Mode of death in chronic heart failure: a request and proposition for more accurate classification
R Narang, JGF Cleland, L Erhardt, SG Ball… - European heart …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
The proportion of patients reported to die suddenly or from progressive circulatory failure is
not consistent among studies of heart failure. Lack of an adequate or consistent …
not consistent among studies of heart failure. Lack of an adequate or consistent …
The effect of dietary creatine supplementation on skeletal muscle metabolism in congestive heart failure
R Andrews, P Greenhaff, S Curtis, A Perry… - European heart …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Aims To assess the effects of dietary creatine supplementation on skeletal muscle
metabolism and endurance in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods A forearm model …
metabolism and endurance in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods A forearm model …
Relation of daily activity levels in patients with chronic heart failure to long-term prognosis
JT Walsh, A Charlesworth, R Andrews… - The American journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Symptom-limited, laboratory-based exercise tests are often used to define prognosis in
patients with chronic heart failure, but they do not relate to measures of normal daily activity …
patients with chronic heart failure, but they do not relate to measures of normal daily activity …
Reliability and validity of the Work and Social Adjustment Scale in phobic disorders
D Mataix-Cols, AJ Cowley, M Hankins… - Comprehensive …, 2005 - Elsevier
The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS) is a simple widely used 5-item measure of
disability whose psychometric properties need more analysis in phobic disorders. The …
disability whose psychometric properties need more analysis in phobic disorders. The …
Treatment of severe heart failure: quantity or quality of life? A trial of enoximone. Enoximone Investigators.
AJ Cowley, AM Skene - Heart, 1994 - heart.bmj.com
OBJECTIVES--To determine the effects of enoximone on mortality and quality of life in
patients with severe end stage heart failure. DESIGN--A randomised, double blind, placebo …
patients with severe end stage heart failure. DESIGN--A randomised, double blind, placebo …
Randomised trial of losartan versus captopril in patients over 65 with heart failure (Evaluation of Losartan in the Elderly Study, ELITE)
B Pitt, R Segal, FA Martinez, G Meurers, AJ Cowley… - The Lancet, 1997 - thelancet.com
Background To determine whether specific angiotensin II receptor blockade with losartan
offers safety and efficacy advantages in the treatment of heart failure over angiotensin …
offers safety and efficacy advantages in the treatment of heart failure over angiotensin …
Randomised study of effect of ibopamine on survival in patients with advanced severe heart failure
JR Hampton, DJ Van Veldhuisen, FX Kleber… - The Lancet, 1997 - thelancet.com
Background Drugs that improve symptoms in patients with heart failure must also be
assessed for their effects on survival. Ibopamine stimulates DA-1 and DA-2 receptors and …
assessed for their effects on survival. Ibopamine stimulates DA-1 and DA-2 receptors and …
Effect of oxygen on sleep quality, cognitive function and sympathetic activity in patients with chronic heart failure and Cheyne-Stokes respiration
AD Staniforth, WJM Kinnear, R Starling… - European heart …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Cheyne-Stokes respiration disrupts sleep, leading to daytime
somnolence and cognitive impairment. It is also an independent marker of increased …
somnolence and cognitive impairment. It is also an independent marker of increased …
Effects of captopril and oxygen on sleep apnoea in patients with mild to moderate congestive cardiac failure.
JT Walsh, R Andrews, R Starling, AJ Cowley… - Heart, 1995 - heart.bmj.com
OBJECTIVES--To determine the effects of captopril and oxygen on sleep quality in patients
with mild to moderate cardiac failure. DESIGN--An open observational study. PATIENTS--12 …
with mild to moderate cardiac failure. DESIGN--An open observational study. PATIENTS--12 …
The importance of abnormalities of liver function tests in predicting mortality in chronic heart failure
P Batin, M Wickens, D McEntegart… - European heart …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
A number of simple clinical and laboratory variables were analysed in a group of patients
with chronic heart failure to evaluate their prognostic significance. Five hundred and fifty-two …
with chronic heart failure to evaluate their prognostic significance. Five hundred and fifty-two …