Heart failure



Heart failure
心力衰竭（heart failure），简称心衰，是指由于心脏排血量减少或不能将静脉回心血量充分排出，引起静脉回流受阻，导致静脉系统瘀血及动脉系统血液灌注不足所出现的心脏循环衰竭的症候群。心力衰竭已经日益成为心血管病中最常见、对患者危害最大的疾病，而导致心衰的原因又十分复杂多样，因此其成为心血管医学工作者的一个工作研究重点。我们曾在205期做过相关报导。CMBI在此特准备了关于Heart failure的相关文献，供大家参考。更多文献,请用相关关键词通过CMBI文献查询获取。
A review of homocysteine and heart failure Biventricular versus right ventricular pacing decreases immune activation and augments nitric oxide production in patients with chronic heart failure Carvedilol reduces exercise-induced hyperventilation clin-Clinical trials update from the Heart Failure Society of America meeting Creation of standardized tools for therapeutic education specifically dedicated to chronic heart failure patients Depressive symptoms are prominent among elderly hospitalised heart failure patients Diagnostic and prognostic value of urine NT-proBNP levels in heart failure patients Dissociation between gene and protein expression of metabolic enzymes in a rodent model of heart failure Down-regulation of cardiac apelin system in hypertrophied and failing hearts Fatigue and anaemia in patients with chronic heart failure Free Fatty Acid Depletion Acutely Decreases Cardiac Work and Efficiency in Cardiomyopathic Heart Failure Gender-Specific Risk Stratification With B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Patients With Acute Dyspnea Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor receptor expression on human cardiomyocytes from end-stage heart failure patients Heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Heart rate turbulence and death due to cardiac decompensation in patients with chronic heart failure High intracellular Na+ preserves myocardial function at low heart rates in isolated myocardium from failing hearts Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Is Predominantly a Disease of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Impact of obesity on quality of life and depression in patients with heart failure Impaired Chronotropic and Vasodilator Reserves Limit Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure and a Preserved Ejection Fraction Influence of cardiac-resynchronization therapy on heart rate and blood pressure variability Intact acute cardiorenal and humoral responsiveness following chronic subcutaneous administration of the cardiac peptide BNP in experimental heart failure Left Ventricular Assist Device and Drug Therapy for the Reversal of Heart Failure Living with severe chronic heart failure in palliative advanced home care Long-term versus intermediate-term supervised exercise training in advanced heart failure Mechanisms of Diastolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure Optimization of right ventricular lead position in cardiac resynchronisation therapy Potential role of endothelial progenitor cells in the pathophysiology of heart failure Prevention of heart failure Regulated Overexpression of the A1-Adenosine Receptor in Mice Results in Adverse but Reversible Changes in Cardiac Morphology and Function Reversal of Calcium Cycling Defects in Advanced Heart Failure Socioeconomic factors in the prognosis of heart failure in a Brazilian cohort Tei index and neurohormonal activation in patients with incident heart failure The effect of altering haemodynamics on the plasma concentrations of natriuretic peptides in heart failure Type D personality is associated with increased levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α and TNF-α receptors in chronic heart failure The Obesity Paradox Roles of cardiac ryanodine receptor in heart failure and sudden cardiac death Redefining Heart Failure Pretreatment With Angiotensin Receptor Blockade Prevents Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Blunts Left Ventricular Remodeling Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction. Presentation, Patterns of Myocardial Damage, and Clinical Course of Viral Myocarditis. Pirfenidone Prevents the Development of a Vulnerable Substrate for Atrial Fibrillation in a Canine Model of Heart Failure Phospholamban R14 Deletion Results in Late-Onset, Mild, Hereditary Dilated Cardiomyopathy Perioperative Management of Chronic Heart Failure Novel Effect of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonism to Reduce Proinflammatory Cytokines and Hypothalamic Activation in Rats With Ischemia-Induced Heart Failure. Management of Heart Failure in Older Adults. Long-Term Stimulation of Adenosine A2b Receptors Begun After Myocardial Infarction Prevents Cardiac Remodeling in Rats. Increased Level of Pericardial Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Advanced Heart Failure Impact of Blockade of Histamine H2 Receptors on Chronic Heart Failure Revealed by Retrospective and Prospective Randomized Studies Identification of a Common Gene Expression Signature in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Across Independent Microarray Studies Evolution and prognostic significance of diastolic filling pattern in cardiac resynchronization therapy Enhancing Care for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Patients Enhanced Baroreceptor Control of the Cardiovascular System by Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Heart Failure Patients Endotoxin-Induced Cardiomyopathy and Systemic Inflammation in Mice Is Prevented by Aldose Reductase Inhibition. Effect of physical training on exercise capacity, gas exchange and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels in patients with chronic heart failure. Effect of Marital Quality on Eight-Year Survival of Patients With Heart Failure Drawbacks and Prognostic Value of Formulas Estimating Renal Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Systolic Dysfunction. Depression in Heart Failure Contribution of NHE-1 to cell length shortening of normal and failing rabbit cardiac myocytes Lipid peroxidation is not increased in heart failure patients on modern pharmacological therapy Doxorubicin in experimental and clinical heart failure Cardiac Troponin I but Not Cardiac Troponin T Induces Severe Autoimmune Inflammation in the Myocardium. Are Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Diastolic Asynchrony Important Determinants of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Anabolic Deficiency in Men With Chronic Heart Failure Amino-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Renal Function, and Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure Activation of the Cardiac Proteasome During Pressure Overload Promotes Ventricular Hypertrophy. A Novel Prognostic Index to Determine the Impact of Cardiac Conditions and Co-Morbidities on One-Year Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure Utility of Amino-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Galectin-3, and Apelin for the Evaluation of Patients With Acute Heart Failure Transcriptional Genomics Associates FOX Transcription Factors With Human Heart Failure Signs and symptoms in chronic heart failure Selective upregulation of β1-adrenergic receptors and dephosphorylation of troponin I in end-stage heart failure patients supported by ventricular assist devices Relation of Serum Total Cholesterol, C-Reactive Protein Levels, and Statin Therapy to Survival in Heart Failure Prognostic importance of cognitive impairment in chronic heart failure patients Prevalence of anemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Presence and development of atrial fibrillation in chronic heart failure NTproBNP-guided drug treatment for chronic heart failure Non-cardiac determinants of NT-proBNP levels in the elderly Multidisciplinary and multisetting team management programme in heart failure patients affects hospitalisation and costing Modification of myocardial substrate use as a therapy for heart failure Local Controlled Intramyocardial Delivery of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Improves Postinfarction Ventricular Function Without Pulmonary Toxicity Intravenous Iron Alone for the Treatment of Anemia in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Insulin resistance, abnormal energy metabolism and increased ischemic damage in the chronically infarcted rat heart Foxo Transcription Factors Blunt Cardiac Hypertrophy by Inhibiting Calcineurin Signaling Erectile Dysfunction in Heart Failure Patients Effects of an exercise intervention for older heart failure patients on caregiver burden and emotional distress CRT improves the exercise capacity and functional reserve of the failing heart through enhancing the cardiac flow-and pressure-generating capacity Cost-Effectiveness of Using N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide to Guide the Diagnostic Assessment and Management of Dyspneic Patients in the Emergency Department Clinical trials update from the European Society of Cardiology heart failure meeting Prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide in the management of patients receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy A Randomized Clinical Trial of Trimetazidine, a Partial Free Fatty Acid Oxidation Inhibitor, in Patients With Heart Failure Cardiac S100A1 Protein Levels Determine Contractile Performance and Propensity Toward Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction Altered Creatine Kinase Adenosine Triphosphate Kinetics in Failing Hypertrophied Human Myocardium Aldosterone Synthase Promoter Polymorphism Predicts Outcome in African Americans With Heart Failure Acute myocardial infarction and heart failure-Role of apoptosis Statins in the treatment of chronic heart failure N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as an Indicator of Disease Severity in a Heterogeneous Group of Patients With Chronic Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension Increased Cardiac Adenylyl Cyclase Expression Is Associated With Increased Survival After Myocardial Infarction. In-Stent Restenosis and Remote Coronary Lesion Progression Are Coupled in Cardiac Transplant Vasculopathy But Not in Native Coronary Artery Disease Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-derived NADPH fuels superoxide production in the failing heart Effects of Digoxin on Morbidity and Mortality in Diastolic Heart Failure Heart failure management programmes in Europe Caring for patients with chronic heart failure