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    June 2008
  1. MULDER P , Mellin V, Favre J, Vercauteren M, et al
    Aldosterone synthase inhibition improves cardiovascular function and structure in rats with heart failure: a comparison with spironolactone.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  2. ENNEZAT PV , Lamblin N, Mouquet F, Tricot O, et al
    The effect of ageing on cardiac remodelling and hospitalization for heart failure after an inaugural anterior myocardial infarction.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  3. SUSKIN N , Pipe A, Prior P
    Smokers paradox or not in heart failure. Just quit.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  4. DENVIR MA , Leslie SJ
    Best practice for chronic heart failure patients--writing guidelines is not enough.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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    May 2008
  5. RIVERO-AYERZA M , Scholte Op Reimer W, Lenzen M, Theuns DA, et al
    New-onset atrial fibrillation is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in hospitalized heart failure patients: results of the EuroHeart Failure Survey.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  6. DI BIASE L , Auricchio A, Sorgente A, Civello K, et al
    The magnitude of reverse remodelling irrespective of aetiology predicts outcome of heart failure patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  7. BECKERS PJ , Denollet J, Possemiers NM, Wuyts FL, et al
    Combined endurance-resistance training vs. endurance training in patients with chronic heart failure: a prospective randomized study.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  8. REMME WJ , McMurray JJ, Hobbs FD, Cohen-Solal A, et al
    Awareness and perception of heart failure among European cardiologists, internists, geriatricians, and primary care physicians.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  9. GEORGE J
    Erythropoietin and outcome prediction in patients with heart failure: the plot thickens...
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  10. VAN DER MEER P , Lok DJ, Januzzi JL, Bruggink-Andre de la Porte PW, et al
    Adequacy of endogenous erythropoietin levels and mortality in anaemic heart failure patients.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  11. FONAROW GC , Abraham WT, Albert NM, Stough WG, et al
    A smoker's paradox in patients hospitalized for heart failure: findings from OPTIMIZE-HF.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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    April 2008
  12. GILLEBERT TC , Van de Veire NR
    About left ventricular torsion, sex differences, shear strain, and diastolic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  13. MACDONALD MR , Petrie MC, Hawkins NM, Petrie JR, et al
    Diabetes, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, and chronic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  14. MACDONALD MR , Petrie MC, Varyani F, Ostergren J, et al
    Impact of diabetes on outcomes in patients with low and preserved ejection fraction heart failure: An analysis of the Candesartan in Heart failure: Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity (CHARM) programme.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  15. GATTENLOHNER S , Demmer P, Geissinger E, Muller-Hermelink HK, et al
    Sudden cardiac death due to acute right heart failure in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and acute myocardial infarction.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  16. WANG J , Khoury DS, Yue Y, Torre-Amione G, et al
    Preserved left ventricular twist and circumferential deformation, but depressed longitudinal and radial deformation in patients with diastolic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  17. GHOSTINE S , Caussin C, Habis M, Habib Y, et al
    Non-invasive diagnosis of ischaemic heart failure using 64-slice computed tomography.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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    March 2008
  18. DAUBERT JC
    Modulation of cardiac contractility. A potential treatment of heart failure?
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  19. MOLLER JE , Torp-Pedersen C, Kober LV
    Is heart failure the critical warning sign for death following myocardial infarction?
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  20. TORABI A , Cleland JG, Khan NK, Loh PH, et al
    The timing of development and subsequent clinical course of heart failure after a myocardial infarction.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  21. JAARSMA T , Lesman I, van Veldhuisen DJ
    Psychology and cardiology: do not forget the heart failure patient.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  22. SQUIRE I
    Assessing prognosis in heart failure: you can see a lot if you look, but more if you look again ... ... ...
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  23. VERBERNE HJ , Brewster LM, Somsen GA, van Eck-Smit BL, et al
    Prognostic value of myocardial 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) parameters in patients with heart failure: a systematic review.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  24. AMSALEM Y , Garty M, Schwartz R, Sandach A, et al
    Prevalence and significance of unrecognized renal insufficiency in patients with heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  25. VARDAS PE , Auricchio A, Blanc JJ, Daubert JC, et al
    What is the level of evidence for combined cardiac resynchronization and defibrillation therapy in heart failure? reply.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;29:683-4.
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  26. LAM SK , Owen A
    What is the level of evidence for combined cardiac resynchronization and defibrillation therapy in heart failure?
    Eur Heart J. 2008;29:682-3.
