scholarly journals Heart and brain interaction in patients with heart failure: overview and proposal for a taxonomy. A position paper from the Study Group on Heart and Brain Interaction of the Heart Failure Association

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfram Doehner ◽  
Dilek Ural ◽  
Karl Georg Haeusler ◽  
Jelena Čelutkienė ◽  
Reinaldo Bestetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure

Should ablation of atrial fibrillation be proposed to all patients with symptomatic heart failure? – CASTLE-AF randomized controlled trial

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (47) ◽  
pp. 36-38
Author(s):  
Michał Farkowski
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Af Ablation ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Published Research

Atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with heart failure gains more and more recognition. Published research report improvement of quality of life, physical capacity and left ventricle ejection fraction among others. Yet there used to be no data published on influence of AF ablation on overall survival among patients with heart failure. Published in 2018, CASTLE-AF study partially covers this gap. The study enrolled 363 patients randomly allocated to AF ablation (the study group) or conservative treatment (controls). After a median observation of 37.8 months the primary composite end point - death from any cause or hospitalization for worsening heart failure, occurred in significantly fewer patients in the ablation group than in the medical therapy: 28.5% vs. 44.6%, HR 0.62; 95% CI 0.43-0.87. What was more, there were fewer deaths from any cause in the study group: 13.4% vs. 25.0%, HR 0.53; 95% CI 0.32-0.86.

scholarly journals European Society of Cardiology/Heart Failure Association position paper on the role and safety of new glucose‐lowering drugs in patients with heart failure

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petar M. Seferović ◽  
Andrew J.S. Coats ◽  
Piotr Ponikowski ◽  
Gerasimos Filippatos ◽  
Martin Huelsmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
European Society ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Glucose Lowering ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology

Impact of Completed Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Depression Level in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelrahim Saad Chahat ◽  
Khaled Mohamed Said ◽  
Yasser Alaa Eldin ◽  
Mahmoud Mohamed Elsayed Zahran
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Ejection Fraction ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Reduced Ejection Fraction ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure

Abstract Background Heart failure (HF) is a growing chronic health condition affecting more than 20 million people worldwide. Symptoms of depression are a common co-morbidity affecting as many as 42% of patients with heart failure (HF), and are associated with a poor quality of life and adverse prognosis. Symptoms of depression have negative impacts not only on daily social and domestic activities, but also on hospitalization and mortality rates in HF patients. cardiac rehabilitation has been shown to reduce the rate of mortality, improve functional capacity, and control reduced depressive symptoms and better clinical outcomes. Objective to investigate the impact of a 12-week completed cardiac rehabilitation program on depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Patients and Methods in this prospective non-randomized study, sixty patients with stable heart failure with reduced ejection fraction with mild, moderate and sever depressive symptoms were recruited between January 2018 to June 2019 at Ain Shams University hospitals and divided into two groups Study group(n = 30); participated in 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program Control group did not participate in cardiac rehabilitation program. Cardiac rehabilitation program consisted of education, diet control, drug adherence, 12 weeks exercise sessions, Behaviors and psychosocial management, Sexual activity education Smoking cessation. All patients personally interviewed for assessment of depression and quality of life before and after study period by Beck's depression inventory –II(BDI-II) and Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire" (MLHFQ),respectively. Also all of them underwent to echo assessment before and after study period. Result A total of 60 patients in study group were enrolled, 26 (86.7) males in both groups. there were 22 (73.3%) patients (13 with mild depressive symptoms, 5 with moderate and 4 with sever depressive symptoms) showed significant improvement in BDI-II score (P < 0.001), whereas 8 (26.7%) patients only did not improve significantly after exercise period, no one of the study group had been show worsening of his depressive symptoms after completed cardiac rehabilitation program. BDI-II score has significant positive correlation with MLHFQ score (r = 0.748, P < 0.001). In contrast, only 4 (13.3%) patients (all of them were having mild depressive symptoms) of control group improved significantly regarding depressive symptoms (P < 0.001), and the majority of participants 16 (53.3%) patients deteriorated regarding depressive symptoms, and the rest of group 10 (33.3%) patients didn’t show significant improvement of their depressive symptoms according to BDI-II score after study period (that was 3 months). There was a significant difference when compared BDI-II score at baseline with score after study period for CR group. The BDI-II score difference after study period also was significant between two groups (P < 0.001). Conclusion in conclusion, the results of this prospective, non-randomized study demonstrate that completed CR program improves depressive symptoms, quality of life and LVEF in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Recommendation cardiac rehabilitation should be implemented in routine management of patients with heart failure to improve psychological and physical complication of HF.

scholarly journals Diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency in patients with heart failure: Expert position paper from French cardiologists

2014 ◽  
Vol 107 (10) ◽  
pp. 563-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Cohen-Solal ◽  
Christophe Leclercq ◽  
Alexandre Mebazaa ◽  
Pascal De Groote ◽  
Thibaud Damy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure

scholarly journals Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology position paper on frailty in patients with heart failure

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 1299-1305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiana Vitale ◽  
Ewa Jankowska ◽  
Loreena Hill ◽  
Massimo Piepoli ◽  
Wolfram Doehner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
European Society ◽  
Position Paper ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology
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