The relationship between oxidative stress and coronary artery ectasia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The highest priority in preventive cardiology was given to patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of the study was to assess the implementation of guidelines for secondary prevention in everyday clinical practice by evaluating control of the main risk factors and the cardioprotectiv...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Jankowski P,Czarnecka D,Wolfshaut-Wolak R,Łysek R,Łukaszewska A,Bogacki P,Grodecki J,Mirek-Bryniarska E,Nessler J,Podolec P,Kawecka-Jaszcz K,Pająk A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Water immersion may cause adverse cardiovascular events, including arrhythmias in patients with damaged cardiac muscle, e.g. with cardiac failure. So far, there have been rather few reports on arrhythmia induced by water training in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim of the study was to ass...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Korzeniowska-Kubacka I,Bilińska M,Dobraszkiewicz-Wasilewska B,Baranowski R,Piotrowicz E,Piotrowicz R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to compare risk predicted using available risk scores and actual outcomes in patients with left main coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation (PCI LM). METHODS:We studied 204 patients treated with elective or emergent coronar...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Sukiennik A,Ostrowska-Nowak J,Wiśniewska-Szmyt J,Radomski M,Rychter M,Jabłoński M,Białoszyński T,Koziński M,Fabiszak T,Dobosiewicz R,Zabielska E,Sukiennik T,Kubica A,Król A,Demidowicz K,Chojnicki M,Grabczewska Z,Swiatki

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many thromboembolism risk factors are well defined, formation of thrombus or dense spontaneous contrast (sludge) in the left atrium remains enigmatic and confounding. Exclusion of the thrombus is extremely important with respect to planned reversal of sinus rhythm. Data regarding the routine transes...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Kosmalska K,Rzyman M,Miękus P,Gilis-Malinowska N,Nowak R,Fijałkowski M

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Awareness of risks associated with radiation exposure to patients and medical staff has significantly increased. It has been reported before that the use of advanced three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping (EAM) system significantly reduces fluoroscopy time, however this study aimed for zero or near zero...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Haegeli LM,Stutz L,Mohsen M,Wolber T,Brunckhorst C,On CJ,Duru F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) often present with similar symptoms (chest pain, shortness of breath), similar electrocar¬diographic changes and elevated high-sensitivity troponin (Tn). It is not clear whether troponin reflects critical CAD or ...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Murer M,Cuculi F,Toggweiler S,Weberndoerfer V,Young M,Kobza R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports on patients with radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of accessory pathway (AP) and atrial fibrillation (AF) include only short follow-up periods. The aim of this study was to analyze predictors of recurrence of AF in patients after successful RFCA of APs over long term follow-up periods....

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Orczykowski M,Urbanek P,Bodalski R,Derejko P,Warmiński G,Łodyga M,Łasocha D,Mazurkiewicz Ł,Dąbrowski M,Tyczyński P,Zakrzewska-Koperska J,Baranowski R,Oręziak A,Sterliński M,Bilińska M,Szumowski Ł

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is growing worldwide. Prothrombotic and proinflammatory states, in adjunct to endothelial dysfunction and metabolic disorders, such as hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, obesity, insulin resistance, and oxidative stress, are key features of the accelerated atherosclerotic progression...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Tenenbaum A,Fisman EZ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial dysfunction needing inotropic support is a typical complication after on-pump cardiac surgery. In this study, we evaluate the effect of milrinone on patients with ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). METHODS:Seventy patients with impaired left ventricular functi...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Jebeli M,Ghazinoor M,Mandegar MH,Rasouli MR,Eghtesadi-Araghi P,Goodarzynejad H,Mohammadzadeh R,Darehzereshki A,Dianat S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of psoriasis is currently considered by the European Society of Cardiology cardiovascular prevention guidelines of 2016 as one possible cardiovascular risk factor. Patients with psoriasis and concomitant coronary artery disease treated by means of percutaneous coronary interven-tion (PCI) are a ...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Siudak Z,Wysocka-Dubielecka K,Malinowski K,Dziewierz A,Tokarek T,Plens K,Dudek D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess antiplatelet effect of prasugrel in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) on clopidogrel, undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS:A prospective, platelet reactivity-guided, parallel-group, open-label ...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Koziński M,Obońska K,Stankowska K,Navarese EP,Fabiszak T,Stolarek W,Kasprzak M,Siller-Matula JM,Rość D,Kubica J,De Servi S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) can be used to visualize the anatomy of the coronary venous system (CVS). A pre-procedural evaluation of target veins is a very important element of cardiac resynchronization. Thus, the quality of visualization of the CVS is of great importance. The aim of this study wa...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Młynarska A,Młynarski R,Kargul W,Sosnowski M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Device optimization is not routinely performed in patients who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device implantation. Noninvasive optimization of CRT devices by measurement of cardiac output (CO) can be used as a simple method to assess ventricular systolic performance. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Urbanek B,Chudzik M,Klimczak A,Rosiak M,Lewek J,Wranicz JK

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to identify differences between proximal and distal cell rewir-ing with subsequent kissing balloon inflation (KBI) in the presence of a link connected to a carina on the jailed side branch ostium (SBO). METHODS:Kaname stents were deployed in bifurcation models (n = 12) with subseque...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Nakao F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flecainide is a class 1C antiarrhythmic drug especially used for the management of supraventricular arrhythmia. In overdose cases, flecainide can induce life treating ventricular arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman admitted to our intensive care unit for a regular monomorphic w...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Courand PY,Sibellas F,Ranc S,Mullier A,Kirkorian G,Bonnefoy E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beta-catenin has been implicated in cell-cell communication in a wide variety of developmental and physiological processes. Defective Wnt signaling could result in various cardiac and vascular abnormalities. Little is known regarding Wnt/frizzled pathway in cardiomyocyte apoptosis. METHODS:In this study, th...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Lin JC,Kuo WW,Baskaran R,Chen MC,Ho TJ,Chen RJ,Chen YF,Vijaya Padma V,Lay IS,Huang CY

