European Journal of Heart Failure

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Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: iii; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(07)00194-8 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karl Swedberg

Awaiting publication — A frustrating period for the scientist and the editor
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 547; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.04.002 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles

Get checked abstract Yong Wang, Monique C. de Waard, Anja Sterner-Kock, Holger Stepan, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Dirk J. Duncker, and Thomas Walther

Cardiomyocyte-restricted over-expression of C-type natriuretic peptide prevents cardiac hypertrophy induced by myocardial infarction in mice
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 548-557; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Emerson L. Olivares, Ricardo H. Costa-e-Sousa, João P.S. Werneck-de-Castro, Vanessa Pinho-Ribeiro, Márcia G. Silva, Karla C. Ribeiro, Elisabete C. Mattos, Regina C.S. Goldenberg, Antonio C. Campos de Carvalho, and Masako Oya Masuda

Cellular cardiomyoplasty in large myocardial infarction: Can the beneficial effect be enhanced by ACE-inhibitor therapy?
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 558-567; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sebastian Brokat, Jenny Thomas, Lars R. Herda, Christoph Knosalla, Reinhard Pregla, Mara Brancaccio, Federica Accornero, Guido Tarone, Roland Hetzer, and Vera Regitz-Zagrosek

Altered melusin expression in the hearts of aortic stenosis patients
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 568-573; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Schaufelberger, I. Ekman, E. Björnsson, E. Kalaitzakis, and T. Ekman

Intestinal paracellular permeability is not affected in chronic congestive heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 574-578; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Przemyslaw Leszek, Malgorzata Szperl, Anna Klisiewicz, Jadwiga Janas, Andrzej Biederman, Tomasz Rywik, Walerian Piotrowski, Mieczyslaw Kopacz, and Jerzy Korewicki

Alteration of myocardial sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase and Na⁺–Ca²⁺ exchanger expression in human left ventricular volume overload
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 579-586; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Chien-Hua Huang, Kuo-Liong Chien, Wen-Jone Chen, Fung-Chang Sung, Hsiu-Ching Hsu, Ta-Chen Su, and Yuan-Teh Lee

Impact of heart failure and left ventricular function on long-term survival — Report of a community-based cohort study in Taiwan
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 587-593; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Golyar Keyhan, Shun-Fu Chen, and Louise Pilote

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and survival in women and men with heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 594-601; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.03.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marie Hudson, Elham Rahme, Hassan Behlouli, Richard Sheppard, and Louise Pilote

Sex differences in the effectiveness of angiotensin receptor blockers and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with congestive heart failure — A population study
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 602-609; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jesper Kjaergaard, Dilek Akkan, Kasper Karmark Iversen, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, and Christian Hassager

Right ventricular dysfunction as an independent predictor of short- and long-term mortality in patients with heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 610-616; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.03.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Arnt V. Kristen, Jolanta B. Perz, Stefan O. Schonland, Ute Hegenbart, Philipp A. Schnabel, Joern H. Kristen, Hartmut Goldschmidt, Hugo A. Katus, and Thomas J. Dengler

Non-invasive predictors of survival in cardiac amyloidosis
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 617-624; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Christophe Van Laethem, Nico Van De Veire, Guy De Backer, Salhi Bihija, Tony Seghers, Dirk Cambier, Marc Vanderheyden, and Johan De Sutter

Response of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope to exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 625-629; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Raffael Fraga, Fábio G. Franco, Fabiana Roveda, Luciana N.J. de Matos, Ana M.F.W. Braga, Maria U.P.B. Rondon, Daniel R. Rotta, Patricia C. Brum, Antonio C.P. Barretto, Holly R. Middlekauff, and Carlos E. Negrão

Exercise training reduces sympathetic nerve activity in heart failure patients treated with carvedilol
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 630-636; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.03.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tairo Kurita, Katsuya Onishi, Kaoru Dohi, Masaki Tanabe, Naoki Fujimoto, Takashi Tanigawa, Morimichi Setsuda, Naoki Isaka, Tsutomu Nobori, and Masaaki Ito

