OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of a single-session, interactive computer-based
educational program on knowledge, compliance and quality of life in heart failure patients …

Background: current understanding of quality of life in heart failure is largely derived from
clinical trials. Older people, women and those with co-morbidities are underrepresented in …

A prodigious increment of scientific evidence in both preclinical and clinical studies is
narrowing a major gap in knowledge regarding sex-specific biological responses observed …

BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QoL) is severely restricted in patients with chronic heart
failure (CHF). Patients frequently suffer from depressive comorbidity. It is not clear, to what …

BACKGROUND: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves quality of life (QoL)
when measured 3 to 6 months after implantation, but whether these effects are sustained is …

Aims To investigate gender-specific trends in long-term mortality in patients hospitalized for
heart failure (HF). Methods and results The Swedish hospital discharge and cause-specific …

Background Little is known about the factors that influence the health outcome of elderly
patients suffering from heart failure or the health of their spouses. The aim of this …

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of heart failure (HF) in a randomly selected study
population of elderly individuals representing the general population of Iceland …

The adult myocardium has a limited regenerative capacity following heart injury, and the lost
cells are primarily replaced by fibrotic scar tissue. Suboptimal efficiency of current clinical …

Objectives: This study evaluated gender differences in clinical characteristics, treatment and
outcome among patients with heart failure, and to what extent these differences are due to …