OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of thiamin deficiency (TD) in a cross section of hospitalized congestive heart failure (CHF) patients and to investigate factors that contribute to its development. BACKGROUND Thiamin deficiency manifests as symptoms of CHF and, therefore, may worsen existing heart failure. Congestive heart failure patients may be at increas...

The status of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) in congestive heart failure (CHF) varies in many reports, in part because of the heterogeneity of the clinical status of the patients studied. To relate the RAAS to clinical state, we studied 23 patients with severe CHF (New York Heart Association functional classes III-IV): five had recent onset of severe pump failure with pulmonary...

BACKGROUND Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a frequent complication of most diseases of the heart. CHF is associated with impairment in several aspects of the quality of life of patients, including mood and cognitive performance. Early reports indicated that patients with CHF display deficits in memory and other intellectual abilities, although the clinical relevance of these findings remains ...

Left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) with subsequent congestive heart failure (CHF) constitutes the final common pathway for a host of cardiac disorders. Coronary artery narrowing or ischaemic heart disease is the dominant cause of heart failure and is often associated with acute or prior myocardial infarction. The remaining aetiologies include cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and a variety of other...

This study analyzed a specific indicator condition, congestive heart failure (CHF), to see if there is evidence that physician payment reform (PPR) has had an effect on access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. If there was a decrease in access to ambulatory care services associated with PPR, one would expect to see an increase in hospitalizations for CHF in the period after PPR was implemente...

ZUCKER, IRVING H., LEONARD SHARE,AND JOSEPH P. GILMORE. Renal effects of left atrial distension in dogs with chronic congestive heart failure. Am. J. Physiol. 236(4): H554H560, 1979 or Am. J. Physiol.: Heart Circ. Physiol. 5(4): H554H560, 1979.-The renal response to left atrial balloon inflation in normal dogs was compared with that in dogs with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF). CHF was i...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the patterns of autonomic nerve activity in congestive heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND The relationship between autonomic nerve activity and cardiac arrhythmias in CHF is unclear. METHODS We implanted radiotransmitters in 6 dogs for continuous (24/7) simultaneous monitoring of left stellate ganglion nerve activity (SGNA), vagal nerve act...

Chronic diseases are nowadays the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients with end-stage chronic organ failure may suffer daily from distressful physical and psychological symptoms. The objective of the present study is to systematically review studies that examined daily symptom prevalence in patients with end-stage chronic organ failure, with attention to those that include...

Background: Despite that nutritional deficiency existed in congestive heart failure (CHF), there is a large amount of CHF patients suffering from obesity. This study aimed to identify the differences for increased BMI or obesity patients. Methods: cross-sectional included adults National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2016. Differences were compared between participants vs. non-CH...

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), known as Wegener’s granulomatosis, is characterized by systemic necrotizing vasculitis in small and medium sized vessels affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts, paranasal sinuses, and kidneys (1). We here describe a patient who presented with acute congestive heart failure (CHF) and progressive renal failure requiring hemodialysis and was later ...