Endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness, and heart failure

…, AP Kalogeropoulos, VV Georgiopoulou… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Outcomes for heart failure (HF) patients remain suboptimal. No known therapy improves
mortality in acute HF and HF with preserved ejection fraction; the most recent HF trial results …

Developing therapies for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: current state and future directions

…, N Stockbridge, JR Teerlink, VV Georgiopoulou… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2014 - jacc.org
The burden of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is considerable and is
projected to worsen. To date, there are no approved therapies available for reducing mortality …

Frailty and risk for heart failure in older adults: the health, aging, and body composition study

H Khan, AP Kalogeropoulos, VV Georgiopoulou… - American heart …, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to assess the association between frailty and risk for heart
failure (HF) in older adults. Background Frailty is common in the elderly and is associated …

Dietary sodium intake in heart failure

D Gupta, VV Georgiopoulou, AP Kalogeropoulos… - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Dietary sodium restriction is arguably the most frequent self-care behavior recommended to
patients with heart failure (HF) 1, 2 and is endorsed by all HF guidelines. 2–10 However, the …

Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of heart failure: a population‐based follow‐up study

…, AP Kalogeropoulos, VV Georgiopoulou… - European journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness ( CRF ) and risk of
incident heart failure ( HF ). Methods and results Cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured by …

Utility of the Seattle Heart Failure Model in patients with advanced heart failure

AP Kalogeropoulos, VV Georgiopoulou… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives : The aim of this study was to validate the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) in
patients with advanced heart failure (HF). Background : The SHFM was developed primarily …

Epidemiology and cost of advanced heart failure

C Norton, VV Georgiopoulou… - Progress in …, 2011 - Elsevier
The public health impact and the need to intervene upon the worsening heart failure (HF)
epidemic are currently a matter of national interest. The greater than $39 billion annual cost of …

Serum albumin concentration and heart failure risk: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

DM Gopal, AP Kalogeropoulos, VV Georgiopoulou… - American heart …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: How serum albumin levels are associated with risk for heart failure (HF) in
the elderly is unclear. METHODS: We evaluated 2,907 participants without HF (age 73.6 ± …

Cigarette smoking exposure and heart failure risk in older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

DM Gopal, AP Kalogeropoulos, VV Georgiopoulou… - American heart …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although there is evidence linking smoking and heart failure (HF), the
association between lifetime smoking exposure and HF in older adults and the strength of this …

Evaluation of right intraventricular dyssynchrony by two-dimensional strain echocardiography in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

AP Kalogeropoulos, VV Georgiopoulou… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) function has major prognostic implications for patients
with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Intraventricular dyssynchrony might play an …