B-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure. VE-VCO2 slope is associated with abnormal resting haemodynamics and is a predictor of long-term survival in chronic heart failure Vasoactive intestinal peptide—release from the heart and response in heart failure due to left ventricular pressure overload Use of nonpharmacologic treatment approaches in patients with heart failure Trends in Prevalence and Outcome of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction The Association of Alcohol Consumption and Incident Heart Failure-The Cardiovascular Health Study The anti-CD14 antibody IC14 suppresses ex vivo endotoxin stimulated tumor necrosis factor-alpha in patients with chronic heart failure Short-Term Change in Distance Walked in 6 Min Is an Indicator of Outcome in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure in Clinical Practice Serum digoxin concentration and outcomes in women with heart failure Progression of heart failure in right univentricular pacing compared to biventricular pacing Prevalence, Clinical Profile, and Significance of Left Ventricular Remodeling in the End-Stage Phase of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Outcome of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction in a Population-Based Study Neurohormonal activation and diagnostic value of cardiac peptides in patients with suspected mild heart failure MEF2 Activates a Genetic Program Promoting Chamber Dilation and Contractile Dysfunction in Calcineurin-Induced Heart Failure Matrix Metalloproteinase-7 Affects Connexin-43 Levels, Electrical Conduction, and Survival After Myocardial Infarction Exhaustion of the Frank–Starling mechanism in conscious dogs with heart failure induced by chronic coronary microembolization Efficacy of antithrombotic therapy in chronic heart failure Effects of Levosimendan Versus Dobutamine on Inflammatory and Apoptotic Pathways in Acutely Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure Early heart rate recovery after exercise predicts mortality in patients with chronic heart failure Chronic heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Symptoms of Mild Heart Failure Secondary to Ischemic or Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Beneficial effects of high doses of growth hormone in the introduction and optimization of medical treatment in decompensated congestive heart failure Association of Parental Heart Failure with Risk of Heart Failure in Offspring Anemia, Renal Dysfunction, and Their Interaction in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Alterations in the Pattern of Collagen Deposition May Contribute to the Deterioration of Systolic Function in Hypertensive Patients With Heart Failure Acute and chronic haemodynamic effects of biventricular pacing and of switching to different pacing modalities in heart failure patients A Novel Locus for Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis, and Sudden Death on Chromosome 10q25-26 Utility of Impedance Cardiography for the Identification of Short-Term Risk of Clinical Decompensation in Stable Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Relevance of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Preload-Dependent Regulation of Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ ATPase Expression. Relation of Loop Diuretic Dose to Mortality in Advanced Heart Failure Patients With Recently Diagnosed Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Benefit From Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Inhibiting p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinase Prevents Na+-H+ Exchanger-Mediated Cardiac Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Influence of Pre-Existing Donor Atherosclerosis on the Development of Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy and Outcomes in Heart Transplant Recipients Hemoglobin Level, Chronic Kidney Disease, and the Risks of Death and Hospitalization in Adults With Chronic Heart Failure Effects of Gender on Peak Oxygen Consumption and the Timing of Cardiac Transplantation Causes and Consequences of Heart Failure After Prophylactic Implantation of a Defibrillator in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II. The evolution of heart failure management over recent decades Non-invasive measurement of cardiac output by whole-body bio-impedance during dobutamine stress echocardiography Increased circulating endothelial cells in acute heart failure Diltiazem treatment prevents diastolic heart failure Circulating levels of tumor necrosis factor-a correlate positively with severity of peripheral oedema in patients with right heart failure Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-a and-y in auricular tissue from heart failure Work-rate affects cardiopulmonary exercise test results in heart failure Which inhibitor of the renin-angiotensin system should be used in chronic heart failure What mechanisms underlie diastolic dysfunction in heart failure What does the future hold for the management of chronic heart failure What causes sudden death in heart failure Vasopressin antagonism-a future treatment option in heart failure validity of a