Implantation of 500 consecutive cardiac pacemakers in the electrophysiology laboratory.

abstract：:Pulmonary dissemination of a cardiac cyst is a rare condition. In the present study, we report a case of a 20-year-old patient with cardiac hydatosis located in the interventricular septum, which was previously diagnosed and treated as pulmonary hydatid disease. Diagnosis was made by spiral computed tomography and tre...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Darçin OT,Kazaz H,Celkan A

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with unstable angina and known heart failure, and marked U wave alternans on the electrocardiogram is reported. Alternans of the U wave with no change in the QRS complex is extremely rare. The relevant literature is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Lefebvre P,Mantia M,Friart A

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are among the most frequently prescribed cardiovascular drugs. It has been shown that these drugs have antiatherosclerotic effects in both experimental and clinical settings. However, calcium channel blockers have markedly different chemical structures and different effects on ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Kerry Z,Yasa M,Sevin G,Reel B,Yetik Anacak G,Ozer A

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) have been associated with human atherosclerosis. The reported rates of detection within atherosclerotic lesions by PCR vary widely for all of these pathogens. We investigated their presence in carotid atherosclerot...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Latsios G,Saetta A,Michalopoulos NV,Agapitos E,Patsouris E

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen patients were examined hemodynamically with echocardiography, calibrated apexcardiography, and systolic time intervals before treatment, after 1 week treatment with amiodarone 600 mg daily and after 2-4 months treatment with 300 mg daily. During the treatment thyroid function was controlled. The echocardiogram...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Buch J,Andersen ED

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas effective strategies are available to treat acute cellular cardiac rejection, humoral rejection, also called vascular or antibody-mediated rejection, is more difficult to manage. Antibody-mediated (non-cellular) rejections (AMR) are rare and few successfully treated cases have been described in the literature....

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Verheyen J,Vermeulen T,Janssen Van Doorn K,Vrints C,Conraads V

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enalapril is a new angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor which, when absorbed by the digestive tract, is converted to enalaprilat. This metabolite is, in fact, the active form of enalapril. Its duration of action is sufficiently long so that enalapril can be administered in a single daily dose. Enalapril has been pr...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Brunner HR,Nussberger J,Waeber B

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse intra-alveolar haemorrhage is a rare complication of thrombolytic therapy (TT). We report a patient who developed haemoptysis due to pulmonary haemorrhage. This diagnosis should be considered in any patients with respiratory distress, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and haemoptysis and otherwise unexplained dec...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Baran I,Ozdemir B,Coşkun S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It is important to examine the relation of the metabolic syndrome with the early stages of atherosclerosis. We sought to determine the impact of the metabolic syndrome, defined with International Diabetes Federation criteria, ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Kim YJ,Kim YJ,Cho BM,Lee S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery is dependent on the risk factor load during life and correlates well with the degree of atherosclerosis, also in other vascular beds. METHODS:We reviewed our database of IMT measurements, from January 2002 to February 2007. We compared the mean IMT value...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Heuten H,Goovaerts I,Ennekens G,Vrints C

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent evidence suggests that there are ethnic variations in atrial fibrillation (AF) susceptibility and incidence following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and predictors of AF in the setting of AMI in Middle Eastern Arab and South Asian pat...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Salam AM,Al BH,Singh R,Gehani A,Asaad N,Al-Qahtani A,Suwaidi JA

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV-ECMO) provides a bridge to recovery in patients with acute respiratory failure due to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Survival in ARDS has improved over 15 years, and VV-ECMO may rescue even the most severe of these patients. Predictors of survival on...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Smith A,Morgan C,Ledot S,Doyle J,Xu T,Shedden L,Passariello M,Patel B,Doyle AM,Price S,Vandenbriele C,Singh S

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cigarette smoking increases the synthesis of angiotensin-1 converting enzyme (ACE) and induces oxidative modifications of the apolipoprotein E (apo E).Thus we explored the gene-environment interactions between APOE gene epsilon and ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphisms and cigarette smoking in coronary ar...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Zak I,Niemiec P,Balcerzyk A,Krauze J

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) is characterized by normal serum free T4 (fT4), free T3 (fT3) levels and increased serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels.The aim of this study was to assess the validity of tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in evaluating cardiac effects of SH and to demonstrate the improvi...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Oner FA,Yurdakul S,Oner E,Uzum AK,Erguney M

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of study was to determine the significance of the best echocardiographic parameters for assessing the severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). METHODS:The study population consisted of 107 patients, mean age 52 +/- 7 y with chronic isolated non-ischaemic MR. Quantification of the MR was performed usin...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Leśniak-Sobelga A,Kostkiewicz M,Olszowska M,Pieniazek P,Tracz W

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Gubbio Study is an Italian population study measuring risk factors for and incidence of major cardiovascular diseases. This analysis investigates the association of serum uric acid with the incidence of coronary and cardiovascular events. METHODS:A population sample of 2469 men and women aged 35-74 years...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Puddu PE,Lanti M,Menotti A,Mancini M,Zanchetti A,Cirillo M,Angeletti M,Panarelli W,Gubbio Study Research Group.