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:QRS duration and morphology, evaluated via a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), represent an opportunity to derive useful prognostic information regarding the risk of subsequent cardiac events or therapeutic outcomes. Prolonged QRS duration, and the presence of intraventricular conduction abnormalities, usually...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Brenyo A,Zaręba W

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Relation between pre-procedural selection of patients and the success rate after a single cryoballoon ablation (CAB) procedure is unknown. METHODS:CAB was performed in 378 (65% male, median age 58 years, 85% paroxysmal atrial fibrillation [AF]) consecutive patients with symptomatic and drug refractory AF. T...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Wójcik M,Berkowitsch A,Zaltsberg S,Hamm CW,Pitschner HF,Kuniss M,Neumann T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is considered a technically challenging procedure, studies on the learning curve of different pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) techniques are limited. We investigated the time-dependent changes in procedural parameters, complication rates, and in the 1-year clinical o...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Martirosyan M,Kiss A,Nagy-Baló E,Sándorfi G,Tint D,Édes I,Csanádi Z

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to compare the effects of 2 strategies of antiplatelet treatment (i.e., 150 mg ASA vs. 75 mg clpoidogrel) on plasma level of inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with high platelet reactivity (HPR). METHODS:Study cohort consisted of 304 T2DM patients on c...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Rosiak M,Postula M,Kaplon-Cieslicka A,Kondracka A,Trzepla E,Czlonkowski A,Janicki PK,Filipiak KJ,Opolski G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapeutic hypothermia and targeted temperature management are considered standard of care in the management of patients following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests due to shockable rhythms to improve neurological outcomes. In those presenting out-of-hospital cardiac arrests associated with non-shockable rhyt...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Freund B,Kaplan PW

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of final Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow in the infarct-related artery (IRA) on outcomes in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarc-tion (NSTEMI) patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of post-procedur...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Karwowski J,Poloński L,Gierlotka M,Gąsior M,Bęćkowski M,Kowalik I,Szwed H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the authors take a closer look at the figure of Josephus Struthius Polonus (1510- -1568), one of the most famous physicians of the European Renaissance, on the 500(th) anniversary of his birth. Struthius became famous for his critical analysis of Galen's works and his own research into the circulatory...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Grzybowski A,Sak J,Pawlikowski J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although it has been realized that restrictive mitral valve annuloplasty (MVA) may re-sult in clinically significant functional mitral stenosis (MS), it still cannot be predicted. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for clinically significant functional MS following restrictive MVA surgery...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Li B,Wu H,Sun H,Xu J,Song Y,Wang W,Wang S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distortion of the terminal portion of the QRS in the initial electrocardiogram (ECG) is a strong predictor of adverse outcome in myocardial infarction. Our purpose is to assess the relationship of distortion of QRS and other ECG characteristics with older age. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analysed 634 consecutive...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： García-Rubira JC,Núnez-Gil I,García-Borbolla R,Lennie V,Manzano MC,Cobos MA,de Isla LP,Fernández-Ortiz A,Macaya C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data regarding the outcome of patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias related to arterial hypertension (AHT) and smoking is limited. The study sought to assess the prognostic impact of AHT and smoking on survival in patients presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias. METHODS:All consecutive patients s...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Weidner K,Behnes M,Rusnak J,Taton G,Schupp T,Reiser L,Bollow A,Reichelt T,Ellguth D,Engelke N,Kuche P,Hoppner J,El-Battrawy I,Lang S,Nienaber CA,Mashayekhi K,Ferdinand D,Weiß C,Borggrefe M,Akin I

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to assess in-hospital outcomes of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in elderly subjects. METHODS:A total of 1000 consecutive patients, who had all been admitted for interventional treatment of symptomatic coronary artery disease, were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS:Elderly p...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Sukiennik A,Król A,Jachalska A,Koziński M,Fabiszak T,Kubica A,Radomski M,Demidowicz K,Bogdan M,Raczak G,Sukiennik T,Zabielska E,Dobosiewicz R,Rychter M,Jabłoński M,Białoszyński T,Chojnicki M,Grześk G,Kubica J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary stent loss and its migration is one of complications of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). We present a case of successful retrieval of a coronary stent which moved initially to the left renal artery. Subsequently the stent was lost again and migrated to the left deep femoral artery, while an attempt ...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Juszkat R,Dziarmaga M,Zabicki B,Bychowiec B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prediction of functional myocardial recovery post acute myocardial infarction should be based not only on flow patency of the infarct related artery (IRA) but also on the quality of microcirculation in at-risk segments. Myocardial blush grade (MBG) is a method of perfusion assessment which has an established...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Streb W,Duszańska A,Stabryła-Deska J,Pluta S,Swierad M,Was T,Kalarus Z,Kukulski T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study of patients with Wenckebach-type second-degree sinoatrial block (W-block) evaluated the probability of the development of a more advanced grade of sinoatrial block. Data on the clinical significance of W--block are limited. It is unknown whether W-block predicts a more advanced grade of sin...

journal_title：Cardiology journal

authors： Dabrowski A,Piotrowicz R,Kramarz E,Kubik L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00