The prevalence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in men and women with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review …

S Bouthoorn, GB Valstar, A Gohar… - Diabetes and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for the development of left ventricular diastolic
dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Our aim was to provide a …

[HTML][HTML] Translational overview of cytokine inhibition in acute myocardial infarction and chronic heart failure

MHT Hartman, HE Groot, IM Leach, JC Karper… - Trends in cardiovascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Many cytokines are currently under investigation as potential target to improve cardiac
function and outcome in the setting of acute myocardial infarction (MI) or chronic heart failure …

Heart failure with mid‐range ejection fraction in CHARM: characteristics, outcomes and effect of candesartan across the entire ejection fraction spectrum

LH Lund, B Claggett, J Liu, CS Lam… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims We tested the hypothesis that candesartan improves outcomes in heart failure (HF)
with mid‐range ejection fraction [HFmrEF; ejection fraction (EF) 40–49%]. Methods and …

Mortality associated with heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction in a prospective international multi-ethnic cohort study

CSP Lam, GD Gamble, LH Ling, D Sim… - European heart …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims Whether prevalence and mortality of patients with heart failure with preserved or mid-
range (40–49%) ejection fraction (HFpEF and HFmREF) are similar to those of heart failure …

Epidemiology of left ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure in the Framingham study: an echocardiographic study over 3 decades

RS Vasan, V Xanthakis, A Lyass, C Andersson… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the temporal trends in prevalence of
left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in individuals without and with heart failure (HF) …

National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of heart failure in …

JJ Atherton, A Sindone, CG De Pasquale… - Heart, Lung and …, 2018 - heartlungcirc.org
A transthoracic echocardiogram is recommended in patients with suspected heart failure, to
improve diagnostic accuracy, and in patients with a new diagnosis of heart failure, to assess …

Meta‐Analysis Global Group in Chronic (MAGGIC) heart failure risk score: validation of a simple tool for the prediction of morbidity and mortality in heart failure with …

JD Rich, J Burns, BH Freed, MS Maurer… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The Meta‐Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) mortality
risk score, derived from a large sample of patients with heart failure (HF) across the …

Predictors and outcomes of heart failure with mid‐range ejection fraction

V Bhambhani, JR Kizer, JAC Lima… - European journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims While heart failure with preserved (HFpEF) and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) are
well described, determinants and outcomes of heart failure with mid‐range ejection fraction …

Performance of prognostic risk scores in chronic heart failure patients enrolled in the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Long-Term Registry

M Canepa, C Fonseca, O Chioncel, C Laroche… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study compared the performance of major heart failure (HF) risk models in
predicting mortality and examined their utilization using data from a contemporary …

African Americans are less likely to receive care by a cardiologist during an intensive care unit admission for heart failure

K Breathett, WG Liu, LA Allen, SL Daugherty, IV Blair… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2018 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to determine whether the likelihood of receiving primary
intensive care unit (ICU) care by a cardiologist versus a noncardiologist was greater for …