Heart Failure
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The sympathetic nervous system in heart failure physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical implications.

Nov 2009 Heart failure is a syndrome characterized initially by left ventricular dysfunction that triggers countermeasures aimed to restore cardiac output. These responses are compensatory at first but eventually become part of the disease process itself ... Read more...

Percutaneous atrioseptostomy for right heart failure after left pneumonectomy.

30 Oct 2009 We present a case of right heart failure after left pneumonectomy as a result of an isolated, contralateral partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. We successfully treated this with percutaneous atrioseptostomy. For unstable patients with ... Read more...

Diabetes mellitus and long-term outcome in heart failure patients after surgical ventricular restoration.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: This study aimed to identify the impact of diabetes mellitus and related comorbidities on long-term survival of heart failure patients who had undergone surgical ventricular restoration. Surgical ventricular restoration is an optional ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Heart Failure'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The sympathetic nervous system in heart failure physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical implications. Nov 2009
• Percutaneous atrioseptostomy for right heart failure after left pneumonectomy. 30 Oct 2009
• Diabetes mellitus and long-term outcome in heart failure patients after surgical ventricular restoration. 30 Oct 2009
• Left ventricular assist devices: psychosocial challenges in the elderly. 30 Oct 2009
• Diagnostic and prognostic value of uric acid in patients with acute dyspnea. 30 Oct 2009
• 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
• When drugs disappear from the patient: elimination of intravenous medication by hemodiafiltration. 30 Oct 2009
• A hemodynamic profile for consciousness during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 30 Oct 2009
• Profiles of serial changes in cardiac troponin T concentrations and outcome in ambulatory patients with chronic heart failure. 25 Oct 2009
• Stressful sleeping. 25 Oct 2009
• Hypoxia, not the frequency of sleep apnea, induces acute hemodynamic stress in patients with chronic heart failure. 25 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
• Micronutrient deficiencies an unmet need in heart failure. 25 Oct 2009
• Ventricular assist devices the challenges of outpatient management. 25 Oct 2009
• The adrenergic-fatty acid load in heart failure. 25 Oct 2009
• [A patient with aortic stenosis and reduced left ventricular function] 20 Oct 2009
• Use of aldosterone antagonists in heart failure. 19 Oct 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