diagnosis of heart failure in a hospital discharge register Vagal heart rate responses to chronic beta-blockade in human heart failure Utilization of evidence-based therapies for heart failure Usefulness of anti-oxidized LDL antibody determination for assessment of clinical control in patients with heart failure Urotensin II in patients with chronic heart failure Uric acid renal excretion and renal insufficiency in decompensated severe heart failure Tumour marker levels in patients with chronic heart failure Toward transcriptional therapies for the failing heart Tissue Doppler velocities of mitral annulus and NT-proBNP in patients with heart failure Tissue Doppler Imaging and Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony in Heart Failure The NT-proBNP assay identifies very elderly nursing home residents suffering from pre-clinical heart failure The Irbesartan in Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function The effectiveness of disease management programmes in reducing hospital re-admission in older patients with heart failure Surgical left ventricular remodeling in heart failure Surgical Alternatives for the Palliation of Heart Failure Stress echocardiography in heart failure Some current controversies in heart failure significance of CA125 levels in patients with chronic congestive heart failure Short-term effects of levosimendan and prostaglandin E1 on hemodynamic parameters and B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with decompensated chronic heart failure Short to long term mortality of patients hospitalised with heart failure Sex and age differences in fragility in a heart failure population Serum levels of different tumour markers in patients with chronic heart failure Serum anti-p53 antibodies do not occur in patients with heart failure Selective versus nonselective β-adrenergic receptor blockade in chronic heart failure ryanodine receptor defects in heart failure Role of β1-and a2c-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms and their combination in heart failure Right ventricular failure-physiology and assessment Right ventricular dysfunction in chronic heart failure relevance of comorbidities for heart failure treatment in primary care Recent diagnostic and therapeutic innovations in heart failure management Rationale and design of CIBIS III Quality-of-life measurement in chronic heart failure QT dynamicity-a prognostic factor for sudden cardiac death in chronic heart failure Pulsatile hemodynamic effects of candesartan in patients with chronic heart failure Pulmonary vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension due to chronic heart failure Prevalence and predictors of anxiety and depression in a sample of chronic heart failure Predictors of exercise capacity and everyday activity in older heart failure Predicting peak oxygen uptake from 6-min walk test performance in male patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction Pre-discharge B-type natriuretic peptide predicts early recurrence of decompensated heart failure Practical recommendations for the use of ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, aldosterone antagonists and angiotensin receptor blockers in heart failure Pharmacological left ventricular reverse remodeling in elderly patients receiving optimal therapy for chronic heart failure Patients' knowledge and beta blocker treatment improve prognosis of patients from a heart failure Patient perception of the effect of treatment with candesartan in heart failure Oxygen, oxidative stress, hypoxia, and heart failure Outpatient treatment of systolic heart failure Origin of symptoms in chronic heart failure Optimal Medical Therapy for Heart Failure Novel pathophysiological insight and treatment strategies for heart failure Non-compliance in patients with heart failure no-Modulation of apoptosis by nitric oxide-implications in myocardial ischemia and heart failure New concepts in managing patients with chronic heart failure Natriuretic peptides and the management of heart failure Narrative review-pharmacotherapy for chronic heart failure Myocardial repair with autologous skeletal myoblasts Myocardial osteopontin expression is associated with collagen fibrillogenesis in human dilated cardiomyopathy Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equations provide valid estimations of glomerular filtration rates in patients with advanced heart failure Mitochondrial energy metabolism in heart failure Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist spironolactone improves left ventricular remodeling in patients with congestive heart failure Microarray analysis to evaluate different animal models for human heart failure metoprolol and carvedilol have equivalent effects on diurnal heart rate in patients with chronic heart failure Measuring body composition in chronic heart failure Measurement of end points in heart failure trials Markers of bone metabolism in congestive heart failure Management of diastolic heart failure in older adults Left ventricular systolic dysfunction, total mortality, and sudden death in patients with myocardial infarction treated