Coagulation indicators in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: effects of electric and pharmacologic cardioversion.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are present in peripheral blood and can promote postnatal angiogenesis. The number and function of circulating EPCs are altered in diabetics. This study sought to investigate whether the number and functional properties of EPCs from patients with type II diabetes could be ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wang CH,Ting MK,Verma S,Kuo LT,Yang NI,Hsieh IC,Wang SY,Hung A,Cherng WJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen patients with mild or moderate essential hypertension received 1 to 8 mg/day of doxazosin (mean daily dose, 2.7 mg). Blood pressure reduction (supine and standing) was highly significant (p less than 0.001), and no significant changes in heart rate were observed. A significant reduction (p less than 0.01) in l...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Corral JL,López NC,Pecorelli A,Rincón LA,Terán VD

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the results of coronary angioplasty for a first restenosis, the clinical, anatomic, and procedural data of 400 consecutive patients were compared with the data of 507 consecutive patients undergoing a first angioplasty. After angioplasty for restenosis, emergency redilatation had to be performed in only 0...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Piessens JH,Stammen F,Desmet W,De Scheerder IK,Willems JL

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of the study was to test the hypothesis that intracellular calcium modulation by 5-methyl-2-[piperazin-1-yl] benzene sulfonic acid monohydrate (MCC-135 [Caldaret]; Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation, Osaka, Japan) would preserve left ventricular function and reduce infarct size in patients undergoin...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Jang IK,Weissman NJ,Picard MH,Zile MR,Pettigrew V,Shen S,Tatsuno J,Hibberd MG,Tzivoni D,Wackers FJ,EVOLVE Investigators.

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new shape-memory coil for transcatheter closure of the PDA was developed and evaluated in a dog PDA model. The coil is sensitive to temperature (composed of thermal shape-memory nickel-titanium). The coil was delivered to and implanted in the PDA model with a 5F catheter through the femoral artery. The PDA model was...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Liu C,Shiraishi H,Kikuchi Y,Yanagisawa M

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A large proportion of patients with heart failure (HF) have a large and poorly contracting left ventricle. The noninvasive recognition of the ischemic etiology of such patients is difficult, and for this purpose, usually patients undergo coronary angiography. It has been shown that cardiovascular magnetic re...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Casolo G,Minneci S,Manta R,Sulla A,Del Meglio J,Rega L,Gensini G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and prognosis of acute coronary reocclusion occurring after patients had left the catheterization laboratory following a successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedure and the temporal relation of this event to the discontinuation of systemic heparin administration were analyz...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gabliani G,Deligonul U,Kern MJ,Vandormael M

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) aims at primordial prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the population. However, there is a lack of research describing ICH in youth from middle-income countries. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of ICH at 18 and 22-years old and to investigate the ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Oliveira RS,Schneider BC,Callo-Quinte G,Oliveira IO,Gonçalves H,Wehrmeister F,Menezes AMB

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. METHODS:The NIS database from 1998 to 2006 was used to identify 1,216,759 PCIs performed for ACS and CAD. We sou...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Shivaraju A,Patel V,Fonarow GC,Xie H,Shroff AR,Vidovich MI

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty has been shown to be an effective means of reducing mitral valve gradient and increasing mitral valve area in patients with mitral stenosis. Most techniques currently employed for performing this procedure involve delivery of one or two balloon valvuloplasty catheters through ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Fields CD,Slovenkai GA,Isner JM

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential use of ancrod, a purified isolate from the venom of the Malaysian pit viper, Agkistrodon rhodostoma, in decreasing the frequency of cyclic flow variations in severely stenosed canine coronary arteries and causing thrombolysis of an acute coronary thrombus induced by a copper coil was evaluated. Open-ches...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Apprill PG,Ashton J,Guerrero J,Glas-Greenwalt P,Buja LM,Willerson JT

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite gratifying immediate results, significant recoarctation at follow-up has been observed after balloon angioplasty of native aortic coarctation. Risk factors for such recurrences have been identified in one of our previous studies. In this study we examined the value of these risk factors in the prediction of re...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rao PS,Koscik R

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) is receiving increasing attention in clinical and experimental cardiology. Until recently, in most studies BRS has been assessed on the basis of invasive blood pressure measurement, which limits its use in large-scale studies and in clinical practice. The development of conti...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hartikainen JE,Tahvanainen KU,Mäntysaari MJ,Tikkanen PE,Länsimies EA,Airaksinen KE

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myxomas, the most common cardiac tumor in adults, occur in the atria and are prone to embolization. Obstructive valvular tumors in infants occur in pulmonic and aortic valves and generally have a more benign course. METHODS:We conducted a review of our experience in infants with tumors obstructing the right...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Guntheroth WG,Fujioka MC,Reichenbach DD

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States there has been a dramatic decrease in age-adjusted coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality during the last 20 years. This article investigates the reasons for this decline and concludes that most of the decline in CHD has been the result of life-style changes, particularly reduction in serum choles...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Goldman L

