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Hemodynamic Response to Acute Volume Load and Endomyocardial NO-synthase Gene Expression in Heart Transplant Recipients

Transplantation Direct, 2022
Background. A pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) >18 mm Hg following volume load has been proposed as a partition value for the detection of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. As hemodynamic changes in filling pressures (FP) have been
Monika Kobediona, MD, Jozef Bartunek, MD, PhD, Leen Delrue, PhD, Frederik Van Durme, MD, Chirik Wah Lau, MD, Ana Moya, PhD, Sofie Verstreken, MD, Ward Heggermont, MD, PhD, Riet Dierckx, MD, Marc Goethals, MD, Marc Vanderheyden, MD   +10 more
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Selection of Comprehensive Assessment Categories Based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health for Elderly Patients with Heart Failure: A Delphi Survey among Registered Instructors of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapy International, 2021
The development of a comprehensive assessment tool based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) for elderly patients with heart failure is urgently required.
Shigehito Shiota, Makiko Naka, Toshiro Kitagawa, Takayuki Hidaka, Naoki Mio, Kana Kanai, Mariko Mochizuki, Hiroaki Kimura, Yasuki Kihara   +8 more
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The International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities, and Health categories rated as necessary for care planning for older patients with heart failure: a survey of care managers in Japan

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Establishing an information-sharing system between medical professionals and welfare/care professionals may help prevent heart failure (HF) exacerbations in community-dwelling older adults.
Shigehito Shiota, Toshiro Kitagawa, Takayuki Hidaka, Naoya Goto, Naoki Mio, Kana Kanai, Makiko Naka, Hiroko Togino, Mariko Mochizuki, Hiroyuki Ochikubo, Yukiko Nakano, Yasuki Kihara, Hiroaki Kimura   +12 more
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Beta Blockers Up-Titration in Patients with Heart Failure Reduced Ejection Fraction and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, a Single Center Study

Medical Sciences, 2019
Clinical trials have shown the benefits of β-blockers therapy in patients with heart failure reduced ejection fraction. These benefits include improved survival and a reduced need for hospitalization. Cardiac resynchronization therapy has emerged as
Daniele Masarone, Marina Verrengia, Ernesto Ammendola, Rita Gravino, Fabio Valente, Rossella Vastarella, Marta Rubino, Giuseppe Limongelli, Giuseppe Pacileo   +8 more
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Coagulation factor XIII activity predicts left ventricular remodelling after acute myocardial infarction

ESC Heart Failure, 2020
Aims Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is the major cause of chronic heart failure. The activity of blood coagulation factor XIII (FXIIIa) plays an important role in rodents as a healing factor after MI, whereas its role in healing and remodelling ...
Anna Frey, Tobias Gassenmaier, Ulrich Hofmann, Dominik Schmitt, Georg Fette, Almuth Marx, Sabine Herterich, Valérie Boivin‐Jahns, Georg Ertl, Thorsten Bley, Stefan Frantz, Roland Jahns, Stefan Störk   +12 more
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Dramatic disease regression in a case of HFrEF with end‐stage renal failure treated with sacubitril/valsartan and SGLT2i

ESC Heart Failure, 2023
The amount of evidence for guideline‐directed new heart failure (HFrEF) disease‐modifying drugs in the context of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is relatively modest, especially in end‐stage CKD. We report a case of dramatic reverse remodelling and disease
Massimo Mapelli, Valentina Mantegazza, Cristina Ferrari, Roberto Cimino, Riccardo Maragna, Gianluca Pontone, Mauro Pepi, Piergiuseppe Agostoni   +7 more
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Distribution, infrastructure, and expertise of heart failure and cardio‐oncology clinics in a developing network: temporal evolution and challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

ESC Heart Failure, 2020
The Hellenic Heart Failure Association has undertaken the initiative to develop a national network of heart failure clinics (HFCs) and cardio‐oncology clinics (COCs). We conducted two questionnaire surveys among these clinics within 17 months and another
The Taskforce of the Hellenic Heart Failure Clinics Network
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What's behind your eosinophilic myocarditis? A case of Churg–Strauss syndrome diagnosed during acute heart failure

ESC Heart Failure, 2023
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare multisystem disorder; cardiac involvement may include eosinophilic myocarditis. A 67‐year‐old woman presented with 1‐week history of dyspnoea and orthopnoea.
Nicola Amelotti, Massimo Mapelli, Marco Guglielmo, Maria Inês Fiuza Branco Pires, Jeness Campodonico, Benedetta Majocchi, Valentina Ribatti, Giulia Vettor, Andrea Baggiano, Valentina Catto, Cristina Basso, Gianluca Pontone, Piergiuseppe Agostoni   +12 more
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Evaluation of Psychological Distress, Self-Care, and Medication Adherence in Association with Hypertension Control

International Journal of Hypertension, 2022
Background. Most of the patients with hypertension (HTN) who undergo medical therapy unaccompanied by psychological and behavioral interventions may not achieve their goal in HTN treatment. Self-care is a key factor in controlling HTN.
Maryam Eghbali, Maedeh Akbari, Kimiya Seify, Mohammad Fakhrolmobasheri, Maryam Heidarpour, Hamidreza Roohafza, Maryam Afzali, Fateme-sadat Mostafavi-esfahani, Parisa Karimian, Anis Sepehr, Davood Shafie, Alireza Khosravi   +11 more
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The role of the gut microbiome in sex differences in arterial pressure

Biology of Sex Differences, 2019
There has been intense interest in the role of the gut microbiome in human health and a broad range of diseases in recent years. In the context of cardiovascular disease, gut dysbiosis (defined as a change in the gut microbiome and the gut-epithelial ...
Anna L. Beale, David M. Kaye, Francine Z. Marques   +2 more
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