Publications by authors named "Arabel V Zimmermann"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on acute heart failure syndromes (ADHF) and how renal dysfunction can impact long-term mortality.
- Admission serum creatinine levels were found to be the strongest predictor of mortality at both 1 and 5 years after hospitalization for ADHF, highlighting the importance of kidney function.
- Other factors like NYHA class and left ventricular ejection fraction were also identified as significant predictors, suggesting that monitoring these indicators could help identify patients at higher risk of mortality.
Background: Cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) contribute to cardiac dysfunction in chronic heart failure (CHF). Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) are thought to reflect cardiac functional and structural damage.
Methods And Results: To study the relationship between BNP, ANP, and TNF, these parameters were measured in fasting venous blood samples of 25 CHF patients (age 66+/-2 years, pVO(2) 17.