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Maximal dyspnea on exertion during cardiopulmonary exercise testing is related to poor prognosis and echocardiography with tissue Doppler imaging in heart failure.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Arena R.

Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):277-83.PMID: 19925506 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Six-minute walk test and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure: a comparative analysis on clinical and prognostic insights.

Guazzi M, Dickstein K, Vicenzi M, Arena R.

Circ Heart Fail. 2009 Nov;2(6):549-55. Epub 2009 Sep 28.PMID: 19919979 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Prognostic characteristics of heart rate recovery according to sex in patients with heart failure.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Pinkstaff S, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19910060 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The Lowest VE/VCO2 ratio during exercise as a predictor of outcomes in patients with heart failure.

Myers J, Arena R, Oliveira RB, Bensimhon D, Hsu L, Chase P, Guazzi M, Brubaker P, Moore B, Kitzman D, Peberdy MA.

J Card Fail. 2009 Nov;15(9):756-62. Epub 2009 Jul 3.PMID: 19879461 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Determining the preferred percent-predicted equation for peak oxygen consumption in patients with heart failure.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Pinkstaff S, Brubaker P, Moore B, Kitzman D, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Forman D, West E, Guazzi M.

Circ Heart Fail. 2009 Mar;2(2):113-20. Epub 2009 Feb 10.PMID: 19808326 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical use of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors in chronic heart failure.

Guazzi M.

Circ Heart Fail. 2008 Nov;1(4):272-80. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19808302 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Influence of etiology of heart failure on the obesity paradox.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Pinkstaff S, Brubaker P, Moore B, Kitzman D, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Forman D, West E, Guazzi M.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Oct 15;104(8):1116-21. Epub 2009 Aug 28.PMID: 19801034 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pulmonary hypertension in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction any pathophysiological role of mitral regurgitation.

Guazzi M.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Sep 22;54(13):1191-2; author reply 1192. No abstract available. PMID: 19761945 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does peak oxygen pulse complement peak oxygen uptake in risk stratifying patients with heart failure?

Oliveira RB, Myers J, Araújo CG, Arena R, Mandic S, Bensimhon D, Abella J, Chase P, Guazzi M, Brubaker P, Moore B, Kitzman D, Peberdy MA.

Am J Cardiol. 2009 Aug 15;104(4):554-8. Epub 2009 Jun 18.PMID: 19660611 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The impact of pharmacotherapy on the cardiopulmonary exercise test response in patients with heart failure: a mini review.

Guazzi M, Arena R.

Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2009 Oct;7(4):557-69.PMID: 19485908 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Echocardiography with Tissue Doppler Imaging and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with heart failure: A correlative and prognostic analysis.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Pinkstaff S, Arena R.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Apr 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19409627 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Ventilatory efficiency and dyspnea on exertion improvements are related to reduced pulmonary pressure in heart failure patients receiving Sildenafil.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Arena R.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Mar 27. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19329196 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Heart rate recovery predicts sudden cardiac death in heart failure.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Arena R.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 2. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19193457 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Endothelial dysfunction and pathophysiological correlates in atrial fibrillation.

Guazzi M, Arena R.

Heart. 2009 Feb;95(2):102-6. Review.PMID: 19109515 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognostic characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in caucasian and African American patients with heart failure.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M.

Congest Heart Fail. 2008 Nov-Dec;14(6):310-5.PMID: 19076854 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Pinkstaff S, Brubaker P, Moore B, Kitzman D, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M.

Am Heart J. 2008 Nov;156(5):982-8. Epub 2008 Aug 27.PMID: 19061716 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A cardiopulmonary exercise testing score for predicting outcomes in patients with heart failure.

Myers J, Arena R, Dewey F, Bensimhon D, Abella J, Hsu L, Chase P, Guazzi M, Peberdy MA.

Am Heart J. 2008 Dec;156(6):1177-83. Epub 2008 Sep 16.PMID: 19033016 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Regulation of alveolar gas conductance by NO in man, as based on studies with NO donors and inhibitors of NO production.

Guazzi M, Arena R, Vicenzi M, Guazzi MD.

Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2009 Jun;196(2):267-77. Epub 2008 Nov 19.PMID: 19032601 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Alveolar gas diffusion abnormalities in heart failure.

Guazzi M.

J Card Fail. 2008 Oct;14(8):695-702. Epub 2008 Jul 18. Review.PMID: 18926442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exercise oscillatory breathing in diastolic heart failure: prevalence and prognostic insights.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Arena R.

Eur Heart J. 2008 Nov;29(22):2751-9. Epub 2008 Oct 4.PMID: 18836201 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prognostic usefulness of dyspnea versus fatigue as reason for exercise test termination in patients with heart failure.

Chase P, Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Guazzi M, Kenjale A, Bensimhon D.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Oct 1;102(7):879-82. Epub 2008 Jul 9.PMID: 18805115 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M.

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 18804882 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Sildenafil and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors for heart failure.

Guazzi M.

Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2008 Jun;5(2):110-4. Review.PMID: 18765082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Optimizing the clinical application of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with heart failure.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Arena R.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Sep 11;137(1):e18-22. Epub 2008 Aug 5.PMID: 18684537 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Permanent atrial fibrillation affects exercise capacity in chronic heart failure patients.

Agostoni P, Emdin M, Corrà U, Veglia F, Magrì D, Tedesco CC, Berton E, Passino C, Bertella E, Re F, Mezzani A, Belardinelli R, Colombo C, La Gioia R, Vicenzi M, Giannoni A, Scrutinio D, Giannuzzi P, Tondo C, Di Lenarda A, Sinagra G, Piepoli MF, Guazzi M.

Eur Heart J. 2008 Oct;29(19):2367-72. Epub 2008 Aug 5.PMID: 18682448 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Six months of Sildenafil therapy improves heart rate recovery in patients with heart failure.

Guazzi M, Arena R, Pinkstaff S, Guazzi MD.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Aug 21;136(3):341-3. Epub 2008 Jul 29.PMID: 18667251 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition abolishes neuron apoptosis induced by chronic hypoxia independently of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha signaling.

Caretti A, Bianciardi P, Ronchi R, Fantacci M, Guazzi M, Samaja M.

Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2008 Oct;233(10):1222-30. Epub 2008 Jul 18.PMID: 18641057 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The ventilatory classification system effectively predicts hospitalization in patients with heart failure.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M.

J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2008 May-Jun;28(3):195-8.PMID: 18496319 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Prognostic value of timing and duration characteristics of exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with heart failure.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Pinkstaff S, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M.

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Mar;27(3):341-7.PMID: 18342759 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impaired brachial artery endothelial flow-mediated dilation and orthostatic stress in hemodialysis patients.

Gallieni M, Butti A, Guazzi M, Galassi A, Cozzolino M, Brancaccio D.

Int J Artif Organs. 2008 Jan;31(1):34-42.PMID: 18286452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relation of the prognostic value of ventilatory efficiency to body mass index in patients with heart failure.

Chase P, Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Guazzi M, Bensimhon D.

Am J Cardiol. 2008 Feb 1;101(3):348-52. Epub 2007 Dec 21.PMID: 18237598 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The influence of body mass index on the oxygen uptake efficiency slope in patients with heart failure.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M.

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Apr 10;125(2):270-2. Epub 2008 Jan 29.PMID: 18234369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evolving changes in lung interstitial fluid content after acute myocardial infarction: mechanisms and pathophysiological correlates.

Guazzi M, Arena R, Guazzi MD.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Mar;294(3):H1357-64. Epub 2008 Jan 11.PMID: 18192218 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prognostic value of flow-mediated dilatation following myocardial infarction.

Guazzi M, Reina G, Gripari P, Tumminello G, Vicenzi M, Arena R.

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 6;132(1):45-50. Epub 2008 Jan 3.PMID: 18180054 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Long-term use of sildenafil in the therapeutic management of heart failure.

Guazzi M, Samaja M, Arena R, Vicenzi M, Guazzi MD.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Nov 27;50(22):2136-44. Epub 2007 Nov 13.PMID: 18036451 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The clinical and research applications of aerobic capacity and ventilatory efficiency in heart failure: an evidence-based review.

Arena R, Myers J, Guazzi M.

