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    ESC Heart Failure: Volume 8, Issue 2

    789-1733
    April 2021
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  • First Published: 29 March 2021

Review

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: from pathophysiology to practical issues

Romain Itier,  Maeva Guillaume,  Jean-Etienne Ricci,  François Roubille,  Nicolas Delarche,  François Picard,  Michel Galinier,  Jérôme Roncalli, 
  • Pages: 789-798
  • First Published: 03 February 2021

Perspective

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A New Requirement for Publication: Access to Effective Drugs for Ethical Reasons, The Example of Heart Failure

François Roubille,  Nicolas Lamblin, 
  • Pages: 799-801
  • First Published: 09 February 2021

Review

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Impact of primary care involvement and setting on multidisciplinary heart failure management: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Willem Raat,  Miek Smeets,  Stefan Janssens,  Bert Vaes, 
  • Pages: 802-818
  • First Published: 06 January 2021

Original Research Articles

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Prognostic impact of 6 min walk test distance in patients with systolic heart failure: insights from the WARCEF trial

Kenji Matsumoto,  Yi Xiao,  Shunichi Homma,  John L.P. Thompson,  Richard Buchsbaum,  Kazato Ito,  Stefan D. Anker,  Min Qian,  Marco R. Di Tullio,  for the WARCEF Investigators , 
  • Pages: 819-828
  • First Published: 30 December 2020
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The diagnostic and prognostic value of galectin-3 in patients at risk for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: results from the DIAST-CHF study

Tobias Daniel Trippel,  Meinhard Mende,  Hans-Dirk Düngen,  Djawid Hashemi,  Johannes Petutschnigg,  Kathleen Nolte,  Christoph Herrmann-Lingen,  Lutz Binder,  Gerd Hasenfuss,  Burkert Pieske,  Rolf Wachter,  Frank Edelmann, 
  • Pages: 829-841
  • First Published: 10 February 2021

Short Communication

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Association of liver fibrosis risk scores with clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: findings from TOPCAT

Anthony E. Peters,  Ambarish Pandey,  Colby Ayers,  Kara Wegermann,  Robert W. McGarrah,  Justin L. Grodin,  Manal F. Abdelmalek,  Tarek Bekfani,  Vanessa Blumer,  Anna Mae Diehl,  Cynthia A. Moylan,  Marat Fudim, 
  • Pages: 842-848
  • First Published: 14 February 2021

Original Research Articles

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INTERVENE-HF: feasibility study of individualized, risk stratification-based, medication intervention in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Michael R. Zile,  Maria Rosa R. Costanzo,  Ekaterina M. Ippolito,  Yan Zhang,  Russell Stapleton,  Ashish Sadhu,  Javier Jimenez,  Joe Hobbs,  Vinod Sharma,  Eduardo N. Warman,  Lindsay Streeter,  Javed Butler, 
  • Pages: 849-860
  • First Published: 01 February 2021
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Patient factors associated with titration of medical therapy in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: data from the QUALIFY international registry

Martin R. Cowie,  Jakob Schöpe,  Stefan Wagenpfeil,  Luigi Tavazzi,  Michael Böhm,  Piotr Ponikowski,  Stefan D. Anker,  Gerasimos S. Filippatos,  Michel Komajda,  QUALIFY Investigators , 
  • Pages: 861-871
  • First Published: 10 February 2021
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Functional outcomes with Carillon device over 1 year in patients with functional mitral regurgitation of Grades 2+ to 4+: results from the REDUCE-FMR trial

Muhammad Shahzeb Khan,  Tariq Jamal Siddiqi,  Javed Butler,  Tim Friede,  Wayne C. Levy,  Klaus K. Witte,  Janusz Lipiecki,  Horst Sievert,  Andrew J. Stewart Coats, 
  • Pages: 872-878
  • First Published: 22 February 2021
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Electrocardiographic features and their echocardiographic correlates in peripartum cardiomyopathy: results from the ESC EORP PPCM registry

Amam C. Mbakwem,  Johann Bauersachs,  Charle Viljoen,  Julian Hoevelmann,  Peter van der Meer,  Mark C. Petrie,  Alexandre Mebazaa,  Sorel Goland,  Kamilu Karaye,  Cécile Laroche,  Karen Sliwa,  Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Investigators Group , 
  • Pages: 879-889
  • First Published: 16 January 2021
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Myocardial deformation assessed among heart failure entities by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Djawid Hashemi,  Laura Motzkus,  Moritz Blum,  Robin Kraft,  Radu Tanacli,  Elvis Tahirovic,  Patrick Doeblin,  Victoria Zieschang,  S. Mahsa Zamani,  Marcus Kelm,  Titus Kuehne,  Burkert Pieske,  Alessio Alogna,  Frank Edelmann,  Hans-Dirk Duengen,  Sebastian Kelle, 
  • Pages: 890-897
  • First Published: 04 February 2021
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Quantifying the relationship and contribution of mitochondrial respiration to systemic exercise limitation in heart failure

Pim Knuiman,  Sam Straw,  John Gierula,  Aaron Koshy,  Lee D. Roberts,  Klaus K. Witte,  Carrie Ferguson,  Thomas Scott Bowen, 
  • Pages: 898-907
  • First Published: 20 February 2021
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Comparison of levosimendan, NO, and inhaled iloprost for pulmonary hypertension reversibility assessment in heart transplant candidates

Marta Tavares-Silva,  Francisca Saraiva,  Roberto Pinto,  Sandra Amorim,  João Carlos Silva,  Adelino F. Leite-Moreira,  Maria Júlia Maciel,  André P. Lourenço, 
  • Pages: 908-917
  • First Published: 23 February 2021
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Sacubitril/valsartan ameliorates cardiac hypertrophy and preserves diastolic function in cardiac pressure overload

Einar Sjaastad Nordén,  Bård Andre Bendiksen,  Henriette Andresen,  Kaja Knudsen Bergo,  Emil Knut Espe,  Almira Hasic,  Ida Marie Hauge-Iversen,  Ioanni Veras,  Rizwan I. Hussain,  Ivar Sjaastad,  Geir Christensen,  Alessandro Cataliotti, 
  • Pages: 918-927
  • First Published: 26 January 2021
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Doxorubicin-induced and trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity in mice is not prevented by metoprolol

