Prognostic value of ischemia monitoring with on-line vectorcardiography in patients with unstable coronary artery disease.

abstract：:The focus here is on relationships between major risk factors and long-term mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) and all causes, and on longevity, in Chicago cohorts: 25-year follow-up for Peoples Gas (PG) men aged 25-39 (n = 1,119), 30-year follow-up for PG men aged 40-59 (n = 1,235), 24-year follow-up for Wes...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stamler J,Dyer AR,Shekelle RB,Neaton J,Stamler R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systolic time intervals (STI) were used to study the left ventricular performance in 51 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in 24 normal subjects and in 13 patients with both COPD and coronary heart disease (CHD). Our study shows that resting spine STI are abnormal in patients with COPD and...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Louridas G,Patakas D,Christaki R,Stavropoulos C

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) is a new echocardiographic technique employing the Doppler principle to measure the velocity of myocardial segments and other cardiac structures. It is well suited for the measurement of long-axis ventricular function. Impairment of longitudinal myocardial fiber motion is a sensitive marke...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Nikitin NP,Witte KK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess possible age-related differences in the time of occurrence (hour of the day, day of the week, month of the year) of cardiopulmonary collapses of presumed cardiac etiology, 3,305 out-of-hospital patients registered by the Belgian Cardiopulmonary-Cerebral Resuscitation Study Group between 1983 and 1990 were st...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Martens P,Calle P,Hubloue I,Van den Poel B,Lewi P

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, several modalities are available to predict viability, however, studies comparing various modalities validated by functional recovery after revascularization are scarce. This study analyzed the relative merits of low-dose dobutamine echocardiography, F-18 deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomog...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lund GK,Freyhoff J,Schwaiger M,Lübeck M,Lund CH,Buchert R,Sheehan FH,Meinertz T,Nienaber CA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Digital health is rapidly entering clinical practice in cardiology. Estonia is one of the leading nations in implementing digital nationwide solutions. Recently, the European Society of Cardiology organized the 1st Summit on Digital Health in Tallinn, which provided the opportunity to discuss various aspects...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lotman EM,Viigimaa M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old girl presented with incessant ventricular tachycardia complicating acute Coxsackie B3 myocarditis. Electrophysiologic assessment revealed that the tachycardia could not be terminated, overdrive suppressed or accelerated by programmed electrical stimulation, but was transiently slowed by intravenous adeno...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tai YT,Lau CP,Fong PC,Li JP,Lee KL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unstable angina is an acute coronary syndrome characterized by the rapid progression of clinical symptoms which may culminate in acute myocardial infarction, infarct extension or sudden death. The pathologic substrate involves atherosclerotic plaque rupture with platelet deposition, thrombus formation and coronary art...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Becker RC,Gore JM,Alpert JS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell membrane phospholipids, including platelet-activating factor (PAF), participate in the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The plasma level of PAF acetylhydrolase (AH) was determined in 18 patients at presentation with AMI before thrombolysis, and the administration of adjunctive therapy, and compa...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Serebruany VL,Gurbel PA,Murugesan SR,Lowry DR,Sturm E,Svetlov SI

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A) reductase inhibitors, or 'statins', have revolutionized the management of patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease. Following 2 large acute coronary syndrome trials, additional clinical benefit outside their effect of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) lowering was prop...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Shaw SM,Fildes JE,Yonan N,Williams SG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three generations of a family with the Romano-Ward syndrome are described. Of all the affected members, only 1 was symptomatic, experiencing episodes of syncope proven to be due to polymorphous ventricular tachycardia (PMVT) induced by chlorimipramine treatment for depression. During treatment of an episode of PMVT wi...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Flugelman MY,Pollack S,Hammerman H,Riss E,Barzilai D

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed this study in order to compare the immediate and mid-term outcomes of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) in lesions of the unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA). We assessed 54 patients from 5 centers who had undergone unprotected LMCA stenting (35 SES and 19 PES). T...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lee SH,Ko YG,Jang Y,Kwon HM,Lee SH,Yoon JH,Park SH,Kim BO,Jeon DW,Yang JY,Ryu SK,Korean Multicenter Angioplasty Team (KOMATE) Investigators.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal and spatial pattern of left ventricular (LV) contraction and relaxation in 34 patients with isolated lesions of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) were studied from the LV cineangiogram in the right anterior oblique position using a computer interactive technique. The LV outline was divided into 10...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gotsman MS,Welber S,Sapoznikov D,Freiman I,Rosenman D,Lotan C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The value of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a surrogate marker for the prevention of cardiovascular outcomes on antidiabetic drugs is debated. The 2008 FDA guidance led to multiple large clinical trials to evaluate the effect of new antidiabetic drugs versus placebo on major adverse cardia...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ambrosi P,Daumas A,Villani P,Giorgi R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to retrospectively analyze risk factors, diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal (GI) complications following cardiac operations. METHODS:Patients who developed GI complications after a cardiac operation were studied. Anesthesia protocols, techniques of cardiac surgery, potenti...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Vassiliou I,Papadakis E,Arkadopoulos N,Theodoraki K,Marinis A,Theodosopoulos T,Palatianos G,Smyrniotis V

