[Effectiveness of various combination therapies in patients with coronary heart disease].

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：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：:In addition to currently available, low risk procedures for reestablishment of patency in arteriosclerotic vascular segments with bougier techniques as described by Dotter and the balloon dilatation modification according to Grüntzig, as necessary together with local thrombolysis, important new developments based on m...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Steckmeier B,Baumgart R,Küffer G,Schweiberer L

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geminin, a key regulator of DNA replication licensing in the cell cycle, plays an essential role in determining the fate of cells via suppression of cell proliferation and cellular differentiation. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) intensifies the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) directly by binding with Y1 re...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Liang SY,Zhou YL,Shu MQ,Lin S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I. The actual data base on the decision-making process of indication for revascularization reveals that angiographic severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) is the primary determinant of referral to coronary interventional procedures. Several recent studies demonstrated that after an acute myocardial infarction, wom...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Tillmanns H,Waas W,Voss R,Grempels E,Hölschermann H,Haberbosch W,Waldecker B

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the clinical management of patients with valvular heart disease, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) combined with Doppler has become the central diagnostic tool during the past decades. The development of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has led to an improved image quality especially of structures distant ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Niedermeyer J,Daniel WG

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decision to anticoagulate patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) involves weighting the risk of an embolic event without therapy versus the risk of a hemorrhagic event on therapy. Improved methods of monitoring anticoagulation with the International Normalized Ratio (INR), and recent evidence of the efficacy and s...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Atwood JE,Albers GW

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is a primary heart muscle disease characterized by progressive myocardial atrophy of the right ventricle, with transmural fatty or fibrofatty replacement, either segmental or diffuse, accounting for electrical instability at risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmi...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Thiene G,Basso C,Calabrese F,Angelini A,Valente M

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelium, the monolayer covering the inner surface of blood vessels, plays a pivotal role in the regulation of vascular tone and structure, as well as vascular inflammation and thrombosis, i.e., of key events of the atherosclerotic disease process and its clinical complications, such as myocardial infarction an...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Giannotti G,Landmesser U

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postcardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) is an inflammatory complication that derives from injury to the epicardium, myocardium, or endocardium. It occurs after trauma, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, cardiac surgery, intracardiac ablation, and implantation of cardiac implantable electro...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Filbey K,Sedaghat-Hamedani F,Kayvanpour E,Xynogalos P,Scherer D,Meder B,Katus HA,Zitron E

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY:The predisposition to atrial fibrillation (AF) in mitral stenosis (MS) has been demonstrated with several electrocardiographic (increased P-wave dispersion) and echocardiographic parameters (atrial electromechanical delay). Despite the improvement in P-wave dispersion after percutaneous ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Demirkan B,Guray Y,Guray U,Ege MR,Kisacik HL,Sasmaz H,Korkmaz S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of intraventricular obstruction is a powerful predictor of outcome in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and, when associated with severe, drug-refractory symptoms, should be managed aggressively. Resting left ventricular outflow obstruction is found in approximately 20% of the patients, clas...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Cecchi F,Olivotto I,Nistri S,Antoniucci D,Yacoub MH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin is an effective anti-tumor agent with a cumulative dose-dependent cardiotoxicity. In addition to its principal toxic mechanisms involving iron and redox reactions, recent studies have described new mechanisms of doxorubicin-induced cell death, including abnormal protein processing, hyper-activated innate i...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Shi Y,Moon M,Dawood S,McManus B,Liu PP

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary results are reported using 201Tl-myocardial scintigraphy (MSC) with quantitated analysis of redistribution kinetics immediately after ergometry (climbing step test) two to four hours later respectively and (Dual-ROI-) Equilibrium-Radionuclide-Ventriculography (ERNVG) with 99mTc-in vivo-labeled erythrocytes...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hör G,Kanemoto N,Standke R,Maul FD,Klepzig H Jr,Kober G,Kaltenbach M

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate skin perfusion is one of the most important prerequisites for healing of trophic lesions and amputation wounds in patients with peripheral arterial disease. The discrepancies possible between macro- and microcirculations stress the necessity of new methods for assessment of terminal vascular beds. With laser-...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ranft J

