Abstract:
:A patient undergoing coronary artery bypass was found to have a giant epicardial lipoma weighing 1.36 kg which was excised uneventfully. The radiological and pathophysiological features are considered, and the options for management discussed.
journal_name
Int J Cardioljournal_title
International journal of cardiologyauthors
Eng J,Ruiz K,Kay PHdoi
10.1016/0167-5273(92)90140-xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1992-10-01 00:00:00pages
115-7issue
1eissn
0167-5273issn
1874-1754pii
0167-5273(92)90140-Xjournal_volume
37pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:Chest pain is a common symptom among patients contacting the emergency medical services (EMS). Risk stratification of these patients is warranted before arrival in hospital, regarding likelihood of an acute life-threatening condition (LTC). AIM:To identify factors associated with an increased risk of acute ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.066
更新日期:2016-09-15 00:00:00
abstract::We described a complication during percutaneous coronary intervention. A bleeding into the left atrial wall occurred after stenting of the right coronary artery. Echocardiography revealed the diagnosis of a left atrial intramural hematoma. Conservative treatment was performed. After 4 weeks the hematoma resolved compl...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.145
更新日期:2010-05-28 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Sports activity has been associated with the development of atrial arrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is frequently observed after successful ablation for atrial flutter. Sports activity as a risk factor for AF development after flutter ablation has not been studied. METHODS:We analyzed outcome in 137 ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.02.043
更新日期:2006-02-08 00:00:00
abstract::"Pericardial effusion and tamponade are recognised complications of permanent transvenous pacemakers implantation. This is more common when active fixation leads are used. We describe a patient who developed right ventricular failure with significant pericardial effusion following permanent transvenous pacemaker impla...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.11.055
更新日期:2005-03-30 00:00:00
abstract::This study evaluated the relation between left atrial appendage (LAA) function and LAA spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) or thrombus formation. Seventy-five patients (45 men and 30 women, aged 14-79 years) referred for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) were examined for LAA area (maximal and minimal), LAA ejection ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(94)90091-4
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Sleep disordered breathing, especially obstructive sleep apnea, is associated with endothelial dysfunction in both adults and children. However, the role of primary snoring (PS) on endothelial function has not been investigated. This study aimed to examine flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) in both normal weig...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.05.108
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is growing evidence that transradial (TRI) as compared to transfemoral (TFI) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with improved clinical outcome driven by less hemorrhagic complications, in particular in STEMI patients receiving aggressive antithrombotic treatment. Feasibility rate of...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.10.024
更新日期:2013-09-30 00:00:00
abstract::We would like to present and discuss the dilemma of an unusual right coronary artery anomaly in two cases. Double right coronary artery or a high take off of a large right ventricular branch are two diagnostic possibilities that may provide difficulty in differentiating such an unusual orientation of coronary arteries...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(01)00595-2
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Statistical analysis comparing mortality rates from coronary arterial disease with food consumption in 21 countries belonging to the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development is presented. In a preliminary process correlation coefficients are calculated for coronary mortality and all food items appearing in...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(88)90262-8
更新日期:1988-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND AND AIMS:It is well known that beta-blockers are useful in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). These favourable effects have recently been observed even in elderly CHF patients. Objectives of the present study were to evaluate the feasibility, tolerability and safety of carvedilol therapy in a cohort ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.03.028
更新日期:2006-02-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Therapeutic and prognostic implications of subclinical thyroid dysfunction in patients with heart failure (HF) are unclear. We compared the prognostic impact of euthyroidism, subclinical thyroid dysfunction, and euthyroid sick syndrome (ESS) in systolic HF. METHODS:We included 1032 patients hospitalized for...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.064
更新日期:2013-09-20 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Determining the adherence to ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines and its influence on the survival of patients with atrial fibrillation. METHODS:Prospective observational study of patients discharged during 2007 from an Internal Medicine department with a main or secondary diagnose of atrial fibrillation. The stroke...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.098
更新日期:2014-09-20 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Effects of potassium supplementation on vascular function remain conflicting. This meta-analysis aimed to summarized current literature to fill the gaps in knowledge. METHODS:A literature search was performed on PubMed database through April, 2016. The measurements of vascular function included pulse wave v...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.10.119
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The antiarrhythmic effect of oral propafenone was evaluated in 10 patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome presenting with non-ventricular arrhythmias (paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia n = 7, atrial fibrillation or flutter n = 3). The mean age was 38 +/- 13 years, the dose varied from 300 to 900 mg three ti...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(90)90192-8
