Non-invasive coronary angiography with high resolution multidetector-row computed tomography. Results in 102 patients.

abstract：:Stress echocardiography is an established method for the diagnosis and prognostic stratification of coronary artery disease. In the last few years, the tremendous technological and conceptual versatility of this technique has been increasingly applied in challenging diagnostic fields. Today, in the echocardiography la...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Picano E,Pellikka PA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of myocarditis has improved with the application of new techniques such as immunohistochemistry, polymerase chain reaction, in situ hybridization and Southern blot in endomyocardial biopsies. Treatment of inflammatory heart disease is still difficult and not yet validated by a study with patient numbers suff...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maisch B,Hufnagel G,Schönian U,Hengstenberg C

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Libby P

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of coronary spasm is poorly understood. We report a case of coronary artery spasm in a cardiac transplant patient. Pharmacologic testing indicated denervation of the patient's heart. Therefore coronary artery spasm may occur despite cardiac denervation. This case demonstrates that intact autonomic nervou...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cattan S,Drobinski G,Artigou JY,Grogogeat Y,Cabrol C

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired coronary reserve and increased minimal coronary resistance have been documented in several animal models of left ventricular hypertrophy. There is controversy whether the increased minimal coronary resistance is due to vascular or extravascular causes. To test the hypothesis that pressure-overloaded left vent...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： O'Gorman DJ,Thomas P,Turner MA,Sheridan DJ

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The 2019 report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas provides a contemporary analysis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) statistics across 56 member countries, with particular emphasis on international inequalities in disease burden and healthcare delivery together with estimates of progress towards me...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Timmis A,Townsend N,Gale CP,Torbica A,Lettino M,Petersen SE,Mossialos EA,Maggioni AP,Kazakiewicz D,May HT,De Smedt D,Flather M,Zuhlke L,Beltrame JF,Huculeci R,Tavazzi L,Hindricks G,Bax J,Casadei B,Achenbach S,Wrig

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study involves the early identification, among apparently healthy individuals, of those at high risk for sudden cardiac death. We tested the hypothesis that individuals who respond to mild mental stress in preparation for exercise test with the largest heart rate increases might be at highest risk....

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jouven X,Schwartz PJ,Escolano S,Straczek C,Tafflet M,Desnos M,Empana JP,Ducimetière P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthony N. DeMaria discusses the journal's history, its focus,and innovative ideas for Internet reading. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Taylor J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Hitherto, sudden cardiac death in children (SCDc)-defined as sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the 1-18 years old-has been incompletely described in the general population. Knowledge on incidence rates, causes of death and symptoms prior to death is sparse and has been affected by reporting and referral bias. METHODS...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Winkel BG,Risgaard B,Sadjadieh G,Bundgaard H,Haunsø S,Tfelt-Hansen J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) concentration may be involved in atherosclerosis. This study examined if serum GGT predicted coronary heart disease (CHD), especially differentiating non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) and fatal CHD event, among the general population or participants with type-2 diabetes. M...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lee DH,Silventoinen K,Hu G,Jacobs DR Jr,Jousilahti P,Sundvall J,Tuomilehto J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In untreated congestive heart failure, aldosterone plasma concentrations are elevated in proportion to the severity of the disease and are further increased by the use of diuretic treatment. Angiotensin II, plasma potassium concentration, and corticotropin are the major stimulators of aldosterone synthesis. During ang...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zannad F

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Flavanol-rich chocolate (FRC) is beneficial for vascular and platelet function by increasing nitric oxide bioavailability and decreasing oxidative stress. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is characterized by impaired endothelial and increased platelet reactivity. As statins are ineffective in CHF, alternative therap...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Flammer AJ,Sudano I,Wolfrum M,Thomas R,Enseleit F,Périat D,Kaiser P,Hirt A,Hermann M,Serafini M,Lévêques A,Lüscher TF,Ruschitzka F,Noll G,Corti R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphisms within renin angiotensin system genes have been investigated as risk factors for coronary artery disease in different populations with contradicting results. The aim of this study was to investigate the genotype distribution and the allele frequencies of ACE, AT1R and AGT gene polymorphisms as ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fatini C,Abbate R,Pepe G,Battaglini B,Gensini F,Ruggiano G,Gensini GF,Guazzelli R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine men with chronic stable angina pectoris were investigated using stress electrocardiography (ECG) and stress transthoracic echocardiography by means of transoesophageal stimulation of the left atrium. At rest and after each stimulated frequency, ECG and 2-dimensional echocardiography combined with Doppler w...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Meluzín J,Novák M,Julínek J,Rihácek I,Urbánek D,Koukalová H,Toman J

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In end-stage heart failure, an alteration in the expression of the Na+-Ca2+ exchanger has been reported. Regulation of its expression is largely unknown. We sought to find out whether Na+-Ca2+ exchanger in human heart failure is regulated by sympathetic activation. In addition, since Na+-Ca2+-exchange is electroge...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schillinger W,Schneider H,Minami K,Ferrari R,Hasenfuss G

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis and management of patients with renovascular disease and hypertension continue to elude healthcare providers. The advent of novel imaging and interventional techniques, and increased understanding of the pathways leading to irreversible renal injury and renovascular hypertension, have ushered in commenda...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Baumgartner I,Lerman LO