Martin Nicol,  Malha Sadoune,  Evelyne Polidano,  Jean Marie Launay,  Jane Lise Samuel,  Feriel Azibani,  Alain Cohen-Solal, 
  • Pages: 928-937
  • First Published: 02 February 2021

Short Communication

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Low-fat hypocaloric diet reduces neprilysin in overweight and obese human subjects

Christine Henke,  Sven Haufe,  Doreen Ziehl,  Stefan R. Bornstein,  Jeanette Schulz-Menger,  Martin Heni,  Stefan Engeli,  Jens Jordan,  Andreas L. Birkenfeld, 
  • Pages: 938-942
  • First Published: 27 February 2021

Original Research Articles

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Worsening of heart failure by coronavirus disease 2019 is associated with high mortality

Edimar Alcides Bocchi,  Ivna Girard Cunha Vieira Lima,  Bruno Biselli,  Vera Maria Cury Salemi,  Silvia Moreira Ayub Ferreira,  Paulo Roberto Chizzola,  Robinson Tadeu Munhoz,  Ranna Santos Pessoa,  Francisco Akira Malta Cardoso,  Mariana Vieira de Oliveira Bello,  Ludhmila Abrahão Hajjar,  Brenno Rizerio Gomes, 
  • Pages: 943-952
  • First Published: 26 January 2021
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Impella versus extracorporal life support in cardiogenic shock: a propensity score adjusted analysis

Bernhard Wernly,  Mina Karami,  Annemarie E. Engström,  Stephan Windecker,  Lukas Hunziker,  Thomas F. Lüscher,  Jose P. Henriques,  Markus W. Ferrari,  Stephan Binnebößel,  Maryna Masyuk,  David Niederseer,  Peter Abel,  Georg Fuernau,  Marcus Franz,  Malte Kelm,  Mathias C. Busch,  Stephan B. Felix,  Holger Thiele,  Alexander Lauten,  Christian Jung, 
  • Pages: 953-961
  • First Published: 09 February 2021
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Cardio-microcurrent device for chronic heart failure: first-in-human clinical study

Dragana Kosevic,  Dominik Wiedemann,  Petar Vukovic,  Velibor Ristic,  Julia Riebandt,  Una Radak,  Kersten Brandes,  Peter Goettel,  Hans-Dirk Duengen,  Elvis Tahirovic,  Tatjana Kottmann,  Hans Werner Voss,  Marija Zdravkovic,  Svetozar Putnik,  Jan D. Schmitto,  Johannes Mueller,  Jesus Eduardo Rame,  Miodrag Peric, 
  • Pages: 962-970
  • First Published: 09 February 2021

Case Report

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COVID-19-convalescence phase unmasks a silent myocardial infarction due to coronary plaque rupture

Carsten Tschöpe,  Mohammad Sherif,  Markus S. Anker,  Dominik Geisel,  Titus Kuehne,  Sebastian Kelle, 
  • Pages: 971-973
  • First Published: 06 January 2021

Reviews

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Pleiotropic activity of nerve growth factor in regulating cardiac functions and counteracting pathogenesis

Ewa Pius-Sadowska,  Bogusław Machaliński, 
  • Pages: 974-987
  • First Published: 19 January 2021
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Cardiogenic shock teams and centres: a contemporary review of multidisciplinary care for cardiogenic shock

Nima Moghaddam,  Sean van Diepen,  Derek So,  Patrick R. Lawler,  Christopher B. Fordyce, 
  • Pages: 988-998
  • First Published: 16 January 2021
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Beyond the stethoscope: managing ambulatory heart failure during the COVID-19 pandemic

Andrew S. Oseran,  Maxwell E. Afari,  Conor D. Barrett,  Gregory D. Lewis,  Sunu S. Thomas, 
  • Pages: 999-1006
  • First Published: 27 January 2021
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Sarcopenia in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yan Zhang,  Jia Zhang,  Wenqing Ni,  Xueli Yuan,  Hongmin Zhang,  Ping Li,  Jian Xu,  Zhiguang Zhao, 
  • Pages: 1007-1017
  • First Published: 11 February 2021

Original Research Articles

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Nurse-led ambulatory care supported by non-invasive haemodynamic assessment after acute heart failure decompensation

Paweł Krzesiński,  Janusz Siebert,  Ewa Anita Jankowska,  Agata Galas,  Katarzyna Piotrowicz,  Adam Stańczyk,  Paweł Siwołowski,  Piotr Gutknecht,  Paweł Chrom,  Piotr Murawski,  Andrzej Walczak,  Dominika Szalewska,  Waldemar Banasiak,  Piotr Ponikowski,  Grzegorz Gielerak, 
  • Pages: 1018-1026
  • First Published: 18 January 2021
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Prognostic impacts of serum uric acid levels in patients with chronic heart failure: insights from the CHART-2 study

Takahide Fujihashi,  Yasuhiko Sakata,  Kotaro Nochioka,  Masanobu Miura,  Ruri Abe,  Shintaro Kasahara,  Masayuki Sato,  Hajime Aoyanagi,  Shinsuke Yamanaka,  Hideka Hayashi,  Takashi Shiroto,  Koichiro Sugimura,  Jun Takahashi,  Satoshi Miyata,  Hiroaki Shimokawa, on behalf of the CHART-2 Investigators , 
  • Pages: 1027-1038
  • First Published: 30 December 2020
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Persistent mitral regurgitation after left ventricular assist device: a clinical conundrum

Jose B. Cruz Rodriguez,  Arka Chatterjee,  Salpy V. Pamboukian,  Jose A. Tallaj,  Joanna Joly,  Andrew Lenneman,  Sudeep Aryal,  Charles W. Hoopes,  Deepak Acharya,  Indranee Rajapreyar, 
  • Pages: 1039-1046
  • First Published: 20 January 2021
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Early use of remote dielectric sensing after hospitalization to reduce heart failure readmissions

