[Intracardiac floating thrombi in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism].

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study assessed the relationship between coronary flow reserve and functional recovery of left ventricular wall motion in patients with tako-tsubo-like transient left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS:Coronary flow reserve was measured using the Doppler guide wire technique in the left descending coronar...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kume T,Akasaka T,Kawamoto T,Watanabe N,Yoshitani H,Akiyama M,Koyama Y,Neishi Y,Tsukiji M,Yoshida K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies pay attention to the relationship between insulin resistance and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with abnormal glucose tolerance. But few studies have focused on the role of insulin secretion. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between insulin sensitivity, insulin...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Wang H,Hu B,Lu W,Liu F,Feng B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis of mesenchymal cells in the diseased valve tissue of patients with rheumatic and non-rheumatic valve diseases were compared. Surgically resected mitral valves from eight rheumatic and eight non-rheumatic patients in their 40s were examined immunohistochemically to estimate the act...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takeda A,Takeda N,Saitoh F,Ikeda Y,Sunayama S,Suzuki H,Kawai S,Okada R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes (IPAS) may result in ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation by some genetic disorders, leading to sudden cardiac death. IPAS are also called "channelopathies" since many of these are caused by an abnormality in myocardial ion channels. Congenital long-QT syndrome (LQ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Aiba T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to the rarity of this condition, clinical treatment and outcomes in isolated superior mesenteric artery dissection (ISMAD) patients remain unknown. The primary aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to elucidate the treatment strategies and in-hospital outcomes for ISMAD patients by using admini...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Mizuno A,Iguchi H,Sawada Y,Nomura H,Komiyama N,Watanabe S,Yoshikawa A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess right ventricular (RV) filling dynamics, RV inflow velocity patterns of pulsed Doppler echocardiograms and jugular pulse tracings were analyzed in 59 patients with various types of RV overloads and in 20 normal subjects. The patients were classified as (1) RV volume overload group (RVVO) consisting of 25 pat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tominaga T,Oki T,Okushi H,Ishimoto T,Uchida T,Kagawa T,Kawano K,Fukuda N,Mori H

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effectiveness of percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention (PCI) was evaluated for chronic total occlusion (CTO) assessed as non-viable by myocardial scintigraphy. METHODS:In the period from January 2003 to October 2006, 17 patients who had successful reopening of the artery through revascularizat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nii H,Wagatsuma K,Kabuki T,Uchida Y,Amano H,Toda M,Yamashina S,Yamazaki J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between myocardial contrast echocardiography and improvement of the left ventricular wall motion was studied as an indicator of the prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Ten patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction who demonstrated successful reperfusion (improved to TIMI g...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nishizaki S,Ohke M,Masaoka Y,Mohri S,Mikouchi H,Nishizaki Y

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old woman with abnormal Q waves in leads II, III, aVF developed ventricular tachycardia after an operation for thyroid carcinoma. Coronary arteriography revealed no organic stenosis, but acetylcholine induced total occlusion of the right coronary artery and severe narrowing of the left coronary artery. Left ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Anzai H,Momiyama Y,Kimura M

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in elderly people. Over the past decades medical advancements in the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) led to improved survival and increased life expectancy. As short-term survival from AMI improves, more attention is being s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Plakht Y,Shiyovich A,Gilutz H

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of complete revascularization on long-term outcome of patients with multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) was determined by analysis of 10-year survival in 167 consecutive patients treated at Juntendo University Hospital during 1984-1993. For...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ohta H,Daida H,Ohashi S,Sunayama S,Fujiwara Y,Miyauchi K,Yokoi H,Yamaguchi H

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the effects of cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) polymorphisms on the efficacy and safety of prasugrel and clopidogrel in a post hoc analysis of the PRASugrel compared with clopidogrel For Japanese patIenTs with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (PRASF...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ogawa H,Isshiki T,Kimura T,Yokoi H,Nanto S,Takayama M,Kitagawa K,Nishikawa M,Miyazaki S,Ikeda Y,Nakamura M,Tanaka Y,Saito S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of elevated blood glucose (BG) levels on the long-term prognosis of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients has not been well defined. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term prognosis of ADHF with elevated BG. METHODS:A cohort of patients consecutively admitted to the ca...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kattel S,Kasai T,Matsumoto H,Yatsu S,Murata A,Kato T,Suda S,Hiki M,Takagi A,Daida H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the long-term outcomes of successfully implanted S670 and NIR stents. METHODS:Stents were successfully implanted in 143 patients (148 lesions) aged 65 +/- 9 years from January 1999 to April 2001. Sixty-eight lesions were treated with S670 stents and 80 with NIR stents. Quantitative coro...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kawaguchi R,Hoshizaki H,Oshima S,Meguro K,Miyazaki A,Ito S,Hiratsuji T,Tsurugaya H,Ito I,Sekiguchi M,Seta Y,Adachi H,Toyama T,Naito S,Taniguchi K

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) plays an important role in heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Obesity is one of the major comorbid conditions of LVDD. Pericardial fat (PF) is an ectopic fat depot with possible paracrine or mechanical effects on the coronary cir...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Konishi M,Sugiyama S,Sugamura K,Nozaki T,Matsubara J,Akiyama E,Utsunomiya D,Matsuzawa Y,Yamashita Y,Kimura K,Umemura S,Ogawa H

