Publications
Resting heart rate in ambulatory heart failure with reduced ejection fraction treated with beta-blockers Vrije Universiteit Brussel
AIMS: Current guidelines recommend beta-blocker therapy in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) titrated according to tolerated target dose. The efficiency of this strategy to obtain adequate heart rate (HR) control remains unclear in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to determine, in a real-world setting, the proportion of HFrEF patients who fail to achieve beta-blocker target doses, whether target doses of ...
Hyponatraemia and changes in natraemia during hospitalization for acute heart failure and associations with in-hospital and long-term outcomes - from the ESC-HFA EORP Heart Failure Long-Term Registry Hasselt University
Urinary proteomic signatures associated with beta-blockade and heart rate in heart transplant recipients Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
Patient profiling in heart failure for tailoring medical therapy. A consensus document of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Hasselt University
The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion - a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology Hasselt University
Heart rate reduction and exercise performance in recent onset heart failure with reduced ejection fraction Vrije Universiteit Brussel Hasselt University
OBJECTIVE: Beta blockers reduce all-cause mortality and readmissions in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), which may be explained by their effect on heart rate (HR). This study assessed the impact of HR reduction with beta blockers on exercise capacity in recent onset HFrEF.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Fifty consecutive patients with recent onset HFrEF (<30 days) performed a standardized exercise protocol with respiratory ...