Intraarterial beta irradiation to reduce restenosis after PTCA. Experimental and clinical experience.

abstract：:M-mode, two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography enable evaluation of morphologic changes in valvular structures, detection of secondary changes in cardiac chambers and left ventricular function and quantification of blood flow patterns. In mitral stenosis, with M-mode echocardiography the diagnosis can be establi...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Quinones MA

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The radiation risk of patients undergoing invasive cardiology remains considerable and includes skin injuries and cancer. To date, submillisievert coronary angiography has not been considered feasible. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In 2011, we compared results from 100 consecutive patients undergoing elective corona...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kuon E,Weitmann K,Hummel A,Dörr M,Reffelmann T,Riad A,Busch MC,Felix SB,Hoffmann W,Empen K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography, advanced through technical developments, has now evolved into a routinely applicable method for clinical investigation. The rubidium-82 generator, without the need for a cyclotron, provides a source of positron radionuclide which enables delineation of cardiac structures. Three characteri...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Gould KL,Mullani N

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unstable angina accounts for more than one million hospital admissions annually. 6-8% of patients with this condition have non-fatal myocardial infarction or die within the first year after diagnosis. Recently, the term "acute coronary syndromes" has been used to describe the spectrum of conditions that incl...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Auer J,Berent R,Maurer E,Mayr H,Weber T,Eber B

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The beta-adrenergic receptors of the myocardium play an important role in the regulation of heart function. The beta-adrenergic receptors belong to the family of G-protein coupled receptors. Three subtypes have been distinguished (beta1-, beta2-, and beta3-adrenoceptors). The receptors consist of seven membr...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Wallukat G

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy is a primary heart muscle disease characterized by progressive myocardial atrophy of the right ventricle, with transmural fatty or fibrofatty replacement, either segmental or diffuse, accounting for electrical instability at risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmi...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Thiene G,Basso C,Calabrese F,Angelini A,Valente M

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:Unexplained sudden death in the young is cardiovascular in most cases. Structural and conduction defects in cardiac-related genes can conspire to underlie sudden cardiac death. Here we report a clinical investigation and an extensive genetic assessment of a Tunisian family with sudden cardiac death in young members. I...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Jaouadi H,Bouyacoub Y,Chabrak S,Kraoua L,Zaroui A,Elouej S,Nagara M,Dallali H,Delague V,Levy N,Benkhalifa R,Mechmeche R,Zaffran S,Abdelhak S

更新日期：2020-01-22 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：:The guidelines on myocardial revascularization published in 2018 are a joint initiative of the European Society of Cardiology and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. To establish indications for myocardial revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graftin...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Neumann FJ,Hochholzer W,Siepe M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic information for the development of an organism is stored and inherited by deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). In higher organisms the DNA is located within the cell nucleus. DNA has the structure of a double helix and contains a specific sequence of four types of nucleotides that are specified by the bases adenin...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Marian AJ,Roberts R

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited data exist on bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The aim of the present study was to evaluate novolimus-eluting BRS (DESolve) as interventional treatment for patients with ACS, and to compare its 12-month outcomes with the everolimus-eluting bioresorbable sc...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Nef HM,Wiebe J,Schmidt G,Möllmann H,Boeder NF,Dörr O,Bauer T,Blachutzik F,Liebetrau C,Elsässer A,Foin N,Hamm CW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast echocardiography has been used as a clinical method for more than 20 years. Using conventional ultrasound techniques the clinical use of contrast was limited. Now the development of "contrast specific" imaging modalities has increased the indications for contrast echocardiography. CONTRAST AGENTS:F...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Becher H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular function was assessed in 38 patients two to six days after acute myocardial infarction using nuclear angiocardiography and the following parameters were measured: Left ventricular end-diastolic (LVEDV) and end-systolic volumes (LVESV), ejection fraction (LVEF), indices of left ventricular filling and ...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Gotsman MS,Sold I,Weiss AT,Sapoznikov D,Freiman I,Shefer A,Rozenman Y,Hasin Y

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death and chronic heart failure are among the main contributors to persisting high mortality rates in Germany. In addition to removal of causal factors and guideline-conform pharmacological therapy, therapy with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) is of undisputed importance. Subcutaneous defi...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Kuschyk J,Rudic B,Borggrefe M,Akin I

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The angiographic slow/no-reflow phenomenon after primary percutaneous coronary intervention carries a poor prognosis for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS). There is evidence that contrast agents cause endothelial dysfunction, myocardial cell damage, and coronary spasms....

journal_title：Herz

authors： Ding S,Shi Y,Sun X,Cao Q,Dai H,Guan J

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:The aortic valve consists of three cusps attached to the wall of the aortic root. During the cardiac cycle, the aortic root undergoes complex movements that precede and aid opening and closing of the aortic valve. The aortic valve cusps themselves form thin-walled pocket-like structures, made from specialized tissue w...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Bechtel JF,Erasmi AW,Misfeld M,Sievers HH

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 12-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG) is of great importance for the diagnostics of cardiac arrhythmias. For the correct and systematic analysis it has a sensitivity and specificity for the correct diagnosis of supraventricular tachycardia or ventricular tachycardia of more than 95%. Nevertheless, the assessment...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Trappe HJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Management of acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) demands rapid and complete reperfusion of the infarct-related artery (IRA). With postinfarction prognosis depending on time delay from onset of symptoms to complete reperfusion (TIMI 3 flow) of the IRA, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) per...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Schneider H,Ince H,Rehders T,Körber T,Weber F,Kische S,Chatterjee T,Nienaber CA,Drip&Ship-Netzwerk (District of Rostock Infarct Project & Shipping Patients).

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first comprehensive computerized videometric systems for quantitative assessment of the dynamic morphology and function of the heart have been developed, angiocardiographic image generation and computer aided evaluation have improved considerably. As a second method for morphological imaging echocardiography...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Onnasch DG

更新日期：1985-08-01 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：: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：: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：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of restrictive right ventricular filling pattern (RRVFP) in patients with the first acute inferior wall myocardial infarction (IWMI) complicated by right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventio...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Altıntaş B,Yaylak B,Ede H,Altındağ R,Baysal E,Bilge Ö,Çiftçi H,Adıyaman MŞ,Karahan MZ,Kaya I,Çevik K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) is raised by the compromised contraction and impaired ventricular compliance in dilated hearts with systolic dysfunction. Timely recognition and staging of this condition are important for planning of the treatment strategy and making the prognosis. Two-dimensional sp...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Guler A,Tigen KM,Dundar C,Karaahmet T,Karabay CY,Aung SM,Akgun T,Bulut M,Kirma C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fragmented QRS complexes (fQRS) have been associated with increased morbidity and mortality, sudden cardiac death, and recurrent cardiovascular events. The association between left ventricular systolic and diastolic functions and presence of fragmented QRS has not been comprehensively studied to date. We tes...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Canga A,Kocaman SA,Durakoğlugil ME,Cetin M,Erdoğan T,Kırış T,Erden M

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:The endothelium, the monolayer covering the inner surface of blood vessels, plays a pivotal role in the regulation of vascular tone and structure, as well as vascular inflammation and thrombosis, i.e., of key events of the atherosclerotic disease process and its clinical complications, such as myocardial infarction an...

journal_title：Herz

authors： Giannotti G,Landmesser U

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00