Heart Fail Rev. 2008 Jun;13(2):245-69. Epub 2007 Nov 7. Review.PMID: 17987381 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The added prognostic value of ventilatory efficiency to the Weber classification system in patients with heart failure.

Guazzi M, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Arena R.

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 16;129(1):86-92. Epub 2007 Aug 20.PMID: 17707926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of PDE5-inhibitors in cardiopulmonary disorders: from basic evidence to clinical development.

Guazzi M, Samaja M.

Curr Med Chem. 2007;14(20):2181-91. Review.PMID: 17691956 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production slope is prognostically superior to the oxygen uptake efficiency slope.

Arena R, Myers J, Hsu L, Peberdy MA, Pinkstaff S, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Vicenzi M, Guazzi M.

J Card Fail. 2007 Aug;13(6):462-9.PMID: 17675060 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Exercise oscillatory ventilation may predict sudden cardiac death in heart failure patients.

Guazzi M, Raimondo R, Vicenzi M, Arena R, Proserpio C, Sarzi Braga S, Pedretti R.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Jul 24;50(4):299-308. Epub 2007 Jul 12.PMID: 17659196 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Endothelium-mediated modulation of ergoreflex and improvement in exercise ventilation by acute sildenafil in heart failure patients.

Guazzi M, Casali M, Berti F, Rossoni G, Colonna VD, Guazzi MD.

Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Feb;83(2):336-41. Epub 2007 Jul 25.PMID: 17653139 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Atorvastatin therapy improves exercise oxygen uptake kinetics in post-myocardial infarction patients.

Guazzi M, Tumminello G, Reina G, Vicenzi M, Guazzi MD.

Eur J Clin Invest. 2007 Jun;37(6):454-62.PMID: 17537152 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Development of a ventilatory classification system in patients with heart failure.

Arena R, Myers J, Abella J, Peberdy MA, Bensimhon D, Chase P, Guazzi M.

Circulation. 2007 May 8;115(18):2410-7. Epub 2007 Apr 23.PMID: 17452607 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Exercise oscillatory breathing and increased ventilation to carbon dioxide production slope in heart failure: an unfavorable combination with high prognostic value.

Guazzi M, Arena R, Ascione A, Piepoli M, Guazzi MD; Gruppo di Studio Fisiologia dell'Esercizio, Cardiologia dello Sport e Riabilitazione Cardiovascolare of the Italian Society of Cardiology.

Am Heart J. 2007 May;153(5):859-67.PMID: 17452165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The prognostic value of ventilatory efficiency with beta-blocker therapy in heart failure.

Arena RA, Guazzi M, Myers J, Abella J.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007 Feb;39(2):213-9.PMID: 17277583 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Letter by Guazzi and Reina regarding article, "Aspirin use and outcomes in a community-based cohort of 7352 patients discharged after first hospitalization for heart failure".

Guazzi M, Reina G.

Circulation. 2007 Jan 30;115(4):e54; author reply e55. No abstract available. PMID: 17261667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Increased mechanoreceptor/metaboreceptor stimulation explains the exaggerated exercise pressor reflex seen in heart failure.

Guazzi M.

J Appl Physiol. 2007 Jan;102(1):498; author reply 504-5. No abstract available. PMID: 17260411 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) induces vascular endothelium impairment and aggravates post-ischemic ventricular dysfunction in rats.

De Gennaro Colonna V, Bonomo S, Ferrario P, Bianchi M, Berti M, Guazzi M, Manfredi B, Muller EE, Berti F, Rossoni G.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Feb 28;557(2-3):178-85. Epub 2006 Nov 22.PMID: 17258196 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sildenafil reduces L-NAME-induced severe hypertension and worsening of myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion damage in the rat.

Rossoni G, Manfredi B, De Gennaro Colonna V, Berti M, Guazzi M, Berti F.

Br J Pharmacol. 2007 Mar;150(5):567-76. Epub 2007 Jan 22.PMID: 17245365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effects of cardioversion of atrial fibrillation on endothelial function in hypertension or diabetes.

Guazzi M, Belletti S, Lenatti L, Bianco E, Guazzi MD.

Eur J Clin Invest. 2007 Jan;37(1):26-34.PMID: 17181564 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles