Top chf Articles in Internal Medicine

Coenzyme Q10; an adjunctive therapy for congestive heart failure?
New Zealand Medical Journal, 11/04/2009

heart failure (CHF) followed for a median of 2.69 years. This is consistent with previous studies which have shown myocardial CoQ10 depletion in CHF, and correlated with the severity of the underlying disorder. Several intervention studies have been undertaken with CoQ10 in CHF, including randomized ... CoQ10 supplementation improves survival in CHF patients. CoQ10 depletion may also be a contributory factor for why statin intervention has not improved outcomes in CHF. There is an emerging evidence base in support of CoQ10 as an adjunctive therapy in CHF. [more...]

Development of the Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8 for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure: A Preliminary Study
Gerontology, 10/13/2009

ndash;retest reliability, as well as discriminative and convergent validity in CHF patients. Therefore, the PMADL–8 has the potential to be used to assess disease–specific functional limitations in CHF patients. [more...]

Changes in Connexin Expression and the Atrial Fibrillation Substrate in Congestive Heart Failure
Circulation Research, 11/03/2009

Burstein B et al. – CHF causes atrial connexin changes, but these are not essential for CHF–related conduction disturbances and AF promotion, which are rather related primarily to fibrotic [more...]

Poor Perceived Social Support in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Patients and Their Partners: Cross-Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support
Psychosomatics, 10/28/2009

et al. – The validity and reliability of the MSPSS were confirmed in a mixed group of Dutch and Danish cardiac patients and their partners. Preliminary findings indicate that ICD patients and their partners may be more in need of support than CHF patients. [more...]

Limited Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Concomitant Right Ventricular Dysfunction
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 10/26/2009

Tabereaux PB et al. – RVD represents a strong predictor of lack of clinical response to CRT in patients with CHF due to LVD and should be considered when prescribing CRT. [more...]

Relationship between serum progesterone concentrations and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and mortality in elderly Swedish men and women: An 8-Year prospective study
Gender Medicine, 10/26/2009

In these elderly Swedish men and women, increased physiologic concentrations of progesterone were found to be associated with an increased prevalence of CHF, independent of inflammatory factors, markers of renal function, and insulin metabolism. [more...]

Chronic kidney disease increases cardiovascular unfavourable outcomes in outpatients with heart failure
BMC Nephrology, 10/27/2009

Galil AGS et al. – In this cohort of patients with CHF stages B and C, CKD was prevalent and independently associated with increased risk of hospitalization and death secondary to cardiac decompensation [more...]

Association Between Type D Personality, Depression, and Oxidative Stress in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Psychosomatic Medicine, 10/21/2009

Kupper N et al. – CHF patients with Type D personality are characterized by an increased oxidative stress burden, apparent in the decreased antioxidant levels and an increased [more...]

Outcome after device implantation in chronic heart failure is dependent on concomitant medical treatment
European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 10/16/2009

Adlbrecht C et al. – The data stress the importance of professional monitoring and titration of pharmacotherapy not only in medically treated CHF patients but also in patients under device therapy by a heart failure unit or a specialized cardiologist. [more...]

Factors related to time to admission to specialized multidisciplinary clinics in patients with congestive heart failure
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 10/12/2009

Feldman DE et al. – There may be a need to improve dissemination of information regarding availability and benefits of CHF clinics and criteria for referral. [more...]