Ghrelin resistance occurs in severe heart failure and resolves after heart transplantation.

abstract：:It is well known that atrial fibrillation can lead to heart failure, and is attributed to rapid ventricular rate (tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy). Some recent studies suggest the possible existence of an intrinsic left-ventricular factor related to atrial fibrillation, irrespective of other elements. In order to d...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Jourdain P,Bellorini M,Funck F,Fulla Y,Guillard N,Loiret J,Thebault B,Sadeg N,Desnos M

更新日期：2002-06-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Cardiac angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is activated by an increase in wall stress and is involved in remodeling processes. Heart failure is often treated with ACE inhibitors and diuretics although diuretic treatment could activate the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). AIMS:To examine the effects of diure...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Seeland U,Kouchi I,Zolk O,Jockenhövel F,Itter G,Linz W,Böhm M

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：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：: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：: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: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:Advances in diagnostic imaging have increased the recognition of coexisting transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) and severe aortic stenosis (AS), with a reported prevalence between 8-16%. In this prospective study, we aimed to evaluate the implications of ATTR-CA on outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Rosenblum H,Masri A,Narotsky DL,Goldsmith J,Hamid N,Hahn RT,Kodali S,Vahl T,Nazif T,Khalique OK,Bokhari S,Soman P,Cavalcante JL,Maurer MS,Castaño A

更新日期：2020-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most frequent degenerative valvular heart disease in Western countries and its prevalence increases in parallel with the ageing process of the population. Heart failure (HF), defined by the presence of reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, may be present in up to a quarter of patients...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kamperidis V,Delgado V,van Mieghem NM,Kappetein AP,Leon MB,Bax JJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

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：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：:Heart failure is a major health problem and is associated with a high mortality and morbidity. Recently, the role of the genetic background in the onset and the development of the disease has been evidenced in both heart failure with and without systolic dysfunction and in familial and non-familial forms of this condi...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Komajda M,Charron P,Tesson F

更新日期：1999-06-01 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:To characterise the prevalence, in-hospital complications, management, and long-term outcome of patients with congestive heart failure but preserved left ventricular systolic function after acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:3166 consecutive patients screened for entry in the Bucindolol Evaluation in Acute Myoc...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Møller JE,Brendorp B,Ottesen M,Køber L,Egstrup K,Poulsen SH,Torp-Pedersen C,Bucindolol Evaluation in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trail Group.

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：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：AIMS:In acute heart failure (AHF), relationships between changes in B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and worsening renal function (WRF) and its prognostic implications have not been fully determined. We investigated the relationship between WRF and a decrease in BNP with in-hospital and 1-year mortality in AHF. METHOD...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Wettersten N,Horiuchi Y,van Veldhuisen DJ,Mueller C,Filippatos G,Nowak R,Hogan C,Kontos MC,Cannon CM,Müeller GA,Birkhahn R,Taub P,Vilke GM,Barnett O,McDonald K,Mahon N,Nuñez J,Briguori C,Passino C,Murray PT,Maisel

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired cardiac function is frequently accompanied by peripheral vascular dysfunction and a pro-inflammatory condition, which may be associated with elevated levels of angiotensin II. We hypothesized that the magnitude of flow mediated dilatation (FMD) of the brachial artery of post myocardial infarction patients wil...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kovacs I,Toth J,Tarjan J,Koller A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We sought to describe the frequency, type and timing of clinical events, and delineate patterns in their transitions, after a first episode of heart failure (HF). METHODS AND RESULTS:In 1036 Framingham participants with new-onset HF (mean age 79 years; 53% women), we used mixture models to estimate probabilities ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Velagaleti RS,Larson MG,Enserro D,Song RJ,Vasan RS

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：: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：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:Clinical presentation of takotsubo syndrome (TTS) mimics acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and does not allow differentiation. We aimed to develop a clinical score to estimate the probability of TTS and to distinguish TTS from ACS in the acute stage. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients with TTS were recruited from the Inter...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ghadri JR,Cammann VL,Jurisic S,Seifert B,Napp LC,Diekmann J,Bataiosu DR,D'Ascenzo F,Ding KJ,Sarcon A,Kazemian E,Birri T,Ruschitzka F,Lüscher TF,Templin C,InterTAK co-investigators.

更新日期：2017-08-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Echocardiography with Doppler examination of the aortic valve provides a very accurate assessment of the transvalvular gradient and is used to monitor progression of aortic stenosis (AS). Plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been shown to correlate with end-systolic wall stress in patients with AS. AI...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Talwar S,Downie PF,Squire IB,Davies JE,Barnett DB,Ng LL

更新日期：2001-01-01 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:Approximately one third of patients with chronic heart failure have left bundle branch block (LBBB) on their 12-lead ECG. METHODS AND RESULTS:1418 consecutive patients (average (SD) age 70.5 (10.4) years; 74% male) first seen in a community heart failure clinic between December 2001 and June 2006 had a 12 l...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Clark AL,Goode K,Cleland JG

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00