A randomized trial of the addition of home-based exercise to specialist heart failure nurse care: the Birmingham Rehabilitation Uptake Maximisation study for patients with Congestive Heart Failure (BRUM-CHF) study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crataegus preparations have been used for centuries especially in Europe. To date, no proper data on their efficacy and safety as an add-on-treatment are available. Therefore a large morbidity/mortality trial was performed. AIM:To investigate the efficacy and safety of an add-on treatment with Crataegus ext...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Holubarsch CJ,Colucci WS,Meinertz T,Gaus W,Tendera M,Survival and Prognosis: Investigation of Crataegus Extract WS 1442 in CHF (SPICE) trial study group.

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not clear if long-term antithrombotic treatment has a beneficial effect on the incidence of thromboembolism in chronic heart failure (CHF). The HELAS study (Heart failure Long-term Antithrombotic Study) is a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate antithrombotic trea...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cokkinos DV,Haralabopoulos GC,Kostis JB,Toutouzas PK,HELAS investigators.

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is one of the most effective therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and leads to improved quality of life, reductions in heart failure hospitalization rates and reduces all-cause mortality. Nevertheless, up to two-thirds of eligible patients are not referred ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mullens W,Auricchio A,Martens P,Witte K,Cowie MR,Delgado V,Dickstein K,Linde C,Vernooy K,Leyva F,Bauersachs J,Israel CW,Lund L,Donal E,Boriani G,Jaarsma T,Berruezo A,Traykov V,Yousef Z,Kalarus Z,Nielsen JC,Steff

更新日期：2020-11-02 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:Recent studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs), besides being potent regulators of gene expression, can additionally serve as circulating biomarkers of disease. The aim of this study is to determine if plasma miRNAs can be used as indicators of disease progression or therapeutic efficacy in hypertension-induced...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Dickinson BA,Semus HM,Montgomery RL,Stack C,Latimer PA,Lewton SM,Lynch JM,Hullinger TG,Seto AG,van Rooij E

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are global epidemics incurring significant morbidity and mortality. The combination presents many diagnostic challenges. Clinical symptoms and signs frequently overlap. Evaluation of cardiac and pulmonary function is often problematic and occasionally...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Hawkins NM,Petrie MC,Jhund PS,Chalmers GW,Dunn FG,McMurray JJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 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:The identification of valuable markers of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with established HF remains a challenge. We sought to assess the value of clinical, echocardiographic and biochemical variables to predict SCD in a consecutive cohort of patients with heart failure (HF) due to systolic dysfunction. M...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Bayes-Genis A,Vazquez R,Puig T,Fernandez-Palomeque C,Fabregat J,Bardají A,Pascual-Figal D,Ordoñez-Llanos J,Valdes M,Gabarrús A,Pavon R,Pastor L,Gonzalez Juanatey JR,Almendral J,Fiol M,Nieto V,Macaya C,Cinca J,Bayes de

更新日期：2007-08-01 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:Leucocyte telomere length is considered a marker of biological ageing and has been suggested to be shorter in patients with CAD and heart failure compared with healthy controls. The aim of this study was to determine whether telomere length is associated with clinical outcomes in patients with ischaemic heart fail...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Haver VG,Mateo Leach I,Kjekshus J,Fox JC,Wedel H,Wikstrand J,de Boer RA,van Gilst WH,McMurray JJ,van Veldhuisen DJ,van der Harst P

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：: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: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：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：BACKGROUND:Ultrastructural findings of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) include myocyte atrophy and myofilament loss, yet little is known about the vascular abnormalities present in IDCM. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients with IDCM and controls underwent multi-slice CT to examine length and diameter of epicardial v...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Roura S,Planas F,Prat-Vidal C,Leta R,Soler-Botija C,Carreras F,Llach A,Hove-Madsen L,Pons Lladó G,Farré J,Cinca J,Bayes-Genis A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxygen (O2) uptake at peak exercise (VO2 peak) is an objective measurement of functional capacity in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The significance of recovery O2 kinetics parameters in predicting exercise capacity, and the parameters of submaximal exercise testing have not been thoroughly exami...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Nanas S,Nanas J,Kassiotis C,Nikolaou C,Tsagalou E,Sakellariou D,Terovitis I,Papazachou O,Drakos S,Papamichalopoulos A,Roussos C

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that oxidative stress may play a role in the pathogenesis of heart failure, this may have potential implications for therapeutic strategies. However, measures of oxidative stress are subject to confounding inaccuracies. IgG antibodies to oxidized LDL reflect exposure to the lipoprotein ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： George J,Wexler D,Roth A,Barak T,Sheps D,Keren G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasma renin activity is normal in left ventricular dysfunction in the absence of diuretic therapy. In health there is a reciprocal relationship between renin and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) but a positive correlation in advanced heart failure. The relationship between renin and ANP in mild left ventric...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Dutka DP,Puri S,Strong R,Cleland JG

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the annual hospitalization rate and seasonal variation in confirmed heart failure (HF) admissions. METHODS AND RESULTS:Records from all admissions to one hospital during 1 year with a HF diagnostic code were reviewed. From 1953 admissions, 595 were excluded because they did not fulfill the diagnost...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

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

更新日期：2002-12-01 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

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:Red cell distribution width (RDW) has been associated with cardiovascular disease, but the relation to heart failure (HF) is unclear. We investigated the association between RDW and incidence of first hospitalization due to HF in a population-based cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS:Red cell distribution width was measu...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Borné Y,Smith JG,Melander O,Hedblad B,Engström G

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Data are scant on the incidence and prognosis of heart failure (HF) with normal ejection fraction (HFNEF, EF >49%) in an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) setting. The aim of this study was to examine incidence and predictors of HFNEF during an index acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and its subsequent associations...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Desta L,Jernberg T,Spaak J,Hofman-Bang C,Persson H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Reliable detectors of worsening renal function (WRF) in Emergency Department (ED) patients with acute heart failure (AHF) are limited. We hypothesized that initial urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalcin (NGAL) levels, and changes in urinary NGAL levels after initial ED AHF therapy, would be associated...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Collins SP,Hart KW,Lindsell CJ,Fermann GJ,Weintraub NL,Miller KF,Roll SN,Sperling MI,Sawyer DB,Storrow AB

更新日期：2012-09-01 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

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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The diagnosis of heart failure is an important clinical problem and yet reported diagnostic accuracy in primary care is less than 50%. We established a Rapid Access Heart Failure Clinic (RAHFC) in a district general hospital serving a population of 292,000 in SE London, UK, to diagnose and manage ne...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Fox KF,Cowie MR,Wood DA,Coats AJ,Poole-Wilson PA,Sutton GC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hospital management of CHF and predictors of hospital mortality remain unclear. METHODS:To address these issues, we analyzed the hospital admissions for CHF during 1996 in a large university hospital. Patients discharged with the principal diagnosis of CHF were considered eligible for the study. RESULTS:Am...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Grigioni F,Carinci V,Favero L,Bacchi Reggiani L,Magnani G,Potena L,Barbieri A,Magelli C,Branzi A,Magnani B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves symptoms, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and survival in patients with heart failure and wide QRS, however, long term clinical outcome is unknown. AIMS:To identify predictors of mortality and evaluate the effects of CRT after long term follow-up. ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kronborg MB,Mortensen PT,Kirkfeldt RE,Nielsen JC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00