[Antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent endocarditis: what has changed?].

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In experimental arterial hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) becomes pathologic with impaired myocardial function if myocardial fibrosis occurs. Myocardial fibrosis is associated with activated circulating or local renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systems. The primary objective of this ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Brilla CG,Rupp H,Maisch B

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:While there is general agreement on the favorable impact of immunosuppression in eosinophilic, granulomatous, giant cell and lymphocytic myocarditis and with inflammatory myocardial disease associated with connective tissue disorders or with rejection of a transplanted heart, its therapeutic role in the treatment of l...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Frustaci A,Chimenti C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal denervation (RDN) has been proposed as a novel antihypertensive intervention for treating resistant hypertension. It remains to be investigated which patient groups can potentially benefit from RDN. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of RDN in patients with mild-moderate resist...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Chen S,Kiuchi MG,Schmidt B,Hoye NA,Acou WJ,Liu S,Chun KRJ,Pürerfellner H

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Over the past decade there has been a steady proliferation of indices which have been proposed for assessing ventricular function. Many of these indices are based on single measurements and often are insensitive and have limited clinical utility. The present article focuses on the role of wall stress in assessing vent...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Mirsky I,Krayenbuehl HP

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-eluting stents (DESs) have dramatically reduced the rates of in-stent restenosis compared with those of bare-metal stents. DES placement is frequently followed by high-pressure postdilatation to prevent incomplete stent apposition that may cause a further stent fracture (SF). SF may remain asymptomatic but it is ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Acar RD,Bulut M,Akcakoyun M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unstable angina accounts for more than one million hospital admissions annually. 6-8% of patients with this condition have non-fatal myocardial infarction or die within the first year after diagnosis. Recently, the term "acute coronary syndromes" has been used to describe the spectrum of conditions that incl...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Auer J,Berent R,Maurer E,Mayr H,Weber T,Eber B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVM) consist of an abnormal connection between the pulmonary artery and vein bypassing the pulmonary capillary bed. Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae are characterized by a right-to-left shunt of variable magnitude, and they may be accompanied by other congenital anomalies. We de...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kucukoglu MS,Sinan UY,Kilickesmez KO,Saltık IL,Dursun M,Gurmen T

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary tumors of the great vessels are very rare. Primary leiomyosarcomas of the pulmonary vein are extremely rare and little is known about their clinical manifestation and treatment. We report the case of a 34-year-old patient with primary leiomyosarcoma of the pulmonary vein extending into the left atrium. A revie...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hong SP,Choi JY,Son JY,Lee YS,Lee JB,Kim KS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decade, epigenetics became one of the fastest growing research fields in numerous clinical and basic science disciplines. Evidence suggests that chromatin modifications (e.g., histone modifications and DNA methylation) as well as the expression of micro-RNA molecules play a crucial role in the pathogen...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Zimmer P,Bloch W

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many electrophysiological and histological investigations have demonstrated that post-operative dysrhythmias which occur in children with heart disorders requiring extensive surgical treatment in the area of the right atrium, are often caused by intraoperative lesions of the sinoatrial node. Accordingly, accurate dete...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Henglein D,Hebel R,Schoenen J,Mendler N,Mocellin R

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of an aging, increasingly obese, and decreasingly physically active population, the global incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing. While little can be done to influence the contribution of aging to the increasing global prevalence of diabetes, opportunities abound to develo...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Berry J,Keebler ME,McGuire DK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic studies have found an association between overweight and increased mortality arising primarily from cardiovascular disorders. A major determinant is a chronically raised sympathetic nervous system activity which can arise from calorie intake-dependent and -independent mechanisms. Calorie-depend...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Rupp H,Maisch B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of sustained ventricular tachycardias are caused by a reentry mechanism. Conditions prerequisite to a reentry circuit are electrophysiological changes, namely conduction delay and block which are incurred by virtue of changes in the myocardial tissue due to scarring, ischemia or fatty infiltration and res...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Klein H,Trappe HJ,Schröder E

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first comprehensive computerized videometric systems for quantitative assessment of the dynamic morphology and function of the heart have been developed, angiocardiographic image generation and computer aided evaluation have improved considerably. As a second method for morphological imaging echocardiography...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Onnasch DG

