BACKGROUND One of the major aims in the treatment of patients with heart failure (HF) is symptom relief and an improvement in the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). The perception of impairments due to HF may differ between patients. A knowledge of the prevalence and perceived harshness of impairments due to HF is essential in providing personalized care on a patient level, in optimizing ...

Background—Adeno-associated virus type 1/sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca 2ϩ-ATPase was assessed in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study in patients with advanced heart failure. Methods and Results—Thirty-nine patients received intracoronary adeno-associated virus type 1/sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca 2ϩ-ATPase or placebo. Seven efficacy parameters were assessed in 4 domains: sympt...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To explore the effect contact with a heart failure nurse can have on patients' illness beliefs, mood and quality of life. BACKGROUND There is growing interest in patients' illness beliefs and the part they play in a patients understanding of chronic disease. DESIGN Secondary analysis on two independent datasets. Patients were recruited from five UK hospitals, four in Lon...

OBJECTIVE To assess the physiological and psychosocial effects of exercise training in chronic heart failure. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS Twenty-six men with heart failure (New York Heart Association functional classes II and III) aged 52.5 (SD 9.8) years, were studied. METHODS The subjects were randomized either to rehabilitation group (Group A: 16 patients), participating in a 6-month exercise trai...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this work was to determine the quality of life in patients with heart failure using the SF-36 and Minnesota questionnaire and to determine the importance of applying Framingham criteria as predictors of the value of these questionnaires. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study analyzed the quality of life in 120 subjects of both sexes and all age groups suff...

Aim . Evaluate the overall effectiveness of cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) therapy in patients with chronic heart failure various etiology. Methods The study included 61 (NYHA class II-III), ejection fraction 20-40% and narrow QRS <130 ms, who were implanted CCM devices. Depending on etiology failure, ischemic cardiomyopathy prevailed (41 patients). All performed echocardiography, 6-...

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of fatigue and identify its demographic, clinical, and psychological correlates in 150 heart failure (HF) patients (73% men, 66% Caucasian, mean age 55.0 years, mean ejection fraction 26.7%+/-11%), from a single HF center, using the Profile of Mood States-Fatigue Subscale, the Minnesota Living With Heart Failure Questionnaire, and the Beck De...

Disponible en http://www.insuficienciacardiaca.org Rev Insuf Cardíaca 2008; (Vol 3) 2:72-75 Background. Quality-of-life and functional capacity in heart failure are, actually, between the most investigated topics in the scientific community. Patient’s self perceptions and exercise capacity can help health professionals with prognosis and decisions in heart failure treatment. Specifically in Bra...

HRQoL Health-related Quality of Life ICD Implantable cardioverter defibrillator ICC Intraclass correlation coefficient KCCQ[-os] Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire[-overall summary score] LVAD Left ventricular assist device [LV]EF [Left ventricular] ejection fraction LV[S]D Left ventricular [systolic] dysfunction MADIT Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial [M]CID [Minimum...