[Surgical treatment of aortic valve stenosis].

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：:Independent of the underlying cause, pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains a devastating condition that is characterized by limited survival. Cumulating evidence indicates that in addition to a dysbalance of mediators regulating vascular tone and growth factors promoting vascular remodeling, failure to resolve inflammat...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Berghausen EM,Feik L,Zierden M,Vantler M,Rosenkranz S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic coronary artery disease different therapeutic strategies, such as optimal medical therapy, revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting have been shown to improve the prognosis and symptoms and yield proven superiority over other treatment strategi...

journal_title：Herz

authors： de Waha S,Eitel I,Desch S,Fuernau G,Lurz P,Schuler G,Thiele H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was the analysis of long-term results in patients with hemodynamically significant mitral valve disease due to extensively calcified mitral annulus who underwent decalcification and patch reconstruction. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Between 1996 and 2008 a total of 109 patients underwent surger...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Steuer K,Papadopoulos N,Moritz A,Doss M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of an intracardial mass in patients presents a serious diagnostic dilemma. The differential diagnosis of this condition may seem abundant, but myxomas and intracardial thrombosis are the most frequent diagnoses. A connection between pregnancy and the presence of thrombosis has been documented frequently....

journal_title：Herz

authors： Velicki L,Milosavljević A,Majin M,Vujin B,Kovacević P

更新日期：2008-11-01 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 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：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：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：:Although rarely reported, acute instent thrombosis can be life threatening, especially in cases where there are no ST segment changes. For this reason, careful history taking, follow-up, and prompt coronary angiography may be lifesaving. Herein, a case of acute stent thrombosis with no ST segment changes on electrocar...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Canpolat U,Sunman H,Yorgun H,Atalar E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial infarction (MI) as an acute and life-threatening complication of coronary heart disease is one of the most frequent causes of death in Germany. Therefore, diagnosis, risk stratification and treatment of acute MI are of great clinical relevance. Specific recommendations concerning diagnosis of acute MI can b...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Weber M,Hamm C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiofrequency catheter ablation has established as the first line therapy for the curative treatment of patients with accessory pathway. Atrioventricular accessory pathways irrespective of the exact localisation can be successfully ablated in more than 90% of all cases. Severe complications associated with the ablati...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hindricks G,Kottkamp H,Borggrefe M,Breithardt G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 28-year old asthmatic female patient, who developed an acute heart failure beginning with diarrhea, fever, and dyspnea 5 weeks after delivery. After improvement of all vital functions and dismissal from hospital care unit a marked blood hypereosinophilia, left ventricular congestive heart failu...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Gehrke D,Herzum M,Schönian U,Klein HH,Drude L,Mennel HD,Maisch B

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient with both a left bundle branch block-preexcited tachycardia using a Mahaim bundle and a tachycardia exhibiting a left bundle branch pattern without preexcited complexes related to an AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. Successful ablation of the nodoventricular tract was obtained in the pos...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Beurrier D,Brembilla-Perrot B,Bragard MF

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental and early clinical experience with percutaneous valvuloplasty using trefoil and bifoil balloon catheters (Schneider Shiley) and a long introducer sheath with a new back-up wire are reported. The trefoil balloon consists of three and the bifoil balloon of two angioplasty balloons mounted in parallel on...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Meier B,Friedli B,von Segesser L

更新日期：1988-02-01 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：: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：: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:Recent studies suggest that circulating progenitor cells contribute to the formation of new blood vessels in adults after tissue ischemia. The infusion of these progenitor cells was used as a therapeutic approach to increase vascularization. In several animal models, progenitor cells improved vascularization...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Walter DH,Dimmeler S

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monte Carlo simulation model is presented which allows an assessment of the costs for coronary heart disease (CHD) (from a social security perspective) to be made over a time interval of 10 years. The difference between a CHD population and a normal population is calculated whereby the CHD population corresponds in ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hinzpeter B,Klever-Deichert G,Wendland G,Lauterbach KW

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 25 years carotid artery stenting (CAS) has emerged as an alternative to carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Most of all younger patients and symptomatic patients with contralateral carotid artery occlusion particularly benefit from CAS. To achieve an optimal result with CAS, patient selection and even more imp...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Schofer J,Bijuklic K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last decade, we have witnessed substantial improvements in the therapeutic options for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), including true innovations targeting some of the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of this devastating disease. Intravenous epoprostenol was the first drug to improve symptoms ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hoeper MM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the almost complete disappearance of the so called "postperfusion lung syndrome" after cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation (ECC), there is still a need for respiratory treatment in some cases, primarily for cardio-circulatory or respiratory reasons. In addition postoperative artificial ventilation ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Gattiker R,Pescia R

更新日期：1978-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the impact of metabolic syndrome (MetS) with microalbuminuria on the improvement of cardiac function after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS:Nondiabetic patients with acute ST segment elevation MI (STEMI) who underwent coronary revascularization from 2013 to 2017 wer...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Jin L,Cai S,Qian J,Ma H,Chen W,Li G,Ge X,Fan X,Fu L

更新日期：2020-05-11 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：UNLABELLED:Due to the increasing number of elderly as well as chronically-ill patients, venous thrombosis assumes an increasing role as a typical complication of many courses of disease. Postoperatively, in patients without anticoagulation, fibrinogen tests show venous thrombosis in the lower extremities in up to 50% b...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Schramm W,Spannagl M

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased vasoconstriction, activation of platelet vessel wall interaction and invasion of monocytes into the subintima as well as vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation play a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. Acute coronary syndromes such as myocardial infarction and unstable angina...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Fichtlscherer S,Zeiher AM

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While there is generell agreement that patients with aortic stenosis (AS) who have already developed symptoms, such as exertional dyspnea, angina or dizziness and syncope, require urgent surgery because of their otherwise very poor outcome, the management of asymptomatic severe AS remains controversial. Although preve...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Baumgartner H

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00