EURObservational Research Programme: a worldwide registry on peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) in conjunction with the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on PPCM.

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：AIMS:Psychopathologies may occur in heart failure (HF) and can be associated with adverse outcomes. Amongst neuropeptide S receptor gene functional sequence variants, the T-allele [asparagine(107)isoleucine, NPSR1 rs324981] has been identified as a risk factor for increased anxiety/overinterpretation of bodily symptoms...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Angermann CE,Kaspar M,Marx A,Kittel-Schneider S,Menhofer D,Störk S,Ertl G,Domschke K,Deckert J,Reif A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To characterize the relationship between known and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) and the risk of death and major cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) complicated by heart failure (HF) and/or left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD). METHODS:The VALIANT trial ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Køber L,Swedberg K,McMurray JJ,Pfeffer MA,Velazquez EJ,Diaz R,Maggioni AP,Mareev V,Opolski G,Van de Werf F,Zannad F,Ertl G,Solomon SD,Zelenkofske S,Rouleau JL,Leimberger JD,Califf RM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess adherence to medical treatment in patients with heart failure (HF) using a specific questionnaire and measurement of the serum concentration of digoxin. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty patients with symptomatic HF and a clinical indication for digoxin were included in this pilot study. The assessment of adher...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Muzzarelli S,Brunner-La Rocca H,Pfister O,Foglia P,Moschovitis G,Mombelli G,Stricker H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

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 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：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：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：BACKGROUND:Bifocal pacing (BFP) has been proposed as a feasible alternative to cardiac resynchronization therapy. AIM:To evaluate BFP in patients with severe heart failure and significant intraventricular conduction delay and to compare it with biventricular pacing (BVP). METHODS:Echocardiographic examination includi...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Bulava A,Lukl J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The MITRA-FR trial showed that among symptomatic patients with severe secondary mitral regurgitation, percutaneous repair did not reduce the risk of death or hospitalization for heart failure at 12 months compared with guideline-directed medical treatment alone. We report the 24-month outcome from this trial. MET...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Iung B,Armoiry X,Vahanian A,Boutitie F,Mewton N,Trochu JN,Lefèvre T,Messika-Zeitoun D,Guerin P,Cormier B,Brochet E,Thibault H,Himbert D,Thivolet S,Leurent G,Bonnet G,Donal E,Piriou N,Piot C,Habib G,Rouleau F,Car

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：AIMS:Mutations in the lamin A/C gene (LMNA) cause a variety of clinical phenotypes, including dilated cardiomyopathy. LMNA is one of the most prevalent mutated genes in dilated cardiomyopathy, and is associated with a high risk of arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, and heart failure. There are few data on the impact of...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： van Rijsingen IA,Nannenberg EA,Arbustini E,Elliott PM,Mogensen J,Hermans-van Ast JF,van der Kooi AJ,van Tintelen JP,van den Berg MP,Grasso M,Serio A,Jenkins S,Rowland C,Richard P,Wilde AA,Perrot A,Pankuweit S,Zwinderman

更新日期：2013-04-01 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:Myocardial contractility can be altered using voltage clamp techniques by modulating amplitude and duration of the action potential resulting in enhanced calcium entry in the cell of isolated muscle strips (Non-Excitatory Currents; NEC). Extracellular electrical stimuli delivered during the absolute refracto...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Brunckhorst CB,Shemer I,Mika Y,Ben-Haim SA,Burkhoff D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In amyloid patients, cardiac involvement dramatically worsens functional capacity and prognosis. We sought to study how the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) could help in functional assessment and risk stratification of patients with cardiac amyloidosis (CA). METHODS AND RESULTS:We carried out a multicentre s...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Nicol M,Deney A,Lairez O,Vergaro G,Emdin M,Carecci A,Inamo J,Montfort A,Neviere R,Damy T,Harel S,Royer B,Baudet M,Cohen-Solal A,Arnulf B,Logeart D

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the long-term outcome of patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) and severely reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤ 35%) at presentation. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study population included 326 patients (mean age 69.5 ± 10.7 years, 28 male) with TTS enrolled in the Takotsubo Italian Network, ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Citro R,Radano I,Parodi G,Di Vece D,Zito C,Novo G,Provenza G,Bellino M,Prota C,Silverio A,Antonini-Canterin F,Rigo F,Vriz O,Galasso G,Bossone E,Salerno-Uriarte J,Piscione F

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：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: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：AIMS:ACE-inhibitors, β-blockers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improved prognosis of heart failure. We sought to analyse the long-term prognostic impact of evidence-based integrated therapeutic strategies in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Merlo M,Pivetta A,Pinamonti B,Stolfo D,Zecchin M,Barbati G,Di Lenarda A,Sinagra G

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：AIM:Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with increased sympathetic nervous system (SNS) tone. Attenuating the SNS with renal denervation (RDT) might be helpful and there are no data currently in humans with HFpEF. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this single-centre, randomized, open-controlled s...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Patel HC,Rosen SD,Hayward C,Vassiliou V,Smith GC,Wage RR,Bailey J,Rajani R,Lindsay AC,Pennell DJ,Underwood SR,Prasad SK,Mohiaddin R,Gibbs JS,Lyon AR,Di Mario C

更新日期：2016-06-01 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: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：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:High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory marker that predicts coronary heart disease (CHD) and, in recent studies, incident heart failure (HF). Whether the association of inflammation with incident HF is explained by worse baseline left ventricular dysfunction or by underlying CHD is unkn...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Williams ES,Shah SJ,Ali S,Na BY,Schiller NB,Whooley MA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The most recent European guidelines have proposed new definitions of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in left heart disease, to better approach the characteristics required to reflect the presence of pulmonary vascular disease. The purpose of this study was to assess whether different haemodynamic definitions of post-c...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ghio S,Crimi G,Temporelli PL,Traversi E,La Rovere MT,Cannito A,Vizza D,Scelsi L,Raineri C,Guazzi M,Oltrona Visconti L

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) have frequent episodes of exacerbation leading to recurrent hospitalization. AIMS:To explore factors related to patients seeking care for worsening CHF. METHODS:Eighty-eight patients diagnosed with a deteriorating CHF condition were interviewed. Data were analysed ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Patel H,Shafazand M,Schaufelberger M,Ekman I

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heart failure syndrome has first been described as an emerging epidemic about 25 years ago. Today, because of a growing and ageing population, the total number of heart failure patients still continues to rise. However, the case mix of heart failure seems to be evolving. Incidence has stabilized and may even be de...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Groenewegen A,Rutten FH,Mosterd A,Hoes AW

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00