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of congestive heart failure has changed dramatically during the past 20 years, but diuretic drugs remain an essential component. Diuretics are essential despite the fact that these drugs stimulate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA) axis and lead to adaptive responses that may be counterproductive. In th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ellison DH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events. The aim of this study is to clarify whether stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) could predict cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events. In the Gunma-CKD SPECT Stud...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Toyama T,Kasama S,Sato M,Sano H,Ueda T,Sasaki T,Nakahara T,Higuchi T,Tsushima Y,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relation between the plasma concentration of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and echocardiographic findings to determine the sensitivity of BNP as an indicator of left-ventricular dysfunction in elderly patients with various cardiovascular diseases. The plasma concentration of BNP was positively correla...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yamada Y,Goto J,Yokota M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular responses to static-dynamic exercises were studied in 27 patients with recent myocardial infarction. Patients with ischemic electrocardiographic changes at peak weight carrying exercise (group 1 = 8 patients) had a significantly larger left ventricular end-diastolic volume than those without (group 2 = ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Takehana K,Sugiura T,Nagahama Y,Inada M,Iwasaka T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is a huge healthcare issue not only for clinicians but for healthcare managers also, with increasing pressure to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of therapies especially for common chronic conditions. The cost-effectiveness of heart failure treatments relate to their effects on the progression of the d...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Giles T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with positron emission tomography (PET) has advantages over single-photon emission computerized tomography, particularly for women. This investigation was undertaken to define the prognosis of a normal stress PET MPI study in women. METHODS:The cohort comprised 457 women e...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Van Tosh A,Supino PG,Nichols KJ,Garza D,Horowitz SF,Reichek N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective randomized short-term study, the efficacy and safety of xipamide and a combination of spironolactone and furosemide were compared in the treatment of hepatic cirrhotic ascites. Twenty-two patients were randomized to either xipamide, 20 mg/day (group I), or spironolactone, 200 mg/day, combined with fur...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Knauf H,Mutschler E

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were: (1) to evaluate the specificity of cardiac troponin I and creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme in ambulatory asymptomatic chronic renal failure patients on long-term hemodialysis, and (2) to evaluate the effect of hemodialysis on the serum levels of cardiac troponin I and creatine ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tun A,Khan IA,Win MT,Hussain A,Hla TA,Wattanasuwan N,Vasavada BC,Sacchi TJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular late potentials are obtained by signal-averaged surface electrocardiography. Late potentials in normal subjects may be influenced by physiological elements such as gender, height and body mass index. Considering that growth hormone (GH) hypersecretion is able to markedly alter different anthropometric vari...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Maffei P,Corfini A,de Carlo E,Martini C,Bozza G,Photiou E,Sicolo N

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are noncoding single-stranded RNA molecules that regulate gene expression in physiological functions, development and disease. In recent studies, three miRNAs have been described as muscle or cardiac specific: miR-1, miR-133, and miR-208, being involved in heart development and disease; bu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Bostjancic E,Zidar N,Stajer D,Glavac D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is the most frequent cause of occlusion of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts between 5 and 10 years after coronary artery bypass surgery. The typical atherosclerotic plaque appears between 1 and 3 years after operation and, at a mean of 5 years, histologic changes of atherosclerosis are present in 21...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Bourassa MG,Campeau L,Lespérance J,Solymoss BC

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional cineradiology has been used clinically to detect partially broken outlet struts (single leg separations, SLSs) in normally functioning Björk-Shiley convexo-concave (C/C) heart valves. The value of radiographic screening has, however, been debated in the medical literature. This study uses the sa...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hopper KD,Gilchrist IC,Landis JR,Localio AR,Wilson RP,Pae WE Jr,Kunselman AR,Griffith JW,Pierce WS,Potok PS,TenHave TR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:During the past decade, the most common causes of mortality and morbidity were cardiovascular diseases and malignancies. The aim of the current study was to describe the incidence, course of admission, and short-term (30-day) prognosis of patients with and without malignancy, admitted to a tertiary center in...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Mazin I,Matetzky S,Shemer L,Fourey D,Fefer P,Segev A,Abu-Much A,Beigel R,Asher E,Platelets and Thrombosis in Sheba (PLATIS) Study Group.

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:J-point elevation in the inferior and/or lateral leads is associated with an increased incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), although the exact underlying mechanism is not known. As severe left ventricular hypertrophy and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) are important...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Azevedo PMO,Guerreiro C,Ladeiras-Lopes R,Ferreira N,Faria R,Barbosa R,Primo J,Braga J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant hypertension is associated with high mortality and morbidity usually caused by cardiovascular events. The course and prognosis of malignant hypertension patients treated with renal replacement therapy has not been thoroughly investigated. In the present work, we compared the clinical evolution and survival o...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： De Lima JJ,da Fonseca JA,Godoy A,Bortolotto LA,Krieger EM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00