Mitochondrial defects in cardiomyopathy and neuromuscular disease.

abstract：:The incremental advantage of transesophageal echocardiography was determined by comparing results of paired transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic examinations performed in 61 patients for evaluation of suspected infective endocarditis. According to clinical and pathologic data, 31 of 61 (51%) patients ha...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Birmingham GD,Rahko PS,Ballantyne F 3rd

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease (CAD) and, increasingly, diabetes are recognized as having an inflammatory basis. Membrane toll-like receptors (TLRs) activate signaling pathways that up-regulate inflammation. We evaluated whether the Asp299Gly polymorphism in the TLR4 gene, which impairs inflammatory responses, is a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kolek MJ,Carlquist JF,Muhlestein JB,Whiting BM,Horne BD,Bair TL,Anderson JL

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this investigation was to determine the prevalence and clinical associations of systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral chordae (chordal SAM) in patients without evidence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Although SAM of the mitral valve is thought to be a specific marker of hypertrophic obstructiv...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pearson AC,Pasierski TJ,Orsinelli DA,Gray P,Huschart K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in developed countries despite significant progress in primary prevention and treatment strategies. Older patients are at particularly high risk of poor outcomes following acute coronary syndrome and impaired nutrition, including low vitamin D levels, may play...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kunadian V,Ford GA,Bawamia B,Qiu W,Manson JE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracoronary delivery of argon laser energy was studied in eight anesthetized mongrel dogs. A No. 4.5 French single lumen catheter, with steerable guidewire and an optical fiber, was introduced through a Judkins-type femoral-coronary guiding catheter into three left anterior descending and eight left circumflex coron...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Anderson HV,Zaatari GS,Roubin GS,Leimgruber PP,Gruentzig AR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), microvascular obstruction (MVO) can be assessed using semiquantitative angiographic "blush" scores subject to interoperator variability. Quantitative Blush Evaluator (QuBE) is a free computer-calculated algorithm that evaluates myocardial blush on a continuou...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Porto I,Hamilton-Craig C,De Maria GL,Vergallo R,Cautilli G,Galiuto L,Burzotta F,Leone AM,Niccoli G,Natale L,Bonomo L,Crea F

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke is a rare but serious event that complicates the course of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The type, outcome, and risk factors of stroke occurring in stabilized patients with ACS have not been previously reported. METHODS:We evaluated stroke incidence, subtypes, and outcomes, in additio...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kassem-Moussa H,Mahaffey KW,Graffagnino C,Tasissa G,Sila CA,Simes RJ,White HD,Califf RM,Bhapkar MV,Newby LK,SYMPHONY and 2nd SYMPHONY Investigators.

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited data assessing statin therapy in patients with nonobstructive coronary plaque on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). METHODS:Two hundred six consecutive patients with mild noncalcified plaque on CCTA were enrolled in this multicenter prospective observational study. Subjects w...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Li Z,Hou Z,Yin W,Liu K,Gao Y,Xu H,Yu F,Ma Z,Yu W,Yang L,Lu B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to a recent meta-analysis, parathyroid hormone (PTH) excess is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but existing studies are limited. We examined in a prospective study the association of PTH with the incidence of CVD, taking into account vitamin D and other confounding vari...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Folsom AR,Alonso A,Misialek JR,Michos ED,Selvin E,Eckfeldt JH,Coresh J,Pankow JS,Lutsey PL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiplatelet therapy is the current criterion standard for the treatment of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and patients who have acute coronary syndromes. Clopidogrel in combination with aspirin is the current standard of care for reducing cardiovascular events in these patients. However, patie...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Angiolillo DJ,Guzman LA,Bass TA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition that the onset of cardiovascular events follows a circadian periodicity and is frequently triggered by physical or mental stresses has created new possibilities for disease prevention. Morning peaks in occurrence are now well-documented for acute myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, transient m...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Muller JE

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occlusion of the right coronary artery (RCA) in the dog is associated with spontaneous sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) during the 18 to 26 hours post occlusion period. Electrophysiologic studies suggest that these tachycardias are caused mainly by an automatic mechanism. In the present study we evaluated in 16 ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Karagueuzian HS,Sugi K,Ohta M,Mandel WJ,Peter T

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose metabolism are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is still not clear whether glucose levels can predict CVD risk among patients without diabetes. The primary aim of this study is to assess whether normoglycemic fasting plasma gl...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Shaye K,Amir T,Shlomo S,Yechezkel S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of propranolol administration on risk assessment based on submaximal exercise testing performed early after myocardial infarction. A total of 70 patients with recent infarction underwent modified Bruce treadmill testing with simultaneous measurement of expired gases in the absence of antianginal ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Curtis JL,Houghton JL,Patterson JH,Koch G,Bradley DA,Adams KF Jr

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study evaluated the accuracy of phase analysis of scintigraphic imaging in defining the site of earliest ventricular activation in pediatric patients with electrophysiologic disorders. Twenty patients (10.8 +/- 5.5 years) with preexcitation (n = 16) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) (n = 4) were indepen...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Silka MJ,Chelsky R,Kron J,Wilson RA

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is growing interest in assessing therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Because thrombolysis was not a study therapy in the GISSI-3 trial, the decision about thrombolysis was left to the responsible physicians. We evaluated the data on thrombolytic therapy among patients with acute myocardial infarct...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bobbio M,Bergerone S,Maggioni AP,Malacrida R,Franzosi MG,Barlera S,Tognoni G,GISSI-3 Investigators.

