N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide from fresh urine for the biochemical detection of heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is common and is frequently managed by primary care physicians (PCPs). Despite the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines, standard treatments for CHF are frequently underutilised, particularly in primary care. AIM:To evaluate current drug therapy for CHF in adults with ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ceia F,Fonseca C,Mota T,Morais H,Matias F,Costa C,Oliveira AG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) has increased over the last decade because of the lack of healthy donor hearts. In this report we describe for the first time a patient with an LVAD Heart Mate II (HM II) implanted 6 months before admission, who initially suffered from severe anaemia and later on unde...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Gogas BD,Parissis JT,Filippatos GS,Iliodromitis EK,Soultanis KC,Kostopanagiotou GG,Theodoropoulos SP,Kremastinos DT,Yacoub MH

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The exercise Doppler echocardiographic stress test can be of interest in the management of asymptomatic patients with primary mitral regurgitation (MR). The resting brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level is a good surrogate marker of the consequences of MR and is a powerful predictor of outcome. The incremental prog...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Magne J,Mahjoub H,Pibarot P,Pirlet C,Pierard LA,Lancellotti P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Acute heart failure (AHF) has a poor prognosis. We evaluated 3- and 12-month mortality in different clinical classes of AHF patients from 30 European countries who were included in the EuroHeart Failure Survey (EHFS) II. METHODS AND RESULTS:Follow-up data were available for 2981 AHF patients, of these 62% had a h...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Harjola VP,Follath F,Nieminen MS,Brutsaert D,Dickstein K,Drexler H,Hochadel M,Komajda M,Lopez-Sendon JL,Ponikowski P,Tavazzi L

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Renal dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is common and is associated with increased mortality. Impaired renal function is also a risk factor for developing HFpEF. A new paradigm for HFpEF, proposing a sequence of events leading to myocardial remodelling and dysfunction in HFpEF, was ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ter Maaten JM,Damman K,Verhaar MC,Paulus WJ,Duncker DJ,Cheng C,van Heerebeek L,Hillege HL,Lam CS,Navis G,Voors AA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We sought to test the utility of weight gain algorithms to predict episodes of worsening heart failure (WHF) using home-telemonitoring data collected as part of the TEN-HMS study. METHODS AND RESULTS:Simple rule-of-thumb (RoT) algorithms (i.e. 3 lbs in 1 day and 5 lbs in 3 days) and a moving average convergence d...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Zhang J,Goode KM,Cuddihy PE,Cleland JG,TEN-HMS Investigators.

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring has established its use in the definition of white coat hypertension and monitoring of treatment of essential hypertension. Any role for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in heart failure is not well defined. However, from the limited studies available, ambulatory blood pressure...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Goyal D,Macfadyen RJ,Watson RD,Lip GY

更新日期：2005-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Knowledge of patient preferences is vital for delivering optimal healthcare. This study uses utility measurement to assess the preferences of heart failure (HF) patients regarding quality of life or longevity. The utility approach represents the perspective of a patient; facilitates the combination of mortality, m...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kraai IH,Vermeulen KM,Luttik ML,Hoekstra T,Jaarsma T,Hillege HL

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:The use of oral anticoagulation in patients with heart failure in sinus rhythm remains controversial as previous large randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have not shown a survival benefit. However, heterogeneity exists among heart failure patients and it is possible that high-risk subgroups may benefit from...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Goudie A,Elder D,Deshmukh H,Szwejkowski BR,Lang CC,George J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the efficacy of the homeopathic Crataegus preparation Cralonin for non-inferiority to standard treatment for mild cardiac insufficiency. METHODS:Multicentre non-randomised cohort study in patients aged 50-75 years in New York Heart Association class II. Patients received Cralonin (n=110) or ACE i...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Schröder D,Weiser M,Klein P

更新日期：2003-06-01 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: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：:Patients with heart failure (HF) are at an increased risk of stroke, sudden death and venous thromboembolism, which are all linked to thrombus formation (thrombogenesis). The present 'viewpoint' article will discuss how the prothrombotic state in HF may be perpetuated by a chronic inflammatory state that is maladaptiv...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Chong AY,Lip GY

