Angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and the risk of heart failure in hypertensive subjects.

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to assess whether perioperative N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, prevents acute renal injury (ARI) after cardiac surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of NAC in adult cardiac surgery patients. The RCTs were identified ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Adabag AS,Ishani A,Bloomfield HE,Ngo AK,Wilt TJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, stress echocardiography has gained broad acceptance as a non-invasive method for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. Facing different protocols, dosages and instrumentation, official guidelines for the performance, standardization and quality control of stress echocardiograms are needed; however...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ketteler T,Krahwinkel W,Gödke J,Wolfertz J,Scheuble L,Hoffmeister T,Gülker H

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, bisoprolol has been investigated regarding its effects on exercise tolerance and the duration of action in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) following single oral administration. It appears, however, that the extent of effects of 5 mg bisoprolol is not fully established yet. Therefore, the effects o...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： de Muinck E,Wagner G,vd Ven LL,Lie KI

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) stress the importance of treating global risk, rather than individual risk, factors. Patients at high cardiovascular (CV) risk, for example, benefit from a combination of aspirin, antihypertensive agents, lipid-lowering drugs, and possibly folic acid. As th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sleight P,Pouleur H,Zannad F

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac output was measured in 11 patients undergoing routine cardiac catheterization using a carbon dioxide rebreathing technique and compared with cardiac output measured by direct Fick and thermodilution. The carbon dioxide rebreathing technique gave consistently lower values for cardiac output than the other two m...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nugent AM,McParland J,McEneaney DJ,Steele I,Campbell NP,Stanford CF,Nicholls DP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-invasive quantification of mitral and aortic regurgitation using the left-to-right stroke count ratio (SCR) calculated with gated equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography (RNV), is affected by the overlap of atria and ventricles and the consequent difficult definition of the ventricular regions of interest (R...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sciagrà R,Voth E,Tebbe U,Schicha H,Neuhaus KL

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the hypothesis that increasing age in patients presenting with high-risk non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) does not adversely influence the benefit of an early invasive strategy on major adverse events at 6 months. METHODS AND RESULTS:We report clinical outcomes in young (<70), ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Devlin G,Gore JM,Elliott J,Wijesinghe N,Eagle KA,Avezum A,Huang W,Brieger D,GRACE Investigators.

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Early and late microvascular obstruction (MO) assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are prognostic markers for combined clinical endpoints after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, there are only limited data for hard endpoints and no consensus exists which of the two best predicts clinical...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： de Waha S,Desch S,Eitel I,Fuernau G,Zachrau J,Leuschner A,Gutberlet M,Schuler G,Thiele H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Promising approaches towards new therapeutic strategies in coronary heart disease might emerge from an improved pathophysiological understanding of the role of certain peptides, which require a localizing event for their accumulation or expression in the coronary vasculature. Temporal myocardial ischaemia or hypoperfu...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Holtz J,Goetz RM

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of platelet membrane glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors has changed the landscape of interventional cardiology. Given the commercial availability of abciximab and expected regulatory approvals for other receptor blockers, defining appropriate use of these agents in the interventional setting is mandated....

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chronos N,Vahanian A,Betriu A,Emanuelsson H,Goldberg S,Gulba D,van Hout BA

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To explore variations in invasive care of the elderly with acute coronary syndromes across international practice. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using combined populations from the SYMPHONY and 2nd SYMPHONY trials, we describe 30-day cardiac catheterization in elderly (> or = 75 years; n = 1794) vs. younger patients (< 75 ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Alexander KP,Newby LK,Bhapkar MV,White HD,Hochman JS,Pfisterer ME,Moliterno DJ,Peterson ED,Van de Werf F,Armstrong PW,Califf RM,Symphony and 2nd Symphony Investigators.

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is associated with reduced survival in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The influence of LVOTO on survival from SD in relation to other recognized clinical risk markers is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 917 patients with HCM (554 males, 4...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Elliott PM,Gimeno JR,Tomé MT,Shah J,Ward D,Thaman R,Mogensen J,McKenna WJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) are common and associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Little is known about the impact of PVD on the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance. Methods and results:Heart failure with preserved eject...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gorter TM,Obokata M,Reddy YNV,Melenovsky V,Borlaug BA

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with known or suspected coronary disease are often investigated to facilitate risk assessment. We sought to examine the cost-effectiveness of strategies based on exercise echocardiography and exercise electrocardiography. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 7656 patients undergoing exercise testing; of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Marwick TH,Shaw L,Case C,Vasey C,Thomas JD

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bivalirudin as used in routine care. Bivalirudin has been studied as an alternative to heparin plus glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Trials have indicated that bivalirudin is non-inferior to heparin with respect to de...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rassen JA,Mittleman MA,Glynn RJ,Alan Brookhart M,Schneeweiss S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food constituents can either promote cardiovascular health or serve in its demise. In view of the lack of more effective pharmacological interventions in cardiovascular disease (CVDs), attention has focused on the potential protective effects of diet. Food components and their metabolites are emerging as major regulat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lionetti V,Tuana BS,Casieri V,Parikh M,Pierce GN