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promising approaches towards new therapeutic strategies in coronary heart disease might emerge from an improved pathophysiological understanding of the role of certain peptides, which require a localizing event for their accumulation or expression in the coronary vasculature. Temporal myocardial ischaemia or hypoperfu...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Holtz J,Goetz RM

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial dyssynergy does not necessarily indicate myocardial necrosis in patients with coronary artery disease. The differentiation between viable and non-viable tissue is of great clinical importance in order to make the most appropriate clinical decision in the individual patient. Several techniques are used to as...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Piérard LA,Lancellotti P,Benoit T

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The role of cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis in the aetiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms is not well understood. The aim of this study was to determine the association between atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysm in the general population and the extent to which cardiovascular risk factors might i...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lee AJ,Fowkes FG,Carson MN,Leng GC,Allan PL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of 'atrial vulnerability' is often clinically indicated but it requires the use of invasive intracardiac stimulation. The purpose of the study was to assess the use of oesophageal pacing in the evaluation of atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATA). Fifty-five patients with documented ATA (group I) and 60 without (grou...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brembilla-Perrot B

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Aortic aneurysm/dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening disorder lacking effective pharmacotherapeutic remedies. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) polymorphism is tied with various risk factors for AAD including hypertension, atherosclerosis, and hypercholesterolaemia although direct correlation between the two rema...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Yang K,Ren J,Li X,Wang Z,Xue L,Cui S,Sang W,Xu T,Zhang J,Yu J,Liu Z,Shang H,Pang J,Huang X,Chen Y,Xu F

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare rubidium-82 PET with thallium-201 SPECT imaging in 150 patients. Both techniques followed a single dipyridamole-handgrip stress, and images were displayed using the same 3-dimensional format and quantitative colour scale. Coronary arteriography was employed to assign the correc...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Marwick TH,Go RT,MacIntyre WJ,Saha GB,Underwood DA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the association of estimated total daily sleep duration and daytime nap duration with deaths and major cardiovascular events. METHODS AND RESULTS:We estimated the durations of total daily sleep and daytime naps based on the amount of time in bed and self-reported napping time and examined the assoc...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wang C,Bangdiwala SI,Rangarajan S,Lear SA,AlHabib KF,Mohan V,Teo K,Poirier P,Tse LA,Liu Z,Rosengren A,Kumar R,Lopez-Jaramillo P,Yusoff K,Monsef N,Krishnapillai V,Ismail N,Seron P,Dans AL,Kruger L,Yeates K,Leach

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The prognostic role of time-to-treatment in primary angioplasty is still a matter of debate. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between time-to-treatment and myocardial perfusion in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated by primary angioplasty. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：European heart journal

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

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Through a 4-year follow-up of the abstracts submitted to the European Society of Cardiology Congress in 2006, we aimed at identifying factors predicting high-quality research, appraising the quality of the peer review and editorial processes, and thereby revealing potential ways to improve future research, peer re...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Winnik S,Raptis DA,Walker JH,Hasun M,Speer T,Clavien PA,Komajda M,Bax JJ,Tendera M,Fox K,Van de Werf F,Mundow C,Lüscher TF,Ruschitzka F,Matter CM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In atrial flutter, chemical conversion with class I drugs is often unsuccessful, whereas class III drugs seem more promising. The different electrophysiological effects of these drugs may explain this discrepancy. To date, only experimental data show the differential effects of these drugs on conversion rate and atria...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Crijns HJ,Van Gelder IC,Kingma JH,Dunselman PH,Gosselink AT,Lie KI

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia in humans. Rare familial forms exist. Recent evidence indicates a genetic susceptibility to common forms of AF. The alpha-subunit of the myocardial I(Kr)-channel, encoded by the KCNH2 gene, is crucial to ventricular and atrial repolarization. Patients with m...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sinner MF,Pfeufer A,Akyol M,Beckmann BM,Hinterseer M,Wacker A,Perz S,Sauter W,Illig T,Näbauer M,Schmitt C,Wichmann HE,Schömig A,Steinbeck G,Meitinger T,Kääb S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Little is known about the prognostic significance of silent versus symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) in diabetic patients. We therefore assessed the incidence of scintigraphic evidence of CAD in diabetic patients without known CAD and the impact of symptoms and scintigraphic findings on prognosis. METHODS ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zellweger MJ,Hachamovitch R,Kang X,Hayes SW,Friedman JD,Germano G,Pfisterer ME,Berman DS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed echocardiographic evaluation of 20 male veteran endurance runners (mean age 56 +/- 7 years) and compared them with a group of age-matched controls. All the runners had run at least 25 miles per week for more than 25 years. Although only four athletes showed voltage ECG evidence of left ventricular hypertr...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Northcote RJ,McKillop G,Todd IC,Canning GP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impedance cardiography may be a simple way of assessing left ventricular performance during exercise. Measurements were therefore made during exercise testing in 102 consecutive male patients with suspected coronary disease prior to cardiac catheterization. These were subsequently divided into four groups: group A, no...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Thomas SH,Crowther A

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00