgil S,Potena L,Bauersachs J,Gkouziouta A,Ruhparwar A,

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：AIMS:Undetected atrial fibrillation (AF) may be common in the heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) population, and failure to detect this may lead to the missing of opportunities to prevent associated subclinical cerebral infarctions (SCIs) and cognitive decline. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 1527 p...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cogswell RJ,Norby FL,Gottesman RF,Chen LY,Solomon S,Shah A,Alonso A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction has been associated with a worse outcome in heart failure patients undergoing CRT. However, evidence on the RV response to CRT is controversial and there are no data regarding the early effects of CRT on RV function (RVF). We sought to investigate whether a CRT device favourably ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Stolfo D,Tonet E,Merlo M,Barbati G,Gigli M,Pinamonti B,Ramani F,Zecchin M,Sinagra G

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：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：AIMS:To evaluate right-ventricular (RV) function during stress echocardiography (SE) and to assess its relationship with exercise capacity in heart failure (HF) patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We included 88 patients aged 60.9 +/- 11.2 years with a mean LVEF of 27.2 +/- 9.5%. The following RV parameters were measured at...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Rubis P,Podolec P,Kopec G,Olszowska M,Tracz W

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides information and a commentary on trials presented at the American Heart Association meeting held in November 2005, relevant to the pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of heart failure. All reports should be considered as preliminary data, as analyses may change in the final publication. In R...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cleland JG,Freemantle N,Coletta AP,Clark AL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RUSSLAN study, which randomised 504 patients with post-infarction heart failure in whom intravenous inotropic support might be deemed appropriate, was presented for the first time in a hotline session at the annual meeting of the Working Group on Heart Failure of the European Society of Cardiology. The study sugge...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Gomes UC,Cleland JG

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart failure syndrome has first been described as an emerging epidemic about 25 years ago. Today, because of a growing and ageing population, the total number of heart failure patients still continues to rise. However, the case mix of heart failure seems to be evolving. Incidence has stabilized and may even be de...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Groenewegen A,Rutten FH,Mosterd A,Hoes AW

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptor is thought to play a role in cardiovascular disorders such as neointima formation after vascular injury, cardiac hypertrophy and myocardial infarction (MI). Recently, the biallelic polymorphism G + 1675A in intron 1 of the AT2 receptor gene has been associated with le...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Herrmann SM,Nicaud V,Schmidt-Petersen K,Pfeifer J,Erdmann J,McDonagh T,Dargie HJ,Paul M,Regitz-Zagrosek V

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are established differences in cardiovascular disease in different racial groups. Worldwide, the literature regarding the clinical epidemiology of congestive heart failure (CHF) in non-white populations is scarce. OBJECTIVES:To document the prevalence of CHF in the multiracial population of Malaysia, ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Chong AY,Rajaratnam R,Hussein NR,Lip GY

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) became a rare mechanical complication of myocardial infarction in the era of percutaneous coronary interventions but is associated with extreme mortality in patients who present with cardiogenic shock (CS). Promising outcomes have been reported with the use of circulatory support a...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Rob D,Špunda R,Lindner J,Rohn V,Kunstýř J,Balík M,Rulíšek J,Kopecký P,Lipš M,Šmíd O,Kovárník T,Mlejnský F,Linhart A,Bělohlávek J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited comparative studies assessing the health-related quality of life (HRQL) in heart failure (HF) patients with preserved vs. low ejection fraction (LVEF) have been disparate. AIMS:The aims of this study were a) to characterize HRQL in a large population of HF patients with preserved and low LVEF and b)...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Lewis EF,Lamas GA,O'Meara E,Granger CB,Dunlap ME,McKelvie RS,Probstfield JL,Young JB,Michelson EL,Halling K,Carlsson J,Olofsson B,McMurray JJ,Yusuf S,Swedberg K,Pfeffer MA,CHARM Investigators.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Scarce data are available on the effect of the traditional Mediterranean diet (TMD) on heart failure biomarkers. We assessed the effect of TMD on biomarkers related to heart failure in a high cardiovascular disease risk population. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 930 subjects at high cardiovascular risk (420 men a...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Fitó M,Estruch R,Salas-Salvadó J,Martínez-Gonzalez MA,Arós F,Vila J,Corella D,Díaz O,Sáez G,de la Torre R,Mitjavila MT,Muñoz MA,Lamuela-Raventós RM,Ruiz-Gutierrez V,Fiol M,Gómez-Gracia E,Lapetra J,Ros E,Serra-Majem L

