[Heart valve and myocardial tissue engineering].

abstract：BACKGROUND:The progression of coronary atherosclerosis is determined by risk factor exposure. It is also an important predictor of future cardiac events in its own right. Coronary calcium represents an integral part of coronary atherosclerosis. Accurate measurements can be obtained by using electron-beam computed tomog...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Schmermund A

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:In order to understand the mechanics of left ventricular (LV) diastolic filling it has become important to understand the role of the pericardium. This is because it has been demonstrated that the LV pressure-volume relationship can be shifted by previously unrecognized changes in pericardial "pressure" and, therefore...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Tyberg JV,Smith ER

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regardless the general acceptance of cardiac operations by physicians and patients as routine procedures since the early seventies conventional cardiac surgery is still associated with a significant surgical trauma and exceptional invasiveness in part effected by the extracorporeal circulation. In parallel to the comm...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Cremer J,Böning A,Fraund S

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this investigation, we studied the feasibility of 3D-reconstruction from 2D cross-sectional intracoronary ultrasound images. A computer-aided, automated 3D-reconstruction was used to generate cylindrical and sagittal format of vessels in vitro (n = 9) and in vivo (n = 48). Ultrasound 2D-images were acquired with a ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ge J,Koch L,Roth T,Görge G,Kearney P,Haude M,Baumgart D,von Birgelen C,Brennecke R,Meyer J

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Demographic change affects the health system in many countries. Heart failure is used as an example in demonstrating the effects of these changing demographics. METHODS:We analyzed trends for demographic change and their effects on heart failure and its costs over the period 1995-2025. RESULTS:Changing demograph...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Schmidt S,Hendricks V,Griebenow R,Riedel R

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:Interventional catheterization for congenital heart disease has rapidly developed over the last 2 decades. The role of interventions has evolved from replacing surgery altogether in some cases to complementing surgery in others. The most commonly used approaches to common cardiac lesions such as persistent arterial du...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Krasemann T

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Serum cholesterol is positively associated with the risk of developing coronary heart disease. The aim of this study was to determine the relation between response of coronary arteries to ergonovine provocation and lipid profile in patients with nonsignificant coronary artery disease. PATIENTS A...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Nedeljkovic MA,Ostojic MC,Beleslin BD,Nedeljkovic I,Milic N,Vukcevic V,Stojkovic S,Saponjski J,Orlic D,Djordjevic-Dikic A,Stepanovic J,Giga V,Petrasinovic Z,Arandjelovic A,Beleslin B,Kanjuh V

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is only a limited number of studies available comparing the effectiveness of various combinations of anti-ischemic and antianginal substances in the same patients with coronary artery disease and stable angina pectoris and even these are restricted to either only a few drugs or a single point in time for testing...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Lehmann G,Reiniger G,Wolf H,Beyerle A,Rudolph W

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTS:To show all cardiac evaluations multislice computed tomography (MSCT) can perform. METHODS:MSCTs were performed on an MSCT scanner (Mx8000; Philips Medical Systems) with enhanced contrast acquisition. The reconstructed images were sent to a workstation for multiplanar reconstruction, volume rendering, and 3-D ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Carrascosa PM,Capuñay CM,Parodi JC,Padilla LT,Johnson P,Carrascosa JM,Chandra S,Smith D,Belardi J

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Germany, about 6,000 pregnancies in women with grown-up congenital heart disease or acquired valvular lesions are expected per year. The pregnancy-related physiology is characterized by a 50% increase in plasma volume and a 25% increase in erythrocyte volume. The cardiac output increases by 40% due to 30%...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Horstkotte D,Fassbender D,Piper C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly purified omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) (Omacor) is the focus of an extensive and ambitious clinical development program that seeks to build on the results of the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto Miocardico (GISSI)-Prevenzione study. Studies currently in progress inclu...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Vik H

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In human tissue sound propagation is not linear resulting in a modification of the ultrasound waves. Therefore the received ultrasound frequencies are not just the transmitted frequencies of the transducer, but contain additional harmonic frequencies. These frequencies were not used by standard echocardiogra...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Becher H,Tiemann K

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial dilated cardiomyopathy (F-DCM) describes a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of diseases, mostly inherited as autosomal dominant traits, having idiopathic left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction as a common phenotype. The age of onset, rate of progression, disease complications, as well as ov...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Serio A,Narula N,Kodama T,Favalli V,Arbustini E

更新日期：2012-12-01 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: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：:Following surgical correction of chronic aortic regurgitation, left ventricular (LV) volume falls to normal or near normal in most patients; this change generally occurs within the first week after surgery. During the ensuing six months, a significant regression of LV hypertrophy occurs, but most patients do not achie...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Carroll JD,Gaasch WH

更新日期：1981-06-01 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：:Although viral myocarditis has been mostly attributed to enterovirus and adenovirus infection until recently, the association with parvovirus B19 in Europe and hepatitis C virus in Asia has lately been noted. Clinical trials of antiviral agents, such as interferons, are in progress. Whereas immunosuppression with cort...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Matsumori A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis should be considered in any patient with unexplained right heart failure. The differentiation between constrictive pericarditis and restrictive cardiomyopathy is based on a combination of clinical presentation, history and imaging, and on occasion, on the basis of invasive he...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Zwas DR,Gotsman I,Admon D,Keren A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progress in cardiology during the last 50 years can best be studied by looking at the diagnostics and treatment of patients with aortic valve stenosis. Previously, the clinical examination, electrocardiography (ECG) and chest X‑ray were used before heart catheterization, which included a transseptal puncture to co...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Erbel R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is limited by vessel dissection with subsequent vessel occlusion in the acute phase and by restenosis chronically. The implantation of intracoronary stents allows to manage acute complications more efficiently and reduce restenosis rate. Anticoagulat...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Bode C,Nordt TK,Kübler W

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has recently published new guidelines on the diagnosis and management of chronic coronary syndromes (CCS). Due to variable symptoms, objective tests are often necessary to confirm the diagnosis, exclude alternative diagnoses, and assess the severity of underlying disease. This ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Saraste A,Knuuti J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid disorders play an essential role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic diseases. An integral part of the clinical evaluation is the estimation of the individual cardiovascular risk using risk scores and patient history. Due to the long established prognostic relevance, reduction of low-density lipoproteins (LDL...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Custodis F,Laufs U

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certification is a critical component of quality assurance in medicine. From the certification of individual persons, through units and up to whole hospitals, certification stimulates testing and optimization of treatment processes, thereby improving the quality of care. Minimum case numbers needed to acquire a certif...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Halbach M,Baldus S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:The endothelial lining is a confluent monolayer of thin and rhomboid-shaped cells, that covers the inner surface of all blood vessels. However, the essential role of endothelial cells in all aspects of cardiovascular physiology, homeostasis and the pathogenesis of most cardiovascular diseases no ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wilhelmi M,Leyh R,Haverich A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marfan syndrome is a hereditary disease with a prevalence of 2-3 in 10,000 births, leading to a fibrillin connective tissue disorder with manifestations in the skeleton, eye, skin, dura mater and in particular the cardiovascular system. Since other syndromes demonstrate similar vascular manifestations, but therapy may...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kallenbach K,Schwill S,Karck M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00