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：BACKGROUND:In acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS), the prognostic value of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), although widely accepted, has been recently challenged. In contrast, blood pressure is increasingly gaining ground over LVEF as predictor of mortality. Therefore, it is not clear whether both LVEF and ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Adamopoulos C,Zannad F,Fay R,Mebazaa A,Cohen-Solal A,Guize L,Juillière Y,Alla F

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac contractility modulating (CCM) signals delivered by the OPTIMIZER System are being investigated as a treatment for medically refractory heart failure. Previous chronic studies of CCM have excluded patients with prolonged QRS and a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device. However, symptoms persist in mor...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Butter C,Meyhöfer J,Seifert M,Neuss M,Minden HH

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:Plasma levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro BNP) are increased in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Beta-blockers (BB) may influence these levels but it is unclear whether changes in NT-pro BNP reflect concomitant changes in prognosis. OBJECTIVES:To assess the prognostic impor...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Olsson LG,Swedberg K,Cleland JG,Spark PA,Komajda M,Metra M,Torp-Pedersen C,Remme WJ,Scherhag A,Poole-Wilson P,COMET Investigators.

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carvedilol is a beta-blocker with similar affinity for beta1- and beta2 receptors, while bisoprolol has higher beta1 affinity. The respiratory system is characterized by beta2-receptor prevalence. Airway beta receptors regulate bronchial tone and alveolar beta receptors regulate alveolar fluid re-absorption ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Agostoni P,Contini M,Cattadori G,Apostolo A,Sciomer S,Bussotti M,Palermo P,Fiorentini C

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:For patients undergoing heart transplantation, an elevated pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) increases mortality in the early post-heart transplant period. This study aimed to assess the effects of chronic sildenafil administration on the PVR, transpulmonary gradient (TPG), and cardiac output (CO) in pat...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Jabbour A,Keogh A,Hayward C,Macdonald P

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Infused C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) was recently found to play a cardioprotective role in preventing myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and improving cardiac remodelling after myocardial infarction (MI) in rats. Our study aimed to investigate the effect of cardiomyocyte-specific CNP over-expre...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Wang Y,de Waard MC,Sterner-Kock A,Stepan H,Schultheiss HP,Duncker DJ,Walther T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We compare the effectiveness of direct adenoviral angiopoietin-1 (Ad-Ang-1) injection with transplantation of skeletal myoblasts (SkMs) over-expressing angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) for angiogenic response and improvement of heart function in an experimental porcine model of myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS:Ad-...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ye L,Haider HKh,Jiang S,Tan RS,Toh WC,Ge R,Sim EK

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most patients suspected of having heart failure (HF) will get a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) but its utility for excluding HF or assisting in its management has rarely been investigated. METHODS:The EuroHeart Failure survey identified 11,327 patients hospitalised with a suspected diagnosis of HF from 115...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Khan NK,Goode KM,Cleland JG,Rigby AS,Freemantle N,Eastaugh J,Clark AL,de Silva R,Calvert MJ,Swedberg K,Komajda M,Mareev V,Follath F,EuroHeart Failure Survey Investigators.

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) patients is worsened when stress ischemia persists on treatment, but the relationship with adverse cardiac remodelling had never been investigated. AIM:To analyze changes in blood markers of fibrosis in patients with chronic CAD exhibiting exercise ischae...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Radauceanu A,Moulin F,Djaballah W,Marie PY,Alla F,Dousset B,Virion JM,Capiaumont J,Karcher G,Aliot E,Zannad F

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with heart failure (HF) due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD), with conflicting prognostic data. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence and incidence of AF in patients with HF and to determine the prognostic impact of baseline AF and t...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Corell P,Gustafsson F,Schou M,Markenvard J,Nielsen T,Hildebrandt P

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：: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: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

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study changes in connexin, metalloproteinase and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase levels during tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC). METHODS:Canine models of TIC were established by rapid right atrial pacing at 350-400 beats per min for 8 weeks in 11 dogs, six dogs acted as a sham operation grou...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Zhong JQ,Zhang W,Gao H,Li Y,Zhong M,Li D,Zhang C,Zhang Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To achieve angiogenic interaction between VEGF(165) and angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) using a novel adenoviral bicistronic vector (Ad-Bic) encoding the two factors and delivered ex vivo using sex-mismatched human skeletal myoblasts. METHODS AND RESULTS:A myocardial infarction model was developed in 29 female pigs; ...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ye L,Haider HKh,Jiang S,Tan RS,Ge R,Law PK,Sim EK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serial measurements of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) have been suggested for the management of outpatients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The relationship between NT-proBNP plasma levels and central haemodynamic parameters in this setting is not known. METHODS:In 19 outpatients wit...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Braunschweig F,Fahrleitner-Pammer A,Mangiavacchi M,Ghio S,Fotuhi P,Hoppe UC,Linde C

