European Journal of Heart Failure

Editorial

Editorial Board
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: iii; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00261-2 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John G.F. Cleland, Kevin Goode, and Krishna Lalukota

Diagnosing heart failure in primary care: lessons from EPICA
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 793-794; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.002 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Viewpoint

Ali Hamaad, Gregory Y.H. Lip, and Robert J. MacFadyen

Acute coronary syndromes presenting solely with heart failure symptoms: are they under recognised?
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 683-686; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.02.009 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Pompilio Faggiano, Antonio D'Aloia, Anna Gualeni, Loretta Brentana, and Livio Dei Cas

The 6 minute walking test in chronic heart failure: indications, interpretation and limitations from a review of the literature
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 687-691; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.024 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles

Get checked abstract R.P. Dai, S.T. Dheen, B.P. He, and S.S.W. Tay

Differential expression of cytokines in the rat heart in response to sustained volume overload
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 693-703; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dag Nordhaug, Tor Steensrud, Ebrahim Aghajani, Christian Korvald, and Truls Myrmel

Nitric oxide synthase inhibition impairs myocardial efficiency and ventriculo-arterial matching in acute ischemic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 705-713; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Esther Fuchs, Markus F. Müller, Helmut Oswald, Harriet Thöny, Paul Mohacsi, and Otto M. Hess

Cardiac rotation and relaxation in patients with chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 715-722; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sandeep Seth, Deepak Thatai, Sanjeev Sharma, Prem Chopra, and K.K. Talwar

Clinico-pathological evaluation of restrictive cardiomyopathy (endomyocardial fibrosis and idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy) in India
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 723-729; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alexander P. Patrianakos, Frangiskos I. Parthenakis, Evangelos A. Papadimitriou, George F. Diakakis, Panagiotis G. Tzerakis, Dragana Nikitovic, and Panos E. Vardas

Restrictive filling pattern is associated with increased humoral activation and impaired exercise capacity in dilated cardiomyopathy
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 735-743; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

The effect of aspirin on the ventilatory response to exercise in chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 745-748; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract János Tomcsányi, Erzsébet Nagy, Miklós Somlói, Judit Moldvay, Attila Bezzegh, Béla Bózsik, and János Strausz

NT-brain natriuretic peptide levels in pleural fluid distinguish between pleural transudates and exudates
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 753-756; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Zehra Gölbaþy, Özgül Uçar, Ayse Geçer Yüksel, Okan Gülel, Sinan Aydogdu, and Vasfi Ulusoy

Plasma brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with rheumatic heart disease
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 757-760; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hans Rickli, Simon Steiner, Karin Müller, and Otto M. Hess

Betablockers in heart failure: Carvedilol Safety Assessment (CASA 2-trial)
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 761-768; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Opasich, S. De Feo, G.A. Ambrosio, P. Bellis, A. Di Lenarda, G. Di Tano, D. Fico, L. Gonzini, R. Lavecchia, C. Tomasi, and Aldo P. Maggioni

The ‘real’ woman with heart failure. Impact of sex on current in-hospital management of heart failure by cardiologists and internists
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 769-779; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Natan Cohen, Eduard Ilgiyaev, Dorit Almoznino-Sarafian, Irena Alon, Miriam Shteinshnaider, Shulamit Chachashvily, David Modai, and Oleg Gorelik

Sex-related bedside clinical variables associated with survival of older inpatients with heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 781-786; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.12.023 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract John G.F. Cleland, P. Huan Loh, Nick Freemantle, Andrew L. Clark, and Alison P. Coletta

Clinical trials update from the European Society of Cardiology: SENIORS, ACES, PROVE-IT, ACTION, and the HF-ACTION trial
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 787-791; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cândida Fonseca, Humberto Morais, Teresa Mota, Fernando Matias, Catarina Costa, António Gouveia-Oliveira, Fátima Ceia, and on behalf of the EPICA Investigators

The diagnosis of heart failure in primary care: value of symptoms and signs
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 795-800; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.08.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fátima Ceia, Cândida Fonseca, Teresa Mota, Humberto Morais, Fernando Matias, Catarina Costa, and António G. Oliveira

Aetiology, comorbidity and drug therapy of chronic heart failure in the real world: the EPICA substudy
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 801-806; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cândida Fonseca, Teresa Mota, Humberto Morais, Fernando Matias, Catarina Costa, António G. Oliveira, Fátima Ceia, and on behalf of the EPICA Investigators

The value of the electrocardiogram and chest X-ray for confirming or refuting a suspected diagnosis of heart failure in the community
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 807-812; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cândida Fonseca, António G. Oliveira, Teresa Mota, Fernando Matias, Humberto Morais, Catarina Costa, Fátima Ceia, and on behalf of the EPICA Investigators

Evaluation of the performance and concordance of clinical questionnaires for the diagnosis of heart failure in primary care
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 813-820; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.08.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Appendix: EPICA Investigators and Steering Committee
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 821-822; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.002 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Calendar of Events
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 825; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00266-1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Instructions to Authors
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 827-829; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(04)00267-3 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Extended short report

Karen Sliwa, Angela Woodiwiss, Elena Libhaber, Fitzgerald Zhanje, Carlos Libhaber, Riaz Motara, and Rafique Essop

C-reactive protein predicts response to pentoxifylline in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 731-734; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.006 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short report

Jaap-Ronald Blom, Arnoud W.J. van ‘t Hof, Jose P.S. Henriques, J. Hans Geertman, Robbert Slingerland, and Jan C.A. Hoorntje

NT-proBNP: a marker for successful myocardial reperfusion in AMI patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 749-752; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2003.11.005 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum

Holger Diedrichs, Mei Chi, Birgit Boelck, Uwe Mehlhorn, and Robert H.G. Schwinger

Erratum to Increased regulatory activity of the calcinerum/NFAT pathway in human heart failure [Eur J Heart Fail 2004; 6:3]
Eur J Heart Fail 2004 6: 823; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.001 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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