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically available automatic implantable defibrillators use a monophasic truncated exponential waveform shock; after delivery the charge remaining on the device's capacitors is "dumped" internally and wasted. The efficacy of a monophasic and biphasic truncated exponential defibrillation waveform produced by a single...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Fain ES,Sweeney MB,Franz MR

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the three most commonly used maximal graded exercise test (GXT) protocols in healthy women. Submaximal and maximal metabolic and hemodynamic responses were determined from two treadmill protocols, Bruce and Balke, and a bicycle protocol, in 49 women. Maximum oxygen uptake (VO2 ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pollock ML,Foster C,Schmidt D,Hellman C,Linnerud AC,Ward A

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course and coronary arteriographic findings in eight patients with Prinzmetal's variant angina pectoris are reviewed and contrasted to previously reported cases. In six patients with S-T-elevation inferiorly, three had normal coronary arteriograms, one had complete right coronary artery occlusion, one ha...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Donsky MS,Harris MD,Curry GC,Blomqvist CG,Willerson JT,Mullins CB

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent experimental and clinical data have stimulated interest in the use of alpha-adrenergic antagonists in acute myocardial infarction. We evaluated nicergoline, a new relatively selective alpha 1-antagonist which uniquely lowers heart rate. Open-chest dogs, randomized to control (n = 25) or intravenously treated gr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bolli R,Brandon TA,Fisher DJ,Fernandez GC,Miller RR

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ACUTE Trial studied a transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided strategy compared with a conventional strategy for management of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing direct current cardioversion. The primary aim was to determine if patient functional capacity, measured by the Duke Activity St...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Jasper SE,Lieber EA,Murray RD,Apperson-Hansen C,Black IW,Grimm RA,Pape LA,Klein AL,ACUTE Investigators.

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interatrial septal aneurysm (IASA) has been detected with increasing frequency since the advent of two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE). In this study, we investigated the prevalence, characteristics, and predisposing factors in IASA formation in 724 infants, children, and adolescents undergoing 2DE. Among this grou...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wolf WJ,Casta A,Sapire DW

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technetium 99m-Q12 is a new cationic myocardial perfusion imaging agent that produces excellent images in human beings. The purpose of this study was to examine the separate effects of hypoxia and low flow on myocardial clearance kinetics. After a 1 mCi bolus injection, myocardial 99mTc-Q12 clearance was monitored for...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Okada RD,Nguyen KN,Lauinger M,Allton IL,Johnson G 3rd

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative use of angiotensin-blocking drug therapy (ABDT) with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers and its link to occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF), a common marker of poor outcomes after cardiac surgery, remain controversial. METHODS:From 19...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rader F,Van Wagoner DR,Gillinov AM,Blackstone EH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) prevent restenosis and repeat percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but safety data in unselected patients are limited, especially for intermediate-term follow-up. METHODS:All patients undergoing SES implantation at 4 Italian centers were enrolled into a dedicated database...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sangiorgi G,Romagnoli E,Biondi-Zoccai G,Margheri M,Tamburino C,Barbagallo R,Falchetti E,Vittori G,Agostoni P,Cosgrave J,Colombo A,RECIPE (Real-world Eluting-stent Comparative Italian retrosPective Evaluation) Study Investigators.

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the pauses that followed the spontaneous termination of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias with the pauses that followed the cessation of atrial overdrive pacing in 21 patients. In 10 patients with abnormal sinus node function and in 11 patients with normal sinus node function we recorded the spontaneous te...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gang ES,Reiffel JA,Livelli FD Jr,Bigger JT Jr

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protease-activated receptor 1 antagonism with vorapaxar represents a novel strategy for platelet inhibition. In TRACER, vorapaxar was compared with placebo plus standard of care among 12,944 patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. We anticipated that most patients would have received...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Tricoci P,Lokhnygina Y,Huang Z,Van de Werf F,Cornel JH,Chen E,Wallentin L,Held C,Aylward PE,Moliterno DJ,Jennings LK,White HD,Armstrong PW,Harrington RA,Strony J,Mahaffey KW

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug-eluting stents have been shown to reduce restenosis in many types of lesions. The purpose of this article is to assess the efficacy of sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents in patients with bifurcation lesions. METHODS:Between June 2003 and October 2004, 205 patients were enrolled in a prospective r...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pan M,Suárez de Lezo J,Medina A,Romero M,Delgado A,Segura J,Ojeda S,Mazuelos F,Hernandez E,Melian F,Pavlovic D,Esteban F,Herrador J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Procedural volume has been shown to be associated with outcome in cardiac catheterization and intervention in adults. The impact of center-level factors (such as volume) and their interaction with subject- and procedure-level factors on outcome after cardiac catheterization in children is not well described....

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： O'Byrne ML,Glatz AC,Shinohara RT,Jayaram N,Gillespie MJ,Dori Y,Rome JJ,Kawut S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because limited information is available on significant arrhythmias after myocardial infarction in pediatric patients, this study was performed to determine the incidence and impact of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation on the postinfarction course in patients aged 1 day to 16 years. Review of 96 such children sh...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Johnsrude CL,Towbin JA,Cecchin F,Perry JC

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00