Dynamic assessment of myocardial involvement in patients with end-stage renal disease by ultrasonic tissue characterization and serum markers of collagen metabolism.

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antihypertensive effect of a new calcium antagonist, clentiazem, on inpatients or outpatients with essential hypertension. After blood pressure was stable and greater than 160/95 mmHg with placebo for at least a 2-week observation period, oral clentiazem was administered o...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kawakita S,Kinoshita M,Ishikawa H,Kagoshima T,Katori R,Ishikawa K,Hirota Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is independently associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and calcific aortic valve stenosis. Elevated Lp(a) affects approximately one in five individuals and meaningfully contributes to the residual cardiovascular risk in individuals with otherwise well-controlled risk factors. Wi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Berman AN,Biery DW,Ginder C,Hulme OL,Marcusa D,Leiva O,Wu WY,Singh A,Divakaran S,Hainer J,Turchin A,Januzzi JL,Natarajan P,Cannon CP,Di Carli MF,Bhatt DL,Blankstein R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1350 patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction, serum potassium levels during the first 3 days in hospital was correlated to clinical history and clinical course. A higher incidence of hypokalemia was observed in women, in patients with hypertension, and in those on chronic diuretic treatment. Patients wi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Herlitz J,Hjalmarson A,Bengtson A

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The extracellular matrix tissue of the myocardium importantly contributes to left ventricular (LV) performance. Inherited connective tissue disorders related to the FBN1 gene could involve cardiac interstitium resulting in functional abnormalities. HYPOTHESIS:To disclose a primary involvement of myocardium,...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Porciani MC,Giurlani L,Chelucci A,Pepe G,Giusti BH,Brunelli T,Attanasio M,Martinucci P,Fattrori R,Abbatea R,Gensini GF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At a recent Transcatheter Therapeutics meeting in San Francisco the PROSPECT Trial was presented by Dr. Greg Stone. Prospect stands for Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree. This was a natural history study of atherosclerosis using multi-modality intracoronary imaging to p...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Conti CR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac anatomy and rhythm were evaluated in the fetuses of 18 pregnant women (between 20 and 42 weeks of gestation) referred because of abnormal fetal heart rate or rhythm. Utilizing a 3 MHz two-dimensional scan head with M-mode capability, M-mode recordings were obtained at paper speeds of 50 and 100 mm/s from 16 fe...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Crowley DC,Dick M,Rayburn WF,Rosenthal A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current guidelines for the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are broad and significantly increase the cost of caring for patients with heart failure. In an effort to identify the specific subset of patients who benefit from this therapy, the predictive value of numerous echocardiographic ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Dorosz JL,Aaronson KD,Good ED,Kolias TJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The most recent published guidelines regarding management of patients surviving an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) advocate the administration of aspirin (ASA), beta blockers (BB), and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and discourages the use of calcium-channel blockers (CCB). Previous data c...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Axtell SS,Ludwig E,Lope-Candales P

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy for acute myocardial infarction has advanced dramatically since the early 1980s with the use of early intravenous fibrinolytic therapy. Combining low-dose fibrinolysis and platelet lysis appears to provide an additional increase in infarct-related artery (IRA) patency, but the large-scale mortality reduction t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gassler JP,Topol EJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathophysiology of malignant hypertension, of which underlying disease was essential hypertension (EHT) in 33 cases and chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN) in 26 cases, was studied with reference to the renin-angiotensin system. Plasma renin activity (PRA) was significantly higher in the EHT than in the CGN group, and an...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kawazoe N,Eto T,Abe I,Takishita S,Ueno M,Kobayashi K,Uezono K,Muratani H,Kimura Y,Tomita Y

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a family of 4 members, all of whom have had multifocal, recurrent atrial myxomas associated with skin pigmentation, melanotic schwannomas, mucocutaneous myxomas, and tumors of the ovary and pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid glands. Immunochemistry of the myxoma cells is positive for calretinin, confirming t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Shetty Roy AN,Radin M,Sarabi D,Shaoulian E

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2011 Update of the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guideline for Women is designed to help women and their physicians understand cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risks and undertake practical steps that are most effective in preventing heart disease and stroke. Defining a woman's risk st...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wenger NK

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:The mechanism of inferior ST depression during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for the left anterior descending artery (LAD) was studied in 108 patients with isolated LAD lesion. In 49 patients (Group I) ST depression in inferior leads was observed, and 59 patients (Group II) showed no inferior S...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hiasa Y,Wada T,Hamai K,Nakaya Y,Mori H

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sex-based differences in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mortality may attenuate with age due to better symptom recognition and prompt care. HYPOTHESIS:Age is a modifier of temporal trends in sex-based differences in ACS care. METHODS:Among 104 817 eligible patients with ACS enrolled in the AHA Get With the ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Udell JA,Fonarow GC,Maddox TM,Cannon CP,Frank Peacock W,Laskey WK,Grau-Sepulveda MV,Smith EE,Hernandez AF,Peterson ED,Bhatt DL,Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Investigators.