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old man presented with exertional angina. Selective coronary arteriography showed complete systolic segmental occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery producing milking effect. Permanent relief of symptoms was achieved by surgical excision of myocardial bridges. Postoperative angiography per...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Betriu A,Tubau J,Sanz G,Magriña J,Navarro-Lopez F

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resonant frequencies of five commonly used fluid-filled catheters connected to a solidstate microdisplacement pressure gauge were 18 to 33 per cent higher than those obtained with a conventional manometer. Four catheters had a flat amplitude response to 26 Hz. or more at the 20 per cent amplitude distortion level...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Scruggs V,Pietras RJ,Rosen KM

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathies are primary myocardial diseases that cause considerable morbidity and mortality. Although these cardiomyopathies are clinically heterogeneous, genetic factors play an important role in their etiology and pathogenesis. The defects in the cardiac actin (ACTC) gene can ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kärkkäinen S,Peuhkurinen K,Jääskeläinen P,Miettinen R,Kärkkäinen P,Kuusisto J,Laakso M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasodilators facilitate ventricular emptying by affording earlier onset of left ventricular (LV) ejection and increased stroke volume with achievement of a reduced end-systolic pressure and volume. Agents with positive inotropic properties increase stroke volume by shifting the end-systolic pressure-volume curve to th...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Miller RR,Palomo AR,Brandon TA,Hartley CJ,Quinones MA

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether any differences exist in results of treatment of restenosis with repeat angioplasty when the procedure is performed during diagnosis or, as an alternative, when it is performed as a separate elective procedure, we prospectively compared the outcome of 48 consecutive procedures (including 51 lesion...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Alfonso F,Macaya C,Iñiguez A,Zarco P

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term prognosis of patients successfully resuscitated from cardiac arrest who do not have acute precipitating factors and in whom ventricular arrhythmias cannot be induced during baseline electrophysiologic testing is controversial. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the long-term risk of recurr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sager PT,Choudhary R,Leon C,Rahimtoola SH,Bhandari AK

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the process of atherosclerosis, the homeostatic and protective functions of the endothelium must be considered. The endothelium serves as the interface between blood flow and the vascular tissues. It normally regulates vascular tone and structure through the release of vasoactive substances and maintenan...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Dzau VJ

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weekly fish consumption has been related to a lower risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) and incident stroke in populations with a low fish intake. This relation has mainly been attributed to n-3 fatty acids in fish, that is, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). It is at present ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Geleijnse JM,Giltay EJ,Schouten EG,de Goede J,Oude Griep LM,Teitsma-Jansen AM,Katan MB,Kromhout D,Alpha Omega Trial Group.

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of ECG Minnesota Q-QS codes and their subsequent evolution were studied in the first 692 subjects to enter the POSCH program who had had one MI. The mean interval from MI to entry into the study was 2.2 years. Sixty-three percent of the subjects developed the most significant code with the infarction. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Karnegis JN,Matts J,Tuna N

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial compliance is related to left ventricular hypertrophy and risk for cardiovascular disease events; however, its association with coronary artery stenosis remains uncertain. We sought to assess the relation between lower extremity arterial compliance and presence of angiographically defined coronary a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Herrington DM,Kesler K,Reiber Jh,Davis W,Brown WV,Helms R,Mallon SM,Raines J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vein graft failure is a crucial challenge in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Previous studies have suggested a patency benefit of the No-Touch vein harvesting technique, but only with small sample sizes. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study is a prospective, multicenter randomized clinical trial wi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wang X,Tian M,Zheng Z,Gao H,Wang Y,Wang L,Hu S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite lower risks of access site-related complications with transradial approach (TRA), its clinical benefit for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is uncertain. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies comparing TRA and transfemoral approach (TFA) for PCI. METHODS:Rand...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bertrand OF,Bélisle P,Joyal D,Costerousse O,Rao SV,Jolly SS,Meerkin D,Joseph L

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional, ambulatory, community-dwelling subjects (n = 423, aged 75 to 85 years) underwent baseline 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiography (ECG) examinations as part of the Bronx Aging Study, a 10-year prospective cohort study designed to identify risk factors and disease markers for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular,...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Frishman WH,Heiman M,Karpenos A,Ooi WL,Mitzner A,Goldkorn R,Greenberg S

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression is common in cardiac patients and has been associated with adverse clinical outcome. However, little is known about predictors of the onset of depressive symptoms. We examined predictors of the onset of depressive symptoms at 12 months post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients trea...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pedersen SS,Ong AT,Sonnenschein K,Serruys PW,Erdman RA,van Domburg RT

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevations of creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) have an uncertain long-term prognostic value after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. We aimed to test the hypothesis that CK-MB and cTnT are predictors of long-term survival after CABG and to assess which of these 2 biomarkers ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Søraas CL,Friis C,Engebretsen KV,Sandvik L,Kjeldsen SE,Tønnessen T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00