Invasive treatment in unstable coronary artery disease promotes health-related quality of life: results from the FRISC II trial.

abstract：:A 47-year-old man presented with exertional angina. Selective coronary arteriography showed complete systolic segmental occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery producing milking effect. Permanent relief of symptoms was achieved by surgical excision of myocardial bridges. Postoperative angiography per...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Betriu A,Tubau J,Sanz G,Magriña J,Navarro-Lopez F

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observational studies have shown apparently lower ischemic coronary disease risk in postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT). However, several recent studies have shown an increase in ischemic cardiac events when HRT is initiated in postmenopausal women with known coronary artery dise...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Williams MS,Vaidya D,Kickler T,Ouyang P

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that thrombolysis is used less often in blacks than in whites. However, whether the greater prevalence of contraindications or less specific electrocardiographic manifestations of myocardial infarction (MI) account for this difference is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studie...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Manhapra A,Khaja F,Syed M,Rybicki BA,Wulbrecht N,Alam M,Sabbah H,Goldstein S,Borzak S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic and echocardiographic data from 33 consecutive patients undergoing cardiac transplantation were correlated with endomyocardial biopsy results to determine whether reversible restrictive hemodynamics accompany histologic evidence of transplant rejection. During the study period 251 biopsy specimens were obt...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wilensky RL,Bourdillon PD,O'Donnell JA,Sharp SM,Armstrong WF,Fineberg NS,Himes V,Waller BF

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of endothelin-1 are elevated in patients with chronic heart failure; however, it is unknown whether changes in plasma endothelin-1 levels accurately reflect clinical response to therapy in these patients. To determine this, we measured plasma endothelin-1 in addition to functional, hemodynamic, and other...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Krum H,Gu A,Wilshire-Clement M,Sackner-Bernstein J,Goldsmith R,Medina N,Yushak M,Miller M,Packer M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In January 1997, experts from the United States, Europe, and Japan gathered at Stanford University to review their collective experience with intracoronary and noncoronary stenting and to identify and prioritize issues requiring further clinical investigation. This report summarizes the discussions that took place dur...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Oesterle SN,Whitbourn R,Fitzgerald PJ,Yeung AC,Stertzer SH,Dake MD,Yock PG,Virmani R

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chest pain in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in women; it is frequently associated with debilitating symptoms and repeated evaluations and may be caused by coronary microvascular dysfunction. However, the prevalence and determinants of microvascular dysfunction in these wo...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Reis SE,Holubkov R,Conrad Smith AJ,Kelsey SF,Sharaf BL,Reichek N,Rogers WJ,Merz CN,Sopko G,Pepine CJ,WISE Investigators.

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently revised American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines have suggested that exercise test scores be used in decisions concerning patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Pretest and exercise test scores derived for use in women without known CAD have not been teste...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Morise AP,Olson MB,Merz CN,Mankad S,Rogers WJ,Pepine CJ,Reis SE,Sharaf BL,Sopko G,Smith K,Pohost GM,Shaw L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depression is a common comorbidity associated with ischemic heart disease (IHD). There is growing evidence that psychological stress in general and depression in particular predispose to cardiovascular disease. Persons who have mental stress during daily life are at twice the risk of myocardial ischemia, and pat...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： O'connor CM,Gurbel PA,Serebruany VL

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular anomalies are a frequently reported feature of the fetal alcohol syndrome, but only rarely have such children been catheterized. This article fully described the cardiac anomaly in two infants with this syndrome. The malformations found in both cases include a ventricular septal defect, and the rather u...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Steeg CN,Woolf P

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurogenic component in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension has predominantly been analyzed with regard to the sympathetic part of the autonomous nervous system; the parasympathetic branch has largely been neglected. We investigated whether 54 normotensive (mean causal blood pressure [cBP]: 125 +/- 6/82 +/-...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Langewitz W,Rüddel H,Schächinger H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peculiar asynergy, which consists of hypokinesis or akinesis from the mid portion to the apical area and hyperkinesis of the basal area on contrast left ventriculogram, is rare. Because the end-systolic left ventriculogram looks like a "tako-tsubo," which was used for trapping octopuses in Japan, we proposed...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kurisu S,Sato H,Kawagoe T,Ishihara M,Shimatani Y,Nishioka K,Kono Y,Umemura T,Nakamura S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Racial differences in cardiovascular mortality among women remain largely unexplained. Preliminary data suggest that African American and Caucasian differences in endothelial function may parallel differential cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women. To further study differences in endothelial function bet...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Loehr LR,Espeland MA,Sutton-Tyrrell K,Burke GL,Crouse JR 3rd,Herrington DM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The potential exists for microcirculatory impairment during rotational coronary atherectomy (RA) due to embolization of plaque debris, platelet aggregation, or vasospasm. This prospective randomized pilot study aimed to confirm favorable effects of nicorandil during RA compared with verapamil. METHODS:We ra...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Matsuo H,Watanabe S,Watanabe T,Warita S,Kojima T,Hirose T,Iwama M,Ono K,Takahashi H,Segawa T,Minatoguchi S,Fujiwara H

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral endothelial dysfunction (ED) quantified by the determination of flow-mediated dilation (FMD%) of the brachial artery with the use of high-resolution ultrasound is an early marker of atherosclerosis. Although a positive correlation with coronary artery disease (CAD) has been reported, the unanswere...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Schroeder S,Enderle MD,Ossen R,Meisner C,Baumbach A,Pfohl M,Herdeg C,Oberhoff M,Haering HU,Karsch KR

