European Journal of Heart Failure

REVIEW

Get checked abstract Rudolf A. de Boer, Adriaan A. Voors, Pieter Muntendam, Wiek H. van Gilst, and Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

Galectin-3: a novel mediator of heart failure development and progression
European Journal of Heart Failure Advance Access published on July 31, 2009
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 811-817; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Get checked abstract Thibaud Damy, Caroline Viallet, Olivier Lairez, Guillaume Deswarte, Alexandra Paulino, Patrick Maison, Emmanuelle Vermes, Pascal Gueret, Serge Adnot, Jean-Luc Dubois-Randé, and Luc Hittinger

Comparison of four right ventricular systolic echocardiographic parameters to predict adverse outcomes in chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 818-824; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BIOMARKERS

Get checked abstract Jamille Fernandes Lula, Manoel Otavio da Costa Rocha, Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes, Antônio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Maria Terezinha Bahia, and André Talvani

Plasma concentrations of tumour necrosis factor-alpha, tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand, and FasLigand/CD95L in patients with Chagas cardiomyopathy correlate with left ventricular dysfunction
European Journal of Heart Failure Advance Access published on August 4, 2009
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 825-831; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Suetonia C. Palmer, Timothy G. Yandle, M. Gary Nicholls, Christopher M. Frampton, and A. Mark Richards

Regional clearance of amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide from human plasma
European Journal of Heart Failure Advance Access published on July 15, 2009
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 832-839; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ANAEMIA

Get checked abstract Domingo A. Pascual-Figal, Juan C. Bonaque, Belen Redondo, Cesar Caro, Sergio Manzano-Fernandez, Jesús Sánchez-Mas, Iris P. Garrido, and Mariano Valdes

Red blood cell distribution width predicts long-term outcome regardless of anaemia status in acute heart failure patients
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 840-846; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PROGNOSIS

Get checked abstract Kevin Damman, Tiny Jaarsma, Adriaan A. Voors, Gerjan Navis, Hans L. Hillege, and Dirk J. van Veldhuisen on behalf of the COACH investigators

Both in- and out-hospital worsening of renal function predict outcome in patients with heart failure: results from the Coordinating Study Evaluating Outcome of Advising and Counseling in Heart Failure (COACH)
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 847-854; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp108 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jithendra B. Somaratne, Colin Berry, John J.V. McMurray, Katrina K. Poppe, Robert N. Doughty, and Gillian A. Whalley

The prognostic significance of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: a literature-based meta-analysis
European Journal of Heart Failure Advance Access published on August 4, 2009
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 855-862; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp103 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONISATION THERAPY

Get checked abstract Bart W.L. De Boeck, Arco J. Teske, Mathias Meine, Geert E. Leenders, Maarten J. Cramer, Frits W. Prinzen, and Pieter A. Doevendans

Septal rebound stretch reflects the functional substrate to cardiac resynchronization therapy and predicts volumetric and neurohormonal response
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 863-871; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

TREATMENT

Get checked abstract Thanh Trung Phan, Ganesh Nallur Shivu, Anirban Choudhury, Khalid Abozguia, Chris Davies, Ulasini Naidoo, Ibrar Ahmed, Zaheer Yousef, John Horowitz, and Michael Frenneaux

Multi-centre experience on the use of perhexiline in chronic heart failure and refractory angina: old drug, new hope
European Journal of Heart Failure Advance Access published on August 5, 2009
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 881-886; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Susan J. Brunskill, Christopher J. Hyde, Carolyn J. Doree, Suzanne M. Watt, and Enca Martin-Rendon

Route of delivery and baseline left ventricular ejection fraction, key factors of bone-marrow-derived cell therapy for ischaemic heart disease
European Journal of Heart Failure Advance Access published on August 4, 2009
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 887-896; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

SURGERY

Get checked abstract Wen-Hong Ding, Yat-Yin Lam, Alison Duncan, Wei Li, Eric Lim, Mehmet G. Kaya, Robin Chung, John R. Pepper, and Michael Y. Henein

Predictors of survival after aortic valve replacement in patients with low-flow and high-gradient aortic stenosis
European Journal of Heart Failure Advance Access published on July 11, 2009
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 897-902; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REHABILITATION

Get checked abstract Jean-Paul Schmid, Cyrill Morger, Markus Noveanu, Ronald K. Binder, Matthias Anderegg, and Hugo Saner

Haemodynamic and arrhythmic effects of moderately cold (22°C) water immersion and swimming in patients with stable coronary artery disease and heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2009 11: 903-909; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp114 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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