Long-term tracking of cardiovascular risk factors among men and women in a large population-based health system: the Vorarlberg Health Monitoring & Promotion Programme.

abstract：AIM:We tested the hypothesis that dapagliflozin may regress left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS AND RESULTS:We randomly assigned 66 people (mean age 67 ± 7 years, 38 males) with T2D, LVH, and controlled blood pressure (BP) to receive dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily or placeb...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brown AJM,Gandy S,McCrimmon R,Houston JG,Struthers AD,Lang CC

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The slope and pressure half-time of the aortic regurgitant velocity spectrum have been used as non-invasive markers of regurgitant severity. Recent in vitro and theoretical work, however, has suggested a confounding effect of systemic vascular resistance and left ventricular compliance on these parameters. To study th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Griffin BP,Flachskampf FA,Reimold SC,Lee RT,Thomas JD

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:It has previously been demonstrated that the ratio of early mitral inflow velocity to global diastolic strain rate (E/e'sr) is a significant predictor of cardiac events in specific patient populations. The utility of this measurement to predict cardiovascular events in a general population has not been evaluated. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lassen MCH,Biering-Sørensen SR,Olsen FJ,Skaarup KG,Tolstrup K,Qasim AN,Møgelvang R,Jensen JS,Biering-Sørensen T

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We evaluated the feasibility and the acute performance of the everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) for the treatment of patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:The present investigation is a prospective, single-arm, single-centre study,...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Diletti R,Karanasos A,Muramatsu T,Nakatani S,Van Mieghem NM,Onuma Y,Nauta ST,Ishibashi Y,Lenzen MJ,Ligthart J,Schultz C,Regar E,de Jaegere PP,Serruys PW,Zijlstra F,van Geuns RJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Danish Verapamil Infarction Trial II (DAVIT II) intervention with verapamil significantly decreased the first major event rate (i.e. reinfarction or death) in patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction. As calcium channel antagonists might have a detrimental effect in patients with heart failure, the ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jespersen CM

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Coronary plaque characteristics are associated with ischaemia. Differences in plaque volumes and composition may explain the discordance between coronary stenosis severity and ischaemia. We evaluated the association between coronary stenosis severity, plaque characteristics, coronary computed tomography angiograph...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gaur S,Øvrehus KA,Dey D,Leipsic J,Bøtker HE,Jensen JM,Narula J,Ahmadi A,Achenbach S,Ko BS,Christiansen EH,Kaltoft AK,Berman DS,Bezerra H,Lassen JF,Nørgaard BL

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To describe patient characteristics, pre-hospital delay, treatment, complications and outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted to hospitals in Germany. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study was of prospective observational multicentre design. Those involved were consecutive patients with acute Q-wave...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rustige J,Schiele R,Burczyk U,Koch A,Gottwik M,Neuhaus KL,Tebbe U,Uebis R,Senges J

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular arrhythmias present with strongly varying intensity. This spontaneous variability makes it difficult to use one of the existing arrhythmia grading systems for risk or therapy efficacy studies. We attempted to explain the variability by the changing autonomic, ischaemic, circadian, and rhythmic factors. Fou...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Janssen MJ,Swenne CA,Manger Cats V,van Bemmel JH,Bruschke AV

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test whether N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was independently associated with, and improved the prediction of, cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a primary prevention cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS), a cohort of middle-aged men with hy...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Welsh P,Doolin O,Willeit P,Packard C,Macfarlane P,Cobbe S,Gudnason V,Di Angelantonio E,Ford I,Sattar N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between pulse pressure (PP) and cardiovascular outcomes in a large, elderly, coronary artery disease (CAD) population with hypertension, and compare the predictive power of PP with other blood pressure measures. METHODS AND RESULTS:In INternational VErapamil...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bangalore S,Messerli FH,Franklin SS,Mancia G,Champion A,Pepine CJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In patients with sick sinus syndrome, bradycardia can be treated with a single-lead pacemaker or a dual-chamber pacemaker. Previous trials have revealed that pacing modes preserving atrio-ventricular synchrony are superior to single-lead ventricular pacing, but it remains unclear if there is any difference between...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nielsen JC,Thomsen PE,Højberg S,Møller M,Vesterlund T,Dalsgaard D,Mortensen LS,Nielsen T,Asklund M,Friis EV,Christensen PD,Simonsen EH,Eriksen UH,Jensen GV,Svendsen JH,Toff WD,Healey JS,Andersen HR,DANPACE Investigato

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) was performed in a first group of 20 patients with stable angina pectoris caused by significant coronary stenosis, and long-term follow-up was evaluated. Prototype 4 to 5.5 French multifibre catheters with 18-20 quartz fibres of 100 microns diameter, concentricall...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kochs M,Haerer W,Eggeling T,Hoeher M,Schmidt A,Hombach V

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracoronary ultrasound was performed at diagnostic coronary angiography and 10 days later in a 45-year-old patient with a 3-day history of acute inferior myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed considerable stenosis (80%) in the distal right coronary artery (RCA) (pre the crux) and what appeared to be a d...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ge J,Haude M,Görge G,Liu F,Erbel R

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), left ventricular (LV) systolic function, and mitral filling pattern (MFP) are prognostic indicators in patients with heart failure (HF). This study evaluated the potential role of E/Ea for predicting cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with suspected HF. This non-invasive measur...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Whalley GA,Wright SP,Pearl A,Gamble GD,Walsh HJ,Richards M,Doughty RN

