BACKGROUND Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an increasingly recognized acute heart failure syndrome precipitated by intense emotional stress. Although there is an apparent rapid and spontaneous recovery of left ventricular ejection fraction, the long-term clinical and functional consequences of takotsubo cardiomyopathy are ill-defined. METHODS In an observational case-control study, we recruited 3...

BACKGROUND Little is known about health-related quality of life (QOL) in Japanese patients with heart failure. The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to QOL using a disease-specific QOL instrument, and to clarify whether QOL independently predicts clinical outcomes among Japanese patients with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 114 outpatients with heart failure ...

Objective: This study examined the associations between anxiety, depression, and quality of life among hospitalized patients with chronic heart failure their primary caregivers. Patients Methods: Between May September 2018, data were collected from 61 Demographic information CHF was by questionnaires; Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) Minnesota Living Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) ...

BACKGROUND Preliminary evidence suggests that meditative exercise may have benefits for patients with chronic systolic heart failure (HF); this has not been rigorously tested in a large clinical sample. We sought to investigate whether tai chi, as an adjunct to standard care, improves functional capacity and quality of life in patients with HF. METHODS A single-blind, multisite, parallel-grou...

BACKGROUND Psychological distress is a common phenomenon in patients with heart failure. Depressive symptoms are often under-diagnosed or inadequately treated in primary care. AIM To analyse anxiety and/or depression in primary care patients with heart failure according to psychosocial factors, and to identify protective factors for the resolution of psychological distress. DESIGN OF STUDY ...

BACKGROUND Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or maintain the adequate erection for intercourse. Heart failure is a major risk factor for erectile dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with erectile dysfunction in systolic heart failure. METHODS In a cross-sectional study 100 male patients with systolic heart failure wer...

Congestive heart failure is a major health problem. This is accompanied by restricted physical activity and severe complaints in several areas of quality of life. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of an educational program in the improvement of quality of life in heart failure patients. A prospective interventional study was conducted in 1000 bedded multi specialty private hospital to ass...

BACKGROUND A previous study associated CD34(+) levels with NYHA functional class in heart failure patients. The aim of this study was to correlate CD34(+) levels to exercise capacity, functional class, quality of life and norepinephrine in heart failure patients. METHODS Twenty three sedentary patients (52 +/- 7 years, 78% male) answered the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire a...

BACKGROUND Patients with heart failure (HF) face challenges complying with multidrug regimens. OBJECTIVES To examine the impact of a compliance enhancing intervention on medication compliance and morbidity in HF. DESIGN Patients were randomized to either usual care or an inhospital educational intervention delivered by a multidisciplinary team (Intervention). SETTING Acute medical and sur...