Plasma brain natriuretic peptide level on admission predicts long-term outcome in patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Introduction: Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a type of stroke that still has a high mortality rate. Some patients with SAH have electrocardiography (ECG) abnormalities or asymptomatic left ventricular apical ballooning, and requires intervention by cardiologists. However, the impact of cardiac abnormalities after SAH onset remains unclear.

Effective blood hemoglobin level to predict prognosis in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: results of the Japanese heart failure syndrome with preserved ejection fraction registry.

High prevalence of anemia in heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) has been reported. However, little is known about the association of anemia and gender with prognosis in HFpEF patients. In addition, effective blood hemoglobin (Hb) level for prognosis in HFpEF patients remains largely unknown.

Effects of early diuretic response to carperitide in acute decompensated heart failure treatment: A single-center retrospective study.

Background: Diuretic response is a strong predictor of outcome for admitted patients of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). However, little is known about the effects of early diuretic response to carperitide.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed records of 85 patients hospitalized for ADHF who received carperitide as initial treatment and <40 mg furosemide during the early period.

Urinary composition predicts diuretic efficiency of hypertonic saline solution with furosemide therapy and heart failure prognosis.

Recently, we and other group have reported that furosemide administration along with hypertonic saline solution enhanced diuretic efficiency of furosemide. However, little is known about factors which associated with high diuretic efficiency by hypertonic saline solution with furosemide therapy. To identify predictors of diuretic efficiency in the hypertonic saline solution with furosemide therapy, we recruited 30 consecutive hospitalized heart failure (HF) patients with volume overload (77 ± 10 years, systolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg, and estimated glomerular filtration rate > 15 ml/min/1.

Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Treatment Increases Stroke Volume in Stable Systolic Heart Failure Patients With Low Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion.

We hypothesized that the effects of adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy were influenced by right-sided heart performance. This study aimed to clarify the interaction between the effects of ASV and right-sided heart performance in patients with stable heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).Twenty-six stable HF inpatients (left ventricular ejection fraction < 0.

Right Ventricular Enlargement and Renal Function Are Associated With Smooth Introduction of Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Therapy in Chronic Heart Failure Patients.

Although adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy has beneficial effects on chronic heart failure (CHF), a relatively large number of CHF patients cannot undergo ASV therapy due to general discomfort from the mask and/or positive airway pressure. The present study aimed to clarify baseline patient characteristics which are associated with the smooth introduction of ASV treatment in stable CHF inpatients.Thirty-two consecutive heart failure (HF) inpatients were enrolled (left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 45%, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) > 10 mL/minute/1.

Recurrent coronary artery dissection of left main trunk initially presented with normal coronary angiography.

Although spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is usually diagnosed by coronary angiography, diagnosis may be missed because of various presentations and imperfections of coronary angiography. We report a case of a 41-year-old female with pregnancy-related SCAD who presented with cardiac arrest. Initial coronary angiography was normal without intimal flap.

Comparison of salt with low-dose furosemide and carperitide for treating acute decompensated heart failure: a single-center retrospective cohort study.

Hypertonic saline with furosemide has been proposed for a long time as an effective therapeutic option for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). We previously reported the efficacy of continuous infusion of 1.7 % hypertonic saline plus low-dose furosemide in treatment for ADHF.

Worsening of proteinuria caused by combination therapy of hypertonic saline and low-dose furosemide for treatment of acute decompensated heart failure with overt diabetic nephropathy.

A combination of hypertonic saline and furosemide has been proposed as a new therapeutic approach for treating acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The advantages of this combination have not only been demonstrated in ADHF but also in refractory ascites due to liver cirrhosis. However, the therapeutic effects of this regimen have never been evaluated in ADHF with overt diabetic nephropathy (ODN).

Hemodynamic response to sildenafil in patients with decompensated congestive heart failure can be predicted by deceleration time of transmitral flow.

Aim: How sildenafil acutely provides hemodynamic alterations in patients with decompensated congestive heart failure remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate whether myocardial and/or hemodynamic conditions affect hemodynamic response to sildenafil in patients with decompensated heart failure.

Methods And Results: Twenty-five consecutive patients with decompensated congestive heart failure were enrolled.

Combination of hypertonic saline and low-dose furosemide is an effective treatment for refractory congestive heart failure with hyponatremia.

Hyponatremia often associates with heart failure. Although severe salt restriction is generally recommended in heart failure treatment, it may promote hyponatremia which is a risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality in heart failure patients. Therefore, it is not yet clear whether correction of hyponatremia is an effective treatment in congestive heart failure with hyponatremia.

Intravenous salt supplementation with low-dose furosemide for treatment of acute decompensated heart failure.

Background: Theoretically, salt supplementation should promote diuresis through increasing the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) during treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) even with low-dose furosemide; however, there is little evidence to support this idea.

Methods And Results: This was a prospective, randomized, open-label, controlled trial that compared the diuretic effectiveness of salt infusion with that of glucose infusion supplemented with low-dose furosemide in 44 consecutive patients with ADHF. Patients were randomly administered 1.