Abstract：
:We report the case of an 80-year-old man affected by hypertensive cardiomyopathy and already admitted to our Division for recurrent episodes of heart failure. He was eventually hospitalized for septic shock secondary to disseminated pneumonia with concomitant left pleural effusion. At 2D-echo examination, a highly echo-reflectant mass was detected in the retrocardiac space. As the patient died notwithstanding the intensive pharmacological care, an autoptic procedure was performed which showed a massive thrombosis of the right atrial appendage. We discuss the 2D-echo imaging and advance a pathogenetic hypothesis after a review of the current literature.
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Minerva Cardioangioljournal_title
Minerva cardioangiologicaauthors
Oneglia C,Sabatini T,Ghizzoni G,Simoncelli U,Gardini A,Guerini A,Rusconi Ckeywords:
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1992-10-01 00:00:00pages
393-7issue
10eissn
0026-4725issn
1827-1618journal_volume
40pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Our previous researches proved that, in patients affected by Raynaud disease, microcirculatory alterations were greater in those cases in which the small vessels showed evocative appearances of a sclerodermatous connectivopathy. In this study we evaluated cutaneous microvasculature in 18 patients suffering from clear ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We assessed the safety and efficacy of intravenous propafenone in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and flutter of recent onset (1-10 days). The drug was administered, at a dosage of 2 mg/kg, to 46 consecutive patients (with age variable from 35 to 86 years), 36 with atrial fibrillation, 10 with atrial flutter. The...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (IOTEE) has become an important diagnostic and monitoring tool in the operating theatre during cardiac and noncardiac operations. However, its routine application during valve replacement operations has not received universal recognition. The cumulative experience, broug...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Authors report their experience of the surgical treatment of cardiac prosthetic endocarditis. Between September 1974 and December 1988, 2,796 cardiac prostheses were implanted. An endocarditis in the follow-up of 23 patients involving 27 prostheses was diagnosed. The operative mortality was high in patients with m...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Authors describe a case of a patient showing, during an episode of chest pain, an ecg-pattern of wide and tall "Q" wave simulating inferior myocardial infarction. In fact, a further ecg recorded during sinus rhythm denotes that the "Q" wave was a retrograde P wave generated by a nodal rhythm. The other known cause...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Personal experience in the management of 70 ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm over the past 5 years is reported dividing patients into 2 groups, before and after establishment of intensive care unit: survival was 30.76% on the first, 66.66% in the second. Factors that allowed that result are discussed. ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:After recalling that cardiovascular complications represent the most frequent cause of mortality and morbidity in hypertensive patients, the author describes the main mechanism responsible for increased plasma level concentrations of Angiotensin in this syndrome. He subsequently illustrates the effects of ACE-inhibito...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Pulmonary thromboembolism is a relatively common disease in an Emergency Department. Diagnosis, often difficult, is based on careful evaluation of risk factors, clinical examination, radiological and laboratory investigations. Plasma D-dimer, a degradation product of cross-linked fibrin with low specificity and very h...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of this study was to provide a further contribution to the study on the alterations of left ventricular diastolic function induced by dialysis, using simple indexes of diastolic function obtained with Doppler. The study is conduced in 15 patients with renal failure aged between 22 and 51 years old by means of ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A case is reported of pseudoaneurysm of the right iliac artery secondary to an endarterectomy with dacron patch due to atherosclerosis performed 4 years ago. The case presented acute anemia and massive enteric hemorrhage subsequent to arterial rupture into the cecum. Because of the dramatic onset, the patient was imme...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4725.20.05386-4
更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In a controlled study of 100 patients, mean age 65 years old, suffering from chronic peripheral obliterative arterial disease, Leriche's stage II, were randomised in two groups treated respectively with defibrotide (400 mg bid) or heparan-sulfate (40 mg bid) by the oral route for a period of 6 months. At basal and aft...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The association between portal venous hypertension and pulmonary arterial hypertension has received scarce attention in the italian medical literature. Nevertheless the association is relatively frequent, it needs a multidisciplinary approach and it is a stimulus for the search of causes of so-called primary pulmonary...