European Journal of Heart Failure

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Editorial Board
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: iii; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(05)00176-5 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial

Get checked abstract Inger Ekman, John G.F. Cleland, Bert Andersson, and Karl Swedberg

Exploring symptoms in chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 699-703; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.07.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Get checked abstract Theis Tønnessen and Cathrine Wold Knudsen

Surgical left ventricular remodeling in heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 704-709; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.07.005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Pieta W.F. Bruggink-André de la Porte, Dirk J.A. Lok, Jan van Wijngaarden, Jan H. Cornel, Dian Pruijsers-Lamers, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, and Arno W. Hoes

Heart failure programmes in countries with a primary care-based health care system. Are additional trials necessary? Design of the DEAL-HF study
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 910-920; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.11.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles

Get checked abstract John McMurray, Alain Cohen-Solal, Rainer Dietz, Eric Eichhorn, Leif Erhardt, F.D. Richard Hobbs, Henry Krum, Aldo Maggioni, Robert S. McKelvie, Ileana L. Piña, Jordi Soler-Soler, and Karl Swedberg

Practical recommendations for the use of ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, aldosterone antagonists and angiotensin receptor blockers in heart failure: Putting guidelines into practice
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 710-721; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.07.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Florian P. Limbourg, Stefanie Ringes-Lichtenberg, Arnd Schaefer, Christoph Jacoby, Yasmin Mehraein, Mark D. Jäger, Anne Limbourg, Martin Fuchs, Gunnar Klein, Matthias Ballmaier, Hans-J. Schlitt, Juergen Schrader, Denise Hilfiker-Kleiner, and Helmut Drexler

Haematopoietic stem cells improve cardiac function after infarction without permanent cardiac engraftment
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 722-729; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.06.005 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hainan Piao, Tae-Jin Youn, Jin-Sook Kwon, Young-Hwa Kim, Jang-Whan Bae, Bora-Sohn, Dong-Woon Kim, Myeong-Chan Cho, Myoung-Mook Lee, and Young-Bae Park

Effects of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells transplantation in acutely infarcting myocardium
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 730-738; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fabrice Prunier, Ying Chen, Barnabas Gellen, Michéle Heimburger, Christine Choqueux, Brigitte Escoubet, Jean-Baptiste Michel, and Jean-Jacques Mercadier

Left ventricular SERCA2a gene down-regulation does not parallel ANP gene up-regulation during post-MI remodelling in rats
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 739-747; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mamoru Satoh, Motoyuki Nakamura, Tomonari Akatsu, Yudai Shimoda, Ikuo Segawa, and Katsuhiko Hiramori

C-reactive protein co-expresses with tumor necrosis factor- in the myocardium in human dilated cardiomyopathy
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 748-754; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mamoru Satoh, Motoyuki Nakamura, Tomonari Akatsu, Yudai Shimoda, Ikuo Segawa, and Katsuhiko Hiramori

Myocardial osteopontin expression is associated with collagen fibrillogenesis in human dilated cardiomyopathy
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 755-762; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F.D. Richard Hobbs, Jerzy Korewicki, John G.F. Cleland, Joanne Eastaugh, Nick Freemantle, and on behalf of the IMPROVEMENT Investigators

The diagnosis of heart failure in European primary care: The IMPROVEMENT Programme survey of perception and practice
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 768-779; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.01.018 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hana Rosolova, Jakub Cech, Jaroslav Simon, Jindrich Spinar, Ruzena Jandova, Jiri Widimsky sen, Lubomir Holubec, and Ondrej Topolcan

Short to long term mortality of patients hospitalised with heart failure in the Czech Republic—a report from the EuroHeart Failure Survey
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 780-783; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.03.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Erik Ingelsson, Johan Ärnlöv, Johan Sundström, and Lars Lind

The validity of a diagnosis of heart failure in a hospital discharge register
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 787-791; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.12.007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Aleem U. Khand, Morag Shaw, Islay Gemmel, and John G.F. Cleland

Do discharge codes underestimate hospitalisation due to heart failure? Validation study of hospital discharge coding for heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 792-797; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.04.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Salvador Altimir, Josep Lupón, Beatriz González, Montserrat Prats, Teresa Parajín, Agustín Urrutia, Ramon Coll, and Vicente Valle

Sex and age differences in fragility in a heart failure population
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 798-802; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J.E. Haworth, E. Moniz-Cook, A.L. Clark, M. Wang, R. Waddington, and J.G.F. Cleland

Prevalence and predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of chronic heart failure patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 803-808; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.03.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Markku Kupari, Heikki Turto, Jyri Lommi, Markku Mäkijärvi, and Hannu Parikka

Transcardiac gradients of N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide in aortic valve stenosis
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 809-814; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dragos Vinereanu, Eleftherios Nicolaides, Ann C. Tweddel, and Alan G. Fraser

"Pure" diastolic dysfunction is associated with long-axis systolic dysfunction. Implications for the diagnosis and classification of heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 820-828; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.02.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Domenico de Santis, Pasquale Abete, Gianluca Testa, Francesco Cacciatore, Gianluigi Galizia, Dario Leosco, Luisa Viati, Vincenzo Del Villano, David Della Morte, Francesca Mazzella, Nicola Ferrara, and Franco Rengo

Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular end-systolic elastance in the elderly
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 829-833; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M.G. Lindholm, S. Boesgaard, C. Torp-Pedersen, L. Køber, and on behalf of the TRACE registry study group

Diabetes mellitus and cardiogenic shock in acute myocardial infarction
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 834-839; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ercan Varol, Mehmet Ozaydin, Abdullah Dogan, and Feridun Kosar

Tumour marker levels in patients with chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 840-843; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.12.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lorenza Pratali, Petar Otasevic, Fausto Rigo, Sonia Gherardi, Aleksandar Neskovic, and Eugenio Picano

The additive prognostic value of restrictive pattern and dipyridamole-induced contractile reserve in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 844-851; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jens Jakob Thune, Christian Carlsen, Pernille Buch, Marie Seibæk, Hans Burchardt, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, and on behalf of the DIAMOND investigators

Different prognostic impact of systolic function in patients with heart failure and/or acute myocardial infarction
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 852-858; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.01.019 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alfonso Varela-Roman, Lilian Grigorian Shamagian, Eduardo Barge Caballero, Pilar Mazon Ramos, Pedro Rigueiro Veloso, and Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Juanatey

Influence of diabetes on the survival of patients hospitalized with heart failure: A 12-year study
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 859-864; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.01.017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Amilcar O. Mocelin, Victor S. Issa, Fernando Bacal, Guilherme V. Guimarães, Edecio Cunha, and Edimar A. Bocchi

The influence of aetiology on inflammatory and neurohumoral activation in patients with severe heart failure: A prospective study comparing Chagas' heart disease and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 869-873; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract John E. Sanderson, Leata Y.C. Leung, Skiva K.W. Chan, Gabriel W.K. Yip, Jeffrey W.H. Fung, and C.M. Yu

Do metoprolol and carvedilol have equivalent effects on diurnal heart rate in patients with chronic heart failure?
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 874-877; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.03.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Catherine Avgeropoulou, Ioanna Andreadou, Sophia Markantonis-Kyroudis, Maritina Demopoulou, Platon Missovoulos, Aris Androulakis, and Ioannis Kallikazaros

The Ca²⁺-sensitizer levosimendan improves oxidative damage, BNP and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with advanced decompensated heart failure in comparison to dobutamine
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 882-887; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.02.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C.G. De Pasquale, J.S. Dunne, R.B. Minson, and L.F. Arnolda

Hypotension is associated with diuretic resistance in severe chronic heart failure, independent of renal function
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 888-891; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.12.012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Enrique Galve, Anna Mallol, Robert Catalan, Jordi Palet, Stella Méndez, Elsa Nieto, Anna Diaz, and Jordi Soler-Soler

Clinical and neurohumoral consequences of diuretic withdrawal in patients with chronic, stabilized heart failure and systolic dysfunction
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 892-898; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Peter J. Cowburn, Harshna Patel, Rebecca R. Pipes, and John D. Parker

