BACKGROUND Erectile dysfunction (ED) is common in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and is often associated with symptoms of depression. Although sildenafil citrate, a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor, is effective in treating ED, its use is considered a relative contraindication in CHF. We hypothesized that sildenafil is a safe and effective treatment for ED in patients with New York H...

BACKGROUND Cardiac contractility modulation signals are associated with acutely improved hemodynamics, but chronic clinical impact is not defined. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, pilot study was to determine the feasibility of safely and effectively delivering cardiac contractility modulation signals in patients with heart failure. METHODS Forty-nine subjects with e...

BACKGROUND Exercise training (ExT) improves exercise capacity in chronic heart failure, but the results of home-based training have been variable. We sought the predictors of favorable outcome using a telemonitoring approach. METHODS Exercise capacity and quality of life (QOL) were assessed in 30 patients (28 men, age 64 +/- 8 years) with symptomatic chronic heart failure and left ventricular...

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BACKGROUND Exercise has been shown to be beneficial for selected patients with heart failure, but questions remain over its effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and uptake in a real world setting. This paper describes the design, rationale and recruitment for a randomised controlled trial that will explore the effectiveness and uptake of a predominantly home-based exercise rehabilitation programme...

QUESTIONS Are anxiety and depression correlated with physical function, disability, and quality of life in people with chronic heart failure? Does 8 weeks of home-based exercise improve anxiety, depression, physical function, disability, and quality of life in these patients? Do the changes in these outcomes correlate? DESIGN Randomised trial. PARTICIPANTS 51 people with clinically stable c...

background: depression is common in chronic medical illnesses including hf. it has been established that depression has different rates in different races and the reported depression rates among hospitalized patients range from 13% to 77%; nevertheless, there is remarkably little information on the prevalence of depression and the   impact of demographic and health status in the north of iran ....

AIMS Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has been proposed as an additional therapeutic resource for patients with advanced congestive heart failure (CHF). The objective of this study was to determine the therapeutic role of CAPD, in terms of surrogate endpoints, in the management of patients with advanced CHF and renal dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 57 candidates wi...

OPINION STATEMENT The discovery of adult cardiac stem cells (CSCs) and their potential to restore functional cardiac tissue has fueled unprecedented interest in recent years. Indeed, stem-cell-based therapies have the potential to transform the treatment and prognosis of heart failure, for they have the potential to eliminate the underlying cause of the disease by reconstituting the damaged hea...