Do Optimal Prognostic Thresholds in Continuous Physiological Variables Really Exist? Analysis of Origin of Apparent Thresholds, with Systematic Review for Peak Oxygen Consumption, Ejection Fraction and BNP

Trend of Westernization of Etiology and Clinical Characteristics of Heart Failure Patients in Japan

(2011) Nobuyuki Shiba et al.   CIRCULATION JOURNAL

UK guidelines for referral and assessment of adults for heart transplantation

(2011) N. R. Banner et al.   HEART

Comparison of Usefulness of Each of Five Predictors of Mortality and Urgent Transplantation in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

(2010) Amit Sachdeva et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Usefulness of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level at Implant in Predicting Mortality in Patients with Advanced But Stable Heart Failure Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

(2009) Aiman El-Saed et al.   CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY

Prognostic value of heart rate variability and ventricular arrhythmias during 13-year follow-up in patients with mild to moderate heart failure

(2009) Tom D. J. Smilde et al.   Clinical Research in Cardiology

Prognostic value of apoptosis markers in advanced heart failure patients

(2009) A. Niessner et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

C-terminal provasopressin (copeptin) is a strong prognostic marker in patients with heart failure after an acute myocardial infarction: results from the OPTIMAAL study

(2009) A. A. Voors et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Handgrip strength as a predictor of prognosis in Japanese patients with congestive heart failure

(2009) Kazuhiro P. Izawa et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION & REHABILITATION

Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide and anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 levels predict adverse clinical outcome in chronic heart failure patients with depressive symptoms: a 1-year follow-up study

(2009) John T. Parissis et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Lowered B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Response to Levosimendan or Dobutamine Treatment Is Associated With Improved Survival in Patients With Severe Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure

(2009) Alain Cohen-Solal et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Visualizing covariates in proportional hazards model

(2009) Juha Karvanen et al.   STATISTICS IN MEDICINE

The partial pressure of resting end-tidal carbon dioxide predicts major cardiac events in patients with systolic heart failure

(2008) Ross Arena et al.   AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL

Prognostic role of echocardiography and brain natriuretic peptide in symptomatic breathless patients in the community

(2008) G. A. Whalley et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Prognostic impact of NT-proBNP and renal function in comparison to contemporary multi-marker risk scores in heart failure patients

(2008) Roman Pfister et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE

Quantifying the paradoxical effect of higher systolic blood pressure on mortality in chronic heart failure

(2008) C E Raphael et al.   HEART

The prognostic value of the heart rate response during exercise and recovery in patients with heart failure: Influence of beta-blockade

(2008) Ross Arena et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Predicts Benefit From a Home-Based Nurse Care in Chronic Heart Failure

(2008) Deddo Moertl et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE

Reduction in BNP Levels With Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure and Future Clinical Events

(2008) Amandeep S. Dhaliwal et al.   JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE