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Heart Failure - Diagnosis
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Definition of 'Heart Failure'A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Diagnostic and prognostic value of uric acid in patients with acute dyspnea.
30 Oct 2009 
BACKGROUND: Uric acid was shown to predict outcome in patients with stable chronic heart failure. Its impact in patients admitted in the Emergency Department with acute dyspnea, however, remains unknown. METHODS: We prospectively investigated the ... Read more...
Hospitalizations after heart failure diagnosis a community perspective.
25 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine the lifetime burden and risk factors for hospitalization after heart failure (HF) diagnosis in the community. BACKGROUND: Hospitalizations in patients with HF represent a major public health ... Read more...
A meta-analysis of remote monitoring of heart failure patients.
25 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of remote patient monitoring (RPM) on the outcome of chronic heart failure (HF) patients. BACKGROUND: RPM via regularly scheduled structured telephone contact between patients and health ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Heart Failure - Diagnosis'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Diagnostic and prognostic value of uric acid in patients with acute dyspnea. 30 Oct 2009
- Hospitalizations in patients with heart failure: who and why.
25 Oct 2009 - Hospitalizations after heart failure diagnosis a community perspective. 25 Oct 2009
- A meta-analysis of remote monitoring of heart failure patients. 25 Oct 2009
- Propofol infusion syndrome with arrhythmia, myocardial fat accumulation and cardiac failure. 13 Oct 2009
- Diagnosing acute heart failure: the mathematician and the clinician. 11 Oct 2009
- Improving the diagnosis of acute heart failure using a validated prediction model. 11 Oct 2009
- Accuracy of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide to diagnose significant cardiovascular disease in children: the Better Not Pout Children! Study. 4 Oct 2009
- The role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in heart failure. 4 Oct 2009
- Safety of symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure due to severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. 29 Sep 2009
- Outcomes, health policy, and managed care: relationships between patient-reported outcome measures and clinical measures in outpatients with heart failure. 29 Sep 2009
- Relationship of age and exercise performance in patients with heart failure: the HF-ACTION study. 29 Sep 2009
- Relationship of Doppler-Echocardiographic left ventricular diastolic function to exercise performance in systolic heart failure: the HF-ACTION study. 29 Sep 2009
- N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and exercise capacity in chronic heart failure: data from the Heart Failure and a Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training (HF-ACTION) study. 29 Sep 2009
- New York Heart Association functional class predicts exercise parameters in the current era. 29 Sep 2009
- Baseline differences in the HF-ACTION trial by sex. 29 Sep 2009
- Biomarkers of extracellular matrix turnover. 29 Sep 2009
- Newer biomarkers in heart failure. 29 Sep 2009
- Biomarkers of oxidative stress in heart failure. 29 Sep 2009
- Inflammatory biomarkers in heart failure revisited: much more than innocent bystanders. 29 Sep 2009
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Technical information about 'Heart Failure'
Definition: A heterogeneous condition in which the heart is unable to pump out sufficient blood to meet the metabolic need of the body. Heart failure can be caused by structural defects, functional abnormalities (VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION), or a sudden overload beyond its capacity. Chronic heart failure is more common than acute heart failure which results from sudden insult to cardiac function, such as MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
Descriptor UI: D006333
Alternative terms: Heart Failure; Cardiac Failure; Myocardial Failure; Heart Failure, Left-Sided; Heart Failure, Left Sided; Left-Sided Heart Failure; Left Sided Heart Failure; Heart Failure, Right-Sided; Heart Failure, Right Sided; Right-Sided Heart Failure; Right Sided Heart Failure; Congestive Heart Failure; Heart Failure, Congestive; Heart Decompensation; Decompensation, Heart;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C14.280.434;
History Note: 2008 (1966)
Technical Notes: "scompenso di cuore" is "heart decompensation" in Italian; do not confuse with CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE