Matrix metalloproteinase-1 and tissue inhibitors do not predict incident coronary artery disease in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study.

abstract：:Aortoventricular fistula, a rare congenital or acquired defect of the aortic wall, is characterized by an abnormal connection between the aorta and one of the ventricles. Symptom severity correlates with the diameter of the fistula and with the acute or chronic timing of presentation. The diagnosis is usually made by ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Mve Mvondo C,Pugliese M,Dailor EM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three groups of consecutive patients who had undergone primary elective coronary artery bypass operations were compared at 10 to 20 years of follow-up (mean, 13.6 years), in order to test the supposition that arterial conduits provide better long-term outcome than do the "standard" left internal mammary-to-left anteri...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Korompai FL,Knight WL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multidisciplinary team approach with focused objectives characterizes research at Baylor College of Medicine into the causes, prevention, and treatment of atherosclerotic disease. Current clinical activities range from programs to modify lifestyle for the primary prevention of coronary artery disease to a large, ang...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Ballantyne CM,Chan L,Guevara J Jr,Morrisett JD,Mims MP,Gotto AM Jr

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the indications for implanting left ventricular assist devices have expanded, some patients are qualifying for device removal after myocardial recovery. Whereas explantation has been described for previous generations of devices, no standard procedures have been developed. Removal of centrifugal-flow devices has cr...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Schutz A,Mattar A,Loor G,Cohn WE,Shafii A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital pericardial diverticula and cysts are extremely uncommon lesions within the anterior mediastinum. Both lesions derive from the pericardial celom and represent different stages of a common embryogenesis. Initial reports date from the 19th century. Surgical pioneers were Otto Pickhardt, who removed a pericard...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Schweigert M,Dubecz A,Beron M,Ofner D,Stein HJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the comparative merits of antegrade cardioplegia at moderate systemic hypothermia versus retrograde cardioplegia at systemic normothermia, we performed coronary artery bypass grafting using intermittent oxygenated blood cardioplegia in 2 sets of 50 consecutive patients with triple-vessel disease ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Hoffman D,Fernandes S,Frater RW,Sisto D

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare causal association between obstructed supracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous drainage and coronary sinus ostial atresia. Our 12-week-old patient developed venous myocardial infarction secondary to coronary venous hypertension because her sole route of coronary venous drainage was obstructed. ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Prasad D,Strainic JP,Pandya K,Kouretas PC,Ashwath RC

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following transmural myocardial infarction can be devastating; therefore, prompt diagnosis and surgical resection are warranted. We report a rare case of recurrent left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in which color-flow Doppler echocardiography was useful in establishing the ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Gaos CM,Fighali S,Coronado R,Hernandez G,Quintanilla M,Cooley DA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into a retroaortic left renal vein is an uncommon occurrence. A 55-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain that had radiated to her back and legs for the preceding 10 days. A pulsatile abdominal mass, hematuria, renal i...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Yagdi T,Atay Y,Engin C,Ozbek SS,Buket S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between February 1983 and July 1987, twelve patients underwent heart-lung transplantation at the University of Cape Town and the University of Munich. The patients included eight men and four women, whose ages ranged from 15 to 49 years (mean, 27 years). The underlying pathologic condition was idiopathic primary pulmo...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Reichenspurner H,Odell JA,Cooper DK,Novitzky D,Rose AG,Klinner W,Reichart B

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a young woman with Takayasu's arteritis that initially manifested as heart failure due to left main coronary artery stenosis. The patient's occluded subclavian artery and the active inflammatory process of Takayasu's arteritis precluded coronary artery bypass grafting with the use of arterial g...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Amir O,Kar B,Civitello AB,Palanichamy N,Shakir A,Delgado RM 3rd

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cardiac myxosarcoma is a rare disease; it is exceedingly rare for symptoms of systemic metastasis to precede diagnosis of the primary cardiac tumor. We describe the case of a previously healthy 60-year-old man with left atrial myxosarcoma, who had first presented with jejunal intussusception due to intestinal ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Takami Y,Masumoto H,Terasawa A,Kanai M,Sugiura H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From March 2004 through October 2007, we prospectively evaluated the benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy as an adjunct to conventional procedures in patients who were undergoing surgery for heart failure.Twenty severely symptomatic patients (14 men and 6 women, with a mean age of 70 +/- 8 years) who displaye...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Tesler UF,Lanzillo G,Novelli E,Cerin G,Diena M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In situations where severe femoropopliteal disease is present and profundoplasty is deemed unreliable, successful revascularization is not usually possible. A technique is presented that increases the accessibility for repair and may improve the limb salvage rate in those patients considered nonoperable by other techn...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Del Campo C

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the efficacy of tricuspid annuloplasty, there remain occasional cases in which tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) is indicated. There is to date no late follow-up data on the Carpentier-Edwards porcine bioprosthesis (CEPB) in the tricuspid position. We present a series of twelve consecutive cases of TVR wit...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Del Campo C,Akalin H,McKenzie FN