Impact of heart rate on mechanical dyssynchrony and left ventricular contractility in patients with heart failure and normal QRS duration
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 637-643; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.03.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cinzia Valzania, Fredrik Gadler, Maria J. Eriksson, Arne Olsson, Giuseppe Boriani, and Frieder Braunschweig

Electromechanical effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy during rest and stress in patients with heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 644-650; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Frans H. Rutten, Maarten-Jan M. Cramer, Nicolaas P.A. Zuithoff, Jan-Willem J. Lammers, Wim Verweij, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Arno W. Hoes

Comparison of B-type natriuretic peptide assays for identifying heart failure in stable elderly patients with a clinical diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 651-659; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S.P. Schoen, T. Zimmermann, T. Kittner, M.U. Braun, J. Fuhrmann, A. Schmeisser, and R.H. Strasser

NT-proBNP correlates with right heart haemodynamic parameters and volumes in patients with atrial septal defects
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 660-666; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Takayoshi Tsutamoto, Hiroshi Sakai, Chitose Ishikawa, Masanori Fujii, Toshinari Tanaka, Takashi Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Takashima, Masato Ohnishi, Atsuyuki Wada, and Minoru Horie

Direct comparison of transcardiac difference between brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP in patients with chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 667-673; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrew Jabbour, Anne Keogh, Christopher Hayward, and Peter Macdonald

Chronic sildenafil lowers transpulmonary gradient and improves cardiac output allowing successful heart transplantation
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 674-677; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bente Grüner Sveälv, Margareta Scharin Täng, Finn Waagstein, and Bert Andersson

Pronounced improvement in systolic and diastolic ventricular long axis function after treatment with metoprolol
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 678-683; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marie Louise Luttik, Tiny Jaarsma, Nic Veeger, Jan Tijssen, Robbert Sanderman, and Dirk J. van Veldhuisen

Caregiver burden in partners of Heart Failure patients; limited influence of disease severity
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 695-701; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Harshida Patel, Masoud Shafazand, Maria Schaufelberger, and Inger Ekman

Reasons for seeking acute care in chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 702-708; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.11.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mark C. van der Wel, Rene W.M.M. Jansen, J. Carel Bakx, Hans H.J. Bor, Marcel G.M. OldeRikkert, and Chris van Weel

Non-cardiovascular co-morbidity in elderly patients with heart failure outnumbers cardiovascular co-morbidity
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 709-715; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lars Lüthje, Dirk Vollmann, Till Drescher, Peter Schott, Dieter Zenker, Gerd Hasenfuβ, and Christina Unterberg

Intrathoracic impedance monitoring to detect chronic heart failure deterioration: Relationship to changes in NT-proBNP
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 716-722; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.03.005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Daniele Rovai, Maria-Aurora Morales, Gianluca Di Bella, Michele De Nes, Alessandro Pingitore, Massimo Lombardi, and Giuseppe Rossi

Clinical diagnosis of left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction in the age of technology
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 723-729; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.02.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract John G.F. Cleland, Rhiddian Shelton, Nikolay Nikitin, Sarah Ford, Lars Frison, and Margaretha Grind

Prevalence of markers of heart failure in patients with atrial fibrillation and the effects of ximelagatran compared to warfarin on the incidence of morbid and fatal events: A report from the SPORTIF III and V trials
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 730-739; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.01.013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Clinical trials update from the American College of Cardiology 2007: ALPHA, EVEREST, FUSION II, VALIDD, PARR-2, REMODEL, SPICE, COURAGE, COACH, REMADHE, pro-BNP for the evaluation of dyspnoea and THIS-diet
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 740-745; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.04.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review

Get checked abstract Marco Metra, Piotr Ponikowski, Kenneth Dickstein, John J.V. McMurray, Antonello Gavazzi, Claes-Hakan Bergh, Alan G. Fraser, Tiny Jaarsma, Antonis Pitsis, Paul Mohacsi, Michael Böhm, Stefan Anker, Henry Dargie, Dirk Brutsaert, and Michel Komajda on behalf of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

Advanced chronic heart failure: A position statement from the Study Group on Advanced Heart Failure of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 684-694; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.04.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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