Left ventricular mechanical function: clinical correlates, heritability, and association with parental heart failure.

abstract：AIMS:As pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly among patients with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, we aimed to determine the impact of therapy to reduce pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) on RV and LV deformation in PAH. METHODS AND RESULTS:Right...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Querejeta Roca G,Campbell P,Claggett B,Vazir A,Quinn D,Solomon SD,Shah AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is frequent among patients hospitalized with acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS). AIMS:To describe the influence of coronary revascularization status on survival in patients with AHFS. METHODS AND RESULTS:OPTIMIZE-HF enrolled 48,612 patients with AHFS from 259 U.S. hospitals....

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Rossi JS,Flaherty JD,Fonarow GC,Nunez E,Gattis Stough W,Abraham WT,Albert NM,Greenberg BH,O'Connor CM,Yancy CW,Young JB,Davidson CJ,Gheorghiade M

更新日期：2008-12-01 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: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：AIMS:Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support stabilizes patients with cardiogenic shock. Despite improved oxygenation and peripheral circulation, LV unloading may be impeded due to the increased afterload, resulting in a failing static left ventricle and in high mortality. METHODS AND RESUL...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Pappalardo F,Schulte C,Pieri M,Schrage B,Contri R,Soeffker G,Greco T,Lembo R,Müllerleile K,Colombo A,Sydow K,De Bonis M,Wagner F,Reichenspurner H,Blankenberg S,Zangrillo A,Westermann D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a global public health problem. Unfortunately, little is known about HFpEF across Asia. METHODS AND RESULTS:We prospectively studied clinical characteristics, echocardiographic parameters and outcomes in 1204 patients with HFpEF (left ventricular eje...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Tromp J,Teng TH,Tay WT,Hung CL,Narasimhan C,Shimizu W,Park SW,Liew HB,Ngarmukos T,Reyes EB,Siswanto BB,Yu CM,Zhang S,Yap J,MacDonald M,Ling LH,Leineweber K,Richards AM,Zile MR,Anand IS,Lam CSP,ASIAN-HF Investiga

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Heart failure (HF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently co-exist, and each is a major public health issue. In a large cohort of hospitalized HF patients, we evaluated: (i) the impact of COPD on clinical outcomes; (ii) whether outcomes and treatments changed from 2002 to 2009; and (iii) the r...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Staszewsky L,Cortesi L,Tettamanti M,Dal Bo GA,Fortino I,Bortolotti A,Merlino L,Latini R,Roncaglioni MC,Baviera M

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves symptoms, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and survival in patients with heart failure and wide QRS, however, long term clinical outcome is unknown. AIMS:To identify predictors of mortality and evaluate the effects of CRT after long term follow-up. ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Kronborg MB,Mortensen PT,Kirkfeldt RE,Nielsen JC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic coronary heart disease often suffer from congestive heart failure (CHF) despite multiple drug therapies. D-Ribose has been shown in animal models to improve cardiac energy metabolism and function following ischaemia. This was a prospective, double blind, randomized, crossover design study, to ass...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Omran H,Illien S,MacCarter D,St Cyr J,Lüderitz B

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：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:To investigate temporal trends in the risk of heart failure (HF) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to determine whether these trends differ by gender or age. METHODS AND RESULTS:The national Swedish hospital discharge and death registries from 1993 to 2004 were used to calculate age- and gender-s...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Shafazand M,Rosengren A,Lappas G,Swedberg K,Schaufelberger M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Society of Cardiology heart failure guidelines firmly recommend regular physical activity and structured exercise training (ET), but this recommendation is still poorly implemented in daily clinical practice outside specialized centres and in the real world of heart failure clinics. In reality, exercise i...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Piepoli MF,Conraads V,Corrà U,Dickstein K,Francis DP,Jaarsma T,McMurray J,Pieske B,Piotrowicz E,Schmid JP,Anker SD,Solal AC,Filippatos GS,Hoes AW,Gielen S,Giannuzzi P,Ponikowski PP

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of NT-proBNP in the emergency diagnosis and in-hospital monitoring of patients with acute dyspnoea and ventricular dysfunction. BACKGROUND:Misdiagnosis of heart failure (HF) is common in the urgent care setting using clinical diagnostic tests. Reports show that BNP is useful to diagno...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Bayés-Genís A,Santaló-Bel M,Zapico-Muñiz E,López L,Cotes C,Bellido J,Leta R,Casan P,Ordóñez-Llanos J

