Low-dose nitroglycerin improves microcirculation in hospitalized patients with acute heart failure.

abstract：AIMS:The 'Hospital at home' (HaH) model avoids hospital admission by transferring healthcare and treatment to the patient's home. We aimed to compare the effectiveness and direct healthcare costs of treating elderly patients with decompensated heart failure (HF) using HaH care vs. inpatient hospital care (IHC) in a car...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mendoza H,Martín MJ,García A,Arós F,Aizpuru F,Regalado De Los Cobos J,Belló MC,Lopetegui P,Cia JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) frequently occurs in association with postinfarction complications, particularly with heart failure (HF). AIMS:To evaluate whether postinfarction HF is associated with the subsequent development of AF and whether AF independently pre...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Asanin M,Perunicic J,Mrdovic I,Matic M,Vujisic-Tesic B,Arandjelovic A,Vasiljevic Z,Ostojic M

更新日期：2005-06-01 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:Aim Frequent ventricular premature contractions (VPCs) may cause haemodynamic deterioration and reversible left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. We aimed to clarify this mechanism. METHODS AND RESULTS:The haemodynamics, echocardiographic parameters, and plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level were assesse...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kuroki K,Tada H,Seo Y,Ishizu T,Igawa M,Yamasaki H,Igarashi M,Machino T,Naruse Y,Sekiguchi Y,Murakoshi N,Aonuma K

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Structural abnormalities causing cardiac deterioration in hypertensive heart disease (HHD) are poorly understood. The aim of the study was to evaluate left ventricular (LV) myocardial changes in patients with HHD and cardiac failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Among 1229 patients undergoing an LV or biventricular endomy...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Frustaci A,Francone M,Petrosillo N,Chimenti C

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：: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：: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：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic significance and associated clinical profile of early post-discharge N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) trajectory among patients hospitalized for worsening chronic heart failure (HHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:This post-hoc analysis of the A...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Greene SJ,Maggioni AP,Fonarow GC,Solomon SD,Böhm M,Kandra A,Prescott MF,Reimund B,Hua TA,Lesogor A,Zannad F,Gheorghiade M,ASTRONAUT Investigators and Coordinators.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rate constant for global fatty acid influx (k(1)) was studied in 12 male patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). METHOD:10 normal subjects served as controls. 201-Thallium (201TI) and [123I]-phenyl-pentadecanoic acid (IPPA) were administered during bicycle exercise under fasting conditions. RESULTS...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Miche E,Radzewitz A,Notohamiprodjo G,Baller D,Kloppe A,Eckert S,Gleichmann U

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The Exercise Joins Education: Combined Therapy to Improve Outcomes in Newly-discharged Heart Failure (EJECTION-HF) study will evaluate the impact of a supervised exercise training programme (ETP) on clinical outcomes in recently hospitalized heart failure patients attending a disease management programme (DMP). Me...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mudge AM,Denaro CP,Scott AC,Atherton JJ,Meyers DE,Marwick TH,Adsett JA,Mullins RW,Suna JM,Scuffham PA,O'Rourke PK

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：AIMS:Inflammatory heart disease represents an important cause of chronic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Predicting the clinical course of patients with inflammatory cardiomyopathy (iCMP) is difficult, and the prognostic value of current biological markers remains controversial. We tested whether expression of selected m...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Besler C,Urban D,Watzka S,Lang D,Rommel KP,Kandolf R,Klingel K,Thiele H,Linke A,Schuler G,Adams V,Lurz P

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In this randomized, double-blind clinical study, we investigated the relationship between autoantibodies against cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and disease severity in elderly congestive heart failure (CHF) patients before and after titration of beta-blocker therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Anti-cTnI, cTnI, and N-terminal...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Düngen HD,Platzeck M,Vollert J,Searle J,Müller C,Reiche J,Mehrhof F,Müller R,Möckel M

更新日期：2010-07-01 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:Mortality in patients with mild to moderate chronic heart failure remains high. At present there is no easy way of identifying patients within this population at increased risk of death in the medium to long term. AIMS:To develop a prognostic index to identify outpatients with mild to moderate chronic heart...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kearney MT,Nolan J,Lee AJ,Brooksby PW,Prescott R,Shah AM,Zaman AG,Eckberg DL,Lindsay HS,Batin PD,Andrews R,Fox KA

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Exercise-derived parameters, specifically peak exercise oxygen uptake (peak VO2 ) and minute ventilation/carbon dioxide relationship slope (VE/VCO2 slope), have a pivotal prognostic value in heart failure (HF). It is unknown how the prognostic threshold of peak VO2 and VE/VCO2 slope has changed over the last 20 ye...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Paolillo S,Veglia F,Salvioni E,Corrà U,Piepoli M,Lagioia R,Limongelli G,Sinagra G,Cattadori G,Scardovi AB,Metra M,Senni M,Bonomi A,Scrutinio D,Raimondo R,Emdin M,Magrì D,Parati G,Re F,Cicoira M,Minà C,Correale M

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with acute heart failure (HF) in Africa are rarely being treated with a hydralazine/nitrates combination. Therefore the effect of this treatment was studied here. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study was planned to enrol 500 patients during an acute HF admission, from nine sub-Saharan African countries. Patient...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Sliwa K,Damasceno A,Davison BA,Mayosi BM,Sani MU,Ogah O,Mondo C,Ojji D,Dzudie A,Kouam CK,Yonga G,Ba SA,Ogola E,Edwards C,Milo O,Cotter G

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Serial measurements of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) have been suggested for the management of outpatients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The relationship between NT-proBNP plasma levels and central haemodynamic parameters in this setting is not known. METHODS:In 19 outpatients wit...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Braunschweig F,Fahrleitner-Pammer A,Mangiavacchi M,Ghio S,Fotuhi P,Hoppe UC,Linde C

更新日期：2006-12-01 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:Beneficial effects of left ventricular (LV)-based pacing on acute hemodynamic parameters were reported in several series, but only a few studies examined the long-term effects of this new pacing procedure. AIMS:To assess long-term effects of permanent LV-based pacing on LV function and mitral regurgitation ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Etienne Y,Mansourati J,Touiza A,Gilard M,Bertault-Valls V,Guillo P,Boschat J,Blanc JJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：:Heart failure (HF) in elderly patients is associated with more diffuse symptoms and signs due to the presence of other noncardiac comorbidities. This can cause difficulties in assessing the correct diagnosis and initiating appropriate therapy. The four most frequently occurring noncardiac comorbidities and therapies u...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Dahlström U

更新日期：2005-03-16 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：:Most treatments for chronic heart failure are effective both in preventing its onset and reducing its progression. However, statins prevent the development of heart failure, but they do not decrease morbidity and mortality in those with established heart failure. This apparent discordance cannot be explained by an eff...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Packer M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-care is essential in the long-term management of chronic heart failure. Heart failure guidelines stress the importance of patient education on treatment adherence, lifestyle changes, symptom monitoring and adequate response to possible deterioration. Self-care is related to medical and person-centred outcomes in ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Jaarsma T,Hill L,Bayes-Genis A,La Rocca HB,Castiello T,Čelutkienė J,Marques-Sule E,Plymen CM,Piper SE,Riegel B,Rutten FH,Ben Gal T,Bauersachs J,Coats AJS,Chioncel O,Lopatin Y,Lund LH,Lainscak M,Moura B,Mullens W,P

更新日期：2020-09-18 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：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：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