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) is a heart muscle disease characterized pathologically by fibrofatty replacement of right ventricular myocardium. It is further characterized by an electrical instability that precipitates ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. The prevalence is estimated at 0.4% de...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Hagenah G,Andreas S,Konstantinides S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of pulmonary valve endocarditis in a patient with patent ductus arteriosus is reported. The diagnosis was made by echocardiographic examination. The M mode echocardiogram showed "shaggy" echoes on the pulmonic valve and the two dimensional echocardiogram disclosed a big vegetation in the right outflow tract. Th...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Touze JE,Ekra A,Bertrand E

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open surgery for aortic dissection with crevasse in the vicinity of critical branching (CVCB-AD) is frequently associated with several complications and a high mortality rate. We report the management of 53 patients with CVCB-AD who underwent a novel hybrid procedure including both open surgery and endovascular stenti...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Wu X,Hui O,Ding S,Yue Q,Zhang J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is a key enzyme in the production of angiotensin II and thus may participate in the modulation of cardiac growth. The cloning of the ACE gene has made it possible to identify a deletion (D)-insertion (I) polymorphism that appears to affect the level of serum ACE activity. ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Dursunoglu D,Evrengül H,Tanriverdi H,Turgut G,Genç O,Kaftan HA,Kilic M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Understanding intercultural, regional and interracial differences in blood pressure and anthropometric indices may help to determine the contributors of mortality from coronary artery disease in different populations. DESIGN AND SETTING:In this article we used data collected from two different countries: (a)...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Borici S,Agaoglu NB,Baykan OA,Agirbasli M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study is designed to evaluate the plasma BNP levels in patients with pure MS and its possible correlation with clinical and echocardiographic parameters of the disease. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study included 29 patients (27 women, 2 men, mean age 43.4 +/- 11.8 y) with pure mitral valve stenosis in sinus ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Uçar O,Bayar N,Karagöz A,Aydoğdu S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Quality indicators (QIs) are used to measure and evaluate quality of care. However, QIs to evaluate care for HF patients in general practice in Belgium are lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to determine which QIs, rooted in the electronic health record (EHR), are useful to monitor quality of care for pa...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Smets M,Smeets M,Van den Bulck S,Janssens S,Aertgeerts B,Vaes B

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) appears to be involved in atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability and rupture. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the utility of serum LOX-1 levels in the diagnosis and assessment of left ventricular systolic HF and LOX-1’s relationship with serum...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Besli F,Gullulu S,Sag S,Kecebas M,Acikgoz E,Sarandol E,Aydinlar A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old woman was evaluated for chest pain complaints. The ECG demonstrated sinus rhythm with deep negative T waves from V2 to V6, in l, aVL and the inferior leads.Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed suboptimal image quality and was nondiagnostic. A repeat TTE study after administration of an echo contra...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Walpot J,Pasteuning WH,Shivalkar B

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:OBJECTIVE; ; The objective of this study was to identify developmental changes in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) during aneurysm formation using an elastase-induced rabbit carotid artery aneurysm model. METHODS:- Aneurysms were induced in carotid arteries of rabbits by exposure to elastase. Tissues fro...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Jiao L,Xu Z,Xu F,Zhang S,Wu K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive diagnosis of cardiac rejection before the advent of myocyte necrosis is important in clinical management of cardiac transplantation. Mice with abdominal heart transplants were studied to determine whether a dual scintigraphy using antimyosin and anti-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Isobe M,Sekiguchi M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological information on the prevalence, incidence and natural history of intermittent claudication and peripheral vascular disease is limited, partially by the limitation of techniques of their study. The available data from the literature are review and supplemented by results from an on-going survey the ankle...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： De Backer G,Kornitzer M,Sobolski J,Denolin H

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In order to detect myocardial viability in coronary artery disease patients (CAD) with a previous myocardial infarction and dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV), the reliability of the left atrioventricular plane displacement (LAVPD) during low dose dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE), was validated. ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Bouki K,Kranidis A,Kostopoulos K,Rondogianni F,Giannopoulou H,Antonelis J,Fehske W,Tavernarakis A,Kesse M,Anthopoulos L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the zinc status and assess relationship between serum zinc and in vivo cell mediated immunity (CMI) in patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD). The study comprised 22 patients with active rheumatic heart disease (ARHD), 15 patients with chronic rheumatic heart disease without ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Gupta RK,Bhattacharya SK,Sundar S,Kumar K,Kachhawaha JS,Sen PC

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00