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal antithrombotic treatment after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is unknown and determined empirically. The direct factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban may potentially reduce TAVR-related thrombotic complications and premature valve failure. DESIGN:GALILEO is an international, randomized, ope...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Windecker S,Tijssen J,Giustino G,Guimarães AH,Mehran R,Valgimigli M,Vranckx P,Welsh RC,Baber U,van Es GA,Wildgoose P,Volkl AA,Zazula A,Thomitzek K,Hemmrich M,Dangas GD

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluate a simple, bedside test that measures 1-minute heart rate variability in deep breathing as a predictor of death after myocardial infarction. METHODS:Bedside heart rate variability was assessed in 185 consecutive patients 5.1 +/- 2.5 days after a first myocardial infarction. Patients were instruct...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Katz A,Liberty IF,Porath A,Ovsyshcher I,Prystowsky EN

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Implantation of drug-eluting stents has emerged as the predominant percutaneous revascularization strategy in diabetic patients, despite limited outcomes data. Accordingly, our aim was to conduct a meta-analysis to assess the benefit and safety profile of drug-eluting stents in diabetic patients. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kumbhani DJ,Bavry AA,Kamdar AR,Helton TJ,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the feasibility of synchronized retroperfusion (SRP) as a support device of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) for high-risk patients, 10 patients with left main trunk or near left main trunk obstruction underwent PTCA with SRP. An 8.5F retroperfusion catheter was inserted from the antecubit...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nanto S,Nishida K,Hirayama A,Mishima M,Komamura K,Masai M,Sakakibara T,Kodama K

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multidisciplinary disease management programs (MDMP) have demonstrated reduced hospitalizations in motivated pretransplant heart failure populations, but little is known about their effectiveness in largely indigent patients who are not transplant candidates. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 35 patients with ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： O'Connell AM,Crawford MH,Abrams J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is histopathologically characterized by myocyte hypertrophy, disarray, interstitial fibrosis, and small intramural coronary arteriole dysplasia, which contribute to disease progression. Longitudinal systolic and early diastolic strain rate (SR) measurements by speckle tracki...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kobayashi T,Popovic Z,Bhonsale A,Smedira NG,Tan C,Rodriguez ER,Thamilarasan M,Lytle BW,Lever HM,Desai MY

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) device technologies are often rapidly adopted into clinical practice, yet few studies have examined the overall impact of these new technologies on patient outcomes in community practice. METHODS:In hopes of determining temporal trends in PCI outcomes, we used da...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rao SV,Hess CN,Dai D,Green CL,Peterson ED,Douglas PS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postinterventional cognitive dysfunction (PICD) is a known complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, it is largely unknown whether PICD occurs after coronary catheterization. METHODS:Neuropsychologic data were obtained from 37 patients who received coronary catheterization and 47 pati...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Schwarz N,Schoenburg M,Möllmann H,Kastaun S,Kaps M,Bachmann G,Sammer G,Hamm C,Walther T,Gerriets T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High blood pressure is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality globally. Many patients remain on single-drug treatment with poor control, although guidelines recognize that most require combination therapy for blood pressure control. Our hypothesis is that a single-pill combination of 4 blood pressure...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Chow CK,Atkins ER,Billot L,Chalmers J,Hillis GS,Hay P,Neal B,Nelson M,Patel A,Reid CM,Schlaich M,Usherwood T,Webster R,Rodgers A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise training is recommended for chronic heart failure (HF) patients to improve functional status and reduce risk of adverse outcomes. Elevated plasma levels of amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) are associ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ahmad T,Fiuzat M,Mark DB,Neely B,Neely M,Kraus WE,Kitzman DW,Whellan DJ,Donahue M,Zannad F,Piña IL,Adams K,O'Connor CM,Felker GM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protease-activated receptor 1 antagonism with vorapaxar represents a novel strategy for platelet inhibition. In TRACER, vorapaxar was compared with placebo plus standard of care among 12,944 patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. We anticipated that most patients would have received...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Tricoci P,Lokhnygina Y,Huang Z,Van de Werf F,Cornel JH,Chen E,Wallentin L,Held C,Aylward PE,Moliterno DJ,Jennings LK,White HD,Armstrong PW,Harrington RA,Strony J,Mahaffey KW

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the known benefits of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary artery disease, referral rates to rehabilitation programs remain low. We determined the incidence and determinants of cardiac rehabilitation referral rates for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Aragam KG,Moscucci M,Smith DE,Riba AL,Zainea M,Chambers JL,Share D,Gurm HS

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred two patients with evolving myocardial infarction of 6 hours' duration were given aspirin and intravenous heparin and randomly allocated to intravenous front-loaded, weight-adjusted rTPA administration over a 90-minute period (52 patients) or to two 15 mg doses of recombinant staphylokinase, 30 minutes apar...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vanderschueren S,Dens J,Kerdsinchai P,Desmet W,Vrolix M,De Man F,Van den Heuvel P,Hermans L,Collen D,Van de Werf F

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Heart Failure (HF) is a common cause of hospitalization in older adults. The transition from hospital to home is high-risk, and gaps in transitional care can increase the risk of re-hospitalization and death. Combining health care services supported by meta-analyses, we designed the PACT-HF transitional ca...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Van Spall HGC,Lee SF,Xie F,Ko DT,Thabane L,Ibrahim Q,Mitoff PR,Heffernan M,Maingi M,Tjandrawidjaja MC,Zia MI,Panju M,Perez R,Simek KD,Porepa L,Graham ID,Haynes RB,Haughton D,Connolly SJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of recent studies have suggested that routine cardiac catheterization may be unnecessary after reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Therefore to better define the short-term prognostic value of early coronary angiography, and specifically the prognostic significance of multivessel coronary arte...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Muller DW,Topol EJ,Ellis SG,Sigmon KN,Lee K,Califf RM

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00