..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Depression Chronic heart failure Congestive heart failure Resynchronization therapy Implantable cardioverter defibrillator Psychosocial and behavioral aspects Chronic heart failure (CHF) has been shown to be associated...

.... References 1. The CONSENSUS Trial Study Group: Effects of enalapril on mortality in severe congestive heart failure. Results of the Cooperative North Scandinavian Enalapril Survival Study (CONSENSUS). N Engl J Med 1987;316:1429-1435. 2883575 10.1056/NEJM198706043162301 2. Effect of enalapril...

...) for irreversible harm (a combination of cerebrovascular accidents, myocardial infarction and death) and a RR of 0.89 (95% CI 0.61–1.30; p = 0.56) for serious cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accidents) both non-statistically significantly favored being...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Renin-angiotensin system Genetics Congestive heart failure This was a single-center, case-control study. We recruited 1,509 consecutive patients admitted...

...Antonio Vitarelli; Marco Ferro Luzzi; Maria Penco; Francesco Ciciarello; Francesco Fedele; Armando Dagianti In order to assess the role of the pulmonary venous flow (PVF) velocity pattern in the evaluation of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), we studied 41 CHF patients by means...

...Paolo Barbier; Gloria Tamborini; Giuseppina Alioto; Mauro Pepi In congestive heart failure captopril modifies the left ventricular filling pattern mainly by unloading the heart. We investigated whether the structural characteristics of the left ventricle may influence the acute effects of captopril...

... submaximal and maximal voluntary exercise and contribute to explain exercise-induced exertion in these subjects. Congestive heart failure Mild heart failure Myocardial function Exercise stress testing Anaerobic threshold Cardiopulmonary stress testing Impedance cardiography CARDIOLOGY Noninvasive...

...Sugato Nawa; Hiroyuki Soga; Kenji Hayashi; Nobuyoshi Shimizu This paper describes an adult case of a double aortic arch (DAA; Edwards type IA). The patient had been asymptomatic for DAA but presented difficulty in swallowing in association with congestive heart failure, which she experienced...

...Moses Elisaf; Joan Theodorou; Charalampos Pappas; Kostas Siamopoulos Hyponatremia commonly complicates the clinical course of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and seems to be an ominous prognostic factor. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors improve the symptomatology of CHF...

... in a chronic congestive heart failure clinic: In-hos­ pital time, costs, and patient satisfaction. Heart Lung 1983:12:237-240. 4 Nichol K.I.. Margolis KL, Wuorenma .1, Von Sternberg T : The efficacy and cost effectiveness of vaccination against influenza among elderly persons living in the community. N Engl J...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Congestive heart failure Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Angiotensin II Aldosterone Cardiology I995:86(suppl 1):41 45 Bertram Pitt Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical...

... in 12 patients with New York Heart Association functional class II congestive heart failure (CHF) due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction. In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded fashion, 8 patients received a single oral dose of candoxatril, an inhibitor of renal neutral endopeptidase...

... the trauma due to late complications including angina pectoris, atrial flutter and fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and tricuspid regurgitation. Our findings suggest that early surgical repair should be undertaken in cases of traumatic coronary artery fistula, even if the shunt is minimal and early...

... of congestive heart failure, significant left-to-right shunt and arrhythmias, elective closure of coronary fistula is generally accepted, whereas the indication is more controversial in asymptomatic patients. Considering the low perioperative morbidity, we recommend surgical closure of coronary fistulas...

...T. Podszus; U. Wagner; T. Ploch The clinical and haemodynamic effects of 12 weeks of treatment with torasemide, 5 mg/day, were measured in 24 men aged 51-60 years with symptoms of mild, chronic, congestive heart failure. Clinical status was assessed by NYHA functional class and haemodynamic effects...

... of myocardial contractile performance. Vascular stiffness and reduced vasodilator capacity are intrinsic accompaniments of congestive heart failure and exert deleterious effects on the heart by increasing preload and afterload and on the regional circulations by reducing blood flow. The mechanisms responsible...

...W.G. Kramer The pharmacokinetic profile and pharmacodynamic activities of torasemide, a new pyridine sulfonylurea acting on the loop of Henle, are described. Absorption of the drug was unchanged in patients with congestive heart failure, though maximum concentrations occurred at 1.7 h compared...

..., is a prototype of a phar-macodynamic mechanism wherein normal amounts of diuretic reach the site of action but nephron response is subnormal. The mechanism of this effect is unknown. In congestive heart failure and in nephrotic syndrome, both pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic mechanisms occur. The different...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Congestive heart failure Symptom control Clinical profile Furosemide...

...Bert Andersson; Kenneth Caidahl; Finn Waagstein It has been suggested that long-term beta blockade treatment in congestive heart failure might be less effective in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy as compared with patients having idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. This study was performed...