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degenerative mitral valve disease has become the major cause of mitral regurgitation in North America; it is incumbent on surgeons to know repair techniques and to document their results. Fortunately, improvements in myocardial protection have been concurrent with the evolution of mitral valve repair in our country. T...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Loop FD,Cosgrove DM,Stewart WJ

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In experimental studies the recovery of pressure distal to stenotic valve orifices has been well described. We evaluated the extent, determinants, and clinical importance of pressure recovery in patients with aortic valve stenosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study was performed in 37 patients with aortic valve steno...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schöbel WA,Voelker W,Haase KK,Karsch KR

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the systolic and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV) in relation to age and the severity of impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), we performed M-mode, two-dimensional and pulsed-wave Doppler echocardiography in 45 male subjects with DMD aged 8 to 25 years and in 40 age-matched healthy...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Takenaka A,Yokota M,Iwase M,Miyaguchi K,Hayashi H,Saito H

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the number of individuals reaching 80 who are considered to be healthy is increasing, the very elderly are likely to have long-term conditions, to report symptoms and/or be taking at least one regular medication. The impact of antihypertensive treatment has to be taken into account in this context. The treatm...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Peters R,Beckett N,McCormack T,Fagard R,Fletcher A,Bulpitt C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effects of simvastatin only or combined with continuous hormone replacement therapy on the serum lipid profile in hypercholesterolaemic post-menopausal women. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred hypercholesterolaemic post-menopausal women were given either simvastatin 10 mg daily together with oestrog...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fak AS,Erenus M,Tezcan H,Caymaz O,Atagündüz P,Oktay S,Oktay A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the prevalence, clinical significance, and prognosis of latent Brugada syndrome (BrS) in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) unmasked by class 1C antiarrhythmic drugs. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between January 2000 and June 2008, all consecutive patients with new-onset AF, who after flecainide ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pappone C,Radinovic A,Manguso F,Vicedomini G,Sala S,Sacco FM,Ciconte G,Saviano M,Ferrari M,Sommariva E,Sacchi S,Ciaccio C,Kallergis EM,Santinelli V

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate efficacy and safety of intrapericardial treatment with the crystalloid corticosteroid triamcinolone in autoreactive pericardial effusion. METHODS AND RESULTS:Two hundred and sixty consecutive patients with pericarditis/myopericarditis underwent pericardiocentesis, pericardioscopy (Storz-AF1101B1), and...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maisch B,Ristić AD,Pankuweit S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased sympathetic tone is found in about 30% of patients with hypertension. This abnormality is closely associated with the metabolic syndrome of dyslipidaemia and hyperinsulinaemia. In this short review we discuss the mechanisms by which sympathetic over-activity could cause the metabolic syndrome. Sympathetic st...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Julius S

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study applies a non-invasive method to the quantitative evaluation of left ventricular stiffness in normal subjects and in patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). We have studied 20 patients with IHD and 25 healthy subjects. The third heart sound (S3) was detectable in all patients. We have correlated...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Baracca E,Longhini C,Aggio S,Brunazzi C,Aubert AE,Pansini R

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global phenomenon, and the magnitude of its increase in incidence and prevalence in low- and middle-income countries (LIMIC) has potentially major implications for those high-income countries that characterize much of the developed world. Cardiovascular disease remains...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gersh BJ,Sliwa K,Mayosi BM,Yusuf S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS :In the last decade, transcatheter aortic valve (TAV) replacement determined a paradigm shift in the treatment of patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Data on long-term TAV performance are still limited. We sought to evaluate the clinical and haemodynamic outcomes of the CoreValve self-expandable valv...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Testa L,Latib A,Brambilla N,De Marco F,Fiorina C,Adamo M,Giannini C,Angelillis M,Barbanti M,Sgroi C,Poli A,Ferrara E,Bruschi G,Russo CF,Matteo M,De Felice F,Musto C,Curello S,Colombo A,Tamburino C,Petronio AS,Be

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of abnormal gradients between the apical cavity and the subaortic valvular region of the left ventricle in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has traditionally been equated to a dynamic obstruction to left ventricular outflow. To examine this concept in more detail, left ventricular ejectio...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Murgo JP,Alter BR,Dorethy JF,Altobelli SA,Craig WE,McGranahan GM Jr

更新日期：1983-11-01 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：:Left ventricular flow patterns were studied at rest by colour flow Doppler echocardiography in 33 patients with mitral tilting-disc prostheses (group 1), in 38 patients with mitral tissue prostheses (group 2) and in 18 healthy volunteers (controls). A 'crossed' flow pattern was seen in 14 patients with mechanical (42%...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maire R,Ikram S,Odemuyiwa O,Groves PH,Lo SV,Banning AP,Hall RJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report concerns a patient with cardiac manifestation of Whipple's disease. For the first time, the gene that encodes the 16s rRNA of Tropheryma whippelii was identified in a native aortic valve by means of a polymerase chain reaction technique. DNA amplification gives evidence of Tropheryma whippelii as a causati...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wendler D,Mendoza E,Schleiffer T,Zander M,Maier M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) may be difficult in cases without valve obstruction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 111indium-labelled autologous platelet imaging in the detection of PVT. We studied 41 patients with 45 prostheses, mechanical (37) or biological (8), ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Acar J,Vahanian A,Dorent R,Fauchet M,Mundler O,Michel PL,Roger V,Cormier B

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00