Partial fatty acid oxidation (pFOX) inhibition: a new therapy for chronic stable angina.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventricular arrhythmias are the most common consequences of structural and functional heart diseases, but cases with no evident pathology are also observed. A parameter indicating asymptomatic circulatory failure could support decisions related to possible treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. HYPOTHESIS:Th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Mazurek B,Szydłowski L,Giec-Fuglewicz G,Markiewicz-Łoskot G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the relationship of body fluid status with the levels and fluctuations of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) over the long-term. HYPOTHESIS:If BNP is to become useful for monitoring of patients with chronic heart failure (HF), the levels should reliably reflect both decompensation and im...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kataoka H

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of treatment in systemic hypertension and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality has been established. Although systemic hypertension is the most important factor in the pathogenesis of left ventricular hypertrophy, other factors such as catecholamines and renin-angiotensin system may be involved. Incre...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Georgiou D,Brundage BH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight patients treated by atrial pacing were divided into three groups (Group I, patients with neither coronary stenosis nor anginal pain during pacing; Group II, patients with no coronary stenosis but having anginal pain during pacing; Group III, patients with coronary stenosis). The concentrations of adenosin...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Haneda T,Ichihara K,Abiko Y,Onodera S

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AFFIRM study showed no clear survival advantage for a rhythm versus rate control strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, rhythm control with antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) is appropriate in a large number of patients with AF. The American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association/European...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Reiffel JA,Naccarelli GV

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early reperfusion therapy has reduced the infarct size and mortality rate in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The occurrence of bundle-branch block in AMI is related to the amount of myocardial damage and the insult to the conduction system. HYPOTHESIS:To evaluate the clinical and angiograph...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sugiura T,Yamasaki F,Hatada K,Nakamura S,Iwasaka T

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigate the usefulness of echocardiography and acoustic cardiography to monitor patients exposed to anthracycline chemotherapy. HYPOTHESIS:Serial echocardiographies to monitor systolic function may not be neccessary in all patients undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy. METHODS:In a prospective study, ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Toggweiler S,Odermatt Y,Brauchlin A,Zander T,Müller A,Zuber M,Winterhalder R,Erne P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is a key factor in the development of atherosclerotic disease and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The P2Y(12) receptor antagonists ticagrelor (AZD6140) and clopidogrel may have anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this analysis from the Dose Confirmation Study Assessing Anti-Platelet Effe...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Husted S,Storey RF,Harrington RA,Emanuelsson H,Cannon CP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyponatremia is common and is increasingly recognized as an independent prognostic marker that adversely affects morbidity and mortality in various disease states, including heart failure. In acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), the degree of hyponatremia often parallels the severity of cardiac dysfunction and is...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Jao GT,Chiong JR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS:The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of previously undetected coronary heart disease among asymptomatic males, aged 30-65 years, by means of resting and exercise electrocardiography in conjunction with an analysis of conventional and exertional coronary risk factors. METHODS:Bet...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Davies B,Ashton WD,Rowlands DJ,eL-Sayed M,Wallace PC,Duckett K,Coley J,Daggett AM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are characterized by activation of systemic and local inflammatory mediators. The interrelation between these soluble inflammatory markers and their association with markers of myocardial necrosis have not been extensively studied. HYPOTHESIS:The study was undertaken to evalua...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Manginas A,Bei E,Chaidaroglou A,Degiannis D,Koniavitou K,Voudris V,Pavlides G,Panagiotakos D,Cokkinos DV

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for noninvasive generation of central aortic systolic pressure curves is presented. The method is based on plotting the occlusive pressure values applied at the brachial artery level against the time intervals needed for the aortic pressure wave to equalize and break through the occlusive pressure at the brac...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Marmor AT,Blondheim DS,Gozlan E,Navo E,Front D

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:QT dispersion (QTd = QTmax-QTmin) measured as interlead variability of QT interval reflects the spatial inhomogeneity of ventricular repolarization times, and increased QTd may provide a substrate for malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Ischemia is associated with regional abnormalities of conduction and repo...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Aytemir K,Bavafa V,Ozer N,Aksoyek S,Oto A,Ozmen F

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reproducibility of left ventricular (LV) mass measurement by two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiography is inadequate for individual assessments. HYPOTHESIS:This study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of LV mass determination with a new three-dimensional (3-D) echocardiographic method compared with ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Rodevand O,Bjornerheim R,Kolbjornsen O,Ihlen H,Kjekshus J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Hemophilus influenzae infections have long been considered to be a disease of childhood, recent reports have demonstrated an increasing frequency of serious Hemophilus influenzae infections in adults. A case of purulent H. influenzae pericarditis in a previously healthy adult without evidence of concurrent H....

