Association of obesity and survival in systolic heart failure after acute myocardial infarction: potential confounding by age.

abstract：:The Elecsys NT-proBNP assay is based on two polyclonal antibodies directed at residues 1-21 and 39-50 of the NT-proBNP molecule. Analytical performance was assessed using NCCLS protocol EP-5A using three serum pools in a preliminary study then as part of a multicentre evaluation (16 instruments in 8 hospitals). Using ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Collinson PO,Barnes SC,Gaze DC,Galasko G,Lahiri A,Senior R

更新日期：2004-03-15 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: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：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：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：BACKGROUND:Knowledge on clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with heart failure originates from studies of selected populations in clinical trials or from epidemiological observations. Reports on the large numbers of patients with heart failure treated in community hospitals are sparse. OBJECTIVE:Are the...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Taubert G,Bergmeier C,Andresen H,Senges J,Potratz J

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the availability of a number of different classes of therapeutic agents with proven efficacy in heart failure, the clinical course of heart failure patients is characterized by a reduction in life expectancy, a progressive decline in health-related quality of life and functional status, as well as a high risk ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cowie MR,Filippatos GS,Alonso Garcia MLA,Anker SD,Baczynska A,Bloomfield DM,Borentain M,Bruins Slot K,Cronin M,Doevendans PA,El-Gazayerly A,Gimpelewicz C,Honarpour N,Janmohamed S,Janssen H,Kim AM,Lautsch D,Laws I,Lefk

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The proteasome prevents the intracellular accumulation of proteins and its impairment can lead to structural and functional alterations, as noted for the coronary vasculature in a previous study. Utilizing the same model, this study was designed to test the hypothesis that chronic proteasome inhibition (PSI) also ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Herrmann J,Wohlert C,Saguner AM,Flores A,Nesbitt LL,Chade A,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Insulin-dependent positive inotropic effects (PIE) are partially Ca(2+) independent. This mechanism is potentially glucose dependent. In contrast to most animal species, human myocardium expresses high levels of sodium-glucose-transporter-1 (SGLT-1) mRNA besides the common glucose-transporters-1 and -4 (GLUT1, GLU...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： von Lewinski D,Gasser R,Rainer PP,Huber MS,Wilhelm B,Roessl U,Haas T,Wasler A,Grimm M,Bisping E,Pieske B

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-endothelial interactions modulated by adhesion molecules, may play an important role in the pathogenesis of congestive heart failure (CHF). Soluble levels of these molecules and platelet-derived substances are reportedly elevated in patients with CHF. However, no data are available on the plasma lev...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Serebruany VL,Murugesan SR,Pothula A,Atar D,Lowry DR,O'Connor CM,Gurbel PA

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:We have documented a pre-junctional beta-2 adrenoceptor mediated reduction in cardiac norepinephrine spillover (CNES) in heart failure patients receiving chronic beta-blockade. Our present objective was to ascertain the consequence of this decrease for vagal heart rate (HR) regulation by determining CNES, arterial bar...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kubo T,Parker JD,Azevedo ER,Atchison DJ,Newton GE,Picton P,Floras JS

更新日期：2005-08-01 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:Post-discharge morbidity and mortality for acute heart failure (AHF) patients remains high. Although the adverse effects of neurohormonal activation are well known in chronic HF, the prognostic significance of serum aldosterone in patients hospitalized for AHF has not been well studied. METHODS AND RESULTS:A seco...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Girerd N,Pang PS,Swedberg K,Fought A,Kwasny MJ,Subacius H,Konstam MA,Maggioni A,Gheorghiade M,Zannad F,EVEREST investigators.

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

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：AIMS:The present study aimed to assess the association between left atrial (LA) structure and function and the risk for cardiovascular (CV) death or heart failure (HF) hospitalization in a population with atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective echocardiographic substudy of the Effective Anticoa...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Inciardi RM,Giugliano RP,Claggett B,Gupta DK,Chandra A,Ruff CT,Antman EM,Mercuri MF,Grosso MA,Braunwald E,Solomon SD,ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 Investigators.

更新日期：2019-12-01 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:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a complex syndrome, in which reactive oxygen species and inflammatory cytokines are important stressors that contribute to the pathogenesis. AIM:We have studied physiological stress response parameters in CHF, in particular the redox-active regulator thioredoxin. SUBJECTS:A c...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Jekell A,Hossain A,Alehagen U,Dahlström U,Rosén A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Several studies have shown that older patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are undertreated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of up-titration of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) and beta-blockers on outcome acros...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Mordi IR,Ouwerkerk W,Anker SD,Cleland JG,Dickstein K,Metra M,Ng LL,Samani NJ,van Veldhuisen DJ,Zannad F,Voors AA,Lang CC

更新日期：2020-03-25 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：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：:Current pharmacological therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction are largely either repurposed anti-hypertensives that blunt overactivation of the neurohormonal system or diuretics that decrease congestion. However, they do not address the symptoms of heart failure that result from reductions in card...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ahmad T,Miller PE,McCullough M,Desai NR,Riello R,Psotka M,Böhm M,Allen LA,Teerlink JR,Rosano GMC,Lindenfeld J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the current status of care and needs of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) services in the Central and South Eastern European (CESEE) region. METHODS AND RESULTS:We obtained data regarding the national ACHD status for 19 CESEE countries from their ACHD representative based on an extensive survey for...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Brida M,Šimkova I,Jovović L,Prokšelj K,Antonová P,Balint HO,Gumbiene L,Lebid IH,Komar M,Kratunkov P,Kovačević Preradović T,Ermel R,Strenge A,Coman IM,Vukomanović V,Gatzoulis MA,Roos-Hesselink JW,Diller GP

更新日期：2020-11-02 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: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: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：AIMS:Oral sucrosomial iron (SI) combines enhanced bioavailability and tolerance compared to conventional oral iron along with similar efficacy compared to intravenous iron in several conditions associated with iron deficiency (ID). METHODS AND RESULTS:In this non-randomized, open-label study, we sought to evaluate pro...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Karavidas A,Troganis E,Lazaros G,Balta D,Karavidas IN,Polyzogopoulou E,Parissis J,Farmakis D

更新日期：2021-01-09 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：AIMS:The goal of the study was to examine the prognostic impact, haemodynamic and clinical features associated with lung congestion in patients with chronic heart failure (HF). METHODS AND RESULTS:HF patients (n = 186) and HF-free controls (n = 21) underwent right heart catheterization, echocardiography, pulmonary fun...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Melenovsky V,Andersen MJ,Andress K,Reddy YN,Borlaug BA

更新日期：2015-11-01 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