[Relationship between duration of arrhythmia and subsequent preventive effect of disopyramide after cardioversion in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation].

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study assessed the relationship between coronary flow reserve and functional recovery of left ventricular wall motion in patients with tako-tsubo-like transient left ventricular dysfunction. METHODS:Coronary flow reserve was measured using the Doppler guide wire technique in the left descending coronar...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kume T,Akasaka T,Kawamoto T,Watanabe N,Yoshitani H,Akiyama M,Koyama Y,Neishi Y,Tsukiji M,Yoshida K

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seasonal variations in cardiovascular disease is well recognized. However, little is known about the presentations and outcomes of Japanese heart failure (HF) patients in the winter season. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used a single hospital-based cohort from the Shinken Database 2004-2012, comprising all new pat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kaneko H,Suzuki S,Goto M,Arita T,Yuzawa Y,Yagi N,Murata N,Yajima J,Oikawa Y,Sagara K,Otsuka T,Matsuno S,Kano H,Uejima T,Nagashima K,Kirigaya H,Sawada H,Aizawa T,Yamashita T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several clinical studies have evaluated plasma adiponectin levels in response to chronic heart failure, little is known about the relation between cardiac function and metabolic factors including adiponectin in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed 50 cons...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kimura K,Miura S,Iwata A,Sugihara M,Arimura T,Nishikawa H,Kawamura A,Saku K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term follow-up data concerning coronary patients treated for acute myocardial infarction with intracoronary thrombolysis (ICT) or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) are sparse. In this study, the early and long-term outcomes in 95 patients undergoing only ICT (group I) and 190 patients undergoi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Mori T,Nosaka H,Kimura T,Nobuyoshi M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial fibrosis is the major factor that regulates left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. Pioglitazone, an anti-diabetic drug, is reported to improve the LV diastolic function in diabetic patients, but its influence on myocardial fibrosis has not been clarified. We evaluated the effect of pioglitazone...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Terui G,Goto T,Katsuta M,Aoki I,Ito H

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction has been increasing. However, the choice of treatment remains controversial. Medical records of 310 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction were reviewed. Two retrospective analyses were performed. 1) Patients were divided into the elderly g...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kagoshima M,Miyashita Y,Takei K,Kawakami T,Ichikawa Y,Katai S,Abe K,Ito K,Sakurai S,Owa M

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As few studies have examined physical functioning changes after cardiac surgery, the factors related to the decline in physical functioning remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the factors related to physical functioning decline after cardiac surgery in older patients. METHODS:The final study sam...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Itagaki A,Saitoh M,Okamura D,Kawamura T,Otsuka S,Tahara M,Mori Y,Kamisaka K,Ochi Y,Yuguchi S,Kato M,Morisawa T,Takahashi T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 39 patients with idiopathic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF group), the incidence of the abnormal P wave morphology (prolonged P wave and mitral P in lead II and increased P terminal force in lead V1: PTF V1) was examined, and the relationships to the electrophysiologic findings of the atrial muscle were invest...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Liu Z,Hayano M,Hirata T,Quin Y,Tsukahara K,Ishimatsu T,Sakamoto R,Iliev I,Iwamoto K,Ueyama C,Yano K

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) complicating double rupture; interventricular septum and ventricular free wall ruptures, were studied. All patients had histories of hypertension, and pre-infarction angina pectoris of short duration less than 8 days without previous MI. The sites of infarction were ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Daikoku S,Haze K,Ogawa H,Kawaguchi M,Nonogi H,Fukami K,Sumiyoshi T,Hiramori K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the clinical significance of iodine-123 beta-methyl-p-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid(BMIPP) single photon emission computed tomography(SPECT), the predictive value of BMIPP imaging in patients with angina pectoris was evaluated. METHODS:One hundred seventy-four patients who underwent BMIPP imaging ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hatano T,Chikamori T,Kamada T,Morishima T,Hida S,Yanagisawa H,Iino H,Yamashina A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the relative importance of the anatomical characteristics of the coronary artery distribution and the sites of the arterial stenoses in relation to infarct size, 21 patients with old myocardial infarction and angiographically-proven 90% or greater stenoses (AHA classification) of one of the major coronary ar...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kamihata H,Kurimoto T,Shimada T,Karakawa M,Matsuura T,Ogura E,Hata T,Hamaguchi Y,Inada M,Nishiyama Y

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although tolvaptan is a recently approved drug for heart failure and causes aquaresis without affecting renal function, its clinical efficacy for patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is yet to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a prospective observational study in patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Matsue Y,Suzuki M,Seya M,Iwatsuka R,Mizukami A,Nagahori W,Ohno M,Matsumura A,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoatherosclerosis (NA) is recognized as an important contributing factor to very late stent failure. The aim of this study was to investigate whether preprocedural underlying plaque morphology is associated with the development of NA using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:One-hundred thirteen st...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hoshino M,Yonetsu T,Kanaji Y,Usui E,Yamaguchi M,Hada M,Hamaya R,Kanno Y,Murai T,Lee T,Kakuta T

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery often show poor nutritional status, muscle wasting, and sarcopenia, which are reported to affect postoperative functional recovery and incidence of complications. Amino acids are essential in maintaining nutritional status, synthesizing muscle protein, and promotin...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ogawa M,Yoshida N,Satomi-Kobayashi S,Tsuboi Y,Komaki K,Wakida K,Gotake Y,Inoue T,Tanaka H,Yamashita T,Sakai Y,Izawa KP,Takahashi M,Ogawa W,Hirata KI