更新日期:1990-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with death, end-stage renal disease, and heart failure in patients with coronary heart disease. This study investigated the association between AKI and long-term risk of stroke. METHODS AND RESULTS:50,244 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) i...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.049
更新日期:2013-10-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The Jing-Mai (variously translated as the Channel, Vessel or Meridians), as described by traditional Chinese medicine, probably exists and has represented the connections between various parts of human body during embryonic development. According to the Chinese theories, there are 14 major Jing-Mai within th...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(02)00426-6
更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::A total of 664 high school students having >or=1 episode of syncope and 560 students without syncope (controls) underwent 12-lead ECG. A significant QT prolongation was defined as corrected QT (QTc)>470 ms in male and >480 ms in female. A diagnosis of LQTS was made by Schwartz's score. Most students had only 1 episode...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.102
更新日期:2009-01-24 00:00:00
abstract::In order to study the interrelationship between left ventricular afterload, estimated from the mean left ventricular wall stress, and the mechanical properties of the aorta, we have simultaneously measured systemic arterial compliance and left ventricular wall stress in 19 patients with congestive cardiomyopathy. The ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(84)90113-x
更新日期:1984-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Global left ventricular (LV) afterload as assessed by valvulo-arterial impedance (Zva), may be an independent predictor of mortality in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF). However, its quantification using echocardiography may be subject to error measurement...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.180
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bilateral coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula is very rare. We describe a 70-year-old female patient with communicating bilateral coronary artery to pulmonary artery fistula identified on coronary angiography and coronary computed tomography angiography. ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.132
更新日期:2011-06-02 00:00:00
abstract:AIMS:To investigate the role of mesoderm/mesenchyme homeobox gene l (Meox1) in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) phenotypic modulation during vascular remodeling. METHODS AND RESULTS:By using immunostaining, Western blot, and histological analyses, we found that Meox1 was up-regulated in PDGF-BB-treated SMCs in vitr...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.10.098
更新日期:2018-01-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Mutations in SCN5A, the gene encoding the α-subunit of the cardiac sodium channel (NaV1.5), are associated with a broad spectrum of inherited cardiac arrhythmia disorders. The purpose of this study was to identify the genetic and functional determinants underlying a Dutch family that presented with a combine...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.113
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Noninvasive assessment of coronary plaque is important for coronary risk stratification. Whereas integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound (IB-IVUS) has proven effective for analysis of the tissue components of coronary plaque, plaque assessment by 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.04.002
更新日期:2011-05-19 00:00:00
abstract::The effects of ACE inhibitors on the stenosed kidney in patients with unilateral arterial stenosis are not well characterised. While there are conflicting reports, some experimental and clinical evidence suggest that the stenosed kidney may undergo atrophy: secondary to effective blood pressure lowering and decreased ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(95)02541-3
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hyperthyroidism is a major cause of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictors of AF in the patients with clinical and subclinical hyperthyroidism. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study population consisted of four groups: group I (57 euthyroid healthy persons), gr...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.11.040
更新日期:2005-03-10 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) z-score and left atrial (LA) size in childhood and to determine whether LA size differs between healthy weight (HW), overweight (OW) and obese (OB) children. BACKGROUND:LA enlargement is an independent risk factor for adverse cardiovascular outcomes....
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.157
更新日期:2010-05-14 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:As drug-eluting stent (DES) has almost overcome the disadvantage of frequent restenosis, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) has been introduced to avoid complications of cardiopulmonary bypass. However, which approach may promise better outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease remains...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.182
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Handgrip strength (HGS) and gait speed (GS) are objective components of the frailty syndrome in the elderly, and are associated with increased all-cause mortality. However, their association with cardiovascular (CVD) mortality is less lucid. The present systematic review aims to summarize the available liter...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.04.068
更新日期:2016-07-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Intraventricular conduction disturbances are associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, data about factors associated with intraventricular conduction disturbances are sparse. We aimed to identify the clinical factors associated with intraventricular conduction disturbance...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.12.012
更新日期:2020-12-10 00:00:00
abstract::The intrinsic cardiac responses to 2-months Nigella sativa (black seed) oral supplementation (800 mg/kg) in rats were investigated. The isolated hearts were perfused in a Langendorff preparation to demonstrate the effects of N. sativa on the baseline inotropic and chronotropic functions and the myocardial flow rate. N...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.075
更新日期:2009-01-24 00:00:00