title: Heart failure: pathophysiologic mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Austin School of Nursing, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA. jcarelock@mail.nur.utexas.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carelock
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000502:physiology; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D003971:Diastole; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D045283:Natriuretic Agents / Q000502:physiology; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000503:physiopathology; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000502:physiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013599:Systole; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D016207:Cytokines; D045283:Natriuretic Agents; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D000450:Aldosterone