ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008: the Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart …

Authors/Task Force Members, K Dickstein… - European heart …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
ESC Guidelines 2389 disclosure forms are kept on file at the European Heart House,
headquarters of the ESC. Any changes in conflict of interest that arise during the writing …

Prevalence and outcomes of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease in COPD

DM Mannino, D Thorn, A Swensen… - European Respiratory …, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with important chronic
comorbid diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hypertension. The …

Complex chronic comorbidities of COPD

LM Fabbri, F Luppi, B Beghé… - European Respiratory …, 2008 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined by fixed airflow limitation
associated with an abnormal pulmonary and systemic inflammatory response of the lungs to …

[图书][B] Prognosis of patients with peripheral arterial disease

GMJM Welten - 2008 - repub.eur.nl
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is becoming an increasingly important health issue in
Western Society. PAD is affecting approximately 8 to 12 million adults in the USA and more …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients admitted with heart failure

KK Iversen, J Kjaergaard, D Akkan… - Journal of internal …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important differential
diagnosis in patients with heart failure (HF). The primary aims were to determine the …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in heart failure. Prevalence, therapeutic and prognostic implications

J Mascarenhas, P Lourenço, R Lopes, A Azevedo… - American heart …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Patients with heart failure (HF) frequently have comorbidities. Frequency,
prognostic, and therapeutic implications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in …

[PDF][PDF] ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008

R De Caterina, V Dean, K Dickstein… - European Heart …, 2008 - sigmund-silber.com
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headquarters of the ESC. Any changes in conflict of interest that arise during the writing …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and deep vein thrombosis: a prevalent combination

R Shetty, A Seddighzadeh, G Piazza… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2008 - Springer
Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased
risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). We analyzed a large US deep vein thrombosis …

Chronic heart failure, selected risk factors and co‐morbidities among adults treated for hypertension in a cardiac referral hospital in Cameroon

A Dzudie, AP Kengne, S Mbahe… - European journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Information on clinical characteristics of heart failure (HF) among Africans with
hypertension is needed to help define the burden of hypertension in this population, but …

Detection of acute heart failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: role of B-type natriuretic peptide

F Abroug, L Ouanes-Besbes - Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Recent evidence suggests that natriuretic peptide measurements are accurate in the
diagnosis of coexisting left heart failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients …