Publications by authors named "Barbara Julius"

Background: The prognostic value of the change in heart rate from the supine to upright position (∆HR) in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) is unknown.

Methods And Results: ∆HR was measured in patients enrolled in the Trial of Intensified Medical Therapy in Elderly Patients with Congestive Heart Failure (TIME-CHF) who were in sinus rhythm and had no pacemaker throughout the trial (n=321). The impact of ∆HR on 18-month outcome (HF hospitalization-free survival) was assessed.

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Hyperkalemia is a concern in heart failure (HF), especially in older patients with co-morbidities. Previous studies addressing this issue have focused mainly on younger patients. This study was aimed at determining the frequency and predictors of hyperkalemia in older patients with HF undergoing intense medical therapy.

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Aldosterone has rapid nongenomic effects in the human vasculature. However, data are not uniform and little is known about chronic effects of aldosterone. Therefore, we investigated acute and chronic effects of elevated aldosterone levels on endothelial function in the forearm vasculature of healthy men.

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Background: Secondary erythrocytosis results in increased shear stress in cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD), which may modify the balance between vasodilators and vasoconstrictors and affect systemic endothelial function. Because no data are available on systemic vasomotion, systemic endothelial function and nitric oxide (NO) availability were investigated in CCHD patients.

Methods And Results: Responses to arterial endothelium-dependent (acetylcholine [Ach]) and -independent (sodium nitroprusside [SNP]) vasodilation, NO synthase blockade (NG-monomethyl-L-arginine [L-NMMA]), endothelin-1 (ET-1), and ET-1 receptor blockade by BQ-123 in 11 CCHD patients (O2 saturation <90%; mean+/-SD, 79+/-1%; mean+/-SD age, 39+/-2 years) were compared with those in 10 age-matched healthy referents by using forearm venous occlusion plethysmography.

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