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown that cardiac-resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves haemodynamic function, cardiac symptoms, and heart rate variability (HRV) and reduces the risk of mortality and sudden death in subjects with chronic heart failure (CHF). In subjects with CHF, power spectral values for the low-f...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Piccirillo G,Magrì D,di Carlo S,De Laurentis T,Torrini A,Matera S,Magnanti M,Bernardi L,Barillà F,Quaglione R,Ettorre E,Marigliano V

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular assist device implantation has become an established therapy in adults and children for bridging to heart transplantation or to aid myocardial recovery. Recently, implantation of left ventricular assist devices as definitive therapy has been recognized as a better option than pharmacological treatment in p...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Potapov EV,Jurmann MJ,Drews T,Pasic M,Loebe M,Weng Y,Hetzer R

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the hypothesis that increased intracellular [Na+]i in heart failure contributes to preservation of SR Ca2+ load which may become particularly evident at slow heart rates. [Na+]i in SBFI-loaded myocytes from rabbits with pacing-induced heart failure (PHF) was significantly higher at each frequency as co...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Schillinger W,Teucher N,Christians C,Kohlhaas M,Sossalla S,Van Nguyen P,Schmidt AG,Schunck O,Nebendahl K,Maier LS,Zeitz O,Hasenfuss G

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：: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:Cognitive impairment is common among chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. AIMS:To determine the prognostic significance of cognitive impairment in patients participating in a randomized study of a CHF management program (CHF-MP). METHODS:CHF patients were randomized to a CHF-MP (n=100) or usual care (n=10...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： McLennan SN,Pearson SA,Cameron J,Stewart S

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 association between serum digoxin concentration (SDC) and outcomes in women with heart failure (HF) has not been well studied. AIMS:To test the hypothesis that the effect of digoxin on outcomes in women with HF is bi-directional and dependent on SDC, as in men, and is modified by ejection fraction (EF)....

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ahmed A,Aban IB,Weaver MT,Aronow WS,Fleg JL

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not clear if long-term antithrombotic treatment has a beneficial effect on the incidence of thromboembolism in chronic heart failure (CHF). The HELAS study (Heart failure Long-term Antithrombotic Study) is a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate antithrombotic trea...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cokkinos DV,Haralabopoulos GC,Kostis JB,Toutouzas PK,HELAS investigators.

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure and sleep apnoea are major health problems with an increasingly recognized association; evidence suggests that sleep apnoea may play a role in the progression of heart failure. However, confounding factors such as obesity, hypertension and coronary heart disease make this relationship uncertain and an in...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Ferreira S,Winck J,Bettencourt P,Rocha-Goncalves F

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although discontinuation of chronic ACE inhibitor (ACEi) therapy after myocardial infarction (MI) is common in clinical practice, some clinical studies reported an increased incidence of ischemia-related events after withdrawal. To further address this issue, we assessed hemodynamic, neurohormonal and vascul...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Westendorp B,Schoemaker RG,Buikema H,Boomsma F,van Veldhuisen DJ,van Gilst WH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Supervised cardiac rehabilitation programs have been offered to patients following myocardial infarct (MI), coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for many years. However, limited information is available on the usefulness of rehabilitation programs in chroni...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Jónsdóttir S,Andersen KK,Sigurosson AF,Sigurosson SB

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical stress plays a crucial role in tissue morphogenesis and remodeling. These processes depend in part on force transmission mediated through integrins and the cytoskeleton. METHODS:Ventricular myocytes isolated from neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats (NRVMs) were exposed to persistent centrifugal force st...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Yutao X,Geru W,Xiaojun B,Tao G,Aiqun M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：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：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：:In the present report we describe that NG-monomethyl-L-arginine acetate, a non-specific nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor, administered at 1 mg kg(-1) h(-1) to a patient with critical hypotension following mitral valve surgery combined with passive containment surgery, increased the urinary output and arterial blood pr...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Franco-Cereceda A,Holm P,Bredin F,Adding C

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been shown to be associated with inflammation, which is positively and negatively regulated by T helper (Th) 1 and Th2 lymphocytes, respectively. Several studies have indicated that statins can improve heart function after AMI. AIM...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Cheng X,Liao YH,Zhang J,Li B,Ge H,Yuan J,Wang M,Lu B,Liu Y,Cheng Y

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in ICD patients with cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT-D) is not well studied. AIM:To analyse event free survival in CRT-D patients with a primary or a secondary prophylactic ICD indication. METHODS:Prospective, single centre. Eighty-six patients, 44% with...

journal_title：European journal of heart failure

authors： Theuns DA,Thornton AS,Klootwijk AP,Scholten MF,Vantrimpont PJ,Balk AH,Jordaens LJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00