Electrocardiographic diagnosis of right ventricular infarction in the presence of left ventricular posterior infarction.

abstract：:We describe the case of a man who suffered recurrent pulmonary embolisms despite well-conducted oral anticoagulant therapy. Echocardiography and helical computed tomography revealed a non-mobile right atrial mass related to a leiomyosarcoma of the left renal vein. The prognosis of such a disease is bad and the patient...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Mansencal N,El Hajjam M,Vieillard-Baron A,Pelage JP,Lacombe P,Dubourg O

更新日期：2006-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the first cause of death and disability in western countries. Despite therapeutic advances, their prevalence is constantly increasing. Detailed assessment of modifiable CV risk factors could improve CVD prevention and management. METHODS:to assess CV risk and hypertension c...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Torlasco C,Faini A,Makil E,Ferri C,Borghi C,Veglio F,Desideri G,Agabiti Rosei E,Ghiadoni L,Pauletto P,Pontremoli R,Stornello M,Tocci G,Galletti F,Trimarco B,Parati G,Council of the Italian Society of Hypertension.

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Type D personality has been associated with adverse outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, large heterogeneity exists between Type D studies, including some studies reporting null-findings. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine i) choice of endpoint and ii) age as two st...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Kupper N,Denollet J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The study aimed at checking effects exerted by captopril (C) on human myocardial ACE system as well as the role played by tissue ACE inhibition in reducing reperfusion damage. A human experimental model was used during cardioplegia due to aorto-coronary-by-pass (CABG). Fifty-four patients with coronary arter...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Di Pasquale P,Paterna S,Valenza M,Valdes L,Albano V,Trombino G,Vitrano G,Cannizzaro S,Licata G,Albiero R

更新日期：1993-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms of antagonism vary between the angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs): insurmountable antagonism and surmountable antagonism. Recent retrospective observational studies suggest that ARBs may not have equivalent benefits in various clinical situations. The aim of this study was to compa...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Jeong HC,Jeong MH,Ahn Y,Chae SC,Hur SH,Hong TJ,Kim YJ,Seong IW,Chae JK,Rhew JY,Chae IH,Cho MC,Bae JH,Rha SW,Kim CJ,Choi D,Jang YS,Yoon J,Chung WS,Cho JG,Seung KB,Park SJ,Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Regis

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exome sequencing is an established strategy to identify causal variants in families with two or more members affected by congenital heart disease (CHD). This unbiased approach, in which both rare and common variants are identified, makes it suitable to research complex, heterogeneous diseases such as CHD. M...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Blue GM,Humphreys D,Szot J,Major J,Chapman G,Bosman A,Kirk EP,Sholler GF,Harvey RP,Dunwoodie SL,Winlaw DS

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report is described of a patient presenting with extrapericardial cardiac compression resulting from massive ascites. The history and electrocardiographic findings initially obscured the proper diagnosis. Extrapericardial cardiac compression syndromes resulting from massive ascites pose a particular challenge i...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Swan PJ,Wu FM,Dahle TG,Duprez DA

更新日期：2006-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our study aimed to compare three different percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) approaches: culprit-only (COR) and complete (CR) revascularization - categorizing into immediate (ICR) or staged (SCR). METHODS:We searched 13 databases for randomized controlled trials. Articles were included if they compar...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Nguyen AV,Thanh LV,Kamel MG,Abdelrahman SAM,El-Mekawy M,Mokhtar MA,Ali AA,Hoang NNN,Vuong NL,Abd-Elhay FA,Omer OA,Mohamed AA,Hirayama K,Huy NT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise electrocardiography in asymptomatic adults has been criticized because of relatively poor accuracy predicting future heart disease risk, but studies may have been too short. We investigated if integrated analysis of graded exercise tolerance tests (GXT) predicted long-term coronary heart disease (CH...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Shin SY,Park JI,Park SK,Barrett-Connor E

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sexual problems in cardiac patients are receiving increasing attention, research on sexual functioning of patients with congenital heart disease is very scarce. Therefore, this study investigated sexual functioning in adults with congenital heart disease and compared this with that of matched, healt...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Moons P,Van Deyk K,Marquet K,De Bleser L,Budts W,De Geest S

更新日期：2007-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic stenosis (AS) poses a perioperative management dilemma to physicians looking after patients who require non-cardiac surgery. The objective of this review is to investigate mortality and adverse cardiovascular events in patients with and without AS who underwent non-cardiac surgery. METHODS:We searche...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Kwok CS,Bagur R,Rashid M,Lavi R,Cibelli M,de Belder MA,Moat N,Hildick-Smith D,Ludman P,Mamas MA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent reports have provided evidence that bridging therapy with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) may increase bleeding complications in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) on oral anticoagulation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We sought to assess mid-term bleeding and thromboembo...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Kiviniemi T,Airaksinen KE,Rubboli A,Biancari F,Valencia J,Lip GY,Karjalainen PP,Weber M,Laine M,Kirchhof P,Schlitt A,AFCAS (Management of patients with Atrial Fibrillation undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting) study group.

更新日期：2015-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite being the gold-standard for investigations, randomised controlled trials can deliver biased results if methodology is flawed. The CONSORT statements are intended to guide the reporting of trials. We assessed the reporting quality of anti-arrhythmic drug trials over the last decade. METHODS:Medline a...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Camm CF,Chen Y,Sunderland N,Nagendran M,Maruthappu M,Camm AJ

更新日期：2013-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary embolism is an uncommon cause of myocardial infarction which should be considered especially in patients with associated conditions like atrial fibrillation, intracardiac prosthesis or infective endocarditis. We present the case of a 64-year-old man with lone paroxysmal AF who sustained an acute anterior wall...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Van de Walle S,Dujardin K

更新日期：2007-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease accounts for the greatest proportion of cardiovascular diseases therefore it is the major cause of death worldwide. Its therapeutic importance is indicated by still high mortality of myocardial infarction, which is one of the most severe forms of CVDs. Moreover, the risk of developing heart fai...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Halmosi R,Deres L,Gal R,Eros K,Sumegi B,Toth K

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We sought to examine the impact of moderate or severe renal insufficiency (RI) on long-term clinical outcomes after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stent implantation. METHODS:All-cause mortality and major adverse cardiac events were prospectively determined for 1174 patients...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Zhang RY,Zhu ZB,Zhang Q,Yang ZK,Hu J,Lv AK,Zhang JS,Shen WF

更新日期：2009-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of success of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains relatively low. We determined the effect of preoperative multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) in PCIs of CTOs. METHODS:The study population was 100 consecutive patients...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Ueno K,Kawamura A,Onizuka T,Kawakami T,Nagatomo Y,Hayashida K,Yuasa S,Maekawa Y,Anzai T,Jinzaki M,Kuribayashi S,Ogawa S

更新日期：2012-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Systolic arterial pressure increases with aging. This increase encompasses both the clinically normal and hypertensive ranges of pressure and is due in part to arterial stiffening. To what extent it may be modulated by life style changes that accompany aging is unknown. The stiffer arterial tree transmits the pulse wa...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Lakatta EG

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The trends in the IHD mortality rates vary widely across countries, reflecting the heterogeneity in the variation of the exposure to the main risk factors and in the access to different management strategies among settings. We aimed to identify model-based patterns in the time trends in IHD mortality in 50 c...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Gouvinhas C,Severo M,Azevedo A,Lunet N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistence or recurrence of angina after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) represent an important clinical issue involving from one fifth to one third of patients undergoing myocardial revascularization at one-year follow-up. A systematic approach to this syndrome is strongly needed. Precision medic...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Niccoli G,Montone RA,Lanza GA,Crea F

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively performed the follow-up study in 11 female patients with Takayasu arteritis and severe aortic regurgitation by echocardiography. A mean follow-up period was 4 years. The inflammatory state was controlled in all patients. Antihypertensive agents including beta-blocker were administered in nine patients...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Hashimoto Y,Tanaka M,Hata A,Kakuta T,Maruyama Y,Numano F

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the protective effects of valsartan against smoking-induced left ventricular dysfunction and explore the potential mechanisms involved. METHODS:Rats were randomly divided into 3 groups: smoking group (exposed to cigarette smoke), valsartan group (exposed to cigarette smoke and treated orally ...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Zhou X,Li C,Xu W,Chen J

更新日期：2013-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Levels of plasma insulin have been recognized as a weak risk indicator for coronary or cardiovascular risk in the general population with ethnic background and gender modifying this relationship. We assessed whether insulin concentrations are associated with or would serve as a marker of prevalent coronary h...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Onat A,Ceyhan K,Sansoy V,Basar O,Erer B,Uysal O,Hergenç G

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in microarray technology are helping to identify more genetic anomalies associated with tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart defects. We report on a 24-year-old woman with a syndromic form of tetralogy of Fallot who was found to have a novel de novo deletion of the proximal long arm of chromo...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Costain G,Silversides CK,Marshall CR,Shago M,Costain N,Bassett AS

更新日期：2011-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In this study, we sought to characterize the angio-vasculogenic property of human adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and to determine the therapeutic potential of SVF in the context of experimental ischemia. Although human SVF is used for cell therapy, its angiogenic and vasculogenic ch...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Jin E,Chae DS,Son M,Kim SW

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with systemic right ventricle (sRV), including transposition of great arteries (TGA) after atrial switch procedure and congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (ccTGA), may require anticoagulation for thromboembolism (TE) prevention. In the absence of data on non-vitamin K antagonist o...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Scognamiglio G,Fusco F,Hankel TC,Bouma BJ,Greutmann M,Khairy P,Ladouceur M,Dimopoulos K,Niwa K,Broberg CS,Miranda B,Budts W,Bouchardy J,Schwerzmann M,Lipczyńska M,Tobler D,Tsai SF,Egbe AC,Aboulhosn J,Fernandes SM,

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases are involved in the development of acute coronary syndromes, but they are not reliable clinical markers of the occurrence or the outcome of this syndrome. Many limitations in their assessment account for such failure. Functional genetic polymorphisms, as alternatives to plasma levels, might b...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Fiotti N,Altamura N,Giansante C

更新日期：2009-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital heart disease is one of the most common cardiac malformation-related diseases worldwide. Some causative genes have been identified but can explain only a small proportion of all cases; therefore, the discovery of novel susceptibility genes and/or modifier genes for abnormal cardiac development rem...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Bu H,Yang Y,Wu Q,Tan Z,Gong X,Hu S,Zhao T

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The data from 50 permanently paced children [mean standard deviation follow-up 5.3 +/- 3.7 years] were reviewed, with special attention being paid to the cause of complications and the efficacy of follow-up. The 5-year survival (SD) of the patients was 78 +/- 6%; mortality was mainly due to the underlying cardiac dise...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Kerstjens-Frederikse MW,Bink-Boelkens MT,de Jongste MJ,Homan van der Heide JN

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery bypass grafting without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is now an accepted technique of myocardial revascularization in a special subset of patients. This paper presents our total experience in 1761 cases operated on since September 1981 until April 1997 out of a total of 9164 patients revascularized with...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Buffolo E,Gerola LR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00