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sink JD,Spray TL,Rankin JS

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most antiarrhythmic interventional therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF) have been provided with special focus on the treatment of left-sided valvular disease and enlarged left atrium but few studies have assessed AF associated with congenital heart disease and dilated right atrium. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Vitarelli A,Mangieri E,Gaudio C,Tanzilli G,Miraldi F,Capotosto L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases with acute myocardial infarction are presented. Both had thrombotic occlusion of the infarct-related artery. Following successful thrombolysis with streptokinase, coronary angiography was normal. These cases prove that "myocardial infarction with normal coronaries" can be associated with coronary thrombosis ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fernandez MS,Pichard AD,Marchant E,Lindsay J Jr

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe aortic regurgitation may be associated with premature aortic valve opening. Several possible etiologies for this diastolic opening have been suggested. We present a patient with hemodynamic data, M-mode and 2-D echocardiography in the setting of severe aortic regurgitation and diastolic aortic valve opening. Ou...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Martinez EE,Herman MV,Kay RH,Pontes SC Jr,Brandao AC,Pfefferman A,Arroyo JB,Portugal OP

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in the rural adults of Liaoning province of China. METHODS:The study was conducted in 2004-2006, using a multistage cluster sampling method to select a representative sample. A total of 45925 adults, 35 years or o...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sun Z,Zheng L,Wei Y,Li J,Zhang X,Zhang X,Liu S,Xu C,Li J,Zhao F,Dong G,Hu D,Sun Y

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental and clinical studies with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have suggested that these agents may reduce the risk of atherothrombotic events. Recent studies have identified the role of angiotensin II and ACE in the regulation of fibrinolysis. There is now substantial evidence that the renin-an...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Vaughan DE

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is limited data on electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities and their prognostic significance in women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM). We sought to characterize ECG findings in PPCM and explore the association of ECG findings with myocardial recovery and clinical outcomes. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothe...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Honigberg MC,Elkayam U,Rajagopalan N,Modi K,Briller JE,Drazner MH,Wells GL,McNamara DM,Givertz MM,IPAC Investigators.

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that immunoassay of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) provides a more sensitive measurement of myocardial necrosis than creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) mass concentration. HYPOTHESIS:The purpose of this study was to compare the release of cTnT and CK-MB isoenzyme in patients undergoing perc...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Abbas SA,Glazier JJ,Wu AH,Dupont C,Green SF,Pearsall LA,Waters DD,McKay RG

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the Rosenblueth-Simeone model, the heart rate (HR) is proportional to the sympathovagal balance. The individual proportionality constant is the intrinsic HR, which can be determined only invasively. The percentage low-frequency spectral HR variability power, relative to the low- plus high-frequency spectr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bootsma M,Swenne CA,Bruschke AV

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared with medical therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) does not reduce mortality or myocardial infarction in patients with stable angina. Therefore, PCI should be guided by refractory anginal symptoms and not just lesion characteristics. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that angiographic lesion c...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Atreya AR,Sivalingam SK,Arora S,Kashef MA,Fitzgerald J,Visintainer P,Lotfi A,Rothberg MB

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various types of pulmonary venous return abnormalities have been described in the literature. This report presents a case in which a 4-h-old neonate presented with cyanotic heart disease and respiratory distress. This neonate was subsequently shown to have complete absence of the pulmonary veins (CAPV), a previously u...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ralston MA,Teske DW

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man was investigated for dyspnea on exertion and the presence of a pansystolic murmur. Physical examination revealed dextrocardia confirmed by chest radiograph, which also showed oligemic right lung field. Subsequent cardiac catheterization revealed secundum atrial septal defect, persistent left sided su...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yip AS,Chow WH,Lee DF,Cheung KL

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2002, coronary angiography is the only way to assess precisely the combination of proximal stenoses, distal target vessels, collaterals, microcirculation, and TIMI antegrade flow. At the time of coronary angiography, global LV function is best determined using biplane ventriculography in order to correlate wall mot...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Conti CR

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ECG U-wave inversion can be classified as initial and terminal U inversion according to the phasic relationship to positive U-wave deflection. Initial U inversion is occasionally observed in hypertensive patients while terminal U inversion frequently appears during severe myocardial ischemia. HYPOTHESIS:The...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Miwa K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A space-occupying mass of the right atrium was found by two-dimensional echocardiography and angiography in a 68-year-old woman whose clinical diagnosis indicated multiple pulmonary emboli. Since right heart myxomas frequently cause pulmonary thromboembolism, the patient was initially diagnosed by noninvasive and inva...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Buckingham TA,Williams GA,Aker UT,Kennedy HL

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment advances for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis including transcatheter and open surgical valve replacement have improved patient survival, length of stay, and speed to recovery. However, paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) is occasionally seen and when moderate or greater in severity is associated with an at l...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Randall MH,Lewandowski TJ,Choi C,Beaver TM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00