Abstract:
:Endocarditis due to Acinetobacter is a rare pathology with high mortality, reported mainly in hospitalized patients with predisposing risk factors. This is the second case of endocarditis due to Acinetobacter reported in our country in the last 10 years.
journal_name
Int J Cardioljournal_title
International journal of cardiologyauthors
Valero C,Fariñas MC,García Palomo D,Mazarrasa JC,González Macías Jdoi
10.1016/s0167-5273(99)00006-6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-04-30 00:00:00pages
97-9issue
1eissn
0167-5273issn
1874-1754pii
S0167527399000066journal_volume
69pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The intrinsic cardiac responses to 2-months Nigella sativa (black seed) oral supplementation (800 mg/kg) in rats were investigated. The isolated hearts were perfused in a Langendorff preparation to demonstrate the effects of N. sativa on the baseline inotropic and chronotropic functions and the myocardial flow rate. N...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.075
更新日期:2009-01-24 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:While the impact of mitral regurgitation (MR) prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has been intensively studied, the implications of post-procedural MR on outcome are unknown. We investigated the clinical and physiological impact of significant MR after TAVR. METHODS:Clinical and echocardi...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.07.092
更新日期:2020-01-15 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:We derived a risk-assessment model for predicting mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery from patient data from the 1990s and examined the model's accuracy in predicting early mortality in more contemporary patients. We also examined the accuracy of a completely new model and an older model recalib...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.005
更新日期:2011-06-02 00:00:00
abstract::The negative inotropism, myocardial dilatation and cytotoxicity in inflammatory heart disorders may be due to increased generation of nitric oxide (NO) by immunological induction of a high output NO pathway. This short review discusses the initial experiments which lead to this hypothesis, and evaluates data that this...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(95)02386-b
更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vein of Galen Aneurismal Malformation (VGAM), a rare congenital anomaly, can lead to congestive heart failure (CHF) and persistent pulmonary hypertension (PHT). Inotropic drugs, diuretics, mechanical ventilation or inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) are the main therapeutic strategies but often do not suffice to control the s...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.020
更新日期:2009-02-20 00:00:00
abstract::Spontaneous Valsalva sinus pseudoaneurysm is a rare and highly lethal condition. Below we present a clinical case of a young woman with spontaneous Valsalva sinus pseudoaneurysm diagnosed presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischemic stroke. ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.06.033
更新日期:2004-11-01 00:00:00
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
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.044
更新日期:2006-09-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The rapid adoption of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in Korea is provoking a widespread concern about possible overuse of this procedure with inappropriate indications. This study aimed to assess the rate of appropriate application of PTCA in Korea and investigate factors affecting thi...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.03.028
更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, despite uninterrupted oral anticoagulants (OACs) have been recommended, no consensus has emerged regarding to whether uninterrupted novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are superior to uninterrupted vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for the periprocedural ant...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.06.024
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report a case with concordant atrioventricular connexion in association with pulmonary atresia and origin of the aorta from the right ventricle. The left ventricle was hypoplastic and the ventricular septum intact. ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(87)90342-1
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart-muscle disease primarily affecting the right ventricle (RV) and potentially causing sudden death in young people. The natural history of the disease is firstly characterized by a concealed form progressing over a biventricular involvement...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.130
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Apical transient left ventricular diskynesia is a recently described entity able to imitate acute coronary syndrome. The presence of previous coronary artery disease (CAD) is an exclusion criterion for this diagnosis in several studies. We report the case of a sixty-three year-old-caucasian man with previously known C...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.11.056
更新日期:2008-11-12 00:00:00
abstract::Eight children, age between 4.5 and 19 years were treated with moricizine for supraventricular tachycardia during the last 3 years. The tachycardia was documented by surface electrocardiogram (ECG), and/or by ambulatory ECG in all the children and the mechanism of tachycardia was determined by previously published sur...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(96)02763-5
更新日期:1996-11-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hematologic abnormalities such as elevated red blood cell distribution width (RDW) as well as anemia are prognostically meaningful among heart failure (HF) patients. The inter-relationship between these hematologic abnormalities in HF is unclear, however. We therefore aimed to assess whether RDW is predictin...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.04.018
更新日期:2012-10-18 00:00:00
abstract::We analyzed structural motifs of peptides bound to HLA-DR4 (DRB1*0405 and DRB1*0406) and DR9 (DRB1*0901) and found that: (a) AxxBxC motif where A, B, and C are hydrophobic, hydrophobic, and neutral, respectively, is important for binding to DR4; (b) Gln (Q) or Ser at position C allow high-affinity binding specific to ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(96)88776-6
