European Journal of Heart Failure

Editorial

Ambrose Furey and Mary Tassell

Towards a systematic scientific approach in the assessment of efficacy of an herbal preparation: Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1153-1157; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.10.003 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Experimental

Get checked abstract Asger Andersen, Jan Møller Nielsen, Christian Daugaard Peters, Uffe Kjær Schou, Erik Sloth, and Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk

Effects of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition by sildenafil in the pressure overloaded right heart
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1158-1165; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Monica Minnaard-Huiban, J.J. Rob Hermans, Helma van Essen, Nicole Bitsch, and Jos F.M. Smits

Comparison of the effects of intrapericardial and intravenous aldosterone infusions on left ventricular fibrosis in rats
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1166-1171; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dirk von Lewinski, Jens Kockskämper, Sven-Ulrich Rübertus, Danan Zhu, Jan D. Schmitto, Friedrich A. Schöndube, Gerd Hasenfuss, and Burkert Pieske

Direct pro-arrhythmogenic effects of angiotensin II can be suppressed by AT₁ receptor blockade in human atrial myocardium
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1172-1176; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Genetics

Get checked abstract Sanjay K. Prasad, Angela Clerk, Timothy E. Cullingford, Alexander W.Y. Chen, Timothy J. Kemp, Timothy M. Cannell, Martin R. Cowie, and Mario Petrou

Gene expression profiling of human hibernating myocardium: Increased expression of B-type natriuretic peptide and proenkephalin in hypocontractile vs normally-contracting regions of the heart
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1177-1180; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.08.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Biomarkers

Get checked abstract Sofia V. Chatzikyriakou, Dimitrios N. Tziakas, Georgios K. Chalikias, Dimitrios A. Stakos, Adina K. Thomaidi, Konstantina Mitrousi, Asimina E. Lantzouraki, Stamatia Kotsiou, Efstratios Maltezos, and Harisios Boudoulas

Serum levels of collagen type-I degradation markers are associated with vascular stiffness in chronic heart failure patients
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1181-1185; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Guido Grassi, Gianbattista Bolla, Fosca Quarti-Trevano, Francesca Arenare, Gianmaria Brambilla, and Giuseppe Mancia

Sympathetic activation in congestive heart failure: Reproducibility of neuroadrenergic markers
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1186-1191; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Echocardiography

Get checked abstract Hao-Min Cheng, Wen-Chung Yu, Shih-Hsien Sung, Kang-Ling Wang, Shao-Yuan Chuang, and Chen-Huan Chen

Usefulness of systolic time intervals in the identification of abnormal ventriculo-arterial coupling in stable heart failure patients
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1192-1200; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Surgery

Get checked abstract Johannes L. Bjørnstad, Nils O. Neverdal, Øystein A. Vengen, Cathrine Wold Knudsen, Trygve Husebye, John Pepper, Mons Lie, Geir Christensen, and Theis Tønnessen

Alterations in circulating activin A, GDF-15, TGF-β3 and MMP-2, -3, and -9 during one year of left ventricular reverse remodelling in patients operated for severe aortic stenosis
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1201-1207; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Prognosis

Get checked abstract Takayoshi Tsutamoto, Keizo Nishiyama, Hiroshi Sakai, Toshinari Tanaka, Masanori Fujii, Takashi Yamamoto, Masayuki Yamaji, and Minoru Horie

Transcardiac increase in norepinephrine and prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1208-1214; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joseph S. Rossi, James D. Flaherty, Gregg C. Fonarow, Eduardo Nunez, Wendy Gattis Stough, William T. Abraham, Nancy M. Albert, Barry H. Greenberg, Christopher M. O'Connor, Clyde W. Yancy, James B. Young, Charles J. Davidson, and Mihai Gheorghiade

Influence of coronary artery disease and coronary revascularization status on outcomes in patients with acute heart failure syndromes: A report from OPTIMIZE-HF (Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure)
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1215-1223; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Klaus K.A. Witte and Andrew L. Clark

Dyspnoea versus fatigue: Additional prognostic information from symptoms in chronic heart failure?
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1224-1228; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Treatment

Get checked abstract Karl Swedberg, John Cleland, Martin R. Cowie, Markku Nieminen, Silvia G. Priori, Luigi Tavazzi, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Luis Alonso-Pulpon, John Camm, Kenneth Dickstein, Helmut Drexler, Gerasimos Filippatos, Cecilia Linde, José Lopez-Sendon, Massimo Santini, and Faiez Zannad

Successful treatment of heart failure with devices requires collaboration
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1229-1235; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Stefan Störk, Hans Werner Hense, Claudia Zentgraf, Iris Uebelacker, Roland Jahns, Georg Ertl, and Christiane E. Angermann

Pharmacotherapy according to treatment guidelines is associated with lower mortality in a community-based sample of patients with chronic heart failure A prospective cohort study
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1236-1245; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Trials

Get checked abstract Markku S. Nieminen, John G.F. Cleland, Jaan Eha, Yuri Belenkov, Matti Kivikko, Pentti Põder, and Toni Sarapohja

Oral levosimendan in patients with severe chronic heart failure—The PERSIST study
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1246-1254; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.09.006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Christian J.F. Holubarsch, Wilson S. Colucci, Thomas Meinertz, Wilhelm Gaus, and Michal Tendera Survival and Prognosis: Investigation of Crataegus Extract WS® 1442 in CHF (SPICE) trial study group

The efficacy and safety of Crataegus extract WS® 1442 in patients with heart failure: The SPICE trial
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1255-1263; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.10.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alison P. Coletta, Damien Cullington, Andrew L. Clark, and John G.F. Cleland

Clinical trials update from European Society of Cardiology meeting 2008: TIME-CHF, BACH, BEAUTIFUL, GISSI-HF, and HOME-HF
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1264-1267; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.10.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence

Stephane Arques

Complementary role of bedside Doppler echocardiography to natriuretic peptides levels in the middle range for the diagnosis of acute heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1268; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.10.001 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wolfram Doehner, Jochen Springer, Stefan D. Anker, Ulf Landmesser, and Allan D. Struthers

Uric acid in chronic heart failure—current pathophysiological concepts
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1269-1270; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.10.005 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hugo Verdejo, Douglas Greig, Pablo Castro, Hernan Alcaino, Lorena Garcia, Mario Chiong, Sergio Lavandero, and Marcela Pizarro

Uric acid, xanthine oxidase and heart failure: Unresolved issues
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1271-1272; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2008.10.006 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Calendar of Events
Eur J Heart Fail 2008 10: 1273; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(08)00543-6 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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