Anuradha Lala,  Maya H. Barghash,  Gennaro Giustino,  Jesus Alvarez-Garcia,  Swiri Konje,  Aditya Parikh,  Jennifer Ullman,  Brendan Keith,  John Donehey,  Sumeet S. Mitter,  Maria Giovanna Trivieri,  Johanna P. Contreras,  Daniel Burkhoff,  Noah Moss,  Donna M. Mancini,  Sean P. Pinney, 
  • Pages: 1047-1054
  • First Published: 18 December 2020
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Characteristics and prognostic value of right ventricular (dys)function in patients with non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy assessed with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Marthe A.J. Becker,  Anne-Lotte C.J. van der Lingen,  Marc Wubben,  Peter M. van de Ven,  Albert C. van Rossum,  Jan H. Cornel,  Cornelis P. Allaart,  Tjeerd Germans, 
  • Pages: 1055-1063
  • First Published: 09 February 2021
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Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Life Support in Heart Transplant and Ventricle Assist Device Centres. Meta-analysis

Mariusz Kowalewski,  Kamil Zieliński,  Mirosław Gozdek,  Giuseppe Maria Raffa,  Michele Pilato,  Musab Alanazi,  Martijn Gilbers,  Sam Heuts,  Ehsan Natour,  Elham Bidar,  Rick Schreurs,  Thijs Delnoij,  Rob Driessen,  Jan Willem Sels,  Marcel van de Poll,  Paul Roekaerts,  Michał Pasierski,  Paolo Meani,  Jos Maessen,  Piotr Suwalski,  Roberto Lorusso, 
  • Pages: 1064-1075
  • First Published: 18 December 2020
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The prehospital patient pathway and experience of care with acute heart failure: a comparison of two health care systems

Joseph McCambridge,  Ciara Keane,  Myra Walshe,  Patricia Campbell,  James Heyes,  Paul R. Kalra,  Martin R. Cowie,  Jillian P. Riley,  Rory O'Hanlon,  Mark Ledwidge,  Joseph Gallagher,  Kenneth McDonald, 
  • Pages: 1076-1084
  • First Published: 24 December 2020
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Transient heart rate reduction improves acute decompensated heart failure-induced left ventricular and coronary dysfunction

Nicolas Peschanski,  Najah Harouki,  Matthieu Soulie,  Marianne Lachaux,  Lionel Nicol,  Isabelle Remy-Jouet,  Jean-Paul Henry,  Anais Dumesnil,  Sylvanie Renet,  Françoise Fougerousse,  Ebba Brakenhielm,  Antoine Ouvrard-Pascaud,  Christian Thuillez,  Vincent Richard,  Jérôme Roussel,  Paul Mulder, 
  • Pages: 1085-1095
  • First Published: 20 January 2021
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Heart rate kinetics during standard cardiopulmonary exercise testing in heart transplant recipients: a longitudinal study

Oliver Schumacher,  Lukas D. Trachsel,  David Herzig,  Paul Mohacsi,  Vilborg Sigurdardottir,  Matthias Wilhelm,  Prisca Eser, 
  • Pages: 1096-1105
  • First Published: 08 January 2021
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Prognostic value of cardiac 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging for predicting cardiac events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Yoshito Kadoya,  Kan Zen,  Nagara Tamaki,  Masaki Yashige,  Kazuaki Takamatsu,  Nobuyasu Ito,  Kensuke Kuwabara,  Michiyo Yamano,  Tetsuhiro Yamano,  Takeshi Nakamura,  Hitoshi Yaku,  Satoaki Matoba, 
  • Pages: 1106-1116
  • First Published: 05 January 2021
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Prevalence and determinants of systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction and heart failure in acute ischemic stroke patients: The SICFAIL study

Peter U. Heuschmann MD, MPH,  Felipe A. Montellano MD,  Kathrin Ungethüm MSc,  Viktoria Rücker MSc,  Silke Wiedmann PhD,  Daniel Mackenrodt MD,  Anika Quilitzsch BA,  Timo Ludwig,  Peter Kraft MD,  Judith Albert MD,  Caroline Morbach MD,  Stefan Frantz MD,  Stefan Störk MD, PhD,  Karl Georg Haeusler MD,  Christoph Kleinschnitz MD, 
  • Pages: 1117-1129
  • First Published: 22 December 2020
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Impact of diabetes on serum biomarkers in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the TOPCAT trial

Corrado De Marco,  Brian L. Claggett,  Simon de Denus,  Michael R. Zile,  Thao Huynh,  Akshay S. Desai,  Martin G. Sirois,  Scott D. Solomon,  Bertram Pitt,  Jean L. Rouleau,  Marc A. Pfeffer,  Eileen O'Meara, 
  • Pages: 1130-1138
  • First Published: 12 January 2021
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Characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation patients with heart failure: GARFIELD-AF

Giuseppe Ambrosio,  A. John Camm,  Jean-Pierre Bassand,  Ramon Corbalan,  Gloria Kayani,  Erberto Carluccio,  Lorenzo G. Mantovani,  Saverio Virdone,  Ajay K. Kakkar,  for the GARFIELD-AF Investigators , 
  • Pages: 1139-1149
  • First Published: 12 January 2021
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Impact of telemedicine on the management of heart failure patients during coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Marta Afonso Nogueira,  Fernanda Ferreira,  Ana Filipa Raposo,  Lurdes Mónica,  Sara Simões Dias,  Rafael Vasconcellos,  Gonçalo Proença, 
  • Pages: 1150-1155
  • First Published: 09 February 2021
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Modification of ventriculo–arterial coupling by spironolactone in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Mark A. Lawson,  David E. Hansen,  Deepak K. Gupta,  Susan P. Bell,  Douglas W. Adkisson,  Ravinder R. Mallugari,  Douglas B. Sawyer,  Henry Ooi,  Marvin W. Kronenberg, 
  • Pages: 1156-1166
  • First Published: 05 January 2021
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Incremental prognostic value of cardiac metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging over the co-morbid burden in acute decompensated heart failure

Kiyomi Kayama,  Takahisa Yamada,  Shunsuke Tamaki,  Tetsuya Watanabe,  Takashi Morita,  Yoshio Furukawa,  Masato Kawasaki,  Atsushi Kikuchi,  Tsutomu Kawai,  Masahiro Seo,  Jun Nakamura,  Masatsugu Kawahira,  Masatake Fukunami, 
  • Pages: 1167-1177
  • First Published: 12 January 2021
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Plasma growth differentiation factor 15: a novel tool to detect early changes of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis

Masamitsu Okada,  Yohei Misumi,  Teruaki Masuda,  Seiji Takashio,  Masayoshi Tasaki,  Hiroaki Matsushita,  Akihiko Ueda,  Yasuteru Inoue,  Toshiya Nomura,  Makoto Nakajima,  Taro Yamashita,  Satoru Shinriki,  Hirotaka Matsui,  Kenichi Tsujita,  Yukio Ando,  Mitsuharu Ueda, 
  • Pages: 1178-1185
  • First Published: 30 December 2020
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Healthcare quality and mortality among patients hospitalized for heart failure by hospital level in Beijing, China

Liu He,  Zhao-Jie Dong,  Xin Du,  Chao Jiang,  Ning Chen,  Shi-Jun Xia,  Xiao-Xia Hou,  Hai-Rong Yu,  Qiang Lv,  Rong-Hui Yu,  De-Yong Long,  Rong Bai,  Nian Liu,  Cai-Hua Sang,  Chen-Xi Jiang,  Song-Nan Li,  Mark D. Huffman,  Jian-Zeng Dong,  Chang-Sheng Ma, 
  • Pages: 1186-1194
  • First Published: 05 January 2021
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Impact of QRS morphology on response to conduction system pacing after atrioventricular junction ablation

Shengjie Wu,  Mengxing Cai,  Rujie Zheng,  Songjie Wang,  Limeng Jiang,  Lei Xu,  Ruiyu Shi,  Fangyi Xiao,  Kenneth A. Ellenbogen,  Yongmei Cha,  Lan Su,  Weijian Huang, 
  • Pages: 1195-1203
  • First Published: 04 January 2021
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Combination of ivabradine and sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction

Ying-Hsiang Lee,  Po-Lin Lin,  Wei-Ru Chiou,  Jin-Long Huang,  Wen-Yu Lin,  Chia-Te Liao,  Fa-Po Chung,  Huai-Wen Liang,  Chien-Yi Hsu,  Hung-Yu Chang, 
  • Pages: 1204-1215
  • First Published: 06 January 2021
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A novel echocardiographic method for estimation of pulmonary artery wedge pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance

Vladislav Chubuchny,  Nicola Riccardo Pugliese,  Claudia Taddei,  Elisa Poggianti,  Valentina Spini,  Andrea Barison,  Bruno Formichi,  Edoardo Airò,  Carolina Bauleo,  Renato Prediletto,  Luigi Emilio Pastormerlo,  Michele Coceani,  Marco Ciardetti,  Christina Petersen,  Emilio Pasanisi,  Carlo Lombardi,  Michele Emdin,  Alberto Giannoni, 
  • Pages: 1216-1229
  • First Published: 10 February 2021
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Plasma proteoglycan prolargin in diagnosis and differentiation of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Mattias Arvidsson,  Abdulla Ahmed,  Habib Bouzina,  Göran Rådegran, 
  • Pages: 1230-1243
  • First Published: 05 January 2021
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Predictive value of H2FPEF score in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Yuxi Sun,  Niuniu Wang,  Xiao Li,  Yanli Zhang,  Jie Yang,  Gary Tse,  Ying Liu, 
  • Pages: 1244-1252
  • First Published: 05 January 2021
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Complications of left ventricular assist devices causing high urgency status on waiting list: impact on outcome after heart transplantation

Moritz Benjamin Immohr,  Udo Boeken,  Franziska Mueller,  Emir Prashovikj,  Michiel Morshuis,  Charlotte Böttger,  Hug Aubin,  Jan Gummert,  Payam Akhyari,  Artur Lichtenberg,  René Schramm, 
  • Pages: 1253-1262
  • First Published: 21 January 2021
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An aetiology-based subanalysis of the Telerehabilitation in Heart Failure Patients (TELEREH-HF) trial

Dominika Szalewska,  Renata Główczyńska,  Ryszard Piotrowicz,  Ilona Kowalik,  Michael J. Pencina,  Grzegorz Opolski,  Wojciech Zaręba,  Maciej Banach,  Piotr Orzechowski,  Sławomir Pluta,  Robert Irzmański,  Zbigniew Kalarus,  Ewa Piotrowicz, 
  • Pages: 1263-1273
  • First Published: 01 February 2021
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Prognostic value of impaired hepato-renal function and liver fibrosis in patients admitted for acute heart failure

Masatsugu Kawahira,  Shunsuke Tamaki,  Takahisa Yamada,  Tetsuya Watanabe,  Takashi Morita,  Yoshio Furukawa,  Masato Kawasaki,  Atsushi Kikuchi,  Tsutomu Kawai,  Masahiro Seo,  Jun Nakamura,  Kiyomi Kayama,  Takanari Kimura,  Kunpei Ueda,  Daisuke Sakamoto,  Takehiro Kogame,  Shota Ito,  Yongchol Chang,  Masatake Fukunami, 
  • Pages: 1274-1283
  • First Published: 20 January 2021
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The prevalence, predictors, and outcomes of spontaneous echocardiographic contrast or left ventricular thrombus in patients with HFrEF

Xiaodong Zhou,  Ruiyu Shi,  Gaojun Wu,  Qianli Zhu,  Changzuan Zhou,  Liangguo Wang,  Chenglong Xue,  Yuanyuan Jiang,  Xueli Cai,  Weijian Huang,  Peiren Shan, 
  • Pages: 1284-1294
  • First Published: 25 January 2021
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Temporal trends in incidence, causes, use of mechanical circulatory support and mortality in cardiogenic shock

Benedikt Schrage,  Peter Moritz Becher,  Alina Goßling,  Gianluigi Savarese,  Salim Dabboura,  Isabell Yan,  Benedikt Beer,  Gerold Söffker,  Moritz Seiffert,  Stefan Kluge,  Paulus Kirchhof,  Stefan Blankenberg,  Dirk Westermann, 
  • Pages: 1295-1303
  • First Published: 19 February 2021
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Iron deficiency impacts prognosis but less exercise capacity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Arantxa Barandiarán Aizpurua,  Sandra Sanders-van Wijk,  Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca,  Michiel T.H.M. Henkens,  Jerremy Weerts,  Mireille H.A. Spanjers,  Christian Knackstedt,  Vanessa P.M. van Empel, 
  • Pages: 1304-1313
  • First Published: 31 January 2021
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Risk of in-hospital life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia or death after ST-elevation myocardial infarction vs. the Takotsubo syndrome

