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The heart failure specialists of tomorrow : a network for young cardiovascular ...
Anker, Markus S.; Bouleti, Claire; Christodoulides, Theodoros; Durante, Angela; Gara, Edit; Hadzibegovic, Sara; Keramida, Kalliopi; Lena, AlessiaThe "Heart failure specialists of Tomorrow" (HoT) group gathers young researchers, physicians, basic scientists, nurses and many other professions under the auspices of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. After its foundation in 2014, it has quickly grown to a large group of currently 925 members. Membership in this growing community offers many advantages during, before, and af...
Improved cardiac and venous pressures during hospital stay in patients with acu...
Akiyama, Eiichi; Cinotti, Raphaël; Čerlinskaitė, Kamilė; Van Aelst, Lucas N. L.; Arrigo, Mattia; Plácido, Rui; Chouihed, Tahar; Girerd, NicolasAims: Changes in echocardiographic parameters and biomarkers of cardiac and venous pressures or estimated plasma volume during hospitalization associated with decongestive treatments in acute heart failure (AHF) patients with either preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (HFPEF) or reduced LVEF (HFREF) are poorly assessed. Methods and results: From the metabolic road to diastolic heart failure: dia...
Levosimendan efficacy and safety : 20 Years of SIMDAX in clinical use
Papp, Zoltán; Agostoni, Piergiuseppe; Alvarez, Julian; Bettex, Dominique; Bouchez, Stefan; Brito, Dulce; Cˇerný, Vladimir; Comin-Colet, JosepLevosimendan was first approved for clinical use in 2000, when authorization was granted by Swedish regulatory authorities for the hemodynamic stabilization of patients with acutely decompensated chronic heart failure (HF). In the ensuing 20 years, this distinctive inodilator, which enhances cardiac contractility through calcium sensitization and promotes vasodilatation through the opening of adenosine triphosp...
Acutely decompensated heart failure with preserved and reduced ejection fractio...
Van Aelst, Lucas N.L.; Arrigo, Mattia; Plácido, Rui; Akiyama, Eiichi; Girerd, Nicolas; Zannad, Faiez; Manivet, Philippe; Rossignol, Patrick; Badoz, MarcAims: Congestion is a central feature of acute heart failure (HF) and its assessment is important for clinical decisions (e.g. tailoring decongestive treatments). It remains uncertain whether patients with acute HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are comparably congested as in acute HF with reduced EF (HFrEF). This study assessed congestion, right ventricular (RV) and renal dysfunction in acute HFpEF, ...
Prognostic stratification in pulmonary hypertension : a multi-biomarker approach
Plácido, Rui; Dias, Nuno Cortez; Martins, Susana Robalo; Almeida, Ana G.; Calisto, Carina; Gonçalves, Susana; Sadoune, Malha; Diogo, António NunesIntroduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) covers a group of conditions characterized by an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance leading to right ventricular failure. Risk stratification is crucial for adequate prognostic and therapeutic assessment. However, the accuracy of conventional parameters is limited, especially biomarkers. Objectives: To determine the prognostic value of new biomarkers and their co...
Similar hemodynamic decongestion with vasodilators and inotropes : systematic r...
Ishihara, Shiro; Gayat, Etienne; Sato, Naoki; Arrigo, Mattia; Laribi, Said; Legrand, Matthieu; Placido, Rui; Manivet, Philippe; Solal, Alain CohenBackground Acute heart failure (AHF) with reduced leftventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is often a biventricular congested state. The comparative effect of vasodilators and inotropes on the right- and/or left-sided congestion is unknown. Methods and results A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of AHF studies using pulmonary artery catheter were performed using PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane ...
Assessment of dyspnoea in the emergency department by numeric and visual scales...
Placido, Rui; Gigaud, Carine; Gayat, Etienne; Ferry, Axelle; Cohen-Solal, Alain; Plaisance, Patrick; Mebazaa, Alexandre; Laribi, SaidObjective(s): Dyspnoea is a common and often debilitating symptom that affects up to 50% of patients admitted to acute tertiary care hospitals. The primary purpose of this study was to compare the numeric rating scale (NRS) and the visual analogue scale (VAS) for dyspnoea evaluation in the ED setting. Study design and patients: This was a cohort study of patients admitted to the ED in a university hospital, wit...
Nonpharmacological management of acute heart failure : Update: Acute heart fail...
Plácido, Rui; Mebazaa, AlexandreAcute heart failure is a major and growing public health problem worldwide with high morbidity, mortality, and cost. Despite recent advances in pharmacological management, the prognosis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure remains poor. Consequently, nonpharmacological approaches are being developed and increasingly used. Such techniques may include several modalities of ventilation, ultrafiltrati...