[Comparison of the circadian variation of the time of onset of acute myocardial infarction and of attack of vasospastic angina without significant stenosis].

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the occurrence of no-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be associated with worse short- and long-term clinical outcomes, the clinical relevance of preventing flow deterioration by using the filter-based distal protection devices (DPDs) is controversial. We inves...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Matsumoto K,Ehara S,Hasegawa T,Otsuka K,Yoshikawa J,Shimada K

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes severe cardiac dysrhythmia among patients with cardiovascular diseases. AF increases the risk of stroke and heart failure and is a growing public health concern. AF is also associated with various disease conditions such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, aging, and diabetes mell...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Komal S,Yin JJ,Wang SH,Huang CZ,Tao HL,Dong JZ,Han SN,Zhang LR

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in patients with LV dysfunction, LV pressures (manometer tip) and biplane angiograms were analyzed for 27 patients with LV systolic dysfunction (EF < or = 0.45) (dilated cardiomyopathy or coronary artery disease) and 18 normal controls. LV volumes were obtained from f...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fukui A,Yamakado T,Ueda K,Hiraoka N,Teramura S,Hayashi T,Ookubo S,Hamada M,Nakano T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of transesophageal Doppler echocardiography (TEE) was assessed in patients with various cardiovascular diseases including 15 patients with dissecting aortic aneurysm (DAA), two with thoracic aneurysm, 16 with ischemic heart disease and 14 with acquired valvular diseases. In dissecting aortic aneurysms, ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hashimoto S,Kumada T,Osakada G,Tokunaga S,Kubo S,Aoshima M,Tamaki S,Yamazato A,Ban T,Kawai C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coagulation factor Xa (FXa) promotes thrombus formation and exacerbates inflammation via activation of protease-activated receptor (PAR)-2. We tested the hypothesis of whether administration of direct oral anticoagulant, rivaroxaban, would attenuate transverse aortic constriction (TAC)-induced atrial inflamm...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kondo H,Abe I,Fukui A,Saito S,Miyoshi M,Aoki K,Shinohara T,Teshima Y,Yufu K,Takahashi N

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Along with the global aging, the number of geriatric patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been increasing. However, temporal trends in the prevalence and outcomes of geriatric patients with AMI, with a special reference to heart failure (HF) on admission, remain to be elucidated. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sato K,Takahashi J,Hao K,Miyata S,Suda A,Shindo T,Ikeda S,Kikuchi Y,Shiroto T,Matsumoto Y,Sakata Y,Shimokawa H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and QRS duration have been reported as independent predictors for cardiac events in patients with heart failure. The present study investigated the relationships between BNP and QRS duration to assess the prognostic value in patients with heart failure. METHODS:We prospective...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Taniguchi T,Kawasaki T,Miyai N,Kamitani T,Kawasaki S,Sugihara H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of low cardiac output failure (LOF) immediately after open heart surgery was studied in 41 patients with LOF and 15 control patients without LOF using echocardiography. In 35 patients, transesophageal echocardiography was also performed. Left ventricular (LV) contraction was impaired in 28 of the 41 L...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Beppu S,Ikegami K,Tanaka N,Kumon K,Izumi S,Nakajima S,Nakatani S,Miyatake K,Nimura Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of the early maximal negative T wave on electrocardiography was evaluated in 74 patients with initial acute anterior myocardial infarction (MI) admitted within 6 hours of onset. The relationship between the negative T wave and the severity of MI, as assessed by MI size and left ventricular dysfunction...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takigawa O,Kanemoto N,Handa S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated serum levels of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and N-terminal fragment of B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and also increased arterial stiffness/abnormal central hemodynamics, are well-known risk factors for future cardiovascular events. The present study was conducted to clarify which of the two ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kimura K,Tomiyama H,Matsumoto C,Odaira M,Shiina K,Nagata M,Yamashina A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies demonstrated that the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) was significantly increased when patients aged ≥40 years had surgical atrial septal defect (ASD) closure (sASD). However, limited information is available on such findings in transcatheter ASD closure (tASD). The purpose of this stu...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fujii Y,Akagi T,Nakagawa K,Takaya Y,Eto K,Kuroko Y,Kotani Y,Ejiri K,Ito H,Kasahara S

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium, which leads to cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Previous studies have suggested that complex cross-talk between innate and adaptive immune responses is involved in the pathogenesis of acute myocarditis. Immunohistochemistry is the current standa...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kawada JI,Takeuchi S,Imai H,Okumura T,Horiba K,Suzuki T,Torii Y,Yasuda K,Imanaka-Yoshida K,Ito Y

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is a challenging subset of coronary artery disease that is commonly encountered in real-world practice; it is associated with worse long-term prognosis. Observational studies suggest that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for CTO is associated with reduction in myocardial ischemia ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Karjalainen PP,Nammas W

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:This study investigated the mechanism of aortic regurgitation caused by dilatation of the sinotubular junction. The canine model of dilatation of the sinotubular junction was used to observe coaptation of the aortic valve using direct imaging by endoscopy. Five adult mongrel dogs (body weight: 20-25 kg) were anestheti...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Furukawa K,Ohteki H,Doi K,Ohnishi H,Narita Y,Cao ZL,Itoh T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During ergonovine-induced vasospastic angina, U wave inversion without significant ST segment deviation on the precordial electrocardiograms was documented in four patients. Coronary angiography revealed incomplete spastic obstruction of the left anterior descending artery without delayed filling and runoff in three p...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Masuda T,Yamakado T,Xu KC,Nakano T,Takezawa H