Rickard Zeijlon,  Jasmina Chamat,  Israa Enabtawi,  Sandeep Jha,  Mohammed Munir Mohammed,  Johan Wågerman,  Vina Le,  Aaron Shekka Espinosa,  Erik Nyman,  Elmir Omerovic,  Björn Redfors, 
  • Pages: 1314-1323
  • First Published: 28 January 2021
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The impact of COVID-19 on the management of heart failure: a United Kingdom patient questionnaire study

Rajiv Sankaranarayanan,  Nick Hartshorne-Evans,  Sam Redmond-Lyon,  Jill Wilson,  Hani Essa,  Alastair Gray,  Louise Clayton,  Carys Barton,  Fozia Z. Ahmed,  Colin Cunnington,  Duwarakan K. Satchithananda,  Clare L. Murphy, 
  • Pages: 1324-1332
  • First Published: 18 January 2021
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Clinical profile and midterm prognosis of left ventricular thrombus in heart failure

Anne-Iris Lemaître,  François Picard,  Vincent Maurin,  Maxime Faure,  Pierre Dos Santos,  Nicolas Girerd, 
  • Pages: 1333-1341
  • First Published: 25 February 2021
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High-protein vs. standard-protein diets in overweight and obese patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus: findings of the Pro-HEART trial

Lorraine S. Evangelista,  Mini M. Jose,  Hanaa Sallam,  Hani Serag,  George Golovko,  Kamil Khanipov,  Michele A. Hamilton,  Gregg C. Fonarow, 
  • Pages: 1342-1348
  • First Published: 27 January 2021
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Development and implementation of a remote patient monitoring program for heart failure: a single-centre experience

Bryana N. Baginski,  Kaileigh A. Byrne,  Dev G. Vaz,  Regina Barber,  Dawn Blackhurst,  Thomas P. Tibbett,  Jason L. Guichard, 
  • Pages: 1349-1358
  • First Published: 27 January 2021
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A clinical score for predicting left ventricular reverse remodelling in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy

Yuki Kimura,  Takahiro Okumura,  Ryota Morimoto,  Shingo Kazama,  Naoki Shibata,  Hideo Oishi,  Takashi Araki,  Takashi Mizutani,  Tasuku Kuwayama,  Hiroaki Hiraiwa,  Toru Kondo,  Toyoaki Murohara, 
  • Pages: 1359-1368
  • First Published: 20 January 2021
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Usefulness of CHADS2, R2CHADS2, and CHA2DS2-VASc scores for predicting incident atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction patients

Yuzhong Wu,  Zengshuo Xie,  Weihao Liang,  Ruicong Xue,  Zexuan Wu,  Dexi Wu,  Jiangui He,  Wengen Zhu,  Chen Liu, 
  • Pages: 1369-1377
  • First Published: 27 January 2021
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Predicting the clinical course in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy using thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy

Mareomi Hamada,  Yuji Shigematsu,  Shigeru Nakata,  Taishi Kuwahara,  Shuntaro Ikeda,  Kiyotaka Ohshima,  Akiyoshi Ogimoto, 
  • Pages: 1378-1387
  • First Published: 12 February 2021
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Hospital readmissions of patients with heart failure from real world: timing and associated risk factors

Maria Wideqvist,  Xiaotong Cui,  Charlotte Magnusson,  Maria Schaufelberger,  Michael Fu, 
  • Pages: 1388-1397
  • First Published: 17 February 2021
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Mortality risk prediction in elderly patients with cardiogenic shock: results from the CardShock study

Mari Hongisto,  Johan Lassus,  Tuukka Tarvasmäki,  Alessandro Sionis,  Jordi Sans-Rosello,  Heli Tolppanen,  Anu Kataja,  Toni Jäntti,  Tuija Sabell,  Matias Greve Lindholm,  Marek Banaszewski,  Jose Silva Cardoso,  John Parissis,  Salvatore Di Somma,  Valentina Carubelli,  Raija Jurkko,  Josep Masip,  Veli-Pekka Harjola,  for the CardShock Study Investigators and the GREAT Network , 
  • Pages: 1398-1407
  • First Published: 31 January 2021
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Fluid overload in patients undergoing TAVR: what we can learn from the nephrologists

Christian Nitsche,  Andreas A. Kammerlander,  Matthias Koschutnik,  Leah Sinnhuber,  Nabila Forutan,  Anna Eidenberger,  Carolina Donà,  Florian Schartmueller,  Varius Dannenberg,  Max-Paul Winter,  Jolanta Siller-Matula,  Anahit Anvari-Pirsch,  Georg Goliasch,  Christian Hengstenberg,  Julia Mascherbauer, 
  • Pages: 1408-1416
  • First Published: 13 February 2021
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The effect of three major co-morbidities on quality of life and outcome of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Jan Benes,  Martin Kotrc,  Petr Jarolim,  Lenka Hoskova,  Marketa Hegarova,  Zora Dorazilova,  Mariana Podzimkova,  Jana Binova,  Marianna Lukasova,  Ivan Malek,  Janka Franekova,  Antonin Jabor,  Josef Kautzner,  Vojtech Melenovsky, 
  • Pages: 1417-1426
  • First Published: 29 January 2021
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Endothelial NADPH oxidase 4 protects against angiotensin II-induced cardiac fibrosis and inflammation

Minshu Wang,  Colin E. Murdoch,  Alison C. Brewer,  Aleksandar Ivetic,  Paul Evans,  Ajay M. Shah,  Min Zhang, 
  • Pages: 1427-1437
  • First Published: 29 January 2021
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Use of angiotensin receptor blocker is associated with improved 1 year mortality in heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction

Bin Wang,  Lihua Zhang,  Shuang Hu,  Xueke Bai,  Xi Li,  Jing Li,  Xin Zheng, 
  • Pages: 1438-1445
  • First Published: 22 February 2021
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Prevalence of low health literacy levels in decompensated heart failure compared with acute myocardial infarction patients

