… To clarify the prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation in advanced heart failure, we evaluated
the … to survival and sudden death in 390 consecutive patients with advanced heart failure. …

Background— Heart failure (HF) is a progressive disorder associated with frequent morbidity
and mortality. An American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology staging …

… CV causes/stroke/worsening heart failure, or all-cause mortality … prognosis in heart failure,
it is interesting to note that a rhythm control strategy in this study did not improve prognosis. …

Aim Diminished diuretic response is common in patients with acute heart failure, although a
clinically useful definition is lacking. Our aim was to investigate a practical, workable metric …

Aims Heart failure (HF) with normal or preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (HFPEF)
has been reported to be associated with similar outcome as HF with reduced EF (HFREF) …

The objective of the study is to assess the role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX)
variables, including peak oxygen consumption (VO 2 ), which is the most recognized CPX …

… clinical variables and its prognostic significance in patients with HF has not been explored.
… Heart failure was defined as the presence of relevant symptoms and signs and objective …

… holds prognostic significance in acute or chronic heart failure … during follow-up after a heart
failure (HF) hospitalization are … sST2 concentrations yielded prognostic significance for the …

Background—In congestive heart failure (CHF), the prognostic significance of impaired
respiratory muscle strength has not been established. Methods and Results—Maximal …

… The prognostic significance of LFTs was further tested by calculating partial proportions of
explained variation (PEV) according to the method of Heinze and Schemper [17]. Because of …