The history of right heart bypass before Fontan.

abstract：:MR with its various imaging protocols including spin-echo MR-imaging, gradient MR imaging, flow-mapping and MR angiography is the ideal tool for noninvasive assessment of any kind of aortic diseases. The technique allows to image the aorta both in the thoracic cage and in the abdominal aspects better than any other to...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Nienaber CA,Fattori R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic coronary artery disease different therapeutic strategies, such as optimal medical therapy, revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting have been shown to improve the prognosis and symptoms and yield proven superiority over other treatment strategi...

journal_title：Herz

authors： de Waha S,Eitel I,Desch S,Fuernau G,Lurz P,Schuler G,Thiele H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leg artery stenoses often indicate generalized atherosclerosis of the arterial circulation. They can easily and reliably be diagnosed by the family physician or the nurse with Doppler ultrasound measurements and the calculation of the ankle-brachial index (ABI). A decreased value (< 0.9) is not only a sign of peripher...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Diehm C,Allenberg JR,Pittrow D,Darius H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is still controversial whether the arrhythmias in acute pericarditis are of myocardial or pericardial origin. The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in patients with acute pericarditis with no endomyocardial biopsy evidence of myocarditis (group 1: 40 ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ristić AD,Maisch B,Hufnagel G,Seferovic PM,Pankuweit S,Ostojic M,Moll R,Olsen E

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Anxiety and depression are frequent problems in patients with heart diseases. Prevalences vary between 15 and 50%, depending on diagnostic criteria as well as on sociodemographic and medical patient characteristics. During the last 10-15 years, a large number of studies have shown that anxiety and depression...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Herrmann-Lingen C

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent condition in the modern era. Coronary artery disease is the major cause of mortality in this population. Despite advances in the therapeutic modalities available for management of coronary artery disease, diabetic patients tend to have worse short and long term outcomes. ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： John JM,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In primary prevention, traditional risk factors are a useful first step in determining who is at cardiovascular risk, however, it has been noted that a considerable number of those at risk cannot be identified on the basis of traditional risk factors alone. Among blood biomarkers, C-reactive protein (CRP), measured by...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Karakas M,Koenig W

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our own previous studies of the composition of the extracellular matrix of human failing hearts showed that collagen VI seems to play a major role in the origin of cardiac fibrosis. Therefore, collagen VI was investigated in more detail in tissue samples taken from clinically normal left ventricle and from myocardium ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Mollnau H,Münkel B,Schaper J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated levels of the extracellular matrix glycoprotein osteopontin (OPN) may be detected in both myocardium and plasma under various pathological conditions affecting the heart. Several studies demonstrated increased plasma OPN levels in patients with heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), whil...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Podzimkova J,Palecek T,Kuchynka P,Marek J,Danek BA,Jachymova M,Safarikova M,Kalousova M,Zima T,Linhart A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Causes of pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis are very complex; a summary of 140 patients, especially those having iatrogenic pericardial effusion, is rare. METHODS:We prospectively analyzed the clinical data and etiology of moderate to large pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis a...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ma W,Liu J,Zeng Y,Chen S,Zheng Y,Ye S,Lan L,Liu Q,Weig HJ,Liu Q

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To account for the current evidence in the field of infective endocarditis and to harmonize deviant national guidelines, in 2009 the European Society of Cardiology published novel recommendations on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis.The most important changes can be found concerning ant...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Plicht B,Erbel R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct inhibition of thrombin is a promising new strategy for the treatment of cardiovascular disease and thrombosis. Three intravenous (lepirudin, bivalirudin and argatroban) and one oral direct thrombin inhibitor (ximelagatran) are currently available and approved for some clinical indications in the treatment of ca...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ahrens I,Bode C

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiofrequency catheter ablation has established as the first line therapy for the curative treatment of patients with accessory pathway. Atrioventricular accessory pathways irrespective of the exact localisation can be successfully ablated in more than 90% of all cases. Severe complications associated with the ablati...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hindricks G,Kottkamp H,Borggrefe M,Breithardt G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) single-nucleotide polymorphisms have been reported to confer susceptibility to hypertension, but no consensus has been reached. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between iNOS and hypertension in a Chinese population. METHODS:This was a case-contr...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Zhai Z,Wang Z,Wang L,Chen S,Ren H,Wang D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of varicose veins is based on historical details pertaining to risk factors such as familial preponderance, advanced age, overweight, multiple births, professional activities carried out mainly in the standing or sitting position, use of oral contraceptives, diuretics or drugs which lower venous tone. Sw...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hauer G