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although physicians frequently perform palpation of the apex beat to evaluate left ventricular (LV) size and hypertrophy, the clinical significance of apex beat palpation is still unclear. The introduction of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has enabled assessment not only of coronary stenoses but also ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ehara S,Okuyama T,Shirai N,Oe H,Matsumura Y,Sugioka K,Itoh T,Otani K,Hozumi T,Yoshiyama M,Yoshikawa J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the incidence of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in mitral valve prolapse (MVP), 96 patients with MVP and 23 normal control subjects were studied. Subjects in the MVP group were further classified as a group with mitral regurgitation (MR(+) group: 61 cases), and MR(-) group (35 cases). The presence of TR in eac...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Namiki A,Hirai H,Machii K,Ochiai M,Ohshima H,Tohma M,Kuwako K,Yamaguchi T,Toide H,Tohda E

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvement in left ventricular function following intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) in 15 patients (aged 51 to 86 years) after coronary artery bypass grafting was evaluated. Using transesophageal atrial echocardiography, the mitral flow velocity integrals in the rapid filling phase (IntR) and in the contraction pha...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Shimamoto H,Kawazoe K,Kito Y,Ohara K,Kosakai Y,Tanaka K,Kumon K,Hirata T,Fujita T,Beppu S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial hypertension is an established risk factor for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is an accurate and less invasive technique for assessment of the degree of coronary artery luminal narrowing and characterization of coronary atherosclerosis. We therefore aimed to ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nakanishi K,Fukuda S,Shimada K,Ehara S,Inanami H,Matsumoto K,Taguchi H,Muro T,Yoshikawa J,Yoshiyama M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old man was admitted with distal edema of his right leg. He had undergone radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for prostatic cancer 23 days previously. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a lymphocyst (4.5 x 3.0 cm) along the right pelvic wall compressing the right external iliac vein. CT w...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hirabayashi N,Sakurai S,Komiyama I,Yokoyama J,Kontani K,Yoneyama T,Hirase Y,Koshihara H,Itoh A,Ikeda U

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left atrial (LA) size is an established predictor of recurrence after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). We investigated the impact of baseline LA function on recurrence after PAF ablation and compared the predictive values of LA function with those of LA size. METHODS:We retrospect...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Oka T,Tanaka K,Ninomiya Y,Hirao Y,Tanaka N,Okada M,Inoue H,Takayasu K,Kitagaki R,Koyama Y,Okamura A,Iwakura K,Sakata Y,Fujii K,Inoue K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic preconditioning is an attenuation of myocardial ischemia by repeated brief coronary occlusions observed during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The effects of the time delay between balloon inflations during PTCA on ischemic preconditioning were investigated in 48 patients with chronic s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tanaka T,Oka Y,Tawara I,Sada T,Kira Y

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial fibrosis is associated with poor prognosis in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) patients. The Selvester QRS score on 12-lead electrocardiogram is associated with both the amount of myocardial scar and poor prognosis in myocardial infarction patients. However, its use in NIDCM patients is ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hiraiwa H,Okumura T,Sawamura A,Sugiura Y,Kondo T,Watanabe N,Aoki S,Ichii T,Kitagawa K,Kano N,Fukaya K,Furusawa K,Morimoto R,Takeshita K,Bando YK,Murohara T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man was treated medically under a diagnosis of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy 7 years previously. He was transferred to our hospital because of sudden onset of dyspnea. Chest radiography showed marked pulmonary congestion. Echocardiography revealed hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, with a...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Wakeyama T,Ogawa H,Takaki A,Iwami T,Kimura M,Tanaka T,Uchinoumi H

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) and open mitral commissurotomy (OMC) were evaluated in 18 patients who underwent PTMC and 16 patients who underwent OMC, before and within one month of the procedure, using two-dimensional and color Doppler echocardiography. There was no significant ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hozumi T,Yoshikawa J,Yoshida K,Akasaka T,Yamaura Y,Shiratori K,Koizumi K,Okumachi F,Kato H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are limited data on the impact of smoking status on outcomes after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. METHODS:Data obtained prospectively between June 2001 and December 2009 by the Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons Cardiac Surgery Database Program w...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saxena A,Shan L,Reid C,Dinh DT,Smith JA,Shardey GC,Newcomb AE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The underlying cause of a high cardiovascular event rate in the population with low diastolic blood pressure (DBP) has not been fully elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS:The relationship between DBP and ischemia-like findings on electrocardiography (ECG) was investigated in 187 patients who underwent coronary a...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fujishima S,Murakami N,Haga Y,Nyuta E,Nakate Y,Ishihara S,Kaseda S,Koga T,Ishitsuka T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the safety and efficacy of sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) on early and late outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:A series of 100 consecutive patients (September 2004 to November 2005)with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary stenting using SES pte...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Gochi T,Umeda H,Yoshida N,Maekawa H,Watanabe K,Okada T,Katoh T,Asai T,Tani T,Yokoya M,Murakami Y,Matsushita T,Shimizu T,Ozaki Y,Hiramitsu S,Murohara T,Nomura M,Morimoto S,Hishida H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00