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Critical hand ischemia (CHI) is a quite uncommon but highly disabling condition, generally caused by chronic occlusive arterial disease. For a correct approach to the endovascular treatment of these patients, good knowledge of the normal vascular anatomy and of the most frequently encountered vascular anatomical varia...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effectiveness of a new alpha-blocking agent with additional mechanism of action was evaluated during intraoperative hypertensive crises. Urapidil was administered both in bolus form and as a continuous infusion in order to compare the two routes of delivery. During the study systolic, diastolic, mean pressure and ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The development of drug-eluting stents is one of the major revolutions in the field of Interventional Cardiology. Restenosis rate has been significantly reduced, in comparison to bare metal stents. The ideal drug to prevent restenosis must have an anti-proliferative and anti-migratory effect on smooth muscle cells but...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In routine clinical practice, a sizeable proportion of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) undergo coronary angiography without prior non-invasive functional evaluation. In this situation, the decision wheter to perform revascularization is taken solely on the basis of angiographic parameters, which ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The division of the venous circulation in to two sectors, one constituted by the superficial and deep venous trunks (macrocirculation) and the other by the capillaries and precapillary venules (microcirculation), is surely schematical but aids the comprehension of many hemodynamic effects connected to hampered venous ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Inflammation is an important contributor to atherothrombosis. The C-reactive protein (CRP) is not only an excellent biomarker of inflammation, but it is also a direct participant in atherogenesis. CRP consistently predicts new coronary events, including myocardial infarction and death, in patients with ischemic heart ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Diabetes is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the setting of acute coronary syndromes. Exists a progressive relationship between glucose levels and cardiovascular risk. Hyperglycemy in fact produces endothelial dysfunction recognised to be a key accessory to diabetic microangiopathy and macroangio...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aneurysm of the interatrial septum (ASA) is a rare congenital heart disease, easily recognizable by real time cross sectional two dimensional echocardiography. The ASA occurs as an isolated entity or may be associated with congenital heart disease. Usually ASA may cause serious complications such as embolic phenom...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Fragments of synthetic prostheses in knitted Dacron velour implanted years previously have been examined. Macrophages were found which fragment elements of the prostheses. It is concluded that synthetic knitted velour prostheses are biodegradable. ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.23736/S0026-4725.20.05452-3
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:An evaluation of the effects of statins on total mortality in the context of primary prevention was carried out, by means of the analysis of data taken from major clinical trials published in the literature. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION:Published systematic reviews were used to identify relevant clinical trials, ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.23736/S0026-4725.17.04323-7
更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Since its initial description by Gramiak and Shah in 1968, contrast echocardiography has become an established practice world-wide. Microbubbles have the unique property of being pure intravascular tracers. The basic rationale behind bubble imaging is the characteristic responses to ultrasound power that results in en...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:An aneurysms of a renal vein is very uncommon an entity and even more so when a visceral vein is affected. The venous aneurysms are generally asymptomatic and are detected either at post-mortem examination or by Echography, CT scan or MR investigation. Occasionally they become symptomatic because of rupture, thrombosi...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Over the last years a number of new biomarkers reflecting different aspects of heart failure (HF) pathophysiology have been evaluated in order to improve diagnosis and to better define prognosis of patients. Among these, Galectin 3 (Gal-3) seems particularly promising. It is a soluble beta galactoside-binding lectin p...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which recently has been characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) having killed almost 250,000 people worldwide as of May 4th, 2020. Despite the fact that SARS-CoV-2 seem...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.23736/S0026-4725.20.05298-6
更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Some cases of coronary aneurysms studied echocardiographically in children suffering from Kawasaki's disease are reported. In the fourth case, bidimensional echocardiography highlighted a uniform dilatation of the right and left coronary proximal segments which had retreated at subsequent controls. In the third case, ...
journal_title：Minerva cardioangiologica
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00
