[Mobile applications and management of hypertension: possibilities, problems and perspectives].

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：:Incorporating prognostically related auscultatory, M-mode, 2DE and recent Doppler echocardiographic features, the following strict criteria for establishing the diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) have been advanced: 1. auscultatory; mid-to-late systolic clicks and a late systolic murmur at the apex or mid-to-lat...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Rueda B,Arvan S

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In eleven patients with aortic dissection or perforated endocarditic aortic wall abscess cavity, the diagnostic usefulness of Color Doppler Echocardiography (CDE) for the identification of true and false lumen as well as the perforation jet was assessed by comparison with the findings of angiography, digital subtracti...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Bogunovic N,Philippi H,Mannebach H,Gleichmann U

更新日期：1987-06-01 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 represents the most common form of clinical arrhythmia in daily routine. However, current therapeutic options are still limited and a better understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms is expected to contribute to the development of new therapeutic strategies. The scientific field of micro...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wakili R,Clauß S,Kääb S

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction fell gradually during the seventies. Reasons for this decline are not well understood. Speculations include changes of life style and health care. However, cardiovascular disease is still the leader of mortality in Western developed countries. Mortality...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ertl G,Gaudron P,Eilles C,Kochsiek K

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a primary myocardial disorder that is characterized by localized or diffuse atrophy of predominantly right ventricular myocardium with subsequent replacement by fatty and fibrous tissue. Arrhythmias of right ventricular origin are the main clinical manifestatio...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Haverkamp W,Rolf S,Osterziel KJ,Dietz R,Peters S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after ablation is difficult to predict. The development of AF is associated with inflammation, and inflammatory markers such as big endothelin-1 (big ET-1) reflect inflammatory status. It is unknown, however, whether big ET-1 can be used as a predictor for AF recurrence. T...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wang H,Liu J,Fang P,Lei S,Li X,Hou Y,Zhang S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This article describes the potential of dynamic contrast- enhanced magnetic resonance tomography (DCE-MRT) for the visualization and quantification of blood flow of lower leg muscles at rest and after individually adjusted muscular exercise. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Five cases were chosen to exemplify the qualitat...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Leppek R,Hoos O,Sattler A,Kohle S,Azzam S,Al Haffar I,Keil B,Ricken P,Klose KJ,Alfke H

更新日期：2004-02-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The expansion of the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) indication towards patients with intermediate surgical risk (Ref. Society of Thoracic Surgeons, STS, score) was analyzed. The aim was to investigate if the complication rates particularly with respect to TAVR and surgical aortic valve replace...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Barth U

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive tomographic imaging modalities have recently contributed to identifying aortic intramural hematoma, a variant form of classic dissection, which is characterized by the absence of an intimal tear and thus the absence of direct flow communication, and which represents an important disease entity in acute ao...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Song JK

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of familial forms of different diseases has provided a unique opportunity to study how changes in the structure of a gene create a dysfunction in the physiology of the resulting protein. Changes in the genes encoding for ion channels produce modifications in the function of the channel. Changes in the s...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Brugada J,Brugada R,Brugada P

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is by far the most common cardiac arrhythmia in humans. The incidence of atrial fibrillation increases with age and will increase even more in the future due to the demographic changes in the population. Therefore, this arrhythmia will have a growing clinical and socioeconomic impact. Although ther...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Heeger CH,Kuck KH,Ouyang F

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The current epidemic of obesity is primarily a consequence of the modern lifestyle characterized by a hypercaloric, high-fat diet and lack of physical activity. INTEGRATED TREATMENT CONCEPT:In order to establish a treatment strategy oriented at the pathogenesis of the disorder it is necessary to strive for ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hauner H

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：: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：:The American Heart Association (AHA) radically changed the recommendations regarding endocarditis prophylaxis, if patients undergo dental work. For the vast majority of patients previously considered to be at significant risk for bacterial endocarditis (especially patients with degenerative and rheumatic heart disease...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Horstkotte D,Piper C

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:The therapy of patients with syncope is oriented to the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. Patients with reflex syncope require careful education regarding recognition of warning signs and the avoidance of trigger factors. Treatment with beta blockers is nowadays obsolete. Even other drugs have failed to show a...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Andresen D

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of time implantation of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) has become an alternative to heart transplantation due to the enormous technical developments and miniaturization of these systems. Following implantation most patients show a significant improvement in their clinical condition and exercise c...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Reiss N,Altesellmeier M,Mommertz S,Schmidt T,Schulte-Eistrup S,Willemsen D

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic heart failure has an age-dependent prevalence of 2% and is therefore one of the most frequent diseases in western societies. A reduced hemoglobin concentration according to the definition of the World Health Organization is a common comorbidity affecting more than half of all heart failure patients. Elderly pa...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Reda S,Motloch LJ,Hoppe UC

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：: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：: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：:Spontaneous rupture of coronary arteries as well as coronary perforation during percutaneous interventions are rare but potentially life-threatening incidents often resulting in emergency surgery. Frequency of acute perforation due to therapeutic catheterization varies according to the devices employed. With conventio...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Elsner M,Zeiher AM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interventional treatment of mitral insufficiency has recently become possible on a limited basis. The developed percutaneous procedures aim at minimizing the trauma in high-risk surgical candidates. Echocardiography has a major role in the preinterventional evaluation, during the interventional procedure, and in the p...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hoffmann R,Altiok E

更新日期：2009-09-01 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

abstract：:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a strong, independent predictor of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Patients with LVH are at increased risk for stroke, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, and sudden cardiac death. Hypertension is a major influence on the development of LVH. The progno...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Krauser DG,Devereux RB

更新日期：2006-06-01 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