Polycardiographic study of atrial flutter.

abstract：:Primary ventricular fibrillation especially occurs during the first hours after acute myocardial infarction and is often not preceded by premonitory ventricular premature beats. In hospital primary ventricular fibrillation can be prevented by an intravenous lidocaine regimen in a rather high dosage. By contrast the ef...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Lie KI,Wellens HJ,Liem KL,Durrer D

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of Ortner's syndrome, a syndrome with hoarseness caused by unilateral left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy as a complication of cardiovascular diseases. In the first case, aneurysmatic dilatation of the aorta and in the second case a dilated pulmonary trunk was thought to be the cause. ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Van Melle JP,Meyns B,Budts W

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular noncompaction is a rare cardiomyopathy characterized by numerous, prominent ventricular trabeculations and deep intertrabecular recesses and is caused by a disorder of endomyocardial morphogenesis. It can occur in patients with other congenital anomalies, such as various ventricular obstructive lesions, or...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Dağdeviren B,Eren M,Oguz E

更新日期：2002-06-01 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 present study aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of the potential- and the anatomic-guided approach for slow pathway ablation in patients with recurrent episodes of symptomatic common type atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia. METHODS:Two hundred and twenty-eight patients were ran...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Efremidis M,Sideris A,Letsas KP,Alexanian IP,Pappas LK,Mihas CC,Manolatos D,Xydonas S,Gavrielatos G,Filippatos GS,Kardaras F

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:European Society of Cardiology (ESC) National Society Cardiovascular Journals (NSCJs) are high-quality biomedical journals focused on cardiovascular diseases. The Editors' Network of the ESC devises editorial initiatives aimed at improving the scientific quality and diffusion of NSCJ. In this article we will discuss o...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Alfonso F,Gonçalves L,Pinto F,Timmis A,Ector H,Ambrosio G,Panos V,Editors' Network European Society of Cardiology Task Force.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to analyse age-related changes in human myocardial nerve plexuses and collagen networks of the auricle of the right atrium in subjects in whom no cardiac diseases or pathology had been diagnosed. METHODS AND RESULTS:Morphometric analysis of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-stained ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Burkauskiene A,Mackiewicz Z,Virtanen I,Konttinen YT

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical, electrocardiographic and coronarographic study of ten cases shows that surelevation of ST-segment during exercise (without any signs of infarction) correspond to very different clinical situations of anatomical state of coronary vessels, occurrence of coronary spasm and evolution of the ischemic disease. "...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Salhadin P,Lebedelle M,Van Thiel E,Demaret B,Vandermoten P,Denolin H

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Decreased effects of smoking on serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) were demonstrated in subjects smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day. We aimed to evaluate the effects of non-heavy smoking (< or =20 cigarettes a day) on HDL-c in young, healthy men who are similar in terms of age, physical act...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Barcin C,Tapan S,Kursaklioglu H,Iyisoy A,Olcay A,Erbil MK,Isik E

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The interest in transcatheter ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure is continuously growing. Therefore, we report our experience in perimembranous (Pm) and postinfarction (Pi) VSD closure. METHODS:All patients, older than 16 years, were selected from a data base, in which Pm and Pi VSDs were registered. T...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Marinakis A,Vydt T,Dens J,Gewillig M,Van Deyk K,Budts W

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The scope of this study is to detect whether or not the entropy (E) circadian rhythm (CR) is maintained preserved in sinusal R-R intervals (SRRI), its loss being the expression of a transition to an indeterministic chaos in heart rate variability (HRV). METHODS:The E of SRRI was estimated in 14 type I diabet...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Cugini P,Curione M,Castro C,Napoli A,Francia P,Colatrella A,Di Bona S,Cammarota C,Cardarelli G,Amato S,Fallucca F

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mild reductions in iodine concentration could reduce acute side effects after intraarterial contrast media administration without affecting the quality of coronary artery images. This study was designed to show the equivalence in terms of image quality of two nonionic low-osmolar monomers, iobitridol 350 and ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Velázquez MT,Albarrán A,Hernández F,García Tejada J,Zueco J,Andreu J,De la Torre JM,Figueroa A,Sainz F,Tascón J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is underdiagnosed in most countries. We report our first experience from a national pilot project of cascade screening in relatives of FH patients. METHODOLOGY:Participating specialists recruited consecutive index patients (IP) with Dutch Lipid Clinic Network (DLCN) score...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Descamps OS,Rietzschel E,Laporte A,Buysschaert I,De Raedt H,Elegeert I,Chenot F,Lengele JP,Carlier S,Vanderheeren P,Lienart F,Friart A,Guillaume M,Vandekerckhove H,Maudens G,Mertens A,van de Borne P,Bondue A,De Sutter