Contrast nephropathy post cardiac resynchronization therapy: An under-recognized complication with important morbidity
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 899-903; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.023 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alejandro Macchia, Giacomo Levantesi, Maria Grazia Franzosi, Enrico Geraci, Aldo Pietro Maggioni, RosaMaria Marfisi, Gian Luigi Nicolosi, Carlo Schweiger, Luigi Tavazzi, Gianni Tognoni, Franco Valagussa, Roberto Marchioli, and on behalf of the GISSI-Prevenzione Investigators

Left ventricular systolic dysfunction, total mortality, and sudden death in patients with myocardial infarction treated with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 904-909; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.04.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Soledad Ojeda, Manuel Anguita, Mónica Delgado, Felipe Atienza, Carmen Rus, Amador L. Granados, Federico Ridocci, Federico Vallés, and Jose A. Velasco

Short- and long-term results of a programme for the prevention of readmissions and mortality in patients with heart failure: Are effects maintained after stopping the programme?
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 921-926; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.05.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract John G.F. Cleland, Alison P. Coletta, Nick Freemantle, Periaswamy Velavan, Lwin Tin, and Andrew L. Clark

Clinical trials update from the American College of Cardiology meeting: CARE-HF and the Remission of Heart Failure, Women's Health Study, TNT, COMPASS-HF, VERITAS, CANPAP, PEECH and PREMIER
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 931-936; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.04.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract John G.F. Cleland, Alison P. Coletta, Andrew L. Clark, Periaswamy Velavan, and Lee Ingle

Clinical trials update from the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure meeting and the American College of Cardiology: Darbepoetin alfa study, ECHOS, and ASCOT-BPLA
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 937-939; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.07.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick J. Perik, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, and Jourik A. Gietema

Natriuretic peptides in anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 940-941; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.04.005 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Calendar of Events
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 944; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(05)00181-9 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short communication

Get checked abstract Jovan D. Vasiljevic, Petar Otasevic, Zoran B. Popovic, Aleksandar N. Neskovic, Radoslav Vidakovic, Zoran V. Popovic, Branislav Radovancevic, O. Howard Frazier, and Sinisa Gradinac

Semiquantitative histomorphometric analysis of myocardium following partial left ventriculectomy: 1-year follow-up
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 763-767; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nir Uriel, Guillermo Torre-Amione, Olga Milo, Edo Kaluski, Loïc Perchenet, Alex Blatt, Isaac Kobrin, Arkadi Turnovski, Shoshana Kaplan, Maurizio Rainisio, Aline Frey, Zvi Vered, and Gad Cotter

Echocardiographic ejection fraction in patients with acute heart failure: correlations with hemodynamic, clinical, and neurohormonal measures and short-term outcome
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 815-819; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Toshihiko Kubo, John D. Parker, Eduardo R. Azevedo, Deborah J. Atchison, Gary E. Newton, Peter Picton, and John S. Floras

Vagal heart rate responses to chronic beta-blockade in human heart failure relate to cardiac norepinephrine spillover
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 878-881; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short report

Get checked abstract A. Bener, J. Al Suwaidi, and A. Ghaffar

Is hypertension a predictor for heart failure? A cross cultural comparison over a 10-year period
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 784-786; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.04.021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Short Report

Get checked abstract Rakesh Sharma, Aidan P. Bolger, Mathias Rauchhaus, Stephan von Haehling, Wolfram Doehner, Ian M. Adcock, Peter J. Barnes, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, Hans-Dieter Volk, Andrew J.S. Coats, Sam Lim, and Stefan D. Anker

Cellular endotoxin desensitization in patients with severe chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 865-868; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case report

Get checked abstract Carol Chen-Scarabelli, Siân E. Hughes, Giorgio Landon, Peter Rowley, Zuhair Allebban, Noel Lawson, Louis Saravolatz, Julius Gardin, David Latchman, and Tiziano M. Scarabelli

A case of fatal ephedra intake associated with lipofuscin accumulation, caspase activation and cleavage of myofibrillary proteins
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 927-930; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.09.012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the Editor

Gedske Daugaard

Reply to the letter from PJ Perik et al.
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 941; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.04.007 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ming Lee Lin, Kim Connelly, and David Prior

Reply to letter from J. Finsterer and C. Stöllberger
Eur J Heart Fail 2005 7: 942-943; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2005.04.006 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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