The Role of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Heart Failure Management

Heart Failure ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 151-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc A. Silver ◽  
William E. Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Heart Failure Management ◽  
External Counterpulsation ◽  
Enhanced External Counterpulsation

Natriuretic Peptides – Addressing the Dilemma of Heart Failure Management

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Kenneth McDonald ◽  
Ulf Dahlström ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Natriuretic Peptides ◽  
Normal Values ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Heart Failure Management ◽  
Effective Screening ◽  
Specific Symptoms ◽  
Objective Marker

Heart failure (HF) is characterised by non-specific symptoms and unremarkable physical examination; therefore, the need exists for an available objective marker of HF status. Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are a marker that can aid the dilemmas in present-day HF management. More effective screening for clinical deterioration would include changes in brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels. Normal values for BNP, <50–100 pg/ml, have excellent negative predictive value (NPV) in excluding HF as a diagnosis. BNP values that are significantly elevated, e.g. >500 pg/ml, make the diagnosis of HF more likely. There are now established and emerging uses for NPs in managing HF in the community. These include the role of NPs at the time of possible new presentation of HF, its role in prognostication and, finally, the increasing interest in using NPs to guide therapy in the outpatient setting.

Depressive symptoms in couples living with heart failure: the role of congruent engagement in heart failure management

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (12) ◽  
pp. 1585-1591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen S. Lyons ◽  
Shirin O. Hiatt ◽  
Jill M. Gelow ◽  
Jonathan Auld ◽  
James O. Mudd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Heart Failure Management

Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Patients With Heart Failure: A Multicenter Feasibility Study

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 204-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozlem Soran ◽  
Bruce Fleishman ◽  
Theresa Demarco ◽  
William Grossman ◽  
Virginia M. Schneider ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
External Counterpulsation ◽  
Patients With Heart Failure ◽  
Enhanced External Counterpulsation

scholarly journals The role of b-type natriuretic peptide in heart failure management

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip J. Newton ◽  
Vasiliki Betihavas ◽  
Peter Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Natriuretic Peptide ◽  
Heart Failure Management
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