Cardiac amyloidosis presenting as microvascular angina--a case report.

abstract：:To clarify relationships between the (endothelial vasodilatory and vasoconstrictive function) and leukocyte inflammatory mediators in subjects with asymptomatic atherosclerosis, we measured (intraplatelet cyclic 3',5'-guanosine monophosphate [cGMP] and cyclic 3',5'-adenosine monophosphate [cAMP]), plasma endothelin (E...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Anwaar I,Gottsäter A,Hedblad B,Palmqvist B,Mattiasson I,Lindgärde F

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Procoagulant and prothrombotic states in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) are higher than those in patients with normal sinus rhythm. We assessed and compared serum γ-glutamyltranferase (GGT) activity in elderly patients with nonvalvular AF and control participants with normal sinus rhythm. Consecutive p...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Tekin G,Tekin YK,Senarslan DA,Gocmen AY,Senarslan O,Erbay AR

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term outcome of primary successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for patients with peripheral occlusive arterial disease (POAD) is frequently compromised by the development of restenosis, especially when extensive dissections result from the angioplastic procedure. Unfortunately, prevention of t...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Schweizer J,Müller A,Forkmann L,Hellner G,Kirch W

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need for noninvasive methods for the early identification of patients with intermittent claudication who need surgical treatment. Newer magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) techniques allow detailed study of the arterial tree with image quality similar to that of conventional arteriography. From April 1997 ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Wolosker N,Nakano L,D'Hippolito G,Rosoky RA,Borri ML,Wolosker AM

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During fetal life the pulmonary circulation is one of high resistance. Soon after birth with the onset of breathing and thereafter, sequential structural changes in pulmonary vasculature take place. Several authors have reported differently on this structural remodeling. This study describes the changes in the pulmona...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Basu S,Datta BN,Khandelwal N

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal mammary artery angiography is increasingly required, but the technique for left internal mammary artery (LIMA) angiography during right transradial coronary angiography is not well established. The authors investigated the feasibility and safety of a new, simple, and rapid nonselective technique. Following ri...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Cha KS,Kim MH,Hung JS,Woo JS,Kim YD,Kim JS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the main problems which confronts a doctor practicing in the angiology field is the decision if a conservative treatment alone is going to be sufficient for a patient or if he has to decide for vascular surgery. Concerning the latter, there should be kept in mind that always an additional conservative therapy i...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Köenig FK

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the association between common carotid and common femoral artery intima-media thickness (ccIMT and cfIMT, respectively), histopathologic severity of atherosclerosis in the ascending aorta/aortic arch, and the extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) in 150 candidates for elective coronary artery bypass graf...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Tarzamni MK,Eshraghi N,Fouladi RF,Afrasiabi A,Halimi M,Azarvan A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of uncontrolled trials has suggested that hemodilution is effective in peripheral occlusive arterial disease. This study was aimed at proving or disproving the efficacy of hemodilution by using a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover design. Twenty-four stable claudicants with long, collatera...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ernst E,Matrai A,Kollar L

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the diagnosis of AIDS-associated heart disease is becoming routine, its treatment has not been reported except in anecdote. Also, it has been unclear whether the odds of successful treatment are altered because of the presence of cardiac involvement per se. This communication reports the authors' treatment of...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Kinney EL,Monsuez JJ,Kitzis M,Vittecoq D

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed coronary arteriography and gave intracoronary injection of nitrates within 8 hours after the onset of symptoms of acute myocardial infarction in eighteen patients. Improved distal filling or patency of the total occluded coronary artery after intracoronary injection of nitrates occurred in 4 of 18 patient...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Omote S,Yasue H,Takizawa A,Nagao M,Hyon H,Nishida S,Horie M

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary lesion instability at the onset of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was evaluated. The mechanism of AMI has been considered to be coronary lesion instability with occlusive thrombus, although more than one half of AMI occurs in clinically stable patients. A total of 313 AMI patients treated by primary percut...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Tomoda H,Aoki N

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A considerable fraction of collaterals has been shown to regress immediately after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), but the fate of these well-developed collaterals is unknown. The authors aimed to show the protective role of these recruitable collaterals in case of an acute myocardial infarction...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ozdemir O,Soylu M,Demir AD,Alyan O,Topaloglu S,Geyik B,Kütük E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 13 patients admitted to a coronary care unit, antiarrhythmic efficacy and safety of quinidine gluconate in a nonmatrix formulation were compared to placebo and quinidine sulfate. Both quinidine preparations were effective in reducing the number and severity of ventricular and supraventricular extrasystoles when com...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Thompson EJ,Marwaha R,Naik G

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary edema of non-cardiac origin is usually an urgent clinical problem, which has recently increased in frequency throughout the world in the past few years. This is partly due to sociological factors and to pre-eminent advances in industrial technology. Recent severe massive toxic gas explosions have had nationa...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Cordasco EM,Demeter SR,Kester L,Cordasco MA,Lammert G,Beerel F

