BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES It is widely known that angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) have reverse remodeling effects in atrium. Although atrial fibrillation is frequent in ischemic heart failure clinically, experiments to demonstrate ARB's effects on atrial remodeling in a heart failure model are rare. MATERIALS AND METHODS A heart failure model and a sham-operated group were formed in 2...

OBJECTIVE We assessed the impact of diabetes mellitus on survival in South East Asian patients with congestive heart failure. METHODS 1668 consecutive patients with chronic heart failure (age 65+/-13 years, ejection fraction 28+/-12%, 67% male) were followed up for 36+/-12 months. 837 patients (50.2%) were diabetic and 1076 patients (65%) had ischemic cardiomyopathy. Primary outcome measure w...

phobia can lead to heart attack according to studies in the uk, risk of anemia in patients with phobia is increasing. the results of research on the 1457 men 40 to 67 years old are shown that the anxiety caused by phobia is highly dependent to ischemic heart disease.   before this study , patients that had suffered from a heart attack did not show higher levels of anxiety more than others. this...

OBJECTIVES We sought to assess plasma concentrations of the amino (N)-terminal portion of pro-brain natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) and adrenomedullin for prediction of adverse outcomes and responses to treatment in 297 patients with ischemic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction who were randomly assigned to receive carvedilol or placebo. BACKGROUND Although neurohormonal status has known prognostic s...

It has been demonstrated that there is an association between serum lipoproteins and survival rate in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, as well as in patients with non-ischemic causes of heart failure. We tested the hypothesis of an association between serum lipoprotein levels and prognosis in a cohort of outpatients with heart failure, including Chagas' heart disease. The lipid profile of...

introduction the sensation of palpitations may either be the initial or the only symptom of cardiac arrhythmia. we describe a case of a visible clear temporal relationship between standard doses of oxazepam and palpitation. case presentation a 48-year-old man presented to the cardiac care unit with systolic heart failure. he was commenced on a medication regimen of routine drugs of patient’s he...

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between diastolic function and the different beneficial effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure due to different causes. METHODS: The 104 enrolled patients were divided into an ischemic cardiomyopathy group (n=27) and a non-ischemic cardiomyopathy group (n=77) according to the cause of heart failure. Before implant...