Search Results - "Heerebeek, Loek"
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Connecting heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and renal dysfunction: the role of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation
Published in European journal of heart failure (01-06-2016)“…Renal dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is common and is associated with increased mortality. Impaired renal function is…”
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Serial cardiac biomarkers, pulmonary artery pressures and traditional parameters of fluid status in relation to prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure: Design and rationale of the BioMEMS study
Published in European journal of heart failure (01-08-2024)“…Aims Heart failure (HF), a global pandemic affecting millions of individuals, calls for adequate predictive guidance for improved therapy. Congestion, a key…”
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Outpatient treatment of worsening heart failure with intravenous and subcutaneous diuretics: a systematic review of the literature
Published in ESC Heart Failure (01-06-2020)“…Aims In the coming decade, heart failure (HF) represents a major global healthcare challenge due to an ageing population and rising prevalence combined with…”
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Stratified Treatment of Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction: rationale and design of the STADIA‐HFpEF trial
Published in ESC Heart Failure (01-12-2020)“…Aims High myocardial stiffness in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is attributed to comorbidity‐induced structural and functional…”
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Ancient Gunpowder and Novel Insights Team Up Against Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (13-10-2015)“…First among the proposed mechanisms for exercise intolerance in HFpEF is high LV diastolic stiffness (5), which elicits a prompt and large increase in PCWP…”
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The quest for determination of standard reference values of right ventricular longitudinal systolic strain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in Journal of echocardiography (01-03-2023)“…Right ventricular function is strongly associated with clinical outcomes in many conditions, and the evaluation of right ventricle (RV) structure and function…”
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Guideline implementation, drug sequencing, and quality of care in heart failure: design and rationale of TITRATE‐HF
Published in ESC Heart Failure (01-02-2024)“…Aims Current heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend to prescribe four drug classes in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). A clear…”
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Diabetes Mellitus Worsens Diastolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Aortic Stenosis Through Altered Myocardial Structure and Cardiomyocyte Stiffness
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (06-09-2011)“…Aortic stenosis (AS) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are frequent comorbidities in aging populations. In heart failure, DM worsens diastolic left ventricular (LV)…”
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Hypophosphorylation of the Stiff N2B Titin Isoform Raises Cardiomyocyte Resting Tension in Failing Human Myocardium
Published in Circulation research (27-03-2009)“…High diastolic stiffness of failing myocardium results from interstitial fibrosis and elevated resting tension (Fpassive) of cardiomyocytes. A shift in titin…”
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Paclitaxel-Eluting versus Uncoated Stents in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Published in The New England journal of medicine (14-09-2006)“…The Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent versus Conventional Stent in Myocardial Infarction with ST-Segment Elevation (PASSION) trial compared the use of…”
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Myocardial structure and function differ in systolic and diastolic heart failure
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (25-04-2006)“…To support the clinical distinction between systolic heart failure (SHF) and diastolic heart failure (DHF), left ventricular (LV) myocardial structure and…”
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Familial catamenial coronary spasms
Published in BMJ case reports (25-09-2024)“…Coronary artery spasms represent important causes of myocardial ischaemia and infarction in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease. They are…”
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The failing diabetic heart: Focus on diastolic left ventricular dysfunction
Published in Current diabetes reports (01-02-2009)“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is highly prevalent and is an important risk factor for congestive heart failure (HF). Increased left ventricular (LV) diastolic…”
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Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Stages of Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Published in Biomedicines (01-03-2023)“…In heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), natriuretic peptide (NP) levels are frequently lower. In several trials, the outcome differed…”
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The dialogue between diabetes and diastole
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The Effect of the Timing of Invasive Management on Cardiac Function in Patients with NSTE-ACS, Insights from the OPTIMA-2 Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in Journal of clinical medicine (17-08-2021)“…The timing of coronary angiography in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) remains a matter of debate. The relationship between…”
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Distinct myocardial effects of beta-blocker therapy in heart failure with normal and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
Published in European heart journal (01-08-2009)“…Aims Left ventricular (LV) myocardial structure and function differ in heart failure (HF) with normal (N) and reduced (R) LV ejection fraction (EF). This…”
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Circulating white blood cells and platelets amplify oxidative stress in heart failure
Published in Nature clinical practice cardiovascular medicine (01-12-2008)“…Mitochondria of circulating white blood cells (WBC) and platelets sense oxidative stress during capillary passage and react by producing reactive oxygen…”
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Phenotype-Specific Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Multiorgan Roadmap
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (05-07-2016)“…Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (EF; HFpEF) accounts for 50% of HF cases, and its prevalence relative to HF with reduced EF continues to…”
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Empagliflozin improves endothelial and cardiomyocyte function in human heart failure with preserved ejection fraction via reduced pro-inflammatory-oxidative pathways and protein kinase Gα oxidation
Published in Cardiovascular research (21-01-2021)“…Abstract Aims Sodium-glucose-cotransporter-2 inhibitors showed favourable cardiovascular outcomes, but the underlying mechanisms are still elusive. This study…”
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