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  27. PANG PS , Cleland JG, Teerlink JR, Collins SP, et al
    A proposal to standardize dyspnoea measurement in clinical trials of acute heart failure syndromes: the need for a uniform approach.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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    February 2008
  28. LEWIS EF , Velazquez EJ, Solomon SD, Hellkamp AS, et al
    Predictors of the first heart failure hospitalization in patients who are stable survivors of myocardial infarction complicated by pulmonary congestion and/or left ventricular dysfunction: a VALIANT study.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  29. ABDULLA J , Kober L, Abildstrom SZ, Christensen E, et al
    Impact of obesity as a mortality predictor in high-risk patients with myocardial infarction or chronic heart failure: a pooled analysis of five registries.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  30. BORGGREFE MM , Lawo T, Butter C, Schmidinger H, et al
    Randomized, double blind study of non-excitatory, cardiac contractility modulation electrical impulses for symptomatic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  31. PASCUAL-FIGAL DA , Domingo M, Casas T, Gich I, et al
    Usefulness of clinical and NT-proBNP Monitoring for prognostic guidance in destabilized heart failure outpatients.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  32. ZANNAD F , Stough WG, Pitt B, Cleland JG, et al
    Heart failure as an endpoint in heart failure and non-heart failure cardiovascular clinical trials: the need for a consensus definition.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;29:413-421.
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    January 2008
  33. DE SIMONE G , Gottdiener JS, Chinali M, Maurer MS, et al
    Left ventricular mass predicts heart failure not related to previous myocardial infarction: the Cardiovascular Health Study.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  34. NIELSEN OW , Kober L, Torp-Pedersen C
    Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: dangerous, elusive, and difficult.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  35. LESZEK P , Kruszewski M
    Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effect of two dosing regimens of darbepoetin alfa in patients with heart failure and anaemia.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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  36. ERDMANN E , Wilcox RG
    Weighing up the cardiovascular benefits of thiazolidinedione therapy: the impact of increased risk of heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;29:12-20.
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    December 2007
  37. TRIBOUILLOY C , Rusinaru D, Mahjoub H, Souliere V, et al
    Prognosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a 5 year prospective population-based study.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  38. VAN KIMMENADE RR , Pinto Y, Januzzi JL Jr
    When renal and cardiac insufficiencies intersect: is there a role for natriuretic peptide testing in the 'cardio-renal syndrome'?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:2960-1.
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    November 2007
  39. CASTRILLO C , Rivas AO, de Berrazueta JR
    Giant left atrium mimicking right heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  40. HARTOG JW , Voors AA, Schalkwijk CG, Scheijen J, et al
    Clinical and prognostic value of advanced glycationend-products in chronic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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    October 2007
  41. DE ISLA LP , Zamorano J, Quezada M, Almeria C, et al
    Functional mitral regurgitation after a first non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: contribution to congestive heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  42. GARDNER RS , Chong KS, O'Meara E, Jardine A, et al
    Renal dysfunction, as measured by the modification of diet in renal disease equations, and outcome in patients with advanced heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  43. COOPER LT , Baughman KL, Feldman AM, Frustaci A, et al
    The role of endomyocardial biopsy in the management of cardiovascular disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology Endorsed by the Heart Failure Society of
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  44. YOSHIDA K , Seo Y, Yamasaki H, Tanoue K, et al
    Effect of triangle ventricular pacing on haemodynamics and dyssynchrony in patients with advanced heart failure: a comparison study with conventional bi-ventricular pacing therapy.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  45. DAMGAARD M , Goetze JP, Norsk P, Gadsboll N, et al
    Altered sodium intake affects plasma concentrations of BNP but not proBNP in healthy individuals and patients with compensated heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  46. CHRISTOFFERSEN C , Hunter I, Jensen AL, Goetze JP, et al
    Diabetes and the endocrine heart.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:2427-9.
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    September 2007
  47. TANG WH , Francis GS
    Exploring new drugs for heart failure: the case of urocortin.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  48. HATLE L
    How to diagnose diastolic heart failure a consensus statement.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  49. NEUBERGER HR , Mewis C, van Veldhuisen DJ, Schotten U, et al
    Management of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  50. PARMAR MS
    Albuminuria and heart failure: is it an albuminuria or the hypertension?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  51. INGELSSON E , Arnlov J
    Albuminuria and heart failure: is it an albuminuria or the hypertension? reply.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  52. KINDERMANN M
    How to diagnose diastolic heart failure: a consensus statement on the diagnosis of heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction by the Heart Failure and Echocardiography Associations of the European Society of Cardiology.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  53. VARDAS PE , Auricchio A, Blanc JJ, Daubert JC, et al
    Guidelines for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy: the task force for cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:2256-95.
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    August 2007
  54. DAVIS ME , Pemberton CJ, Yandle TG, Fisher SF, et al
    Urocortin 2 infusion in human heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  55. HABARA S , Dote K, Kato M, Sasaki S, et al
    Prediction of left atrial appendage thrombi in non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  56. MURPHY NF , McDonald K
    Treatment of anaemia in chronic heart failure optimal approach still unclear.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  57. VAN VELDHUISEN DJ , Dickstein K, Cohen-Solal A, Lok DJ, et al
    Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effect of two dosing regimens of darbepoetin alfa in patients with heart failure and anaemia.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  58. WESTENBRINK BD , Lipsic E, van der Meer P, van der Harst P, et al
    Erythropoietin improves cardiac function through endothelial progenitor cell and vascular endothelial growth factor mediated neovascularization.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:2018-27.
