European Journal of Heart Failure

Editorial Board

Editiorial Board
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: iii; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00132-1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial

Patrick J. Perik, Maarten P. van den Berg, Elisabeth G.E. de Vries, and Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

Experimental animal model for anthracycline-induced heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 375-376; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.017 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Uta C. Hoppe

Beta-blocker induced bradycardia—should we pace?
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 449-451; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.01.015 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles

Get checked abstract Tomás Simunek, Ivona Klimtová, Jana Kaplanová, Yvona Mazurová, Michaela Adamcová, Martin Sterba, Radomír Hrdina, and Vladimír Gersl

Rabbit model for in vivo study of anthracycline-induced heart failure and for the evaluation of protective agents
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 377-387; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.05.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Di Somma, M.P. Di Benedetto, G. Salvatore, L. Agozzino, F. Ferranti, S. Esposito, P. La Dogana, M.I. Scarano, G. Caputo, M. Cotrufo, L.De Santo, and O. de Divitiis

Desmin-free cardiomyocytes and myocardial dysfunction in end stage heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 389-398; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.07.010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andreas Krack, Barbara M. Richartz, Anja Gastmann, Kasia Greim, Ulrich Lotze, Stefan D. Anker, and Hans R. Figulla

Studies on intragastric PCO₂ at rest and during exercise as a marker of intestinal perfusion in patients with chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 403-407; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.03.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lazaros A. Nikolaidis, Dennis Trumble, Teresa Hentosz, Aaron Doverspike, Rhonda Huerbin, Michael A. Mathier, You-Tang Shen, and Richard P. Shannon

Catecholamines restore myocardial contractility in dilated cardiomyopathy at the expense of increased coronary blood flow and myocardial oxygen consumption (MvO₂ cost of catecholamines in heart failure)
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 409-419; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.09.013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ali Ahmed, Phillip Thornton, Gilbert J. Perry, Richard M. Allman, and James F. DeLong

Impact of atrial fibrillation on mortality and readmission in older adults hospitalized with heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 421-426; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M.F.Victor Sim, Shu F. Ho, M.Sinead O'Mahony, John A. Steward, Maurice Buchalter, and Michael Burr

European reference values for Doppler indices of left ventricular diastolic filling
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 433-438; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.08.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Frants Pedersen, Ilan Raymond, Lene H. Madsen, Jesper Mehlsen, Dan Atar, and Per Hildebrandt

Echocardiographic indices of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in 647 individuals with preserved left ventricular systolic function
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 439-447; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Bergström, B. Andersson, M. Edner, E. Nylander, H. Persson, and U. Dahlström

Effect of carvedilol on diastolic function in patients with diastolic heart failure and preserved systolic function. Results of the Swedish Doppler-echocardiographic study (SWEDIC)
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 453-461; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.02.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alain Cohen Solal, Guillaume Jondeau, Florence Beauvais, and Alain Berdeaux

Beneficial effects of carvedilol on angiotensin-converting enzyme activity and renin plasma levels in patients with chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 463-466; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Michel Komajda, Beatrix Lutiger, Hugo Madeira, Kristian Thygesen, Marco Bobbio, Per Hildebrandt, Wybren Jaarsma, Günter Riegger, Lars Rydén, Armin Scherhag, Jordi Soler-Soler, Willem J. Remme, and On behalf of the CARMEN investigators and co-ordinators

Tolerability of carvedilol and ACE-Inhibition in mild heart failure. Results of CARMEN (Carvedilol ACE-Inhibitor Remodelling Mild CHF EvaluatioN)
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 467-475; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Viviane M. Conraads, Philippe G. Jorens, Luc S. De Clerck, Hendrik K. Van Saene, Margaretha M. Ieven, Johan M. Bosmans, Annemie Schuerwegh, Chris H. Bridts, Floris Wuyts, Wim J. Stevens, Stefan D. Anker, Mathias Rauchhaus, and Christiaan J. Vrints

Selective intestinal decontamination in advanced chronic heart failure: a pilot trial
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 483-491; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ronnie Willenheimer, Erland Erdmann, Ferenc Follath, Henry Krum, Piotr Ponikowski, Bernard Silke, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Louis van de Ven, Patricia Verkenne, Philippe Lechat, and on behalf of the CIBIS-III investigators

Comparison of treatment initiation with bisoprolol vs. enalapril in chronic heart failure patients: rationale and design of CIBIS-III
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 493-500; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract John G.F. Cleland, Justin Ghosh, Nick Freemantle, Gerry C. Kaye, Mansoor Nasir, Andrew L. Clark, and Alison P. Coletta

Clinical trials update and cumulative meta-analyses from the American College of Cardiology: WATCH, SCD-HeFT, DINAMIT, CASINO, INSPIRE, STRATUS-US, RIO-Lipids and cardiac resynchronisation therapy in heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 501-508; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John G.F. Cleland

Response from editor to letter to the editor—Alternative approaches to the management of heart failure: Editors response
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 517-518; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.005 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Extended short report

Get checked abstract Antoni Bayes-Genis, Eduardo Muñiz-Diaz, Lluis Catasus, Marina Arilla, Carmen Rodriguez, Jordi Sierra, Pedro J. Madoz, and Juan Cinca

Cardiac chimerism in recipients of peripheral-blood and bone marrow stem cells
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 399-402; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Get checked abstract Prithwish Banerjee, Andrew L. Clark, Nikolay Nikitin, and John G.F. Cleland

Diastolic heart failure. Paroxysmal or chronic?
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 427-431; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.02.006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case report

Get checked abstract S.M. Kanhai, E.P. Viergever, and J.J. Bax

Cardiogenic shock shortly after initial success of cardiac resynchronization therapy
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 477-481; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.02.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the editor

Dr.L. Zanolla

Letter to the editor
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 509; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.006 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew L. Clark and Alyn Morice

Letter to the editor
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 511; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.001 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Josef Niebauer

Letter to the editor
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 513; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.002 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stefan D. Anker

Letter to the editor
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 515; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.003 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Response from authors to letter to the editor

Response from authors to letter to the editor
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 519; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.004 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum

Mario Torrado, Eduardo López, Alberto Centeno, Alfonso Castro-Beiras, and Alexander T. Mikhailov

Erratum to ‘‘Left–right asymmetric ventricular expression of CARP in the piglet heart: regional response to experimental heart failure’’ [Eur J Heart Fail 6 (2004) 161–172]
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 521; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.05.003 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Corrigendum

Akira Matsumori and on behalf of the assessment of response to candesartan in heart failure in Japan (ARCH-J) study investigators

Corrigendum to ‘‘Efficacy and safety of oral candesartan cilexetil in patients with congestive heart failure’’[Eur J Heart Fail 5 (2003) 699–677]
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 523; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.05.001 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 525; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00137-0 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Instructions to Authors

Instructions to Authors
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 527-529; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00138-2 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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