Adèle Perrin,  Gergis Abdalla,  Marie Viprey,  François Delahaye,  Nathan Mewton,  Michel Ovize,  Laurent Sebbag,  Thomas Bochaton,  Alexandra L. Dima,  Estelle Bravant,  Anne-Marie Schott,  Julie Haesebaert, 
  • Pages: 1446-1459
  • First Published: 05 February 2021
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The course of patients with Chagas heart disease during episodes of decompensated heart failure

Victor Sarli Issa,  Silvia Moreira Ayub-Ferreira,  Matthew Schroyens,  Paulo Roberto Chizzola,  Paulo Rogerio Soares,  Silvia Helena Gelas Lage,  Edimar Alcides Bocchi, 
  • Pages: 1460-1471
  • First Published: 17 February 2021
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Predicting outcome in children with dilated cardiomyopathy: the use of repeated measurements of risk factors for outcome

Marijke van der Meulen,  Susanna den Boer,  Gideon J. du Marchie Sarvaas,  Nico Blom,  Arend D.J. ten Harkel,  Hans M.P.J. Breur,  Lukas A.J. Rammeloo,  Ronald Tanke,  Ad J.J.C. Bogers,  Willem A. Helbing,  Eric Boersma,  Michiel Dalinghaus, 
  • Pages: 1472-1481
  • First Published: 05 February 2021
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Cardiovascular and renal outcomes with canagliflozin according to baseline diuretic use: a post hoc analysis from the CANVAS Program

Jie Yu,  Clare Arnott,  Brendon L. Neuen,  Hiddo L. Heersprink,  Kenneth W. Mahaffey,  Christopher P. Cannon,  Sadiya S. Khan,  Abigail S. Baldridge,  Sanjiv J. Shah,  Yuli Huang,  Chao Li,  Gemma A. Figtree,  Vlado Perkovic,  Meg J. Jardine,  Bruce Neal,  Mark D. Huffman, 
  • Pages: 1482-1493
  • First Published: 17 February 2021

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Prognostic impact of elevated fatty acid-binding protein 1 in patients with heart failure

Kazuki Kagami,  Hiroaki Sunaga,  Hidemi Sorimachi,  Tomonari Harada,  Kuniko Yoshida,  Toshimitsu Kato,  Koji Kurosawa,  Ryo Kawakami,  Norimichi Koitabashi,  Tatsuya Iso,  Takeshi Adachi,  Masahiko Kurabayashi,  Masaru Obokata, 
  • Pages: 1494-1501
  • First Published: 04 February 2021
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Eligibility for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in adults with congenital heart disease

Christos Zormpas,  Ann Sophie Silber-Peest,  Jörg Eiringhaus,  Henrike A.K. Hillmann,  Stephan Hohmann,  Johanna Müller-Leisse,  Mechthild Westhoff-Bleck,  Christian Veltmann,  David Duncker, 
  • Pages: 1502-1508
  • First Published: 03 February 2021
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: OFICSel study by the French Heart Failure Working Group

Theo Pezel,  Etienne Audureau,  Jacques Mansourati,  Guillaume Baudry,  Ahmed Ben Driss,  Florence Durup,  Marie Fertin,  Christian Godreuil,  Julien Jeanneteau,  Martin Kloeckner,  François Koukoui,  Lamia Kesri-Tartière,  Thierry Laperche,  François Roubille,  Alain Cohen-Solal,  Thibaud Damy, 
  • Pages: 1509-1521
  • First Published: 22 February 2021
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Aortic pulsatility index predicts clinical outcomes in heart failure: a sub-analysis of the ESCAPE trial

Mark N. Belkin,  Francis J. Alenghat,  Stephanie A. Besser,  Ann B. Nguyen,  Ben B. Chung,  Bryan A. Smith,  Sara Kalantari,  Nitasha Sarswat,  John E.A. Blair,  Gene H. Kim,  Sean P. Pinney,  Jonathan Grinstein, 
  • Pages: 1522-1530
  • First Published: 17 February 2021
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Comparison of left ventricular longitudinal systolic function parameters in the prediction of adverse outcome in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Anna Gozdzik,  Thomas H. Marwick,  Monika Przewlocka-Kosmala,  Ewa A. Jankowska,  Piotr Ponikowski,  Wojciech Kosmala, 
  • Pages: 1531-1540
  • First Published: 11 February 2021
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Clinical and economic impact of HeartLogic™ compared with standard care in heart failure patients

Roderick W. Treskes,  Monika Beles,  Maria-Luce Caputo,  Audrey Cordon,  Eliana Biundo,  Edith Maes,  Anastasia D. Egorova,  Martin J. Schalij,  Koen Van Bockstal,  Lorenzo Grazioli-Gauthier,  Marc Vanderheyden,  Jozef Bartunek,  Angelo Auricchio,  Saskia L.M.A. Beeres,  Ward A. Heggermont, 
  • Pages: 1541-1551
  • First Published: 22 February 2021
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The impact of frailty according to Clinical Frailty Scale on clinical outcome in patients with heart failure

Kenji Kanenawa,  Akihiro Isotani,  Kyohei Yamaji,  Miho Nakamura,  Yuichi Tanaka,  Kaoru Hirose-Inui,  Shimpei Fujioka,  Shintaro Mori,  Mariko Yano,  Shinya Ito,  Takashi Morinaga,  Masato Fukunaga,  Makoto Hyodo,  Kenji Ando, 
  • Pages: 1552-1561
  • First Published: 06 February 2021
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Renal and intraglomerular haemodynamics in chronic heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fraction

Susanne Jung,  Agnes Bosch,  Julie Kolwelter,  Kristina Striepe,  Dennis Kannenkeril,  Tizia Schuster,  Christian Ott,  Stephan Achenbach,  Roland E. Schmieder, 
  • Pages: 1562-1570
  • First Published: 09 February 2021
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Multiparameter diagnostic sensor measurements during clinically stable periods and worsening heart failure in ambulatory patients

Roy S. Gardner,  Pramodsingh Thakur,  Eric F. Hammill,  Devi G. Nair,  Zayd Eldadah,  Branislav Stančák,  Kevin Ferrick,  Charn Sriratanasathavorn,  Gábor Zoltán Duray,  Ramesh Wariar,  Yi Zhang,  Qi An,  Viktoria Averina,  John P. Boehmer, 
  • Pages: 1571-1581
  • First Published: 22 February 2021
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Stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure according to heart failure type