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) is an inherited genetic disease caused by defective desmosomal proteins, and it has typical histopathological features characterized by predominantly progressive fibro-fatty infiltration of the right ventricle. Clinical presentations of ARVD/C vary fro...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Chung FP,Lin YJ,Chang SL,Lo LW,Hu YF,Tuan TC,Chao TF,Liao JN,Chiou CW,Chen SA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Third-generation drug-eluting-stents (3rd DES) may improve coronary arterial healing and reduce neoatherosclerosis formation. We evaluated post-stent findings and subsequent vascular healing of 3rd DES by comparing to second-generation drug-eluting-stents (2nd DES) at intermediate-term follow-up using optica...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Miura T,Sonoda S,Sanuki Y,Naka Y,Okabe H,Setoyama K,Inoue K,Shimizu A,Anai R,Tsuda Y,Araki M,Otsuji Y

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most prevalent and serious infection related to left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) is driveline infection (DLI). From 2014, we employed a revised surgical technique (triple tunnel method), which deployed a longer subfascial driveline (DL) route. METHODS AND PATIENTS:We retrospectively analyzed 34 p...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yoshitake S,Kinoshita O,Nawata K,Hoshino Y,Itoda Y,Kimura M,Yamauchi H,Ono M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical indications for patients with ischemic heart disease are discussed from a physician's viewpoint. Among the subsets of this disease, surgical treatment is undoubtedly recommended for patients with serious complications following acute myocardial infarction (MI) such as cardiac rupture, interventricular septal ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Haze K

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Coronary collateral circulation (CCC) has been demonstrated to be impaired in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus which is characterized by insulin resistance. In this study, our purpose was to find out a possible relationship between CCC and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Arslan U,Kocaoğlu I,Balcı M,Duyuler S,Korkmaz A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a catheter-based imaging modality for the visualization of coronary arteries, is widely used during percutaneous coronary intervention to improve the understanding of the anatomy of coronary artery stenosis and to elucidate the mechanisms of atherosclerosis. In this review, we provi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fujii K,Kawakami R,Hirota S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although combination therapy for various cardiac conditions with dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and thienopyridine derivatives) and warfarin sodium has become increasingly popular, the safety and effectiveness of this aggressive treatment regimen remain unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:We retrospectively en...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Uchida Y,Mori F,Ogawa H,Takagi A,Hagiwara N

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of early invasive strategy for the treatment of Braunwald III-B type unstable angina pectoris. METHODS:This study included 573 consecutive patients of whom 267 underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (312 lesions). The patients were divided into two groups, 95 treated with ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nozaki K,Nakao K,Horiuchi K,Kasanuki H,Honda T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:CYP2C19*2 loss-of-function allele in Caucasians may be associated with wide interindividual variability in platelet response to clopidogrel, and the incidence of gene mutation varies with racial differences, especially between Asians and Caucasians. The aim was to examine the impact of CYP2C19 ge...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yamamoto K,Hokimoto S,Chitose T,Morita K,Ono T,Kaikita K,Tsujita K,Abe T,Deguchi M,Miyagawa H,Saruwatari J,Sumida H,Sugiyama S,Nakagawa K,Ogawa H

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 90-year-old woman was admitted to a local clinic with fever, anorexia, and right lower abdominal pain on March 25, 2004. She was referred to our hospital for detailed examination of an abdominal aortic aneurysm on May 18. Computed tomography revealed an abdominal aortic aneurysm measuring 78mm in maximal diameter an...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saito N,Nishiya Y,Sotokawa M,Yusa H,Murata A,Hoshino S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the serum levels of myosin light chain 1 (MLC1) during the acute phase of myocardial infarction, the MLC1 and creatine kinase (CK) levels were measured in samples from 59 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction. The serum concentration of MLC1 increased rapidly, reaching an early peak in 2...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Okumachi F,Yoshikawa J,Koizumi K,Shiratori K,Yoshida K,Akasaka T,Maeda K,Takagi T,Minagoe S,Kato H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)on visceral fat storage and the autonomic nervous system were evaluated by abdominal computed tomography (measurement of visceral fat area) and power spectral analysis of heart rate variability, respectively. METHODS:The parameters of visceral fat area and heart rate va...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Matsumura K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transvenous mitral valvuloplasty (PTMV) using the Inoue balloon was performed in 18 patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis. They were seven men and 11 women, ranging in age from 38 to 77 years (mean 59 +/- 10 years). Among them, 13 were categorized as NYHA class II; four as class III; and one as class ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saito S,Ohtani K,Mochizuki T,Tohjo O,Arai H,Kubori S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several KCNQ1 splicing mutations have been identified in patients with type-1 long QT syndrome (LQT1). It was suggested that the clinical severity may differ according to the aberrant splicing products. There may be precipitating factors that cause cardiac events in those with a mild clinical phenotype (form...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Imai M,Nakajima T,Kaneko Y,Niwamae N,Irie T,Ota M,Iijima T,Tange S,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the prognostic impact of preprocedural high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels on the long-term clinical outcomes after first-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS:We fou...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ogita M,Miyauchi K,Kasai T,Doi S,Wada H,Naito R,Konishi H,Tsuboi S,Dohi T,Tamura H,Okazaki S,Daida H

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00