The pathophysiology of heart failure (HF) is characterized by hemodynamic abnormalities
that result in neurohormonal activation and autonomic imbalance with increase in …

Because physicians have traditionally considered heart failure to be a hemodynamic
disorder, they have described the syndrome of heart failure using hemodynamic concepts …

We studied the central hemodynamic, leg blood flow, and metabolic responses to maximal
upright bicycle exercise in 30 patients with chronic heart failure attributable to severe left …

Aims Identification of patients with chronic heart failure at risk for sudden death remains
difficult. We sought to assess the prognostic value for all-cause and sudden death of time …

When cardiac output falls after an insult t cardium, a number of neurohormonal mecd
activated to preserve circulatory homeo though originally viewed as a beneficial coI …

Proposed reflex mechanisms for generalized neurohumoral activation in heart failure
include decreased input from inhibitory baroreceptor afferent vessels and increased input …

To identify patients with left ventricular ejection fractions≤ 20% who are likely to survive on
tailored medical therapy after referral to transplantation, this study of 152 patients addressed …

Presents an overview of chronic heart failure. How heart failure has traditionally been
regarded; Focus on the pathophysiology of chronic heart failure due to systolic dysfunction …

Clinical Use of Digitalis Glycosides The potential benefit of digoxin therapy in heart failure
patients is thought to be related to its positive inotropic effect that increases cardiac output …

Heart failure constitutes an increasing public health problem because of the growing
incidence and prevalence, poor prognosis and high hospital (re) admission rates …