更新日期:1996-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::There exists some controversy over how to treat patients of pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum: transcatheter or open chest. Each has certain drawbacks. We describe a novel hybrid approach which has the advantages of both methods. ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.083
更新日期:2010-10-29 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Myotonic dystrophy is associated with arrhythmias and risk of sudden death but also with symptoms of heart failure. Our study aimed to identify early biventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with myotonic dystrophy by tissue Doppler. METHODS:Thirty-six patients with myotonic dystrophy (M/F=20/16, ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.056
更新日期:2007-05-31 00:00:00
abstract::We have previously reported that serum and/or urinary human heart-type cytoplasmic fatty acid-binding protein (HH-FABPc) can be used as an early indicator of myocardial injury (Clin Biochem 1991; 24: 195-201). To confirm the usefulness of HH-FABPc as an early diagnostic indicator of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(93)90117-y
更新日期:1993-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome or sudden death. Typically it affects young women during the peripartum period and those using oral contraceptives. The pathophysiology remains unclear, but an eosinophilic periadventitial inflammation has been commonly observed in such ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.11.029
更新日期:2005-12-07 00:00:00
abstract::Pulmonary arterial hypertension is an obstructive pulmonary vasculopathy that leads to increased pulmonary vascular resistance, right ventricular overload and failure, and death. Patients' clinical status and prognosis depend mostly on the capability of the right ventricle to adapt to the increased afterload, maintain...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.10.043
更新日期:2020-02-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUNDS:Peak exercise cardiac output (CO) increase is associated with an increase of peak oxygen uptake (VO2), provided that arteriovenous O2 difference [Δ(Ca-Cv)O2] does not decrease. At anaerobic threshold, VO2, is related to CO. We tested the hypothesis that, in heart failure (HF) patients with left ventricular ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.112
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:QTc interval (QTc) prolongation is seen on the post-arrest electrocardiogram (ECG) of many out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) survivors. It remains unclear whether this is a transient phenomenon or a manifestation of an underlying arrhythmic substrate. This observational study assessed the trend of QTc in...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.08.090
更新日期:2021-01-15 00:00:00
abstract::In-stent Restenosis (ISR) is the Achilles heel for using of stent. Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has been the principal scientifically investigated local therapy for coronary artery ISR. In our suggested method, a new type of stent, which is coated with Boron ((10)B) compound, is used. The coating layer of the stent co...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.036
更新日期:2009-08-14 00:00:00
abstract::We studied the actions of sandostatin (0.1-1000 nM), an analogue of somatostatin, on human atrial tissues obtained from hearts of 20 patients undergoing corrective cardiac surgery. In 3 preparations showing fast response action potential in normal [K]0 Tyrode solution, sandostatin induced little effect, even at the hi...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(91)90382-y
更新日期:1991-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cardiac involvement in echinococcosis remains a singular finding, possibly associated with confusing symptomatology. We report the original case of a 17 year-old young woman, referred to our cardiology department for repeated exertion syncopes, and ultimately, proven through echocardiography, serologies and magnetic r...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.077
更新日期:2009-07-24 00:00:00
abstract::The molecular background of the Ca(2+)-sensitizing effect of levosimendan relates to its specific interaction with the Ca(2+)-sensor troponin C molecule in the cardiac myofilaments. Over the years, significant preclinical and clinical evidence has accumulated and revealed a variety of beneficial pleiotropic effects of...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.07.022
更新日期:2012-08-23 00:00:00
abstract::Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death globally. TB is capable of infecting every organ in the body, and the heart is no exception. Tuberculous endocarditis (TBE) was first reported in 1892 and subsequently many other cases have been described, highlighting the significant morbidity and mortality as...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.08.009
更新日期:2013-08-10 00:00:00
abstract::A simple and rapid point-of-care platelet function assay that guides antiplatelet responses to aspirin and clopidogrel may be of great clinical value for the individual tailoring of therapy. The Plateletworks assay is based on single platelet counting and has been described as a promising point-of-care assay for the m...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.10.046
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is an important angiogenesis factor involved in pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases. Controlling this factor's level in the serum might have significant prognostic outcomes. METHODS:Twenty-four patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting were prospect...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.03.007
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the commonest drugs used nowadays. The aim of our study was to analyze prolonged utilization of proton pump inhibitors in medical therapy of patients with ischemic and valvular heart disease. Secondly, profile of utilization was scrutinized to patient characteristics a...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.058
更新日期:2016-09-15 00:00:00