with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids Left ventricular SERCA2a gene down-regulation does not parallel ANP gene up-regulation during post-MI remodelling Is the pregnancy hormone relaxin an important player in human heart failure Is hypertension a predictor for heart failure Interpreting trial data and survival curves for patients with congestive heart failure Initial data supporting the design of the Candesartan in Heart failure-Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity (CHARM) programme Influence of diabetes on the survival of patients hospitalized with heart failure Influence of age and in-patient care on prescription rate and long-term outcome in chronic heart failure influence of aetiology on inflammatory and neurohumoral activation in patients with severe heart failure Inflammation and perturbation of the l-carnitine system in heart failure Independent and incremental prognostic value of endogenous ouabain in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy increase in serum uric acid concentration caused by diuretics might be beneficial in heart failure Incident atrial fibrillation and mortality in older adults with heart failure Incidence of normal values of natriuretic peptides in patients with chronic heart failure and impact on survival Implications for the diagnosis and classification of heart failure Impact of sleep-related breathing disorders on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure Impact of implantable-cardioverter-defibrillator trials on clinical management of patients with heart failure Impact of heart failure on quality of sleep impact of beta-adrenoreceptor gene polymorphisms on survival in patients with congestive heart failure Hypotension is associated with diuretic resistance in severe chronic heart failure hUNC-93B1, a novel gene mainly expressed in the heart, is related to left ventricular diastolic function, heart failure morbidity How well does B-type natriuretic peptide predict death and cardiac events in patients with heart failure How to begin treatment in chronic heart failure Home-based exercise training modulates pro-oxidant substrates in patients with chronic heart failure Heart failure-definition and diagnosis Heart failure programmes in countries with a primary care-based health care system Heart failure management programmes Heart failure in diabetes mellitus Heart failure clinics and outpatient management Heart failure after myocardial infarction Haematopoietic stem cells improve cardiac function after infarction without permanent cardiac engraftment Genetic causes of human heart failure Functional mitral regurgitation predicts 1-year mortality in elderly patients with systolic chronic heart failure Functional assessment of myoblast transplantation for cardiac repair Family caregiving and congestive heart failure Exploring symptoms in chronic heart failure Exercise training in chronic heart failure-effects on pro-inflammatory markers Exercise hyperventilation in chronic heart 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ryanodine receptor function in heart failure Cardiac resynchronisation therapy for heart failure The diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure Diastolic heart failure Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Congestive Heart Failure Tissue Synchronization Imaging and Optimal Left Ventricular Pacing Site in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Thrombopoietin Protects Against In Vitro and In Vivo Cardiotoxicity Induced by Doxorubicin The effect of moderate exercise training on skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain distribution in chronic heart failure Role of Diuretics in the Prevention of Heart Failure Reverse ventricular remodeling mechanical options Renal Impairment and Outcomes in Heart Failure Reliability of clinical muscular endurance tests in patients with chronic heart failure Relationship between cytokines and tumour markers in patients with chronic heart failure Prognostic value of resting end-tidal carbon dioxide in patients with heart failure Prognosis and therapy approaches of cardiac cachexia Mechanism of Diastolic Mitral Regurgitation in Candidates for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Maximum oxygen uptake corrected for skeletal muscle mass accurately predicts functional improvements following exercise training in chronic heart failure Matrix Metalloproteinases-Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases Influence of ACE-inhibition and mechanical unloading on the regulation of extracellular matrix proteins in the myocardium of heart transplantation candidates bridged by ventricular assist devices Impact of chronic heart failure on elderly persons' daily life Immersion in warm water induces improvement in cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure Heart Failure During Cardiac Pacing Heart failure and sleep apnoea Evaluation of eplerenone in the subgroup of EPHESUS patients with baseline left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 30% Enhanced myocardial cathepsin B expression in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy End-of-life Communication and Hospital 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Motivational Counseling Approach to Improving Heart Failure Self-Care They're Watching You! Performance Measurement, Staffing, and Facilities Requirements Remodeling of Early-Phase Repolarization Psychometric Testing of the Heart Failure Somatic Awareness Scale Prognostic Value of Pacing-Induced Mechanical Alternans in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Sinus Rhythm Prognostic Value of Iodine-123-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Myocardial Uptake and Heart Rate Variability in Chronic Congestive Heart Failure Secondary to Ischemic or Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Predicting readmissions and cardiovascular events in heart failure patients Patients strategies for managing medication for chronic heart failure Partial replacement of cardiac troponin I with a non-phosphorylatable mutant at serines 43-45 attenuates the contractile dysfunction associated with PKCε phosphorylation Overexpression of Mitochondrial Peroxiredoxin-3 Prevents Left Ventricular Remodeling and Failure After Myocardial Infarction in Mice Myocardial Structure and Function Differ in Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure Induction of Profound Hypothermia for Emergency Preservation and Resuscitation Allows Intact Survival After Cardiac Arrest Resulting From Prolonged Lethal Hemorrhage and Trauma in Dogs Future Options for Management of Heart Failure in an Emergency Department Observation Unit Factors Associated With Decreased Cerebral Blood Flow in Congestive Heart Failure Secondary to Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Exercise unmasks autonomic dysfunction in swine with a recent myocardial infarction Evidence of a Dominant Backward-Propagating Suction Wave Responsible for Diastolic Coronary Filling in Humans, Attenuated in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Efficacy and safety of intermittent, long-term, concomitant dobutamine and levosimendan infusions in severe heart failure refractory to dobutamine alone Echocardiographic features and brain natriuretic peptides in patients presenting with heart failure and preserved systolic function Coronary Endothelial Vasomotor Function and Vascular Remodeling in Heart Transplant Recipients Randomized for Tacrolimus or Cyclosporine Immunosuppression Coronary artery disease and outcome in acute congestive heart failure Contribution of ischemic mitral regurgitation to congestive heart failure after myocardial infarction Comparative effects of valsartan and enalapril on cardiac sympathetic nerve activity and plasma brain natriuretic peptide in patients with congestive heart failure clin-Left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure Chronic heart failure, chronotropic incompetence, and the effects of [beta] blockade Case Management for Heart Failure in the Emergency Department Aquaretic Effect of Lixivaptan, an Oral, Non-Peptide, Selective V2 Receptor Vasopressin Antagonist, in New York Heart Association Functional Class II and III Chronic Heart Failure Patients An Administrative Claims Model Suitable for Profiling Hospital Performance Based on 30-Day Mortality Rates Among Patients With Heart Failure A Comparison of the Effects of Carvedilol and Metoprolol on Well-Being, Morbidity, and Mortality (the “Patient Journey”) in Patients With Heart Failure Usefulness of Mitral Annular Velocity in Predicting Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Impaired Left Ventricular Systolic Function Usefulness of a Home-Based Exercise Program for Overweight and Obese Patients With Advanced Heart Failure The Seattle Heart Failure Model Prediction of Survival in Heart Failure. Suppression of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Chronic Heart Failure Reverse left ventricular remodeling by intermittent dobutamine infusions and amiodarone in end-stage heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Relation of Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy to Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling Prognostic Value of a Restrictive Mitral Filling Pattern in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure and an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Increased phospholamban phosphorylation limits the force–frequency response in the MLP–-– mouse with heart failure Hemodynamic Effects of Long-Term Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Heart Rate Recovery in Heart Failure Patients After a 12-Week Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Functional effects of protein kinase C-mediated myofilament phosphorylation in human myocardium Factor XIII Deficiency Causes Cardiac Rupture, Impairs Wound Healing, and Aggravates Cardiac Remodeling in Mice With Myocardial Infarction. Exercise training improves endogenous nitric oxide mechanisms within the paraventricular nucleus in rats with heart failure Enhancement of Cardiac Function and Suppression of Heart Failure Progression By Inhibition of Protein Phosphatase 1. 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