Systemic and renal effects of atrial natriuretic peptide in patients with heart failure treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or in acute saline solution loading.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac pacing can be challenging after a Fontan operation, and limited data exist regarding pacing in adult Fontan patients. The objectives of our study were to determine risk factors for pacing and occurrence of device-related complications (DRCs) and pacemaker reinterventions. METHODS:We performed a retr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Egbe AC,Huntley GD,Connolly HM,Ammash NM,Deshmukh AJ,Khan AR,Said SM,Akintoye E,Warnes CA,Kapa S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise training is now an accepted component of the therapeutic regimen in patients with heart failure and underlying ischemia, but few data are available on the effects of training in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS:Twenty-four patients (mean age 55 +/- 9 years, mean ejection fr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Myers J,Wagner D,Schertler T,Beer M,Luchinger R,Klein M,Rickli H,Muller P,Mayer K,Schwitter J,Dubach P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Procoagulant stress responses may contribute to atherosclerosis development and acute coronary thrombosis. In the present study, we examined the role of beta2-adrenergic receptor function and plasma catecholamines in the stress-induced increase in the 2 hypercoagulability markers thrombin-antithrombin III (T...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： von Känel R,Mills PJ,Ziegler MG,Dimsdale JE

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In prior studies, we have shown that the antikaliuretic drugs, triamterene and amiloride, through a direct cardiac effect reduce the loss of cardiac potassium induced by the administration of digitalis. Since loss of myocardial potassium is thought to underlie digitalis arrhythmias, this study was performed to determi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Seller RH,Greco J,Banach S,Seth R

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple genetic loci are associated with clinical cardiovascular (CV) disease and individual CV risk factors. Individuals with ideal levels of all major CV risk factors have very low risk for CV disease morbidity or mortality. Ideal levels of risk factors can be attained by lifestyle modifications; however,...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Allen NB,Lloyd-Jones D,Hwang SJ,Rasmussen-Torvik L,Fornage M,Morrison AC,Baldridge AS,Boerwinkle E,Levy D,Cupples LA,Fox CS,Thanassoulis G,Dufresne L,Daviglus M,Johnson AD,Reis J,Rotter J,Palmas W,Allison M,Pankow J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The American Heart Association recommends women with congenital heart defects (CHD) receive contraceptive counseling early in their reproductive years, but little is known about contraceptive method use among women with CHD. We describe recent female sterilization and reversible prescription contraceptive me...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Anderson KN,Tepper NK,Downing K,Ailes EC,Abarbanell G,Farr SL

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radionuclide angiographic evaluation of LV performance at rest and during exercise in patients with AR have shown that an abnormal EF response to exercise may be observed in asymptomatic patients with normal resting LV function. The EF response to exercise has been correlated with a number of clinical and exercise mea...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Iskandrian AS,Heo J

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Impedance monitoring has been proposed as a method to assess the adequacy of tissue heating during catheter ablation procedures. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relation among initial impedance, fall in impedance, and electrode temperature during catheter ablation procedures. METHODS AND RESUL...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nsah E,Berger R,Rosenthal L,Hui R,Ramza B,Jumrussirikul P,Lawrence JH,Tomaselli G,Kass D,Calkins H

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients receiving thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction, the outcome for those with a history of infarction is dramatically worse than for those with their first event. Methods And Results We performed a post hoc analysis of patients with a history of myocardial infarction enrolled in the Glo...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Brieger DB,Mak KH,Miller DP,Califf RM,Topol EJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The APEX trial assessed the safety and efficacy of extended-duration thromboprophylaxis using betrixaban versus standard dosing of enoxaparin among hospitalized, acutely ill medical patients. The 80-mg betrixaban dose was halved to 40 mg among subjects with severe renal insufficiency and those receiving a co...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gibson CM,Halaby R,Korjian S,Daaboul Y,Arbetter DF,Yee MK,Goldhaber SZ,Hull R,Hernandez AF,Lu SP,Bandman O,Leeds JM,Gold A,Harrington RA,Cohen AT,APEX Investigators.

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug-eluting stents (DES) have largely replaced bare-metal stents (BMS) for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is uncertain, however, whether introduction of DES had a significant impact on the comparative effectiveness of PCI versus coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) for death and myocard...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hlatky MA,Boothroyd DB,Baker LC,Go AS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transthoracic echocardiography has played a useful role in the screening of cardiac transplant donors. However, transthoracic echocardiograms may be suboptimal in many patients on ventilators. The role of transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac donor screening is unknown. Therefore we compared the potential benefi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Stoddard MF,Longaker RA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cardiac e-consults may be an effective way to deliver value-oriented outpatient cardiology care in an accountable care organization. Initial results of cardiac e-consults have demonstrated high satisfaction among both patients and referring providers, no known adverse events, and low rates of diagnostic testing. N...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wasfy JH,Rao SK,Kalwani N,Chittle MD,Richardson CA,Gallen KM,Isselbacher EM,Kimball AB,Ferris TG

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist improves the prognosis of chronic heart failure (CHF). Recently, hemoglobin A₁(c) (HbA₁(c)) levels have been reported to be an independent risk factor for mortality in CHF, suggesting the important role of insulin resistance in CHF. We compared ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Yamaji M,Tsutamoto T,Kawahara C,Nishiyama K,Yamamoto T,Fujii M,Horie M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variation in measurements made from signal-averaged electrocardiograms was examined. Averaging 200 beats in 18 normal subjects, pairs of high-frequency QRS and low-amplitude signal durations correlated at immediate, short-term, and long-term intervals. The percent high-frequency (60 Hz to 120 Hz) voltages in the late ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Engel TR,Pierce DL,Patil KD

