European Journal of Heart Failure

Editorial board

Editiorial board
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: iii; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00050-9 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Introductory editorial

John G.F. Cleland and Kevin Goode

Natriuretic peptides for heart failure. Fashionable? Useful? Necessary?
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 253-255; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.012 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles

Get checked abstract Christian Hall

Essential biochemistry and physiology of (NT-pro)BNP
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 257-260; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marc Vanderheyden, Jozef Bartunek, and Marc Goethals

Brain and other natriuretic peptides: molecular aspects
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 261-268; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T.A. McDonagh, S. Holmer, I. Raymond, A. Luchner, P. Hildebrant, and H.J. Dargie

NT-proBNP and the diagnosis of heart failure: a pooled analysis of three European epidemiological studies
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 269-273; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Olav Wendelboe Nielsen, Vibeke Kirk, Morten Bay, Søren Boesgaard, and Henrik Nielsen

Value of N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide in the elderly: data from the prospective Copenhagen Hospital Heart Failure study (CHHF)
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 275-279; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract U. Dahlström

Can natriuretic peptides be used for the diagnosis of diastolic heart failure?
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 281-287; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. Pfister, M. Scholz, K. Wielckens, E. Erdmann, and C.A. Schneider

Use of NT-proBNP in routine testing and comparison to BNP
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 289-293; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yoshihiko Seino, Akio Ogawa, Teruyo Yamashita, Masato Fukushima, Ken-ichi Ogata, Hiroko Fukumoto, and Teruo Takano

Application of NT-proBNP and BNP measurements in cardiac care: a more discerning marker for the detection and evaluation of heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 295-300; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Antoni Bayés-Genís, Miquel Santaló-Bel, Edgar Zapico-Muñiz, Laura López, Carlos Cotes, Jesús Bellido, Rubén Leta, Pere Casan, and Jordi Ordóñez-Llanos

N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the emergency diagnosis and in-hospital monitoring of patients with dyspnoea and ventricular dysfunction
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 301-308; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alan H.B. Wu, Alex Harrison, and Alan S. Maisel

Reduced readmission rate for alternating diagnoses of heart failure and pulmonary disease after implementation of B-type natriuretic peptide testing
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 309-312; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Per Hildebrandt, Mikael Boesen, Michael Olsen, Kristian Wachtell, and Bjoern Groenning

N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide in arterial hypertension—a marker for left ventricular dimensions and prognosis
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 313-317; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tomas Jernberg, Stefan James, Bertil Lindahl, Mats Stridsberg, Per Venge, and Lars Wallentin

NT-proBNP in unstable coronary artery disease—experiences from the FAST, GUSTO IV and FRISC II trials
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 319-325; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marcello Galvani, Donatella Ferrini, and Filippo Ottani

Natriuretic peptides for risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 327-333; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract V. Kirk, M. Bay, J. Parner, K. Krogsgaard, T.M. Herzog, S. Boesgaard, C. Hassager, O.W. Nielsen, J. Aldershvile, and H. Nielsen

N-terminal proBNP and mortality in hospitalised patients with heart failure and preserved vs. reduced systolic function: data from the prospective Copenhagen Hospital Heart Failure Study (CHHF)
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 335-341; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Franz Hartmann, Milton Packer, Andrew J.S. Coats, Michael B. Fowler, Henry Krum, Paul Mohacsi, Jean L. Rouleau, Michal Tendera, Alain Castaigne, Jürgen Trawinski, Ildiko Amann-Zalan, Silke Hoersch, and Hugo A. Katus

NT-proBNP in severe chronic heart failure: rationale, design and preliminary results of the COPERNICUS NT-proBNP substudy
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 343-350; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mark Richards and Richard W. Troughton

NT-proBNP in heart failure: therapy decisions and monitoring
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 351-354; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alan H.B. Wu and Andrew Smith

Biological variation of the natriuretic peptides and their role in monitoring patients with heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 355-358; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Paulo Bettencourt

NT-proBNP and BNP: biomarkers for heart failure management
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 359-363; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P.O. Collinson, S.C. Barnes, D.C. Gaze, G. Galasko, A. Lahiri, and R. Senior

Analytical performance of the N terminal pro B type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) assay on the Elecsys^TM 1010 and 2010 analysers
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 365-368; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Calendar of Events
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 369; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00055-8 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Instructions to Authors

Instructions to Authors
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 371-373; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00056-X [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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