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To provide an overview of our experience with percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty in aortic stenosis, the results obtained in 218 patients have been analyzed. During the two years of its use, the technique of the procedure has been subsequently modified with increasing balloon diameters, initially 15 mm, 18 mm and then...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Cribier A,Letac B

更新日期：1988-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The differential diagnosis of pericardial effusion is often challenging because different etiologies can be discussed. Of particular therapeutic and prognostic importance is the definitive differentiation of malignant pericardial effusion from benign effusions. The definitive diagnosis of malignant pericardi...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Karatolios K,Maisch B,Pankuweit S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies focusing on the relationship between calcified lesions and adverse outcomes in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era have presented inconsistent conclusions. The aim of this study was to assess the association between target lesion calcification and adverse outcomes in patients undergoing DES implantation...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Huang BT,Huang FY,Zuo ZL,Liu W,Huang KS,Liao YB,Wang PJ,Peng Y,Zhang C,Zhao ZG,Huang DJ,Chen M

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Left ventricular function was assessed in 38 patients two to six days after acute myocardial infarction using nuclear angiocardiography and the following parameters were measured: Left ventricular end-diastolic (LVEDV) and end-systolic volumes (LVESV), ejection fraction (LVEF), indices of left ventricular filling and ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Gotsman MS,Sold I,Weiss AT,Sapoznikov D,Freiman I,Shefer A,Rozenman Y,Hasin Y

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells synthesize and metabolize vasoactive substances which are involved in the regulation of vascular tone. Among these factors, the endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) appears to be of major importance. Many studies observed an impairment of the generation, release, or the diffusion of endothelial NO a...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Bossaller C,Reither K,Hehlert-Friedrich C,Auch-Schwelk W,Graf K,Gräfe M,Fleck E

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fragmented QRS complexes (fQRS) have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality, sudden cardiac death, and recurrent cardiovascular events. The association between left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions and presence of fragmented QRS has not been comprehensively studied to date. We tes...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Canga A,Kocaman SA,Durakoğlugil ME,Cetin M,Erdoğan T,Kırış T,Erden M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents is increasing. In Germany, 10-20% of children and youth are overweight and obese. Childhood obesity is associated with cardiovascular and other comorbidities. 25% suffer from arterial hypertension and/or hypercholesterolemia, 1% from diabetes mellitu...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Graf C,Dordel S,Tokarski W,Predel HG

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic importance of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) has recently been reported in patients with heart failure. The myocardial performance index (MPI), which combines parameters of both systolic and diastolic ventricular function, provides a better marker of left ventricular dysfunction...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kaypakli O,Gür M,Gözükara MY,Uçar H,Kivrak A,Şeker T,Şahin DY,Elbasan Z,Türkoğlu C,Çayli M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic myocarditis is caused by activation of eosinophilic granulocytes whereby there is a release of eosinophilic granules. Quite a few of the released compounds, especially eosinophilic cationic proteins, have a tissue-damaging effect also in the myocardium. Eosinophilia may be due to hypersensitivity, parasit...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Baandrup U

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology have up-dated and confirmed the role of a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as the preferred reperfusion therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome and ST-elevation. The establishment of regional network structures for implementation of ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Haude M,Rupprecht HJ,Schuster S,Uebis R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) is a device therapy for patients with systolic heart failure. CCM therapy applies non-excitatory signals during the absolute refractory period of the heart cycle. It influences myocardial contractility by modulating the regulation of calcium cycling. CCM therapy has been proven t...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Tönnis T,Kuck KH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently encountered sustained arrhythmia with a prevalence of 0.5-10%, depending predominantly on age. The arrhythmia is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, mainly due to thromboembolic events including stroke and systemic embolisms. These complications can be e...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Erath JW,Hohnloser SH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationships between spontaneous heart rate (or conversely cycle length) changes and left ventricular diastolic dimensions and indices of systolic function in twenty-three subjects. In most there was clearly an inverse relationship between rate and these indices and nearly always a positive correlatio...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Bett JH,Dryburgh L

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00