Research

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) clinicial trials toolkit for researchers

An overview of a selection of research publications listed in publication date order.

Targeted left ventricular lead placement to guide cardiac resynchronization therapy
Trends in comorbidity, disability, and polypharmacy in heart failure
Effect of nesiritide in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ASCEND)
Effect of carvedilol, ivabradine or their combination on exercise capacity in patients with heart failure (the CARVIVA HF trial)
The survival of patients with heart failure with preserved or reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (MAGGIC)
Coronary artery bypass surgery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction
The clopidogrel vs aspririn in chronic heart failure (CACHE) study
Telemonitoring in patients with heart failure
Diuretic strategies in patients with acute decompensated heart failure
Wireless pulmonary artery haemodynamic monitoring in chronic heart failure: a randomised controlled trial
Clinical evaluation of remote notification to reduce time to clinical decision (CONNECT)
The association between hospital volume and processes, outcomes, and costs of care for congestive heart failure
Cardiac-resynchronization therapy for mild-to-moderate heart failure (RAFT)
Telemedical interventional monitoring in heart failure (TIM-HF)
Ivabradine and outcomes in chronic heart failure (SHIFT): a randomised placebo-controlled study
Clinical trials update from the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Meeting 2010
Dyspnoea and worsening heart failure in patients with acute heart failure: results from the Pre-RELAX-AHF study
Eplerenone in mild patients hospitalization and survival study in heart failure (EMPHASIS-HF)
Ferric carboxymaltose in patients with heart failure and iron deficiency
Effects of high-dose versus low-dose losartan on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HEAAL study)
Telemonitoring to improve heart failure outcome (TELE-HF)
Efficacy and safety of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial
Effects of exercise training on health status in patients with chronic heart failure: HF-ACTION randomized controlled trial
Ultrafiltration versus intravenous diuretics for patients hospitalized for acute decompensated cogestive heart failure (UNLOAD)
Heart failure: a controlled trial investigating outcomes of exercise training (HF-ACTION)
The heart failure revascularisation trial (HEART)
Evaluation of patients with heart failure using home telemonitoring (HOME-HF)
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