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The adipocyte-specific cytokine adiponectin, has cardioprotective effects, correlates with endogenous cardiac natriuretic peptides and adipocyte has guanylyl cyclase-A receptors of natriuretic peptides. AIMS:To evaluate the effect of carperitide (atrial natriuretic peptide; ANP) on plasma adiponectin in pat...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Tanaka T,Tsutamoto T,Sakai H,Nishiyama K,Fujii M,Yamamoto T,Horie M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We aimed to determine the relation between baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP), change in SBP, and worsening renal function (WRF) in acute heart failure (AHF) patients enrolled in the Pre-RELAX-AHF trial. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Pre-RELAX-AHF study enrolled 234 patients within 16 h of admission (median 7 h) fo...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Voors AA,Davison BA,Felker GM,Ponikowski P,Unemori E,Cotter G,Teerlink JR,Greenberg BH,Filippatos G,Teichman SL,Metra M,Pre-RELAX-AHF study group.

更新日期：2011-09-01 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 ELITE-II, BEST and CHAMP Trials were reported for the first time at the American Heart Association in November 1999. These trials provide valuable new information to guide clinical practice in the management of heart failure and of myocardial infarction, although none mandate a major change from current clinical p...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Witte K,Thackray S,Banerjee T,Clark AL,Cleland JG

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is frequent among patients hospitalized with acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS). AIMS:To describe the influence of coronary revascularization status on survival in patients with AHFS. METHODS AND RESULTS:OPTIMIZE-HF enrolled 48,612 patients with AHFS from 259 U.S. hospitals....

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Rossi JS,Flaherty JD,Fonarow GC,Nunez E,Gattis Stough W,Abraham WT,Albert NM,Greenberg BH,O'Connor CM,Yancy CW,Young JB,Davidson CJ,Gheorghiade M

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：AIM:Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with increased sympathetic nervous system (SNS) tone. Attenuating the SNS with renal denervation (RDT) might be helpful and there are no data currently in humans with HFpEF. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this single-centre, randomized, open-controlled s...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Patel HC,Rosen SD,Hayward C,Vassiliou V,Smith GC,Wage RR,Bailey J,Rajani R,Lindsay AC,Pennell DJ,Underwood SR,Prasad SK,Mohiaddin R,Gibbs JS,Lyon AR,Di Mario C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is associated with adverse prognosis in cardiovascular (CV) and non-CV diseases. We evaluated the association of GDF-15 with CV and non-CV outcomes in the PARADIGM-HF trial. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 1935 patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in P...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Bouabdallaoui N,Claggett B,Zile MR,McMurray JJV,O'Meara E,Packer M,Prescott MF,Swedberg K,Solomon SD,Rouleau JL,PARADIGM-HF Investigators and Committees.

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Remote patient management (telemonitoring) may help to detect early signs of cardiac decompensation, allowing optimization of and adherence to treatments in chronic heart failure (CHF). Two meta-analyses have suggested that telemedicine in CHF can reduce mortality by 30-35%. The aim of the TIM-HF study was to inve...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Koehler F,Winkler S,Schieber M,Sechtem U,Stangl K,Böhm M,Boll H,Kim SS,Koehler K,Lücke S,Honold M,Heinze P,Schweizer T,Braecklein M,Kirwan BA,Gelbrich G,Anker SD,TIM-HF Investigators.

更新日期：2010-12-01 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