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients suffering from idiopathic unilateral lower limb lymphedema were treated with a diet in which long-chain triglycerides (LCT) were drastically restricted. From the beginning of the treatment, a distinct improvement was observed in both patients, with reduction of the affected limb perimeters, decrease of ed...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Soria P,Cuesta A,Romero H,Martínez FJ,Sastre A

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal blood rheology is a known characteristics of coronary artery disease. The authors evaluated the effects of pentoxifylline on the exercise capacity ejection fraction and symptoms of 9 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. All patients had signs and symptoms of left ventricular dysfunction. All had at least tw...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Barnett JC,Touchon RC

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plaque rupture may play an important role in acute cerebral events. Recent technological advances in ultrasonographic systems provide a feasible diagnostic modality of atherosclerotic lesion by clearly visualizing flow conditions and vessel morphology. A 58-year-old man with chronic renal failure underwent duplex Dopp...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ohyama H,Mizushige K,Takahashi T,Hosomi N,Kohno M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the prevalence of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) and nondiagnostic studies in patients referred for clinically indicated coronary angiography performed by 128 multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). METHODS:We examined patients referred for coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Lazoura O,Vlychou M,Vassiou K,Rountas C,Ioannis F

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to the widespread use of dobutamine stress Doppler echocardiography in the hemodynamic evaluation of the prosthetic valves in aortic position, it has been rarely, if ever, used for assessment of these valves in mitral position. Therefore, this pilot study was done to assess the hemodynamic performance of S...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Rezaian GR,Aghasadeghi K,Kojuri J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of coronary artery fistulae surgically treated are presented. All patient but one was male; the ages varied from 4 to 44 years. The fistulae originated from the left coronary artery in three cases from the right in two cases and from both arteries in one case. The draining heart chambers were the right atriu...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： de Oliveira SA,Santana GP,Ebaid M,Arie S,Grimberg M,Macruz R,Zerbini EJ

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the optimal cuff width for measuring toe blood pressure in patients with lower limb ischemia, this experimental prospective study examined 20 patients with symptoms of peripheral arterial disease referred for vascular examination or vascular surgery. Toe blood pressure was measured hydrostatically by the ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Påhlsson HI,Laskar C,Stark K,Andersson A,Jogestrand T,Wahlberg E

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine whether lipid abnormalities contributed to the endemic peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in villages where arseniasis was hyperendemic in Taiwan, the authors studied 533 adults with Doppler ultrasound and lipid profiles including total cholesterol, triglyceride, high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Tseng CH,Chong CK,Chen CJ,Tai TY

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets play a role in the pathogenesis of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We assessed the relationship between mean platelet volume (MPV) on admission and pre- and postinterventional flow with the infarct-related artery (IRA) in patients with STEMI. We prospectively included 840 patients with ST...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Elbasan Z,Gür M,Sahin DY,Kuloglu O,Icen YK,Turkoglu C,Ozkan B,Uysal OK,Kalkan GY,Cayli M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors previously reported a new syndrome, angiotensin-converting enzyme dysfunction syndrome (ACEDS), which is clinically characterized by mild systemic hypertension, a hypokalemic alkalosis, and hyperreninism with a high concentration of angiotensin-I (ANG-I), a normal angiotensin-II (ANG-II) value, and a norma...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Umeki S,Terao A,Sawayama T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of 6938 computer-generated electrocardiogram interpretations was undertaken by a single cardiologist. The computer-assisted program correctly interpreted 51.6% of the tracings. One or more corrections were necessary in 48.4%. The greatest number of incorrect interpretations involved repolarization (T wave) ab...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： RuDusky BM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysis block treatment (LBT) is a new form of fibrinolytic therapy for deep vein thrombosis and arterial occlusion in the distal parts of the limbs. Strictly local lysis was achieved by placing a cuff around the thigh or the upper arm, inflating the cuff to a pressure of 500 mmHg ("Bier's blockade"), and giving heparin...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Martin M,Heimig T,Fiebach BJ,Magnus L,Riedel C

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old man was admitted for primary cardiac angiosarcoma with a cardiac tamponade. Transthoracic echocardiography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan demonstrated a large mass in the right atrium and thickening of the right ventricular wall. 18F-labeled deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Nakamura-Horigome M,Koyama J,Eizawa T,Kasai H,Kumazaki S,Tsutsui H,Koiwai K,Oguchi K,Kinoshita O,Ikeda U

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute mesenteric ischemia is a rare but serious complication of open heart surgery. Between January 2009 and January 2012, 1360 adult patients underwent open heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass at our institution; 29 patients presented gastrointestinal complications. Eight patients developed acute mesenteric isc...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Sever K,Ozbek C,Goktas B,Bas S,Ugurlucan M,Mansuroglu D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated the effects of verapamil (Ve) and magnesium sulfate (Mg) on the electrophysiologic changes induced in dogs during acute myocardial ischemia and following reperfusion. The effects of their intravenous (i.v.) administration and administration by coronary sinus retroperfusion (CSR) were also compare...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Yamamoto K,Bando S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00