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low heart rate recovery (HRR) at exercise test and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are both predictors of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We studied in 75-year-old women and men, representative of the general population, the relationship between (1) HRR and the MetS, (2) HRR and the individual componen...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nilsson G,Hedberg P,Jonason T,Lönnberg I,Ohrvik J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of nadolol (N) and propranolol (P) were studied in atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Interpretation of the results should take into account the dependence of the arrhythmia on the sympathetic tone, and the drug effect on the sinus node frequency. The day/night ratio of the sinus rate is too sensitiv...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Coumel P,Escoubet B,Attuel P

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of important drug interactions with amiodarone. This agent appears to have a marked effect on the kinetics of some commonly used cardiovascular drugs, such as warfarin, digoxin, quinidine, and procainamide, and has dynamic interactions with others, such as the beta blockers and some calcium antagoni...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Marcus FI

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with kidney failure have a heavy burden of coronary artery disease. The results of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic measures developed in nonuremic populations cannot automatically be extrapolated to this unique group of patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:Articles were reviewed if they contained ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vaitkus PT

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To define the incidence and cumulative risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a population-based cohort of whites and African Americans. BACKGROUND:African-Americans reportedly have a lower risk of AF than whites despite their higher exposure to AF risk factors. However, precise estimates of AF incidence in Af...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Alonso A,Agarwal SK,Soliman EZ,Ambrose M,Chamberlain AM,Prineas RJ,Folsom AR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women have been underrepresented in randomized trials of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, and limited data suggest that women may not benefit from prophylactic ICD implantation to the same extent as men. In the Defibrillators in Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Treatment Evaluation (DEFINITE)...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Albert CM,Quigg R,Saba S,Estes NA 3rd,Shaechter A,Subacius H,Howard A,Levine J,Kadish A,DEFINITE Investigators.

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular myocardial infarction has been reported to occur exclusively in association with inferior left ventricular infarction. To determine the frequency of right ventricular myocardial infarction in association with anterior left ventricular myocardial infarction, all hearts with anterior myocardial infarct...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cabin HS,Clubb KS,Wackers FJ,Zaret BL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the prevalence and clinical significance of transient U wave inversion in 43 patients with variant angina. Twenty-four patients (group A) had ST segment elevation in the anterolateral and 19 patients (group B) had this finding in the inferoposterior leads of the ECG during spontaneous angina. In none of the...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Matsuguchi T,Koiwaya Y,Nakagaki O,Takeshita A,Nakamura M

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the impact of adjunctive high-dose glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) on ST-segment elevation resolution in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS:As part of a randomized controlled trial of GIK versus no GIK in patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary int...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： van der Horst IC,De Luca G,Ottervanger JP,de Boer MJ,Hoorntje JC,Suryapranata H,Dambrink JH,Gosselink AT,Zijlstra F,van 't Hof AW

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to determine the effect of postoperative beta-blocker withdrawal on mortality and cardiovascular events after vascular surgery. METHODS:Detailed data were collected on perioperative cardiovascular medication use and discontinuation and cardiovascular risk factors among consecutive major vascu...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Shammash JB,Trost JC,Gold JM,Berlin JA,Golden MA,Kimmel SE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between coronary artery size and left ventricular (LV) muscle mass was studied in 10 control subjects and in 10 patients with chronic mitral regurgitation before and 28 +/- 15 months after mitral valve surgery. Left and right coronary artery size was determined by quantitative coronary arteriography. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vassalli G,Hess OM,Krogmann ON,Villari B,Corin WJ,Turina M,Krayenbuehl HP

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we reviewed M-mode and two-dimensional (2DE) echocardiographic observations in 13 patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and in six patients with truncus arteriosus in order to attempt to identify echocardiographic features distinguishing these two abnormalities in which no anato...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vargas Barron J,Sahn DJ,Attie F,Valdes-Cruz LM,Grenadier E,Allen HD,Oliveira Lima C,Goldberg SJ

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies regarding the effect of racial status on post-myocardial infarction (MI) in subjects with diabetes have yielded conflicting results. We evaluated the effect of diabetes status on racial differences in post-MI mortality and morbidity for a 7-year period, from 1990 through 1997. METHODS:All pati...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kamalesh M,Subramanian U,Ariana A,Sawada S,Peterson E

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Release of thromboxane (TXA2) during acute myocardial infarction may be an important contributing factor in the genesis of ventricular fibrillation (VF). We assessed the effect of selective TXA2 inhibition on vulnerability to VF after total occlusion of the anterior descending coronary artery in chloralose-anesthetize...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： O'Connor KM,Friehling TD,Kelliher GJ,MacNab MW,Wetstein L,Kowey PR

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the angiographic studies of 53 consecutive patients with angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD) and recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia occurring at least 6 weeks remote from an acute myocardial infarction. Triple-vessel disease was present in 25 patients (47%), double-vessel disease in 19 patien...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lam W,Pietras R,Bauernfeind R,Swiryn S,Strasberg B,Palileo E,Rosen KM

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00