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic evidence suggests that an elevated heart rate (HR) is an adverse and independent prognostic factor in arterial hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. Although diltiazem is characterized as an HR-lowering calcium antagonist, no studies have quantified the magnitude of HR changes in pati...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Boden WE,Vray M,Eschwege E,Lauret D,Scheldewaert R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite efforts targeting the growth of healthcare spending within the United States, the current increase in expenditures remains a widespread systemic issue. The overuse of healthcare testing has previously been identified as a modifiable contributing factor. One such test, echocardiography, has seen a con...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bethge A,Penciu O,Baksh S,Parve S,Lobraico J,Keller AM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), despite adequate anticoagulation, ischemic stroke (IS) is an uncommon yet concerning occurrence. HYPOTHESIS:Specific laboratory parameters may affect the efficacy of warfarin despite therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) in patient with AF who present wi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Aachi RV,Birnbaum LA,Topel CH,Seifi A,Hafeez S,Behrouz R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the bedside diagnosis of tricuspid regurgitation, the influence of manual pressure applied below the liver on lower left sternal border murmurs was determined in 23 patients. All 23 subjects had right ventriculograms and right atrial phonocardiograms. The sign was positive in 13 cases, including 3 who were ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gooch AS,Cha SD,Maranhao V

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relatively little information is available concerning the incidence of sudden death in athletes in the United States. The present study provides annual incidence rates of sudden athletic deaths in Marion County, Indiana, home of Indianapolis, the "amateur sports capital of the world." The overall incidence was 0.04% (...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Hawley DA,Clark MA,Pless JE

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:His-bundle ablation is a very effective method to control drug-refractory supraventricular arrhythmias. We present a 69-year-old woman with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, in whom several attempts of unipolar and bipolar His-bundle ablation were ineffective. Ultimately a stable 2/1 atrioventricular block was induced w...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pop T,Treese N,Erbel R,Von Olshausen K,Meyer J

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes 23 patients with aortic valve stenosis who underwent balloon valvuloplasty during life and had subsequent valve tissue examined at the time of aortic valve replacement or at necropsy. Of 23 stenotic aortic valves, 17 were examined within 30 days (early) after balloon dilation. Of these 94% had no...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Dorros G,Lewin RF,King JF,McKay C,van Tassel JW

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 73-year-old man with right heart failure and systolic and diastolic murmur at the fourth left intercostal space is described. There was a history of rheumatic fever. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed rheumatic change of the tricuspid valve with giant right atrium and ventricle, which was confirmed ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fujii S,Funaki K,Denzumi N

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin system regulates blood pressure and sodium homeostasis through a series of coordinated substrate-enzyme interactions. These interactions result in the production of angiotensin II (AII), which exerts a number of diverse biologic effects mediated through AII cell-surface receptors. Dysregulation o...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Oliverio MI,Coffman TM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been shown that nonischemic parts of the heart in myocardial infarction were separated from ischemic damaged ones by a sharp border zone. In this connection, the disturbance of contractile function of the myocardium of nonischemic parts is suggested to result from the infarction-concomitant emotional-...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Meerson FZ

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines recognize low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) below 100 mg/dl as an optimal level. Evidence supporting this is scant. Both LDL-C and C reactive protein (CRP) are known correlates of atherosclerosis progression. HYPOTHESIS:We examined t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kent SM,Coyle LC,Flaherty PJ,Markwood TT,Taylor AJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess right ventricular (RV) diastolic filling in coronary artery disease (CAD), with special reference to the involved lesions of the coronary arteries and left ventricular (LV) systolic function, gated radionuclide ventriculography was performed at rest in 106 patients with single-vessel CAD. Based on the site o...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yamagishi T,Matsuda Y,Nakatsuka M,Maeda J,Matsuda M

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VA Cooperative Studies Program #571 (DIVA) was designed to evaluate the efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) for reducing aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft (SVG) failure when compared with bare-metal stents (BMS) in participants undergoing stenting of de novo SVG lesions. Participants undergoing clinically in...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Brilakis ES,Banerjee S,Edson R,Shunk K,Goldman S,Holmes DR Jr,Bhatt DL,Rao SV,Smith MW,Sather M,Colling C,Kar B,Nielsen L,Conner T,Wagner T,Rangan BV,Ventura B,Lu Y,Holodniy M,Shih MC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most series of patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) of right bundle-branch block (RBBB)-left axis deviation (LAD) morphology include young individuals with no overt evidence of structural heart disease. In the present report, the clinical and electrophysiologic findings in two patients with verapamil-responsive ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Rechavia E,Strasberg B,Kusniec J,Sclarovsky S

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For decades, fasting for 8 to 12 hours has been recommended for measurement of lipid profiles. The effect of fasting on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides (TG) has been described in healthy cohorts and those with stable disease states. Recently, guidelines suggested that fasting ma...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Steen DL,Umez-Eronini AA,Guo J,Khan N,Cannon CP

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00