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Heart Failure
"Heart failure is a condition where the heart cannot pump enough blood throughout the body. ...The leading causes of heart failure are CAD, high blood pressure, and diabetes. ...The most common symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath, feeling tired, and swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, and sometimes the abdomen."
Highlighted ArticleAntithrombotic therapy for congestive heart failure. (Int J Clin Pract. 2006)
"Aspirin may be detrimental for heart failure due to a possible interaction with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, leading to increased hospitalisations from decompensated heart failure."
Heart Failure
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Heart Failure Rising in Older Americans
Higher Blood Pressure Better for Congestive Heart Failure "It's counterintuitive, but higher blood pressure readings may actually lead to a decreased risk of death among people with congestive heart failure (CHF). According to a team of investigators led by Mihai Gheorghiade, M.D., from Northwestern University in Chicago, the risk of death for CHF patients who are admitted to the hospital drops as systolic blood pressure -- typically the first number in the blood pressure reading -- rises."
Nighttime BP patterns associated with CHF "Non-dipping blood pressure (BP) and increased nighttime ambulatory diastolic BP appear to be predictors of congestive heart failure (CHF), according to a Swedish study of nearly 1,000 older men."
Subtle, Deadly Form of Heart Failure on the Rise
ARTICLES:
Advances in Arrhythmic Heart Failure, Volume 6
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
Clinical Presentation, Management, and In-Hospital Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function (Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2006)
Congestive heart failure and Alzheimer's disease. (Neurol Res. 2006) "The increase in average life expectancy is resulting in an increasing prevalence of major invalidating illnesses, such as cardiovascular disease and dementia. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic, progressive disease representing the advanced stage of cardiac illnesses. Cognitive impairment is known to be a frequent feature of CHF patients."
C-reactive protein and risk of heart failure. The Rotterdam Study (American Heart Journal ) "C-reactive protein is strongly and independently associated with occurrence of heart failure in men. In women, the association is weaker and does not persist after accounting for established cardiovascular risk factors."
Factors Associated With Decreased Cerebral Blood Flow in Congestive Heart Failure Secondary to Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy (The American Journal of Cardiology 2006) "In conclusion, CBF is decreased in patients with CHF, which may be used to predict disease severity and chronicity."
Heart Failure and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer Disease (Arch Intern Med. 2006) "Conclusions Heart failure is associated with an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease in older adults. Antihypertensive drug therapy may partially counteract the risk effect of heart failure on dementia disorders."
Hyperuricemia associated with high cardiac event rates in the elderly with chronic heart failure. (J Cardiol. 2006) "CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that measurement of uric acid levels in elderly CHF patients may add valuable prognostic information to predict cardiac events."
Long-term Survival in Elderly Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure (Arch Intern Med. 2006) "Conclusions Among elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure, median survival is about 2.5 years. However, there is considerable heterogeneity in survival, with 25% of patients dying within 1 year and 25% surviving for more than 5 years. A simple 7-item risk score, based on data readily available at the time of admission, provides a reliable estimate of prognosis."
NonCardiac comorbidities in heart failure. (Heart. 2006)
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of first hospital admission for heart failure in the general population (Heart 2006) "Conclusion: Use of NSAIDs was associated with a small increase in risk of a first hospitalisation for HF. In patients with prior clinical diagnosis of HF, the use of NSAIDs may lead to worsening of pre-existing HF that triggers their hospital admission. This increased risk, although small, may result in considerable public health impact, particularly among the elderly."
Origin of symptoms in chronic heart failure. (Heart. 2006)
Prevalence and clinical characteristics of sleep apnea in Chinese patients with heart failure. (Int J Cardiol. 2006) "There was a high prevalence of SA in Chinese patients with HF. HF patients with obesity, metabolic syndrome, snoring, nocturia and NYHA classes III and IV were more susceptible to OSA and CSA."
Renal Function as a Predictor of Outcome in a Broad Spectrum of Patients With Heart Failure (Circulation. 2006)
Sleep and Quality of Life in Stable Heart Failure (Journal of Cardiac Failure 2005)
Systolic and diastolic heart failure in the community. (JAMA. 2006)
The association between blood pressure and mortality in patients with heart failure (American Heart Journal 2005)
The diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure in the older patient. (Br Med Bull. 2006)
The link between obstructive sleep apnea and heart failure: underappreciated opportunity for treatment. (Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2006) "Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a newly recognized risk factor for the development of systemic hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and congestive heart failure. … Searching for signs or symptoms of OSA from the patient (or bed partner), namely loud habitual snoring, apneas, nocturnal choking, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, excessive daytime sleepiness, or cardiovascular disease which is difficult to control, may reward the curious physician with another treatment avenue."
The Role of Heart Rate Variability in Prognosis for Different Modes of Death in Chronic Heart Failure (Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2006)
The Seattle Heart Failure Model. Prediction of Survival in Heart Failure (Circulation 2006) "Background--Heart failure has an annual mortality rate ranging from 5% to 75%. The purpose of the study was to develop and validate a multivariate risk model to predict 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival in heart failure patients with the use of easily obtainable characteristics relating to clinical status, therapy (pharmacological as well as devices), and laboratory parameters."
Total cholesterol levels and mortality risk in nonischemic systolic heart failure (American Heart Journal 2006)
Why do patients with heart failure suffer from erectile dysfunction? A critical review and suggestions on how to approach this problem. (Int J Impot Res. 2005)
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