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    July 2007
  59. TABRIZI F , Englund A, Rosenqvist M, Wallentin L, et al
    Influence of left bundle branch block on long-term mortality in a population with heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  60. STRUTHERS A , Lang C
    The potential to improve primary prevention in the future by using BNP/N-BNP as an indicator of silent 'pancardiac' target organ damage: BNP/N-BNP could become for the heart what microalbuminuria is for the kidney.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1678-82.
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    June 2007
  61. DOUGHTY RN , Poppe K, Stewart J
    Predicting outcome in severe heart failure. Who will benefit from device therapy (CRT)?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  62. KINTSCHER U
    Does adiponectin resistance exist in chronic heart failure?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  63. AHMED A , Zannad F, Love TE, Tallaj J, et al
    A propensity-matched study of the association of low serum potassium levels and mortality in chronic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1334-43.
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  64. PENICKA M , Tousek P, De Bruyne B, Wijns W, et al
    Myocardial positive pre-ejection velocity accurately detects presence of viable myocardium, predicts recovery of left ventricular function and bears a prognostic value after surgical revascularization.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1366-73.
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  65. PICCIRILLO G , Magri D, Matera S, Magnanti M, et al
    QT variability strongly predicts sudden cardiac death in asymptomatic subjects with mild or moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a prospective study.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1344-50.
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    May 2007
  66. RICHARDSON M , Freemantle N, Calvert MJ, Cleland JG, et al
    Predictors and treatment response with cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure characterized by dyssynchrony: a pre-defined analysis from the CARE-HF trial.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  67. STELLBRINK C
    It's the metabolism, stupid! why electrophysiologists should be interested in biomarkers of heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  68. TSUTAMOTO T , Tanaka T, Sakai H, Ishikawa C, et al
    Total and high molecular weight adiponectin, haemodynamics, and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  69. MADARIC J , Vanderheyden M, Van Laethem C, Verhamme K, et al
    Early and late effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on exercise-induced mitral regurgitation: relationship with left ventricular dyssynchrony, remodelling and cardiopulmonary performance.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  70. INGELSSON E , Sundstrom J, Lind L, Riserus U, et al
    Low-grade albuminuria and the incidence of heart failure in a community-based cohort of elderly men.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  71. HEYMANS S
    Myocarditis and heart failure: need for better diagnostic, predictive, and therapeutic tools.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  72. JOSEPH J
    The stem cell army in heart failure: do we mobilize or pave the way home?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  73. SINHA AM , Breithardt OA
    Seeing is believing: acute haemodynamic response to predict long-term outcome in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1049-51.
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  74. SCHULZE PC
    Chromogranin A: friend or foe of the failing myocardium?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1052-3.
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  75. TOURNOUX FB , Alabiad C, Fan D, Chen AA, et al
    Echocardiographic measures of acute haemodynamic response after cardiac resynchronization therapy predict long-term clinical outcome.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1143-8.
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  76. LAM SK , Owen A
    Does cardiac resynchronization therapy reduce sudden cardiac deaths?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1268.
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  77. BLEEKER GB , Schalij MJ, Bax JJ
    Importance of left ventricular lead position in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1182-3.
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  78. BECKER M , Kramann R, Franke A, Breithardt OA, et al
    Impact of left ventricular lead position in cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular remodelling. A circumferential strain analysis based on 2D echocardiography.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1211-20.
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    April 2007
  79. CAPLES SM , Somers VK
    CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea in heart failure: expectations unmet.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  80. FAZIO G , Sutera L, Corrado G, Novo S, et al
    The chronic heart failure is not so frequent in non-compaction.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  81. SMITH LA , Vennelle M, Gardner RS, McDonagh TA, et al
    Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure therapy in patients with chronic heart failure and obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  82. HOBBS FD , Roalfe AK, Davis RC, Davies MK, et al
    Prognosis of all-cause heart failure and borderline left ventricular systolic dysfunction: 5 year mortality follow-up of the Echocardiographic Heart of England Screening Study (ECHOES).