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient who suffered a spontaneous (atraumatic) splenic rupture (SSR) following splenic infarction treated by heparin anticoagulation. Splenic rupture precipitated by thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy has been reported and putatively attributed to unrecognized micro-traumat...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Deprez FC,Colin GC,Hainaut P

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During inflammation, several cell types synthesize and secrete phospholipase A2 that catalyses lipid oxidation in LDL. Myeloperoxidase, a haeme protein secreted by activated phagocytes, oxidizes L-tyrosine to a tyrosyl radical that is a physiological catalyst for the initiation of lipid oxidation in LDL. Lipid oxidati...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Holvoet P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annular calcifications carry some technical difficulties for success in conventional valve surgery. In this paper we present an easy alternative mitral valve replacement method applied for a patient with a heavily calcified mitral annulus. Excision of both leaflets and partial resection of the annular calcification wi...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Sirin BH,Iskesen I,Erbuyun K

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:We present a 64-year-old woman who was brought to the emergency department after suffering a motor vehicle accident, involving multiple soft tissue and bone trauma. Even though she was free from cardiovascular symptoms for the last three years, her past medical history of aorto-coronary bypass surgery prompted preoper...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Albrecht CA,Pepper G,Fuentes F

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to investigate the patient characteristics and outcomes in 1406 patients undergoing intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation. METHODS:Between 1998 and 2008, 1406 consecutive patients were recorded in a prospective database. Based on the main clinical indication for I...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Vandenplas G,Bové T,Caes F,Van Belleghem Y,François K,De Somer F,Taeymans Y,Van Nooten G

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We retrospectively followed 250 patients who started dialysis between 2005 and 2009 to clarify the prevalence, the prognosis and the prescribed heart failure treatment of systolic heart failure patients on dialysis. METHODS AND RESULTS:This cohort was divided according to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Derthoo D,Belmans A,Claes K,Bammens B,Ciarka A,Droogné W,Vanhaecke J,Van Cleemput J,Janssens S

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The mechanism underlying recurrence after successful ablation of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) was unclear. Spectrum analysis can help to identify near-field activation. The purpose of this study was to quantify the changes of near-field activation in response to ablation at the VAs origin in the aortic root ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Liu Z,Liu X,Ren L,Yin X,Han H,Wang Y,Deng W,Jia Y,Fang P,Yang X

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Seven cases of an unusual type of ventricular arrhythmia, already named "Torsades de pointe" by French authors, are presented. It is characterized by a changing pattern of the ventricular complexes, spontaneous onset and cessation, and refractoriness to defibrillation and antiarrhythmic drugs which decrease intraventr...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Cokkinos DV,Mallios C,Philias N,Vorides EM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In coronary artery disease, the implementation of a cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programme favourably affects cardiovascular prognosis. However, it remains uncertain whether patients benefit to a similar extent from CR after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Hansen D,Dendale P,Leenders M,Berger J,Raskin A,Vaes J,Meeusen R

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents may improve biocompatibility and reduce the risk of very late stent thrombosis (ST) but outcomes are nevertheless unknown in diabetic patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the long-term efficacy and safety of the biodegradable polymer biolimus A9-eluting s...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Sprimont P,Pierard S,Vanoverschelde JL,Debbas N

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between March 1982 and March 1991, 225 heart transplantations (HTx) have been performed in 220 patients suffering end stage cardiac disease. Thirteen percent were females and 87% were males. Age range was from 5 to 68 years. The underlying cardiac disease was ischemic cardiopathy in 51.5%, congestive dilated cardiomyo...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Primo G,Le Clerc JL,Antoine M,De Smet JM,Joris M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Large pericardial effusions and cardiac tamponade are rare in childhood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the aetiological factors and clinical findings of large pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade in children. METHODS:We reviewed retrospectively the records of 10 (6 male, 4 female) patients (me...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Guven H,Bakiler AR,Ulger Z,Iseri B,Kozan M,Dorak C

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 87-year-old patient presenting with signs suggestive of new-onset heart failure which lead to the diagnosis of a large right ventricular mass occupying the entire cavity and extending to the right ventricular outflow tract. ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Briasoulis A,Siddiqui F,Siddiqui S,Mohamad T,Afonso L

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this study was to elucidate the diagnostic significance of left axis deviation (LAD) in patients (pts) with chronic (> 6 months) left bundle branch block (LBBB). We retrospectively studied 2094 consecutive pts who underwent cardiac catheterization. All pts had left heart catheterization and coronary angiography...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Parharidis G,Nouskas J,Efthimiadis G,Styliadis J,Gemitzis K,Hatzimiltiadis S,Karoulas T,Tsifodimos D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old male who had Mustard repair for complete transposition presented with progressive exercise intolerance, documented by a gradual decrease in exercise capacity on cycle ergometer. Cardiac catheterization and angiography demonstrated subvalvular pulmonary stenosis. After surgical relief of the obstruction, ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Matthys D,Verhaaren H,Decoodt P

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00