European Journal of Heart Failure

Editorial Board

Editorial Board
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: iii; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(07)00321-2 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles

Get checked abstract Joseph C. McGinley, Remus M. Berretta, Khuram Chaudhary, Eric Rossman, George D. Bratinov, John P. Gaughan, Steven Houser, and Kenneth B. Margulies

Impaired contractile reserve in severe mitral valve regurgitation with a preserved ejection fraction
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 857-864; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sean Balmain, Neal Padmanabhan, William R. Ferrell, John J. Morton, and John J.V. McMurray

Differences in arterial compliance, microvascular function and venous capacitance between patients with heart failure and either preserved or reduced left ventricular systolic function
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 865-871; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kevin Damman, Gerjan Navis, Tom D.J. Smilde, Adriaan A. Voors, Wim van der Bij, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, and Hans L. Hillege

Decreased cardiac output, venous congestion and the association with renal impairment in patients with cardiac dysfunction
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 872-878; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Farid Najafi, Annette J. Dobson, Michael Hobbs, and Konrad Jamrozik

Temporal trends in the frequency and longer-term outcome of heart failure complicating myocardial infarction
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 879-885; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Arati S. Desai, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Michael G. Shlipak, Alan H.B. Wu, Sadia Ali, and Mary A. Whooley

Association between anaemia and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP): Findings from the Heart and Soul Study
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 886-891; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Thomas Wiis Vogelsang, Ruben J. Jensen, Astrid L. Monrad, Kaspar Russ, Uffe H. Olesen, Birger Hesse, and Andreas Kjær

Independent effects of both right and left ventricular function on plasma brain natriuretic peptide
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 892-896; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cinzia Cianfrocca, Francesco Pelliccia, Antonio Auriti, Vincenzo Guido, Vincenzo Pasceri, Xue Li, Giuseppe Richichi, Giuseppe Mercuro, and Massimo Santini

Levosimendan allows detection of contractile reserve in patients with chronic ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction and non-diagnostic dobutamine echocardiography
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 897-900; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marco Metra, Christian Torp-Pedersen, John G.F. Cleland, Andrea Di Lenarda, Michel Komajda, Willem J. Remme, Livio Dei Cas, Philip Spark, Karl Swedberg, Philip A. Poole-Wilson, and for the COMET investigators

Should beta-blocker therapy be reduced or withdrawn after an episode of decompensated heart failure? Results from COMET
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 901-909; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.011 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Finn Gustafsson, Morten Schou, Lars Videbæk, Tonny Nielsen, Hans Ulriksen, John Markenvard, Tage Lysbo Svendsen, Henrik Ryde, Else Vigholt, and Per Hildebrandt on behalf of the Danish Heart Failure Clinics Network

Treatment with beta-blockers in nurse-led heart failure clinics: Titration efficacy and predictors of failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 910-916; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ronald J. Oudiz, Giorgio Roveran, James E. Hansen, Xing-Guo Sun, and Karlman Wasserman

Effect of sildenafil on ventilatory efficiency and exercise tolerance in pulmonary hypertension
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 917-921; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Otto R.F. Smith, Helen J. Michielsen, Aline J. Pelle, Angelique A. Schiffer, Jobst B. Winter, and Johan Denollet

Symptoms of fatigue in chronic heart failure patients: Clinical and psychological predictors
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 922-927; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Claudia R. Pischke, Gerdi Weidner, Melanie Elliott-Eller, and Dean Ornish

Lifestyle changes and clinical profile in coronary heart disease patients with an ejection fraction of 40% or >40% in the Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration Project
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 928-934; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Chris Adamopoulos, Faiez Zannad, Renaud Fay, Alexandre Mebazaa, Alain Cohen-Solal, Louis Guize, Yves Juillière, and François Alla

Ejection fraction and blood pressure are important and interactive predictors of 4-week mortality in severe acute heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 935-941; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alejandro Macchia, Simona Monte, Marilena Romero, Antonio D'Ettorre, and Gianni Tognoni

The prognostic influence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients hospitalised for chronic heart failure
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 942-948; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Maria Teresa La Rovere, Gian Domenico Pinna, Roberto Maestri, Elena Robbi, Andrea Mortara, Francesco Fanfulla, Oreste Febo, and Peter Sleight

Clinical relevance of short-term day-time breathing disorders in chronic heart failure patients
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 949-954; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Didier Locca, Rory O'Hanlon, Paul Oldershaw, and Sanjay K. Prasad

Severely impaired left ventricular function: Tissue characterization by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in a clinical dilemma
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 959-961; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case report

Get checked abstract Christian Butter, Jürgen Meyhöfer, Martin Seifert, Michael Neuss, and Hans-Heinrich Minden

First use of cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) in a patient failing CRT therapy: Clinical and technical aspects of combined therapies
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 955-958; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.05.012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the Editor

John Kjekshus

Letters to the Editor
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 962; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.006 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniela Dobre, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Mike J.L. deJongste, and Flora M. Haaijer-Ruskamp

Prescription of beta-blockers in patients with advanced heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Clinical implications and survival
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 962-963; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.07.012 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin H. Strauss and Alistair Hall

RAS blockers: Does sex matter/ Re: Sex differences in the effectiveness of ARB and ACEI in patients with congestive heart failure — A population study: Marie Hudson et al. European Journal of Heart Failure 9 (2007) 602–609
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 963-964; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.010 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 964; doi:10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.07.009 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Calendar of Events

Calendar of Events
Eur J Heart Fail 2007 9: 965; doi:10.1016/S1388-9842(07)00326-1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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