Exploring patterns of COPD exacerbations and comorbid flare-ups

SHB van Dijk, MGJ Brusse-Keizer, T Effing… - … journal of chronic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Comorbidities are known to complicate disease management in patients with
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This is partly due to lack of insight into the …

Prognostic impact of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with moderate aortic regurgitation: potential implications for treatment decision-making

Q Zhao, B Zhang, Y Ye, Z Li, Q Liu, R Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: The prognostic impact and optimal treatment of left ventricular systolic
dysfunction in patients with moderate aortic regurgitation (AR) remain unknown. We aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep apnea in patients with exacerbated heart failure and overweight

P Kalaydzhiev, N Poroyliev, D Somleva, R Ilieva… - Sleep Medicine: X, 2023 - Elsevier
Sleep disorders are a common concomitant comorbidity in patients with heart failure. The
aims of our study are to determine the incidence and phenotypic characteristics of sleep …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperdynamic left ventricular ejection fraction is associated with higher mortality in COVID-19 patients

A Rahman, M Ruge, A Hlepas, G Nair, J Gomez… - American Heart Journal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Study objective To compare the characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with a
hyperdynamic LVEF (HDLVEF) to those with a normal or reduced LVEF. Design …

Reinforcing synthetic data for meticulous survival prediction of patients suffering from left ventricular systolic dysfunction

MF Khan, RK Gazara, MM Nofal, S Chakrabarty… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Congestive heart failure is among leading genesis of concern that requires an immediate
medical attention. Among various cardiac disorders, left ventricular systolic dysfunction is …

Predictors of mortality in heart failure patients with reduced or mildly reduced Ejection Fraction: The CASABLANCA HF Study

A Couissi, M Haboub, S Hamady, T Ettachfini… - The Egyptian Heart …, 2024 - Springer
Background Heart failure (HF) poses a significant public health challenge throughout the
world and Morocco. Our objective was to delineate the epidemiological characteristics of …

Effects of clinical depression on left ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute coronary syndrome

J Sama, D Vaidya, M Mukherjee, M Williams - Journal of thrombosis and …, 2021 - Springer
Depression is associated with heart failure independent of traditional cardiovascular
disease risk factors. Enhanced platelet activation has been suggested as a potential …

Echocardiography 2020: Toward deciphering the “Rosetta stone” of left ventricular diastolic function

SK Saha, A Kiotsekoglou, NC Nanda - Echocardiography, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In the year 1997, nearly a quarter‐century ago, Nishimura and Tajik (J Am Coll Cardiol.
1997; 30: 8) suggested that Doppler echocardiography was the “Rosetta stone”(a metaphor …

[HTML][HTML] Rationale and design of the comparison of outcomes and access to care for heart failure (COACH) trial: A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial

DS Lee, SE Straus, PC Austin, S Mohamed… - American Heart …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Heart failure (HF) is an ambulatory care sensitive condition and a leading
reason for emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. Improved decision …

Prognostic impact of prior LVEF in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction

A Schmitt, M Behnes, K Weidner… - Clinical Research in …, 2024 - Springer
Aims As there is limited evidence regarding the prognostic impact of prior left ventricular
ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction …