Heart Failure (Latest Articles)

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Novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of acute destabilised heart failure in patients with shortness of breath.

29 Sep 2009
rec_pub_19752207-novel-biomarkers-diagnosis-acute-destabilised-heart-failure-patients.htm

Blood transfusion for acute decompensated heart failure--friend or foe?

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: In acute coronary syndromes (ACSs), blood transfusion (BT) has been associated with worse outcomes. The impact of BT among patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) remains unknown. METHODS: Propensity score analysis of ...
rec_pub_19781427-blood-transfusion-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-friend-foe.htm

Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes for nonadherent patients with heart failure: findings from Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF).

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Medication and dietary nonadherence are precipitating factors for heart failure (HF) hospitalization; however, the characteristics, outcomes, and quality of care of patients with nonadherence are unknown. Recognizing features of ...
rec_pub_19781426-characteristics-hospital-outcomes-nonadherent-patients-heart-failure.htm

Hospital performance recognition with the Get With The Guidelines Program and mortality for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Many hospitals enrolled in the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Program achieve high levels of recommended care for heart failure, acute myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke. However, it is unclear if outcomes ...
rec_pub_19781413-hospital-performance-recognition-with-guidelines-program-mortality.htm

A unique complication of a broken heart.

29 Sep 2009
rec_pub_19786158-a-unique-complication-broken-heart.htm

Interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha as biochemical markers of heart failure: a head-to-head clinical comparison with B-type natriuretic peptide.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The reliability of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) as biochemical markers of heart failure in comparison to B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has not been investigated in depth. AIM: To compare the ...
rec_pub_19553828-interleukin-6-tumor-necrosis-factor-alpha-biochemical-markers-heart.htm

Does the need for noncardiac surgery during ventricular assist device therapy impact clinical outcome?

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The role of the ventricular assist device (VAD) in the management of heart failure is expanding. Despite its success, the clinical course for patients requiring noncardiac surgery (NCS) during VAD support is not well described. The ...
rec_pub_19789021-does-need-noncardiac-surgery-ventricular-assist-device-therapy-impact.htm

Not always HIV.

29 Sep 2009
rec_pub_19778767-not-hiv.htm

Simultaneous heart and kidney transplantation after bridging with the CardioWest total artificial heart.

29 Sep 2009 End-stage renal failure is often considered a relative contraindication for total artificial heart implantation due to the increased risk of mortality after transplantation. We report the successful treatment of a patient having heart and renal ...
rec_pub_19766830-simultaneous-heart-kidney-transplantation-bridging-cardiowest-total.htm

Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The efficacy of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in bridging children with unrepaired heart defects to a definitive or palliative surgical procedure has been rarely reported. The goal of this study is to report our ...
rec_pub_19766826-preoperative-extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-bridge-cardiac.htm

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