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been several case reports, a total of 22 up to the present, of toxoplasma pericarditis. Out of them, in only a few cases the diagnosis was properly made with a proof of the microscopic presence of Toxoplasma gondii. This is the first report of toxoplasma pericarditis in which the presence of Toxoplasma gond...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sano J,Saitoh H,Kobayashi Y,Ikeda M,Kodani E,Takayama M,Kishida H,Takano T,Yano A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac catheterization in anticoagulated patients is usually performed after the anticoagulation has been withdrawn, at least in the previous 48h, and sometimes bridging therapy with heparin is used. METHODS:A prospective observational study including 489 patients undergoing transradial catheterization was...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Gallego-Sánchez G,Gallardo-López A,Córdoba-Soriano JG,Gutiérrez-Díez A,Melehi D,Barrionuevo-Sánchez MI,Jiménez-Mazuecos J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of catheter intervention for adult congenital heart diseases was evaluated in 27 patients aged 20 to 52 years (mean age at catheterization 25 +/- 7 years) from 1986 to 1996. Four patients had pulmonary valve stenosis, four had aortic valve stenosis, three had coarctation of the aorta, 10 had pulmonary art...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nakanishi T,Tsuji T,Kondoh C,Park I,Kawana M,Magosaki N,Takahashi S,Nakazawa M,Koyanagi H,Imai Y,Kasanuki H,Momma K

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the mechanism for the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been investigated by many pathological and clinical studies, it has not been adequately clarified yet. Although the disruption of vulnerable plaque is a well-known cause of acute MI, there are many silent plaque disruptions detected in t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ueda Y,Kosugi S,Abe H,Ozaki T,Mishima T,Date M,Uematsu M,Koretsune Y

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a very rare case of pure septal infarction, which was closely examined with detailed electrocardiography (ECG). The patient is a 65-year-old man, who underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for exercise-induced angina. During PTCA for the target lesions in the left anterior descending...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tamura A,Kataoka H,Yano S,Kanzaki K,Mikuriya Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the influence of atrioventricular asynchronous contraction on left and right ventricular performance, pulsed Doppler echocardiographic studies were performed in 10 patients who received permanent pacemaker (VVI mode), but without significant heart disease except for complete heart block. After setting t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Mizobuchi H,Tanigawa N,Komaki K,Ozawa Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple antithrombotic therapy increases the risk of bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT). However, whether warfarin control is associated with reduced cardiovascular events and major bleeding events in patients undergo...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Konishi H,Miyauchi K,Kasai T,Tsuboi S,Ogita M,Naito R,Dohi T,Tamura H,Okazaki S,Daida H

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of our study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) for the identification and quantification of mitral valve regurgitation in comparison with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). METHODS:Twenty-six patients (15 females, 11 males with a mean age of 44.6±14...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Vural M,Ucar O,Celebi OO,Cicekcioglu H,Durmaz HA,Selvi NA,Koparal S,Aydogdu S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global coronary flow reserve (g-CFR) provides powerful prognostic information. The relationship between g-CFR and the regional physiological indices of fractional flow reserve (FFR), coronary flow reserve (r-CFR), and the index of microcirculatory resistance remains undetermined. This study aimed to assess t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hamaya R,Fukuda T,Sugano A,Kanaji Y,Hada M,Kanno Y,Yuki H,Hoshino M,Yonetsu T,Kakuta T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the serum levels of myosin light chain 1 (MLC1) during the acute phase of myocardial infarction, the MLC1 and creatine kinase (CK) levels were measured in samples from 59 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction. The serum concentration of MLC1 increased rapidly, reaching an early peak in 2...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Okumachi F,Yoshikawa J,Koizumi K,Shiratori K,Yoshida K,Akasaka T,Maeda K,Takagi T,Minagoe S,Kato H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relation between systolic blood pressure (sBP) on admission and the extent of fluid re-distribution in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate this relation. METHODS:We enrolled consecutive patients who were admitted for AHF in our cardiology department a...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Uehara K,Yamamoto Y,Hatsuse S,Isotani Y,Fukuyama M,Yanagisawa K,Yamamoto K,Takizawa M,Uozumi H,Ikenouchi H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year old woman with schizophrenia was admitted to our hospital on November 26, 2002 under a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction because of ST segment elevation in leads V2-V5 and positive serum cardiac troponin T level. Emergent coronary angiography showed no significant stenosis, but left ventriculography d...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Amaya K,Shirai T,Kodama T,Kasao M,Tsuchida K,Asano K,Inoue K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transvenous mitral valvuloplasty (PTMV) using the Inoue balloon was performed in 18 patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis. They were seven men and 11 women, ranging in age from 38 to 77 years (mean 59 +/- 10 years). Among them, 13 were categorized as NYHA class II; four as class III; and one as class ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Saito S,Ohtani K,Mochizuki T,Tohjo O,Arai H,Kubori S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left atrial (LA) enlargement has been documented to occur in hypertension (HT), and has been an index for evaluating the diastolic function of the left ventricle. Enlargement of the LA is one of the vital factors that induce heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with HT. METHODS AND SUBJECT...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Chen Y,Sato H,Watanabe N,Adachi T,Kodani N,Sato M,Takahashi N,Kitamura J,Sato H,Yamaguchi K,Yoshitomi H,Tanabe K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year-old woman was admitted to our department because of acute myocarditis. She was ameliorated with conventional heart failure treatment, however she developed left ventricular dilatation and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) was elevated again to >1.0 ng/ml 6 month after the first admission. She was re-admitted because...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kadota S,Takeuchi Y,Izuhara M,Baba O,Shioji K,Uegaito T,Kadota E,Matsuda M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between onset of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and weather conditions, to determine whether days in which AMI onset is likely can be predicted. METHODS AND RESULTS:Of the 929 patients admitted to our hospitals in Kagoshima prefecture with AMI, subjec...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Amiya S,Nuruki N,Tanaka Y,Tofuku K,Fukuoka Y,Sata N,Kashima K,Tsubouchi H

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00