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Author(s):
Yury Lopatin
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3 years ago
Heart failure is currently one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, which makes it a major public health problem.1,2 Traditionally, heart failure is considered a complex syndrome with several features, including abnormal myocardial function and excessive, continuous neurohumoral activation. In this context, the current optimal pharmacological treatment of heart failure focuses…
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Author(s):
Sigrid L Johannesen
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Colin M Barker
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Melissa M Levack
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2 years ago
Brian Halliday
Job title: Academic Clinical Lecturer
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Author(s):
Giuseppe Rosano
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David Quek
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Felipe Martínez
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3 years ago
Heart failure (HF) is a shared chronic phase of many cardiac diseases, including ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypertension. It is characterised by structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood from the heart.1–3 It is estimated that there are more than 37.7 million cases of HF globally and its prevalence is on the rise.2 HF…
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Author(s):
Emanuele Monda
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Luigi Falco
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Giuseppe Palmiero
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et al
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7 months ago
The PRESERVED-HF Study
Author(s):
Mikhail Kosiborod
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2 years ago
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Author(s):
Aniket S Rali
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Jonathan Menachem
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3 years ago
In this video discussion, Dr Aniket Rali, an editorial board member for CFR journal, meets with Dr Jonathan Menachem (Vanderbilt University, TN, US), director of advanced cardiac therapies for congenital patients, to discuss issues surrounding adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and heart failure (HF). Hear them discuss his unique skill set, having experience in both transplant cardiology and…
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Thorsten Hanke, MD
Job title: Associate director of the Cardiac Surgery Clinic at the Asklepios Clinic Hamburg-Harburg, Germany.
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Mitja Lainscak
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3 years ago
The renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system (RAAS) is an essential regulatory component of cardiovascular homeostasis that exerts its actions through hormones, angiotensin II and aldosterone, which regulate vascular tone and blood pressure by causing vasoconstriction and renal sodium and water retention.1 Abnormalities in cardiac function in heart failure (HF) activate the RAAS and sympathetic…
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Carlos Morillo
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