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With intravenous thrombolysis mortality of acute myocardial infarction can be significantly reduced, not only in the first hours after the onset of symptoms, but also up to 24 hours. The open infarct related coronary artery is important concerning long-term clinical outcome. If thrombolysis can be administered within ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Rutsch W

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case presented here is intended to raise awareness of two uncommon coronary angiographic findings in the clinical context of acute coronary syndrome. The prevalence of patients presenting with spontaneous coronary dissection as the underlying cause of an ST-elevation myocardial infarction is low. It is typically f...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hofmann U,Schanzenbächer P

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the anatomic differences between single ventricle and small outlet chamber, straddling tricuspid orifice and valve, and displaced tricuspid orifice and valve. In single ventricle, both atrioventricular orifices enter a chamber which contains the sinuses of both definitive ventricles, while a smal...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Bharati S,Lev M

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The angiographic slow/no-reflow phenomenon after primary percutaneous coronary intervention carries a poor prognosis for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS). There is evidence that contrast agents cause endothelial dysfunction, myocardial cell damage, and coronary spasms....

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ding S,Shi Y,Sun X,Cao Q,Dai H,Guan J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is believed that most myocardial infarctions result from the rupture of "vulnerable plaques", that share certain common characteristics. These plaques typically consist of a lipid-rich core in the central portion of the thickened intima, covered by a thin friable fibrous cap. Today, one of the important c...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Gerckens U,Buellesfeld L,McNamara E,Grube E

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure, the central parameter in the diagnosis of arterial hypertension, is subject to a high degree of variability. The dilemma for the evaluating physician is that he has no true value for the resting blood pressure that is both comparable and reproducible. Reproducibility, however, is an essential requireme...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Franz IW

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease is still the no. 1 killer in the developed countries and must thus be detected and treated at an earlier stage. If coronary artery disease is advanced, patients have to be examined regarding the need for revascularization. For secondary prevention, of course, an optimal change of life style and...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Silber S,Krischke I,Prohaska M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment is based on the utilization of risk scores, enabling clinicians to estimate an individual's risk to develop CV pathologies and events. Such risk scores comprise classic CV risk factors such as smoking, diabetes, hypertension, and blood cholesterol levels. Recently, other CV biomarke...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Schulte C,Zeller T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exertional dyspnea is a nonspecific symptom with a variety of underlying causes. It can be challenging to differentiate a beginning cardiac disease from a pulmonary disease or from deconditioning alone. In the presence of obesity, the overall assessment is even more difficult. Rare diseases, such as pulmonary hyperten...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wilkens H,Held M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In contemporary practice with early catheterization in most patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction, the clinical utility of new or presumably new left bundle branch block (LBBB) as a diagnostic criterion equivalent to ST-segment elevation is not well established. This study therefore aimed to de...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wegmann C,Pfister R,Scholz S,Markhof A,Wanke S,Kuhr K,Rudolph T,Baldus S,Reuter H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary stent implantation is currently performed in > 80% of percutaneous coronary interventions. Its main late complication is the development of in-stent restenosis (ISR), occurring in 10-80% of lesions treated in daily practice. The classification by Mehran et al. is most commonly used. Current therapeutic option...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ong AT,Aoki J,McFadden EP,Serruys PW

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is one of the leading diseases in internal medicine worldwide. Because of the increase in population aging, the incidence and prevalence of heart insufficiency is rising annually and is now the most frequent individual diagnosis among hospitalized patients in Germany. The mortality rate has recently been...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wintrich J,Kindermann I,Böhm M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An electrophysiological study (EPS) and a programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS) are strongly recommended and clearly indicated before the implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), if patients present with a cardiac arrest and no structural heart disease or a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. In these patients ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Bänsch D,Antz M

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective double-blind study of 40 male patients requiring aorto-coronary bypass surgery, a dose of 8 ng/kg/min of PGI2 was infused throughout extracorporeal circulation (ECC) (control group: glycine buffer). Between the two treatment groups there was no difference in preoperative hemodynamic parameters, number...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Heinrich D,Wagner WL,Höge R

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00