Heart Failure - Epidemiology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Recommendation of low-salt diet and short-term outcomes in heart failure with preserved systolic function.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Dietary sodium indiscretion frequently contributes to hospitalizations in elderly heart failure patients. Animal models suggest an important role for dietary sodium intake in the pathophysiology of heart failure with preserved systolic ... Read more...

Risk factors for heart failure: a population-based case-control study.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The relative contribution of risk factors to the development of heart failure remains controversial. Further, whether these contributions have changed over time or differ by sex is unclear. Few population-based studies have been ... 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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Heart Failure - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Recommendation of low-salt diet and short-term outcomes in heart failure with preserved systolic function. 30 Oct 2009
• Risk factors for heart failure: a population-based case-control study. 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
• Prevalence, functional impact, and mortality of atrial fibrillation in an older Italian population (from the Pro.V.A. study). 13 Oct 2009
• Factors related to time to admission to specialized multidisciplinary clinics in patients with congestive heart failure. 29 Sep 2009
• Blood transfusion for acute decompensated heart failure--friend or foe? 29 Sep 2009
• Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes for nonadherent patients with heart failure: findings from Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF). 29 Sep 2009
• Comparison of effects of primary coronary angioplasty on left ventricular remodeling and heart failure in patients <70 versus > or =70 years with acute myocardial infarction. 29 Sep 2009
• Relation of obesity to heart failure hospitalization and cardiovascular events in persons with stable coronary heart disease (from the Heart and Soul Study). 29 Sep 2009
• Symptom clusters of heart failure. 29 Sep 2009
• Quality of care for atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized for heart failure. 27 Sep 2009
• Letter by Hansel and Simon regarding article, "Body mass index and vigorous physical activity and the risk of heart failure among men". 13 Sep 2009
• Low-density lipoprotein in the setting of congestive heart failure: is lower really better? 30 Aug 2009
• Prevalence and prognosis of patients with heart failure in Tokyo: a prospective cohort of Shinken Database 2004-5. 30 Aug 2009
• Low HDL levels as the most common metabolic syndrome risk factor in heart failure. 30 Aug 2009
• Results from the Kochi RYOMA Study. Atrial fibrillation is a major risk of morbidity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 30 Aug 2009
• Heart failure clinics are associated with clinical benefit in both tertiary and community care settings: data from the Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes in Nova Scotia (ICONS) registry. 30 Aug 2009
• Trends in the age adjusted mortality from acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in the United States (1988-2004) based on race, gender, infarct location and comorbidities. 26 Aug 2009
• Hormonal therapy use for prostate cancer and mortality in men with coronary artery disease-induced congestive heart failure or myocardial infarction. 24 Aug 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