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:As periprocedural risk is low, MitraClip implantation is often performed in critically ill, not fully recompensated patients, who are in NYHA functional class IV at the time of the procedure, to accelerate convalescence. We herein sought to evaluate the procedural and 30-day outcome of this patient group. METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Rudolph V,Huntgeburth M,von Bardeleben RS,Boekstegers P,Lubos E,Schillinger W,Ouarrak T,Eggebrecht H,Butter C,Plicht B,May A,Franzen O,Schofer J,Senges J,Baldus S

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：AIMS:Patients with intestinal malabsorption may develop cardiac dysfunction the origin of which is often unclear. We sought to investigate the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy in human malabsorption. METHODS AND RESULTS:Eighteen patients with intestinal bypass as treatment for severe obesity and cardiomyopathy u...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Frustaci A,Sabbioni E,Fortaner S,Farina M,del Torchio R,Tafani M,Morgante E,Ciriolo MR,Russo MA,Chimenti C

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Experimental data have shown that rIL2 has negative inotropic properties. This has not been investigated in humans with normal left ventricular function. Seventeen consecutive renal cell carcinoma patients who received rIL2 therapy because of dissemination were analyzed before and after treatment with a low ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Tio RA,Nieken J,de Vries EG,Pfeiffer C,de Jongste MJ,Pieper E,Moshage H,Limburg PC,Mulder NH

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article provides information and a commentary on trials presented at the American Heart Association meeting held in November 2005, relevant to the pathophysiology, prevention and treatment of heart failure. All reports should be considered as preliminary data, as analyses may change in the final publication. In R...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cleland JG,Freemantle N,Coletta AP,Clark AL

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：AIMS:Modulation of vagal tone using electrical vagal nerve stimulation or pharmacological acetylcholinesterase inhibition by donepezil exerts beneficial effects in an animal model of chronic heart failure (CHF). Considering different treatment mechanisms underlying renin-angiotensin system (RAS) suppression and parasym...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Li M,Zheng C,Kawada T,Inagaki M,Uemura K,Sugimachi M

更新日期：2014-10-01 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:To investigate the relationship between central venous pressure (CVP) at presentation to the emergency room (ER) and the risk of cardiac rehospitalization and mortality in patients with decompensated heart failure (DHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:Central venous pressure was determined non-invasively using high-resoluti...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Uthoff H,Thalhammer C,Potocki M,Reichlin T,Noveanu M,Aschwanden M,Staub D,Arenja N,Socrates T,Twerenbold R,Mutschmann-Sanchez S,Heinisch C,Jaeger KA,Mebazaa A,Mueller C

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal failure in heart failure is related to decreased cardiac output. However, little is known about its association with venous congestion. AIMS:To investigate the relationship between venous congestion and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients with cardiac dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS:Right a...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Damman K,Navis G,Smilde TD,Voors AA,van der Bij W,van Veldhuisen DJ,Hillege HL

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe differences in patient characteristics and outcomes by ethnicity in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF, ejection fraction ≤35%) in a multi-ethnic cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patient level data from two cohorts (HF-ACTION and ASIAN-HF) were ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cooper LB,Yap J,Tay WT,Teng TK,MacDonald M,Anand IS,Sharma A,O'Connor CM,Kraus WE,Mentz RJ,Lam CS,HF-ACTION and ASIAN-HF Investigators.

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), a common autosomal recessive disease, leads to excessive iron accumulation in some organs, including the heart. It is therefore not surprising that cardiomyopathy is one of the most severe complications of HH. The HFE gene defects have been thought to contribute to idiopathic...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Hannuksela J,Leppilampi M,Peuhkurinen K,Kärkkäinen S,Saastamoinen E,Heliö T,Kaartinen M,Nieminen MS,Nieminen P,Parkkila S

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：AIMS:Heart failure (HF) patients may be at risk of prescription of potentially inappropriate medicines (PIMs) yet no disease-specific list is available to assess PIM use in this population. A Consensus Potentially Inappropriate Medicines in Heart Failure (PIMHF) list was developed, assessed, and compared with an establ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Bermingham M,Ryder M,Travers B,Edwards N,Lalor L,Kelly D,Gallagher J,O'Hanlon R,McDonald K,Ledwidge M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00