Jae-Sun Uhm,  Jun Kim,  Hee Tae Yu,  Tae-Hoon Kim,  So-Ryoung Lee,  Myung-Jin Cha,  Eue-Keun Choi,  Jung Myung Lee,  Jin-Bae Kim,  Junbeom Park,  Jin-Kyu Park,  Ki-Woon Kang,  Jaemin Shim,  Hyung Wook Park,  Young Soo Lee,  Chang-Soo Kim,  Ji Eun Mun,  Nak-Hoon Son,  Boyoung Joung, 
  • Pages: 1582-1589
  • First Published: 25 February 2021
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Changes in cardiac sympathetic nerve activity on 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy after MitraClip therapy

Keisuke Fukuda,  Seiji Hasegawa,  Tomonori Kawamura,  Naoto Waratani,  Kumiko Hirata,  Akihiro Higashimori,  Yoshiaki Yokoi, 
  • Pages: 1590-1595
  • First Published: 19 February 2021
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Propensity score-based analysis of long-term outcome of patients on HeartWare and HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device support

Lieke Numan,  Faiz Z. Ramjankhan,  Daniel L. Oberski,  Martinus I.F.J. Oerlemans,  Emmeke Aarts,  Monica Gianoli,  Joris J. Van Der Heijden,  Nicolaas De Jonge,  Niels P. Van Der Kaaij,  Christiaan L. Meuwese,  Mostafa M. Mokhles,  Anne-Marie Oppelaar,  Eric E.C. De Waal,  Folkert W. Asselbergs,  Linda W. Van Laake, 
  • Pages: 1596-1603
  • First Published: 26 February 2021

Case Reports

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The multiple faces of autoimmune/immune-mediated myocarditis in children: a biopsy-proven case series treated with immunosuppressive therapy

Renzo Marcolongo,  Stefania Rizzo,  Alessia Cerutti,  Elena Reffo,  Biagio Castaldi,  Anna Baritussio,  Cristina Basso,  Giovanni Di Salvo,  Alida L.P. Caforio, 
  • Pages: 1604-1609
  • First Published: 16 January 2021
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in coronavirus disease 2019 patients: the promising role of diuretic therapy in critically ill patients

Mitra Chitsazan,  Ahmad Amin,  Mandana Chitsazan,  Naghmeh Ziaie,  Parviz Amri Maleh,  Hamidreza Pouraliakbar,  Stephan Von Haehling, 
  • Pages: 1610-1614
  • First Published: 14 January 2021
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Regression of severe heart failure after combined left ventricular assist device placement and sleeve gastrectomy

Sriram S. Nathan,  Pouya Iranmanesh,  Igor D. Gregoric,  Mehmet H. Akay,  Sachin Kumar,  Bindu H. Akkanti,  Ismael A. Salas de Armas,  Manish Patel,  Melissa M. Felinski,  Shinil K. Shah,  Kulvinder S. Bajwa,  Biswajit Kar, 
  • Pages: 1615-1619
  • First Published: 24 January 2021
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The diagnosis of a giant cardiac malignant lymphoma in the right ventricle: a case report

Jiafeng Yu,  Xin Zhao,  Yingfeng Liu,  Qingwei Yan,  Fei Miao, 
  • Pages: 1620-1626
  • First Published: 02 February 2021
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted emergency percutaneous treatment of left ventricular assist device graft occlusion

Rocco Edoardo Stio,  Andrea Montalto,  Mariano Feccia,  Alfredo Intorcia,  Vitaliano Buffa,  Vincenzo Cesario,  Giulia Petroni,  Francesco De Felice,  Francesco Musumeci, 
  • Pages: 1627-1630
  • First Published: 26 January 2021
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Pump thrombosis and dynamic outflow graft compression: complications in left ventricular assist device therapy

Stephan Dobner,  Christoph Gräni,  Beate Hugi-Mayr,  Maks Mihalj,  Daniel Rhyner,  Monika Wieser,  Michele Martinelli,  Lukas Hunziker,  David Reineke, 
  • Pages: 1631-1636
  • First Published: 10 February 2021
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Simple equations to predict the effects of veno-venous ECMO in decompensated Eisenmenger syndrome

Jean Bonnemain,  Denise Auberson,  Tobias Rutz,  Patrick Yerly,  John-David Aubert,  Aurélien Roumy,  Olivier Pantet,  Marco Rusca,  Lucas Liaudet,  Lise Piquilloud, 
  • Pages: 1637-1642
  • First Published: 25 February 2021
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Acute heart transplantation from mechanical circulatory support in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with fulminant myocarditis

Zsofia Szakal-Toth,  Janos Szlavik,  Adam Soltesz,  Viktor Berzsenyi,  Gergely Csikos,  Tamas Varga,  Kristof Racz,  Akos Kiraly,  Balazs Sax,  Istvan Hartyanszky,  Attila Fintha,  Zoltan Prohaszka,  Katalin Monostory,  Bela Merkely,  Endre Nemeth, 
  • Pages: 1643-1648
  • First Published: 25 February 2021

Study Designs

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PRADOC: a trial on the efficiency of a transition care management plan for hospitalized patients with heart failure in France

Claire Duflos,  Jean-Philippe Labarre,  Roxana Ologeanu,  Marie Robin,  Guillaume Cayla,  Michel Galinier,  Frédéric Georger,  Thibaut Petroni,  Clément Alarcon,  Sylvain Aguilhon,  Christine Delonca,  Pascal Battistella,  Audrey Agullo,  Florence Leclercq,  Jean-Luc Pasquie,  Laurence Papinaud,  Grégoire Mercier,  Jean-Etienne Ricci,  François Roubille, 
  • Pages: 1649-1655
  • First Published: 25 December 2020
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Prevalence and prognostic value of autonomic neuropathy assessed by Sudoscan® in transthyretin wild-type cardiac amyloidosis

