1024x768 normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa background : heart failure is a common health problem with poor prognosis. the gold standard for diagnosis is echocardiography but it is not always reachable, especially in emergency conditions. nt-pro-brain natriuretic peptide (nt-probnp) is a novel indicator for the diagnosis of heart failure and is being used in routine tests in emergency r...

the present study aimed to compare the serum level of uric acid in patients with and without heart failure and also to determine the association between uric acid level and clinical status by killip class in patients with stemi. this case-control study was conducted on 50 consecutives as control group and 50 patients with acute heart failure, (20 patients had acute stemi), who documented by bot...

conclusions the hormonal levels were low in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. however, the prognostic significance of different hormonal deficiencies was not clear in our study populations who were receiving standard therapies for heart failure and had a relatively stable clinical condition. results except for testosterone level, the levels of gh, igf-1, t3, and t4 concentrations...

during a period of four years between june, is, 1988 to june, is, 1992 one hundred and fourteen patients with congestive heart failure (chf) were admitted to the pediatric department of taleghani general hospital. during the above period, 192 patients with heart disease were hospitalized at this department and chf was the cause of admission in 59.4% of them. congenital heart disease (cho) was t...

Acute heart failure is always an indication for referral to an intensive care unit. In the widest sense, the term acute heart failure includes the manifestation forms of pulmonary edema, cardiogenic shock or rapid-onset decompensated cardiac insufficiency unaccompanied by shock or pulmonary edema (low-output syndrome). Acute heart failure may occur in the absence of previously known heart disea...

eart failure has emerged over the past several decades as a major global public health problem, with rising prevalence reported in both industrialized and developing nations alike.1–6 In addition to the enormous costs in human suffering and loss of productivity, heart failure has imposed an increasingly heavy financial burden on health-care systems throughout the world. Although highly effectiv...

Heart failure resulting in hospitalization represents a significant and growing health care burden. Heterogeneity characterizes this group in terms of mode of presentation, pathophysiology, and prognosis. The vast majority of patients symptomatically improve during hospitalization; however, their early post-discharge rehospitalization and mortality rates continue to be high. Worsening signs and...

cute decompensated heart failure is among the most ommon indications for hospitalization in the U.S. and esults in approximately one million hospitalizations annully (1). Although consensus guidelines provide evidenceased strategies for the treatment of chronic heart failure, he current therapy of acute heart failure is largely empirical. he first priority of management is relief of symptoms. A...