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The consequences of deep wound infections before, during, and after coronary artery bypass grafting have prompted research to clarify risk factors and explore preventive measures to keep infection rates at an irreducible minimum. An analysis of 42 studies in which investigators used multivariate logistic regression an...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Bryan CS,Yarbrough WM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blunt thoracoabdominal trauma is most often caused by high-velocity motor-vehicle accidents or by falls from a height. The clinical spectrum of cardiac injuries arising from this type of trauma varies from myocardial contusion to valvular rupture. Intracardiac valvular rupture is rarely observed, and few cases have be...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Hazan E,Guzeloglu M,Sariosmanoglu N,Ugurlu B,Keskin V,Unal N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:QTc interval prolongation is associated with increased mortality rates in patients with advanced heart failure. We investigated the predictive value of prolonged QTc interval in 567 patients with heart failure who were undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery The patients were in New York Heart Association clas...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Vrtovec B,Ryazdanbakhsh AP,Pintar T,Collard CD,Gregoric ID,Radovancevic B

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets play an important role in the development of acute coronary syndromes. Evidence indicates that platelet-inhibiting drugs, such as glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, can be beneficial when they are administered at the time of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Guo J,Xu M,Xi Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of complete embolization of an aortic valve prosthesis to the abdominal aorta. To our knowledge, this patient is the 1st asymptomatic long-term survivor of this catastrophic event. In such cases, we recommend emergency surgery on the basis of echocardiographic results alone. Delay for more complete ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Villani M,Leotta E,Cesarani F,Isolato G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, researchers have investigated the relationship between biological markers of inflammation and prognosis in patients who experience acute coronary syndromes; however, the association between plasma fibrinogen and coronary heart disease is still not clear. We studied the prognostic value of fibrinogen, ...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Shi Y,Wu Y,Bian C,Zhang W,Yang J,Xu G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortoiliac occlusive disease is a frequently encountered occlusive arterial disease. Different surgical approaches to the infrarenal abdominal aorta have been reported. We retrospectively studied the postoperative outcomes of patients who were treated for aortoiliac occlusive disease via a retroperitoneal versus a tra...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Emrecan B,Onem G,Ocak E,Arslan M,Yagci B,Baltalarli A,Akdag B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute aortic dissection is a medical emergency. Without prompt recognition and treatment, the mortality rate is high. An atypical presentation makes timely diagnosis difficult, especially if the patient is experiencing no characteristic pain. Many patients with aortic dissection are reported to have presented with var...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Nadour W,Goldwasser B,Biederman RW,Taffe K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a 69-year-old man with a history of hypertension and a recent pelvic fracture who presented with acute chest pain, shortness of breath, and severe hypotension. The history of recent pelvic fracture and the clinical manifestations, including the sudden onset of acute respiratory distress, hypoten...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Neri E,Toscano T,Civeli L,Capannini G,Tucci E,Sassi C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old patient, referred with a diagnosis of right atrial myxoma, was found at surgery to have extensive cardiac metastases from a previously undetected cutaneous melanoma. In reviewing the literature, we found 5 other patients with a clinical diagnosis of melanoma metastatic to the heart, all of whom had a pre...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Bortolotti U,Tursi V,Milano A,Mazzucco A,Gallucci V

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients who have cyanosis and dyspnea that are unrelated to a cardiopulmonary cause, 1 rare possible diagnosis is methemoglobinemia. This condition is generally asymptomatic, even when the methemoglobin level is as high as 40% of the total hemoglobin value. In the patient described herein, extensive pulmonologic a...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Hamirani YS,Franklin W,Grifka RG,Stainback RF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) protects erythrocytes from oxidative stress and hemolysis; G6PD deficiency is the most prevalent enzymopathy. The United States military routinely performs tests to prevent exposing G6PD-deficient personnel to antimalarial drugs that might cause life-threatening hemolytic react...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Thomas JE,Kang S,Wyatt CJ,Kim FS,Mangelsdorff AD,Weigel FK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of stab wound to the heart resulting in an atrial septal defect and perforation of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve, which we repaired successfully 7 years after the injury. To our knowledge, repair of an atrial septal defect due to penetrating trauma has never before been reported. Investigat...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Jenson B,Kessler RM,Follis F,Wernly JA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most reports of coronary artery bypass grafting in adult patients with dextrocardia have focused on the surgeon's position with respect to the operating table. Herein, we describe the cases of 2 patients with dextrocardia who underwent surgery at our own institution, then discuss preoperative evaluation, surgical appr...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Murtuza B,Gupta P,Goli G,Lall KS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celiac artery aneurysms are rare and typically warrant surgical treatment. Atherosclerosis is their chief cause. Symptomatic patients usually present with abdominal pain. Surgical resection of celiac artery aneurysms is associated with low morbidity and mortality rates. We report the case of a patient whose 2.2-cm cel...

journal_title：Texas Heart Institute journal

authors： Pattakos G,Tolpin D,Ott DA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00