Mounira Kharoubi,  Fréderic Roche,  Mélanie Bézard,  David Hupin,  Sidney Silva,  Silvia Oghina,  Coraline Chalard,  Amira Zaroui,  Arnault Galat,  Soulef Guendouz,  Florence Canoui-Poitrine,  Luc Hittinger,  Emmanuel Teiger,  Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur,  Thibaud Damy, 
  • Pages: 1656-1665
  • First Published: 22 December 2020
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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with end-stage heart failure and eligibility for heart transplantation

Christian Sohns,  Nassir F. Marrouche,  Angelika Costard-Jäckle,  Samuel Sossalla,  Leonard Bergau,  Rene Schramm,  Uwe Fuchs,  Hazem Omran,  Kerstin Rubarth,  Daniel Dumitrescu,  Frank Konietschke,  Volker Rudolph,  Jan Gummert,  Philipp Sommer,  Henrik Fox, 
  • Pages: 1666-1674
  • First Published: 13 December 2020
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Real-world outcomes in cardiac resynchronization therapy patients: design and baseline demographics of the SMART- Registry

Roy S. Gardner,  Antonio D'Onofrio,  George Mark,  Daniel Gras,  Yan Hu,  Sara Veraghtert,  Ignacio Garcia-Bolao, 
  • Pages: 1675-1680
  • First Published: 19 January 2021

Short Communications

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Myocardial expression of somatotropic axis, adrenergic signalling, and calcium handling genes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Roberta D'Assante,  Michele Arcopinto,  Giuseppe Rengo,  Andrea Salzano,  Marion Walser,  Giuseppina Gambino,  Maria Gaia Monti,  Leonardo Bencivenga,  Alberto M. Marra,  David N. Åberg,  Carlo De Vincentiis,  Andrea Ballotta,  Eduardo Bossone,  Jörgen Isgaard,  Antonio Cittadini, 
  • Pages: 1681-1686
  • First Published: 29 January 2021
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Preserved ejection fraction and structural heart disease in 446 848 patients investigated with echocardiography

David Playford,  Geoffrey Strange,  Simon Stewart, on behalf of the NEDA Investigators , 
  • Pages: 1687-1690
  • First Published: 22 December 2020
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Impact of COVID-19 on inpatient referral of acute heart failure: a single-centre experience from the south-west of the UK

Gemina Doolub,  Chih Wong,  Lynsey Hewitson,  Ahmed Mohamed,  Fraser Todd,  Laisha Gogola,  Andrew Skyrme-Jones,  Shahid Aziz,  Eva Sammut,  Amardeep Dastidar, 
  • Pages: 1691-1695
  • First Published: 06 January 2021
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Time course of red cell volume and plasma volume over six months in compensated chronic heart failure

Christoph Ahlgrim,  Florian Seiler,  Philipp Birkner,  Dawid Leander Staudacher,  Sebastian Grundmann,  Christoph Bode,  Torben Pottgiesser, 
  • Pages: 1696-1699
  • First Published: 05 January 2021
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Circulating multimarker approach to identify patients with preclinical left ventricular remodelling and/or diastolic dysfunction

Olivier Huttin,  Masatake Kobayashi,  João Pedro Ferreira,  Stefano Coiro,  Erwan Bozec,  Christine Selton-Suty,  Laura Filipetti,  Zohra Lamiral,  Patrick Rossignol,  Faiez Zannad,  Nicolas Girerd, 
  • Pages: 1700-1705
  • First Published: 12 February 2021
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Acute pulmonary pressure change after transition to sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure reduced ejection fraction

Jeffrey S. Tran,  Ofer Havakuk,  Jennifer M. McLeod,  Jennifer Hwang,  Hoi Yan Kwong,  David Shavelle,  Michael R. Zile,  Uri Elkayam,  Michael W. Fong,  Luanda P. Grazette, 
  • Pages: 1706-1710
  • First Published: 31 January 2021
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Type 2 diabetes and heart failure: insights from the global DISCOVER study

Suzanne V. Arnold,  Kamlesh Khunti,  Fabrice Bonnet,  Bernard Charbonnel,  Hungta Chen,  Javier Cid-Ruzafa,  Andrew Cooper,  Peter Fenici,  Marilia B. Gomes,  Niklas Hammar,  Linong Ji,  Gabriela Luporini-Saraiva,  Jesús Medina,  Antonio Nicolucci,  Larisa Ramirez,  Marina V. Shestakova,  Iichiro Shimomura,  Filip Surmont,  Fengming Tang,  Jiten Vora,  Hirotaka Watada,  Mikhail Kosiborod,  the DISCOVER investigators , 
  • Pages: 1711-1716
  • First Published: 11 February 2021
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Influence of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors on plasma levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2

Tobias Zimmermann,  Joan Elias Walter,  Pedro Lopez-Ayala,  Ivo Strebel,  Melissa Amrein,  Michael Koechlin,  Ursina Honegger,  Christian Mueller,  BASEL VIII Investigators , 
  • Pages: 1717-1721
  • First Published: 19 February 2021

Letters to the Editor

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Meta-analysis of the effects of four factors on the efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with HFrEF

Mei Qiu,  Liang-Liang Ding,  Ze-Lin Zhan,  Hai-Rong Zhou, 
  • Pages: 1722-1724
  • First Published: 05 February 2021
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Comment on: Efficacy of early initiation of ivabradine treatment in patients with acute heart failure: Rationale and design of SHIFT-AHF trial

Teruhiko Imamura,  Nikhil Narang, 
  • Pages: 1725-1726
  • First Published: 27 February 2021
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Myotonic dystrophy patients: More data about cardiac and neurologic findings would be useful

Claudia Stöllberger,  Josef Finsterer, 
  • Page: 1727
  • First Published: 31 January 2021

Letter to the Editor - Reply

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Reply to: Left ventricular midwall fibrosis as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis

Jie Wang,  Yuanwei Xu,  Yucheng Chen, 
  • Page: 1728
  • First Published: 18 January 2021
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Reply to: More data about cardiac and neurologic findings would be useful

Johannes Schmid,  Peter P. Rainer, 
  • Pages: 1729-1730
  • First Published: 20 January 2021

Corrigenda

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Corrigendum

  • Pages: 1731-1732
  • First Published: 27 January 2021

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Corrigendum

  • Page: 1733
  • First Published: 04 February 2021