Computerized geometric evaluation of angio- and echocardiographic images.

abstract：:Plasma catecholamines and hemodynamic were assessed in 32 patients with heart failure of varying degrees due to coronary artery disease as well as in twelve healthy control subjects. The studies employed the use of a (Swan-Ganz) semi-floating, balloon-tipped, thermodilution catheter during supine bicycle ergometry at ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Lehmann M,Keul J,Dickhuth HH

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the current guidelines coronary revascularization in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is primarily performed by percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). However, in several scenarios like complex coronary pathologies, unsuccessful PCI, complicated PCI or cardiogenic shock, surgical coronary revascularizat...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Rastan AJ,Thiele H,Schuler G,Mohr FW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1975 and 1991, 5 patients were operated for traumatic tricuspid insufficiency. The patients, all male, with the age at surgery of 15 to 61 years (mean 39 years), suffered previous nonpenetrating trauma to the chest 0.1 to 23 years (mean 13.2 years) earlier. Symptoms were known for 0 to 18 years (mean 10.5 year...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Holper K,Hähnel C,Augustin N,Meisner H

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increasing age valvular heart disease is among the most frequent diseases of the heart. Relevant valvular disease impairs not only the long-term prognosis but also physical resilience, activities of daily living and the quality of life. In cases of middle to high-grade symptomatic cardiac defects, valve replaceme...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Nechwatal RM,Bestehorn K,Leuschner F,Hagendorff A,Guha M,Schlitt A

更新日期：2020-04-20 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：:The term diabetic cardiomyopathy was initially introduced in the 1980s when evidence was found that diabetes leads to a distinct cardiomyopathy, independent of coronary artery disease or hypertension. The detection of diabetic cardiomyopathy using echocardiography is challenging because no pathognomonic signs exist; h...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Niemann M,Herrmann S,Ertl G,Weidemann F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old woman was admitted to hospital because of chronic heart failure. The cause was a left-right shunt between the left sinus of Valsalva and the right atrium. The patient underwent surgery with shunt closure. Intraoperatively, the ramus circumflexus of the coronary artery was occluded. 2.5 years later the pa...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Felgendreher R,Cuneo A,Hochreuther S,Härtel D,Tebbe U

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic testing plays an increasing role in cardiovascular medicine. Advances in technology and the development of novel and more affordable (high throughput) methods have led to the identification of genetic risk factors in research and clinical practice. Also, this progress has simplified the screening of patients a...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Trenkwalder T,Kessler T,Schunkert H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydralazine is a smooth muscle relaxant and a potent arteriolar dilator. The major hemodynamic effect of hydralazine in patients with heart failure are increased cardiac output and stroke volume, and decreased vascular resistance without any significant change in pulmonary and systemic venous pressure. Hydralazine als...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Chatterjee K

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite all advances in the diagnostic and therapy of cardiovascular diseases the mortality from malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias is still a major health problem. In addition to established therapeutic strategies in the prevention of sudden cardiac death such as antiarrhythmic drug treatment, catheter ablation o...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Neuzner J,Pitschner HF,Schlepper M

更新日期：1994-10-01 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：:Diastolic heart failure, also known as heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HF-pEF), is responsible for approximately 50 % of all heart failure cases. According to current guidelines the diagnosis HF-pEF requires three criteria: (1) signs or symptoms of heart failure, (2) presence of a norm...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Weidemann F,Niemann M,Herrmann S,Ertl G,Störk S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last years several new data allow a controversial but convincing interpretation of the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis). Atherosclerosis can be apparently the result of ultrachronic persistent infection by Chlamydia pneumoniae and not the result of different risk factors. The main arguments fo...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Stille W,Dittmann R

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure remains a frequent cause of death and is the leading reason for hospitalization in Germany although therapeutic options have significantly increased over the past years particularly in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Clinical symptoms are usually preceded by cardiac remodeling, which was or...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ertl G,Brenner S,Angermann CE

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 45-year-old man is reported who was an active competitive sportsman up to his 38th year. In fall of 1998, exercise limitation was noted. The cardiologic work-up revealed dilated cardiomyopathy. In spite of intensive medical therapy clinical course deteriorated within the next 3 years, cardiologic finding...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Brune S,Kroidl RF

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical syndrome of congestive heart failure can result from inadequate myocardial contraction (systolic myocardial failure), from pseudo-heart failure due to circulatory overload, or from failure of the ventricles to fill at low pressure (diastolic myocardial failure). The presence of systolic or diastolic heart...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Warren SE,Grossman W

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to its antiarrhythmic and antithrombotic effects magnesium is said to have a beneficial effect in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Magnesium can protect myocardial tissue after coronary occlusion and reduces infarct size in experimental models of ischaemia and reperfusion, though the given doses ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Thämer V,Grunert S,Bier F,Schlack W

更新日期：1997-06-01 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:Cardiac involvement may precede the onset of muscular manifestations in Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), but Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome has not been reported as initial cardiac manifestation of BMD. CASE STUDY:In a 43-year-old, HIV-negative male, WPW syndrome was diagnosed at age 26 years upon a r...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Finsterer J,Stöllberger C,Quasthoff S

更新日期：2008-06-01 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 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：:Our own previous studies of the composition of the extracellular matrix of human failing hearts showed that collagen VI seems to play a major role in the origin of cardiac fibrosis. Therefore, collagen VI was investigated in more detail in tissue samples taken from clinically normal left ventricle and from myocardium ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Mollnau H,Münkel B,Schaper J

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：:Atrial fibrillation represents the most common atrial arrhythmia seen in clinical practice. The surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation is recommended in symptomatic patients as well as in asymptomatic patients at low postoperative risk. As a "stand alone" procedure, surgical ablation therapy is indicated after fail...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Hanke T,Sievers HH

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：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：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a number of characteristics which make it attractive for guidance of intravascular therapeutic procedures, including high soft tissue contrast, imaging in any arbitrary oblique plane, lack of ionizing radiation, and the ability to provide functional information, such as flow veloci...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ladd ME,Debatin JF

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:The rapid increase of morbid obesity has become an important task in the Western world in recent years. Since conservative treatments have failed to prove sufficient efficacy, surgery has turned out to be the most powerful option in treating morbid obesity. In this paper, the different surgical techniques with their a...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wildi S,Müller MK,Clavien PA,Weber M

更新日期：2006-05-01 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