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous angiographic control regression studies have demonstrated that aggressive reduction of plasma cholesterol significantly reduces the incidence of clinical overt cardiovascular complications, but has almost no effect on the angiographically determined luminal diameter of the coronary arteries. These, as well as...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Müller-Wieland D,Faust M,Kotzka J,Krone W

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is associated with the development of premature cardiovascular disease (CVD), which relates to the clustering of risk factors such as dyslipidaemia, hypertension, obesity and hyperglycaemia in the presence of insulin resistance. In addition, diabetes is associated with an inflammatory and pro-thrombotic envir...

journal_title：Herz

authors： King RJ,Grant PJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular inferoseptal clefts are a localized variant of myocardial structure, easily overlooked but potentially raising concern when identified through imaging. CASE STUDY:Here we illustrate and describe inferoseptal clefts by means of multimodality imaging and consider them in relation to possible ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wein M,Wolf-Puetz A,Niehues R,Klein T,Kilner PJ,Klein RM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increasing age valvular heart disease is among the most frequent diseases of the heart. Relevant valvular disease impairs not only the long-term prognosis but also physical resilience, activities of daily living and the quality of life. In cases of middle to high-grade symptomatic cardiac defects, valve replaceme...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Nechwatal RM,Bestehorn K,Leuschner F,Hagendorff A,Guha M,Schlitt A

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Braunwald classification and TIMI (Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction) risk score are used to stratify cardiovascular risk in patients with unstable angina (UA). However, these scores have a limited capacity in the practice of cardiology. OBJECTIVES:This study sought to develop a new score, based on ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Xia Y,Xia Y,Xu K,Ma Y,Pan D,Xu T,Lu L,Li D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is a severe disease of unknown etiology. Accumulating evidence suggests that agonist-like autoantibodies against the beta 1 adrenoceptor in the circulation of dilated cardiomyopathy may play an important role. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the selective beta 1-a...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Matsui S,Persson M,Fu HM,Hayase M,Katsuda S,Teraoka K,Kurihara T,Fu ML

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited data exist on bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of the present study was to evaluate novolimus-eluting BRS (DESolve) as interventional treatment for patients with ACS, and to compare its 12-month outcomes with the everolimus-eluting bioresorbable sc...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Nef HM,Wiebe J,Schmidt G,Möllmann H,Boeder NF,Dörr O,Bauer T,Blachutzik F,Liebetrau C,Elsässer A,Foin N,Hamm CW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac surgery in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases carries a high risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (ppc) because both are known to cause ppc. Autopsy studies have revealed ppc as the main cause of mortality in approximately 5-8% of patients after cardiac surgery. Not all pulmonary diseases are hi...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Fistera D,Steveling H,Koch A,Teschler H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standardized and constant fixed-dose rate, no necessity for a close and regular blood monitoring as well as the small number of interactions with other drugs and daily food make therapy with the new oral anticoagulants dabigatran and rivaroxaban and in future presumably apixaban much easier and more feasible than ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Osterspey A,Krome A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to the genetic complexity of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), there must be other disease-modifying factors that contribute to its highly variable clinical and phenotypic expression. The authors aimed to investigate serum thiol/disulphide homeostasis as a proxy for oxidative stress using a nove...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Sari M,Erkorkmaz U,Yazar H,Kocayigit I,Omar B,Alizade E,Aksoy MNM,Uslu A,Cakar GC,Pala S

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The 4th edition of the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (MI) recommends measurement of cardiac troponin (cTn) T or I for the diagnosis of MI due to their absolute cardiac tissue specificity. In this MI definition, values exceeding the 99th percentile of a healthy reference population distinguish between d...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Giannitsis E,Gopi V

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphologic observations following balloon angioplasty are summarized from adult patients undergoing coronary or saphenous vein bypass graft angioplasty and from infants undergoing aortic valve stenosis angioplasty. Possible mechanisms of dilation injury and complications of angioplasty balloon bursting are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Waller BF

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a transient left ventricular (LV) dysfunction that predominantly affects older women and has three main variants: apical, mid-ventricular, and basal. The recurrence rate of TTC is roughly around 11 % at 4-year follow-up. The pathogenesis of TTC is not clear and various theor...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Singh K,Parsaik A,Singh B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Endothelial dysfunction is involved in various aspects of vascular biology and different stages of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein (NOD) 2, a pivotal innate immune receptor for muramyl dipeptide (MDP), has been reported to be a central regulator in...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kong LJ,Wang YN,Wang Z,Lv QZ

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic ischemic heart disease patients are already being treated worldwide with bone marrow stem cells both in the context of clinical studies and in therapy trials. By combining this therapy with established revascularization procedures such as bypass surgery, a high level of patient safety can be achieved. To date,...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kaminski A,Donndorf P,Klopsch C,Steinhoff G

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00