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Statins protect against cardiovascular-related mortality but induce skeletal muscle toxicity. To investigate mechanisms of statins, we tested the hypothesis that statins optimized cardiac mitochondrial function but impaired vulnerable skeletal muscle by inducing different level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). M...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bouitbir J,Charles AL,Echaniz-Laguna A,Kindo M,Daussin F,Auwerx J,Piquard F,Geny B,Zoll J

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectral turbulence analysis of the signal-averaged electrocardiogram is a new method for identifying patients prone to sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. In contrast to analysis in the time domain, it has been claimed to be applicable in patients with bundle branch block. The aim of this study was to asse...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Englund A,Andersson M,Bergfeldt L

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the Myocardial Ischaemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering (MIRACL) study had diminished cardiovascular events after 16 weeks of treatment of atorvastatin 80 mg daily. We determined whether plasma lipoproteins at baseline and then at 6 weeks after randomi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Olsson AG,Schwartz GG,Szarek M,Sasiela WJ,Ezekowitz MD,Ganz P,Oliver MF,Waters D,Zeiher A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy is a practical, effective approach to the management of acute myocardial infarction that is widely used in Europe today. Early European trials demonstrated a clear reduction in mortality in patients who received thrombolytic therapy compared with those given conventional treatment. The findings of...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vahanian A

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of 8 hypertensive elderly subjects with atenolol or with labetalol did not affect exercise performance, except after the development of circulatory congestion in 1 patient. Treatment with beta blockers did not alter the response to an exercise training programme in 15 elderly patients with ischaemic heart di...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fagard R,Reybrouck T,Vanhees L,Cattaert A,Vanmeenen T,Grauwels R,Amery A

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the mechanism and determine predictive factors of mitral valve rupture requiring valve replacement following percutaneous mitral commissurotomy. Of the 350 consecutive patients treated by balloon mitral commissurotomy, the procedure was not completed in 16, and 11 developed ac...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Le Feuvre C,Bonan R,Rey MJ,Serra A,Leung TK,Petitclerc R,Leclerc Y,Creépeau J,Dyrda I

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the prevalence, incidence rate, lifetime risk and prognosis of heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Rotterdam Study is a prospective population-based cohort study in 7983 participants aged > or =55. Heart failure was defined according to criteria of the European Society of Cardiology. Prevalence wa...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bleumink GS,Knetsch AM,Sturkenboom MC,Straus SM,Hofman A,Deckers JW,Witteman JC,Stricker BH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the association of estimated total daily sleep duration and daytime nap duration with deaths and major cardiovascular events. METHODS AND RESULTS:We estimated the durations of total daily sleep and daytime naps based on the amount of time in bed and self-reported napping time and examined the assoc...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wang C,Bangdiwala SI,Rangarajan S,Lear SA,AlHabib KF,Mohan V,Teo K,Poirier P,Tse LA,Liu Z,Rosengren A,Kumar R,Lopez-Jaramillo P,Yusoff K,Monsef N,Krishnapillai V,Ismail N,Seron P,Dans AL,Kruger L,Yeates K,Leach

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The extent to which hospital and geographic characteristics influence the time course of uptake of evidence from key clinical trials and practice guidelines is unknown. The gap between evidence and practice is well recognized but the factors influencing this disjunction, and the extent to which such factors are mo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fox KA,Goodman SG,Anderson FA Jr,Granger CB,Moscucci M,Flather MD,Spencer F,Budaj A,Dabbous OH,Gore JM,GRACE Investigators.

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs often in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and can result in increased morbidity and mortality. Previous studies using P-wave signal-averaged electrocardiogram (P-SAECG) have shown that patients with a longer filtered P-wave duration (FPD) have a high risk of AF ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Budeus M,Hennersdorf M,Perings S,Röhlen S,Schnitzler S,Felix O,Reimert K,Feindt P,Gams E,Lehmann N,Wieneke H,Sack S,Erbel R,Perings C

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Increasing evidence supports a role for inflammation in promoting atrial fibrillation (AF) and statins have anti-inflammatory effects that may be relevant for the prevention of AF. However, studies of statin therapy and incident AF have yielded mixed results and not focused on individuals with an underlying pro-in...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Peña JM,MacFadyen J,Glynn RJ,Ridker PM

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Determination of the influence of therapy with bisoprolol and nifedipine on the heart rate variability of patients from the Total Ischemic Burden Bisoprolol Study and examination of the prognostic value. METHODS AND RESULTS:Four hundred and twenty-two patients with stable angina were included. The heart rate vari...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Weber F,Schneider H,von Arnim T,Urbaszek W

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine test (supine administration of a 20 mg intravenous bolus with electrocardiographic and blood pressure monitoring) has been endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology guidelines on syncope management as an 'experimental' test in the diagnosis of unexplained syncope. The test is quick and cheap, but there ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Parry SW,Nath S,Bourke JP,Bexton RS,Kenny RA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale randomized clinical trials have established the efficacy of cholesterol-lowering, blood pressure-lowering, and anti-platelet therapy to prevent cardiovascular diseases. A challenge for clinicians is to apply group-level evidence from these trials to individual patients. Trials typically report a single tre...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： van der Leeuw J,Ridker PM,van der Graaf Y,Visseren FL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00