[Genetic testing in polygenic diseases : Atrial fibrillation, arterial hypertension and coronary artery disease].

abstract：BACKGROUND:Causes of pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis are very complex; a summary of 140 patients, especially those having iatrogenic pericardial effusion, is rare. METHODS:We prospectively analyzed the clinical data and etiology of moderate to large pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis a...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ma W,Liu J,Zeng Y,Chen S,Zheng Y,Ye S,Lan L,Liu Q,Weig HJ,Liu Q

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CASE REPORT:A 41-year-old male saw his general practitioner because of progressive atypical angina symptoms and palpitations for the last 7 years. Chest X-ray showed a mediastinal mass. Further investigation by computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cardiac catheterization revealed two bronchoge...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kusch B,Vogt S,Rybinski L,Moosdorf R

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：: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：: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：:During recent years, experimental data have collected convincing evidence for the fatal interaction of myocardial ischemia, ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. In the clinical setting, data reporting on the daily relevance of such a fatal interaction lacked until recently. However, there is now inc...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Zehender M,Faber T,Meinertz T,Just H

更新日期：1995-06-01 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 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：:A 55-year-old woman who was admitted to hospital with acute chest pain as a case of emergency suffered from an acute anteroseptal myocardial infarction. Four weeks later coronary angiography revealed a long dissection of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) as well as a significant stenosis of the left main and t...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Lemke P,Schwab M,Urbanyi B,Hellberg K

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:Transcatheter procedures have been adopted as novel treatment strategy for patients with valvular heart disease, particularly for those who are inoperable or at high risk for surgical valve procedures. Significant technological advances have resulted in an improvement of devices for transcatheter aortic valve replacem...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Figulla HR,Lauten A

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：:Via the internet smartphones allow the download of applications ("Apps") that can address various requirements of daily life. These technical advances create new opportunities to better meet needs of patients suffering from hypertension. This may apply particularly for medication adherence, blood pressure control and ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Becker S,Mitchell A,Königsmann T,Kribben A,Erbel R

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The German national guidelines on chronic heart failure provide treatment recommendations to physicians and reflect the current level of evidence; however, it is questionable to what extent these recommendations are applied in the routine practice and what the effect of guideline adherence on mortality is. ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Neubauer S,Schilling T,Zeidler J,Lange A,Engel S,Linder R,Verheyen F,von der Schulenburg JG,Haverich A

更新日期：2016-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) is a transient left ventricular (LV) dysfunction that predominantly affects older women and has three main variants: apical, mid-ventricular, and basal. The recurrence rate of TTC is roughly around 11 % at 4-year follow-up. The pathogenesis of TTC is not clear and various theor...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Singh K,Parsaik A,Singh B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine predictors of patient radiation exposure due to percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and to compare our results with the "preliminary reference levels", recently proposed by the European DIMOND research cardiology group: i. e., 75 Gy.cm(2) for dose area kerma product (DAP), 17 min for fluorosc...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kuon E,Empen K,Rohde D,Dahm JB

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：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：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：: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：:Coronary artery anomalies are detected on approximately 1.3% of coronary angiograms. Single coronary artery anomaly (SCA) is defined as the coronary artery arising from a single coronary ostium, nourishing the entire heart. SCA anomalies are usually benign; however, serious complications such as sudden cardiac death a...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Gul M,Sen F,Sahan E,Maden O,Selcuk T

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The"no-reflow" phenomenon is associated with a worse prognosis at follow-up for patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Predicting and preventing no-reflow is therefore a crucial step in improving the prognosis of STEMI patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Korkmaz L,Erkan H,Ağaç MT,Pelit E,Bektas H,Acar Z,Gurbak I,Kara F,Çelik Ş

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:It is not known whether older patients with acute heart failure (HF) receiving tolvaptan have decreased mortality rates and a better long-term prognosis than patients who receive furosemide. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to address this issue. METHODS:The Medline, E...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Huang WL,Yang Y,Yang J,Yang J,Wang HB,Xiong XL,Zhang YF

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a medical out-patient clinic, over a period of several years, atrial myxoma was diagnosed in four patients with ages ranging between 32 and 69 years. With the exception of one patient referred for assessment of ventricular premature beats, presentation was not primarily attributable to cardiac causes. In all patien...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Keller H,Bodem R

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A congenital aneurysm of the ductus arteriosus Botalli was detected by chest X-ray as an intrathoracic mass in a 7-day-old infant. Following confirmation of the diagnosis by echocardiography and MRI the aneurysm was successfully resected via left lateral thoracotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative co...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Peivandi AA,von Bülow S,Schmid FX,Kampmann C,Choi YH,Oelert H

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：:The use of drug-eluting stents (DESs) for patients with coronary artery disease is widespread. DESs have been associated with a lower rate of repeat revascularization, death, and myocardial infarction compared with bare metal stents. However, DESs can lead to a prothrombotic environment in the coronary arteries, resul...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Liu C,Liu M,Chen D,Liu H,Jiang Q,Lu J,Zuo L

更新日期：2015-08-01 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