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  83. MURPHY A , McMurray JJ
    Heart failure: are we neglecting the silent majority?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  84. BELARDINELLI R , Solenghi M, Volpe L, Purcaro A, et al
    Trimetazidie improves endothelial dysfunction in chronic heart failure: an antioxidant effect.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  85. PAULUS WJ , Tschope C, Sanderson JE, Rusconi C, et al
    How to diagnose diastolic heart failure: a consensus statement on the diagnosis of heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction by the Heart Failure and Echocardiography Associations of the European Society of Cardiology.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  86. HENNEMAN MM , Bax JJ, van der Wall EE
    Monitoring of therapeutic effect in heart failure patients: a clinical application of 123I MIBG imaging?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  87. MCENTEGART MB , Awede B, Petrie MC, Sattar N, et al
    Increase in serum adiponectin concentration in patients with heart failure and cachexia: relationship with leptin, other cytokines, and B-type natriuretic peptide.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  88. GHALI JK
    Hyponatraemia in heart failure: a call for redefinition.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:920-1.
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  89. MULDERS AC , Peters SL, Michel MC
    Sphingomyelin metabolism and endothelial cell function.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:777-9.
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  90. JOLOBE OM
    Lessons from EuroHeart Failure Survey.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:1037.
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    March 2007
  91. SINGH RB , Demeester F, Juneja L, Michirova V, et al
    New risk factors of heart failure?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  92. DOEHNER W , Bunck AC, Rauchhaus M, von Haehling S, et al
    Secretory sphingomyelinase is upregulated in chronic heart failure: a second messenger system of immune activation relates to body composition, muscular functional capacity, and peripheral blood flow.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  93. AGOSTONI P , Banfi C
    Matrix metalloproteinase and heart failure: is it time to move from research to clinical laboratories?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:659-60.
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  94. PIOTROWICZ K , Noyes K, Lyness JM, McNitt S, et al
    Physical functioning and mental well-being in association with health outcome in patients enrolled in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:601-7.
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  95. HALL JL , Birks EJ, Grindle S, Cullen ME, et al
    Molecular signature of recovery following combination left ventricular assist device (LVAD) support and pharmacologic therapy.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:613-27.
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    February 2007
  96. TUMMINELLO G , Lancellotti P, Lempereur M, D'Orio V, et al
    Determinants of pulmonary artery hypertension at rest and during exercise in patients with heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  97. INGLE L , Rigby AS, Carroll S, Butterly R, et al
    Prognostic value of the 6 min walk test and self-perceived symptom severity in older patients with chronic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  98. VOLLMANN D , Nagele H, Schauerte P, Wiegand U, et al
    Clinical utility of intrathoracic impedance monitoring to alert patients with an implanted device of deteriorating chronic heart failure.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  99. GHEORGHIADE M , Abraham WT, Albert NM, Gattis Stough W, et al
    Relationship between admission serum sodium concentration and clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized for heart failure: an analysis from the OPTIMIZE-HF registry.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  100. FRUHWALD FM , Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Berger R, Leyva F, et al
    Early and sustained effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with moderate to severe heart failure and cardiac dyssynchrony.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  101. NASR IA , Bouzamondo A, Hulot JS, Dubourg O, et al
    Prevention of atrial fibrillation onset by beta-blocker treatment in heart failure: a meta-analysis.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  102. LASSUS J , Harjola VP, Sund R, Siirila-Waris K, et al
    Prognostic value of cystatin C in acute heart failure in relation to other markers of renal function and NT-proBNP.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  103. AGEWALL S , Atar D
    Levosimendan: perpetuum mobile?
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:515.
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  104. RIENSTRA M , Van Veldhuisen DJ, Crijns HJ, Van Gelder IC, et al
    Enhanced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality during rhythm control treatment in persistent atrial fibrillation in hypertensives: data of the RACE study.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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    January 2007
  105. AMIGONI M , Meris A, Thune JJ, Mangalat D, et al
    Mitral regurgitation in myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction, or both: prognostic significance and relation to ventricular size and function.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  106. SCHOU M , Gustafsson F, Kjaer A, Hildebrandt PR, et al
    Long-term clinical variation of NT-proBNP in stable chronic heart failure patients.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;.
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  107. RYDEN L , Standl E, Bartnik M, Van den Berghe G, et al
    Guidelines on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases: executive summary. The Task Force on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:88-136.
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  108. FINSTERER J , Stollberger C
    Myopathic background of non-compaction in children.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:139.
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  109. COLLERTON J , Martin-Ruiz C, Kenny A, Barrass K, et al
    Telomere length is associated with left ventricular function in the oldest old: the Newcastle 85+ study.
    Eur Heart J. 2007;28:172-6.
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    December 2006
  110. SCHAUFELBERGER M , Rosengren A
    Heart failure in different occupational classes in Sweden.
    Eur Heart J. 2006;.
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  111. CHUEN MJ , Macfadyen RJ
    Variable aetiologies contributing to the anaemia of systolic heart failure are important to individual patient management.
    Eur Heart J. 2006;.
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  112. KOMAJDA M , Hanon O, Hochadel M, Follath F, et al
    Management of octogenarians hospitalized for heart failure in Euro Heart Failure Survey I.
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