Screening For Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Chronic Heart Failure

Effect of Captopril on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction after Myocardial Infarction

1992 • 5,885 citations

Prognostic Implications of Echocardiographically Determined Left Ventricular Mass in the Framingham Heart Study

1990 • 5,586 citations

Effect of Enalapril on Mortality and the Development of Heart Failure in Asymptomatic Patients with Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions

1992 • 3,708 citations

The cardiovascular health study: Design and rationale

1991 • 3,584 citations

The Natural History of Congestive Heart Failure: The Framingham Study

1971 • 3,350 citations

A Multidisciplinary Intervention to Prevent the Readmission of Elderly Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

1995 • 2,368 citations

The epidemiology of heart failure: The Framingham Study

1993 • 2,278 citations

Survival after the onset of congestive heart failure in Framingham Heart Study subjects.

1993 • 1,852 citations

Effect of ramipril on mortality and morbidity of survivors of acute myocardial infarction with clinical evidence of heart failure

1993 • 1,775 citations

GISSI-3: effects of lisiriopril and transdermal glyceryl trinitrate singly and together on 6-week mortality and ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction

1994 • 1,117 citations

The epidemiology of heart failure

1997 • 1,036 citations

The Limited Reliability of Physical Signs for Estimating Hemodynamics in Chronic Heart Failure

1989 • 942 citations

Prevalence, clinical features and prognosis of diastolic heart failure: An epidemiologic perspective

1995 • 901 citations

Prevalence and mortality rate of congestive heart failure in the United States

1992 • 829 citations

Quantitative two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements are major predictors of adverse cardiovascular events after acute myocardial infarction. The protective effects of captopril.

1994 • 821 citations

NHLBI funding policies. Enhancing stability, predictability, and cost control.

1994 • 765 citations

Prognosis after initial myocardial infarction: The Framingham study

1979 • 580 citations

Validity of clinical diagnosis of heart failure in primary health care

1991 • 547 citations

Ejection fraction, peak exercise oxygen consumption, cardiothoracic ratio, ventricular arrhythmias, and plasma norepinephrine as determinants of prognosis in heart failure. The V-HeFT VA Cooperative Studies Group.

1993 • 542 citations

Effects of Long-term Enalapril Therapy on Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

1995 • 467 citations

ADVERSE REACTIONS TO PRESCRIBED DRUGS IN THE ELDERLY: A MULTICENTRE INVESTIGATION

1980 • 426 citations

Ejection fraction, peak exercise oxygen consumption, cardiothoracic ratio, ventricular arrhythmias, and plasma norepinephrine as determinants of prognosis in heart failure

1993 • 423 citations

Precipitating Factors Leading to Decompensation of Heart Failure

1988 • 412 citations

Clinical, radiographic, and hemodynamic correlations in chronic congestive heart failure: conflicting results may lead to inappropriate care

1991 • 364 citations

Prevention of disease progression, left ventricular hypertrophy and congestive heart failure in hypertension treatment trials

1996 • 350 citations

Effects of captopril on ischemic events after myocardial infarction. Results of the Survival and Ventricular Enlargement trial. SAVE Investigators.

1994 • 337 citations

Circulating N-terminal atrial natriuretic peptide as a marker for symptomless left-ventricular dysfunction

1993 • 316 citations

Value of the electrocardiogram in identifying heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction

1996 • 311 citations

The relationship between left ventricular systolic function and congestive heart failure diagnosed by clinical criteria.

1988 • 303 citations

Bedside cardiovascular examination in patients with severe chronic heart failure: Importance of rest or inducible jugular venous distension

1993 • 288 citations

Noncompliance With Congestive Heart Failure Therapy in the Elderly

1994 • 270 citations

Echocardiography in chronic heart failure in the community

1993 • 266 citations

Sex, Age, and Disease Affect Echocardiographic Left Ventricular Mass and Systolic Function in the Free-Living Elderly

1995 • 257 citations

Prevention of readmission in elderly patients with congestive heart failure

1993 • 257 citations

Risk factors for heart failure in the general population: The study of men born in 1913

1989 • 246 citations

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases among Older Adults

1993 • 240 citations

N-terminal proatrial natriuretic factor. An independent predictor of long-term prognosis after myocardial infarction.

