title: Developments in heart failure 2011.
abstract: Last year, the authors reviewed all studies in the field of heart failure (HF) published in the year 2010. Another year of exciting new developments has gone by and several important papers have been published. Summarized are the important studies published in the year 2011 that may be a useful review for cardiologists and other health care professionals who care for patients with HF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Metairie, LA, USA. kgaddam@ochsner.org
authors.forename: Krishna K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gaddam
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ventura
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D000077545:Eplerenone; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects; D049994:Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013318:Stroke Volume; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000451:Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists; D049994:Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors; D013148:Spironolactone; D000077545:Eplerenone