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of the right ventricle has been relatively neglected proportionate to its importance. We sought to evaluate the impact of right ventricular (RV) and NT-proBNP on the outcome of patients with heart failure (HF) and functional mitral regurgitation (MR). METHODS AND PATIENTS:Outpatients with left vent...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Dini FL,Fontanive P,Panicucci E,Andreini D,Chella P,De Tommasi SM

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No specific guidelines exist on how to manage renal dysfunction (RD) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). AIMS:To identify the proportion of patients with moderate to severe RD and CHF who showed an improvement in their renal function in response to a systematic management algorithm. METHODS:Stabl...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： de Silva R,Nikitin NP,Witte KK,Rigby AS,Loh H,Nicholson A,Bhandari S,Clark AL,Cleland JG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Previous evaluations of natriuretic peptide (NP) levels in patients with acute dyspnoea presenting to the emergency department (ED) have selected only a minority of patients for echocardiography. We aimed to evaluate the association between NPs and more subtle echocardiographic findings and to assess the potential...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Shah KB,Kop WJ,Christenson RH,Diercks DB,Kuo D,Henderson S,Hanson K,Li SY,deFilippi CR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Women are more likely to develop heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) than men. We studied the relationship between sex and cardiovascular structure and function in patients with HFpEF. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study included 279 participants from the PARAMOUNT study (57% women) with analysable b...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Gori M,Lam CS,Gupta DK,Santos AB,Cheng S,Shah AM,Claggett B,Zile MR,Kraigher-Krainer E,Pieske B,Voors AA,Packer M,Bransford T,Lefkowitz M,McMurray JJ,Solomon SD,PARAMOUNT Investigators.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of AT1 receptors in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury is unclear. We, therefore, investigated the effects of the AT1 receptor antagonist irbesartan (Irb) in isolated hearts of selective myocardial AT1 overexpressing transgenic [transgenic(alphaMHC-hAT1)594-17] and Sprague-Dawley rats (SD) subje...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Han H,Hoffmann S,Hu K,Ertl G

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The epidemiology of heart failure in Arabia, with a population different from the West in cultural and ethnic origin, has not been studied before. AIMS:To determine the prevalence and aetiologies of symptomatic heart failure in an indigenous Arab population over a 3-year period. METHODS:All patients with h...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Agarwal AK,Venugopalan P,de Bono D

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) improve outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), but are underutilized. Hyperkalaemia may be one reason, but the underlying reasons for underuse are unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the independent predictors of MRA underuse in ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Savarese G,Carrero JJ,Pitt B,Anker SD,Rosano GMC,Dahlström U,Lund LH

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure is common in diabetes and ischaemic heart disease is the most likely link. Still, it has been suggested that the relation extends beyond such disease. METHODS:7060 subjects with two or more visits in the Reykjavík Study were followed--during 30 years from 1967. All underwent oral glucose toler...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Thrainsdottir IS,Aspelund T,Gudnason V,Malmberg K,Sigurdsson G,Thorgeirsson G,Hardarson T,Rydén L

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：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：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：AIMS:The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical picture and outcome of cardiogenic shock and to develop a risk prediction score for short-term mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS:The CardShock study was a multicentre, prospective, observational study conducted between 2010 and 2012. Patients with either acute co...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Harjola VP,Lassus J,Sionis A,Køber L,Tarvasmäki T,Spinar J,Parissis J,Banaszewski M,Silva-Cardoso J,Carubelli V,Di Somma S,Tolppanen H,Zeymer U,Thiele H,Nieminen MS,Mebazaa A,CardShock Study Investigators.,GREAT network

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

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：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to determine that the administration of an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor enalapril would confer protection against doxorubicin-induced experimental heart failure, and attenuate the development of left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS:Seventeen dogs were chronically in...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Vaynblat M,Shah HR,Bhaskaran D,Ramdev G,Davis WJ 3rd,Cunningham JN Jr,Chiavarelli M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00