1994 • 236 citations

RELIABILITY OF ELICITING PHYSICAL SIGNS IN EXAMINATION OF THE CHEST

1988 • 221 citations

Evidence of inadequate investigation and treatment of patients with heart failure.

1994 • 198 citations

Comparison of atrial natriuretic peptide, B-type natriuretic peptide, and N-terminal proatrial natriuretic peptide as indicators of left ventricular systolic dysfunction

1996 • 191 citations

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy in the United Kingdom.

1995 • 190 citations

Nonpharmacologic Therapy Improves Functional and Emotional Status in Congestive Heart Failure

1994 • 190 citations

Clinical outcome with enalapril in symptomatic chronic heart failure; a dose comparison

1998 • 185 citations

Diastolic dysfunction and natriuretic peptides in systolic heart failure. Higher ANP and BNP levels are associated with the restrictive filling pattern

1996 • 183 citations

Bundle branch block in patients with chronic coronary artery disease: Angiographic correlates and prognostic significance

1987 • 181 citations

Unsuspected renal artery stenosis in peripheral vascular disease.

1990 • 178 citations

Chronic Congestive Heart Failure in Coronary Artery Disease: Clinical Criteria

1977 • 177 citations

Plasma alpha natriuretic peptide in cardiac impairment.

1986 • 169 citations

Pulmonary Vascular Congestion in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Hemodynamic and Radiologic Correlations

1972 • 164 citations

The Incidence and Prevalence of Congestive Heart Failure in Rochester, Minnesota

1993 • 163 citations

Epidemiology and prevention of cardiac failure: Framingham Study insights

1987 • 158 citations

Prevalence, aetiology and management of heart failure in general practice.

1996 • 157 citations

Comparative neurohormonal responses in patients with preserved and impaired left ventricular ejection fraction: Results of the studies of left ventricular dysfunctions (SOLVD) registry

1993 • 153 citations

Incidence of heart failure in eastern Finland: a population-based surveillance study

1992 • 152 citations

Prevalence of heart failure in three general practices in north west London.

1992 • 149 citations

Prognostic implications of subclinical left ventricular dilatation and systolic dysfunction in men free of overt cardiovascular disease (the framingham heart study)

1992 • 144 citations

Influence on prognosis and morbidity of left ventricular ejection fraction with and without signs of left ventricular failure after acute myocardial infarction

1988 • 142 citations

The utility of clinical, electrocardiographic, and roentgenographic variables in the prediction of left ventricular function

1995 • 131 citations

Patterns of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use in congestive heart failure in two community hospitals

1996 • 127 citations

Interobserver Agreement by Auscultation in the Presence of a Third Heart Sound in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

1987 • 127 citations

Epidemiologic aspects of heart failure

1990 • 119 citations

Deletion-type allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is associated with progressive ventricular dilation after anterior myocardial infarction

1995 • 107 citations

Usefulness of Doppler echocardiography in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure

1989 • 102 citations

Effects of increased inspired oxygen concentrations on exercise performance in chronic heart failure

1992 • 100 citations

Correlations Between the Chest Film and Hemodynamics in Acute Myocardial Infarction

1973 • 99 citations

Symptoms and signs of heart failure in patients with myocardial infarction: Reproducibility and relationship to chest X-ray, radionuclide ventriculography and right heart catheterization

1989 • 88 citations

Survival of Elderly Men with Congestive Heart Failure

1992 • 88 citations

Clinical outcome with enalapril in symptomatic chronic heart failure; a dose comparison The NETWORK investigators

1998 • 79 citations

Clinical Characteristics and Mortality of Patients Screened for Entry Into the Trandolapril Cardiac Evaluation (TRACE) Study

1995 • 79 citations

Breathlessness,lung function and the risk of heart attack

1988 • 77 citations

Reduced Vital Capacity in Elderly Persons With Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, or Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

1995 • 72 citations

Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Levels in the Prediction of Congestive Heart Failure Risk in Frail Elderly

1992 • 69 citations

Physician practice in the management of congestive heart failure

1986 • 58 citations

Utility of the Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in the Differentiation of Acute Dyspnea

1992 • 57 citations

Usefulness of arterial blood gas estimations during exercise in patients with chronic heart failure.

1994 • 55 citations

ST segment elevation with exercise: a marker for poor ventricular function and poor prognosis. Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) confirmation of Seattle Heart Watch results.

1988 • 46 citations

Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors in the management of cardiac failure: are we ignoring the evidence?

1996 • 45 citations

The effect of treatment of congestive heart failure on plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentration: a longitudinal study.

1988 • 41 citations

Assessment and diagnosis of heart failure

1996 • 40 citations

Estimating left ventricular ejection fraction after myocardial infarction by various clinical parameters

1988 • 40 citations

How common is heart failure? Evidence from PACT (Prescribing Analysis and Cost) data in Nottingham

1995 • 39 citations

Usefulness of Echocardiography in Detecting Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Population-Based Studies (The Rotterdam Study)

1997 • 35 citations

Usefulness of the chest x-ray for predicting abnormal left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction

1984 • 34 citations

Events in the cardiac arrhythmia suppression trial: Baseline predictors of mortality in placebo-treated patients

1991 • 32 citations

ACE inhibitors for the prevention and treatment of heart failure: why are they 'under-used'?

1995 • 31 citations

Atrial peptides, ANP(1-98) and ANP(99-126) in health and disease in an elderly population

1993 • 30 citations

Heart volume and the prevalence of certain common cardiovascular disorders at 70 and 75 years of age

1984 • 29 citations

The genotype of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and global left ventricular dysfunction after myocardial infarction

1995 • 26 citations

Stability of plasma concentrations of N and C terminal atrial natriuretic peptides at room temperature.

1996 • 26 citations

Use of vital capacity for cardiac failure risk estimation in persons with coronary disease and left ventricular hypertrophy

1996 • 24 citations

Plasma neuro-endocrine activity in very elderly subjects and patients with and without heart failure

1995 • 24 citations

Reduced peak aerobic capacity in asymptomatic left ventricular systolic dysfunction. A substudy of the studies of left ventricular dysfunction (SOLVD). SOLVD Investigator. Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction.

1994 • 22 citations

Comparability of echocardiography and chest X‐ray following myocardial infarction

1989 • 22 citations

The radiographic differentiation of pulmonary oedema

1989 • 18 citations

ST Segment Elevation with Exercise

1988 • 16 citations

Neuroendocrine activation after myocardial infarction: causes and consequences

1996 • 15 citations

Diagnosis of heart failure

1998 • 12 citations

769-4 Lowering of Cholesterol With Simvastatin may Prevent Development of Heart Failure in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

1995 • 11 citations

Digital analysis of chest radiographs in pulmonary vascular congestion.

1982 • 11 citations

807-1 Congestive Heart Failure with Preserved Systolic Function in a Large Community-Dwelling Elderly Cohort: The Cardiovascular Health Study

1995 • 11 citations

The NETWORK study. The effect of dose of an ACE-inhibitor on outcome in patients with heart failure

1996 • 10 citations

Prevalence of left ventricular dysfunction in the general population

1996 • 9 citations

PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY OF RADIONUCLIDE DETERMINATION OF LEFT-VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION IN ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

1986 • 7 citations

Left ventricular hypertrophy and a decreased E:A ratio are common echocardiographic findings even in apparently healthy 70-year-old men.

1995 • 5 citations

Global left ventricular systolic dysfunction in North Glasgow

1996 • 5 citations