How many patients with heart failure are eligible for cardiac resynchronization? Insights from two prospective cohorts.

abstract：AIMS:To assess the safety and effects of combined treatment with vascular endothelial growth factor-A(165) plasmid (VEGF-A(165)) and granulocyte- colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) mobilization of bone marrow stem cells in patients with severe chronic ischaemic heart disease (IHD). METHODS AND RESULTS:Sixteen patients ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ripa RS,Wang Y,Jørgensen E,Johnsen HE,Hesse B,Kastrup J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1968 and 1984, 78 patients (mean age 43, range 14 to 65 years) underwent combined aortic, mitral and tricuspid surgery (22 triple valve replacements, 56 aortic valve replacements with tricuspid conservative surgery and mitral valve replacement (N = 48), or commissuroplasty (N = 8). Pre-operative consequences o...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Michel PL,Houdart E,Ghanem G,Badaoui G,Hage A,Acar J

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54 year old woman with isolated stenosis of the left coronary ostium died following cardiac catheterisation and emergency coronary artery bypass surgery. Histological examination showed the ostial narrowing to be a local and discrete plaque of atherosclerosis. Like most reported cases this patient was a young woman ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Stewart JT,Ward DE,Davies MJ,Pepper JR

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemic of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a global phenomenon, and the magnitude of its increase in incidence and prevalence in low- and middle-income countries (LIMIC) has potentially major implications for those high-income countries that characterize much of the developed world. Cardiovascular disease remains...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gersh BJ,Sliwa K,Mayosi BM,Yusuf S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the near future, the practice of cardiology in Europe will be strongly influenced by a complex interplay of epidemiological, social, economical, professional, and technological evolving factors. The present report summarizes the conclusions of an expert conference organized by the European Society of Cardiology to ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Escaned J,Rydén L,Zamorano JL,Poole-Wilson P,Fuster V,Gitt A,Fernández-Avilés F,Scholte Op Reimer W,de Teresa E,Alonso-Pulpón L,Tendera M,European Conference on the Future of Cardiology.

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One case of unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm causing left coronary artery compression and lethal myocardial infarction in a 39-year old woman is described. In reviewing the literature, 15 previously published cases of sinus of Valsalva aneurysms disturbing coronary flow were found. It is concluded that the mechan...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brandt J,Jögi P,Lührs C

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reperfusion era has dramatically and irrevocably transformed the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). For the patient treated with fibrinolysis as the initial reperfusion strategy, subsequent options which are the subject of some controversy and the focus of this review are (i) facilit...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kiernan TJ,Ting HH,Gersh BJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated prognostic value at 6 months of residual pulmonary vascular obstruction (RPVO) measured before discharge in patients with intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS AND RESULTS:Prospective registry including 416 consecutive patients with intermediate- or high-risk PE who surviv...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Meneveau N,Ider O,Seronde MF,Chopard R,Davani S,Bernard Y,Schiele F

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease and inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischaemic stroke. We therefore investigated the risk of these endpoints in patients with psoriasis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Cohort study of the entire Danish population followed from 1997 to 20...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ahlehoff O,Gislason GH,Jørgensen CH,Lindhardsen J,Charlot M,Olesen JB,Abildstrøm SZ,Skov L,Torp-Pedersen C,Hansen PR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immediate and short-term results of coronary angioplasty were analysed in 16 patients who presented with chest pain at rest associated with transient marked ST-segment elevation (greater than or equal to 0.5 mV). The number of in hospital ischaemic attacks was on average 2.8 (range 1-8). All patients had at least ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： de Feyter PJ,Serruys PW,van den Brand M,Soward A

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously described nitroglycerin-induced heparin resistance could not be verified by in-vitro experiments or in a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial in healthy volunteers. A clinically relevant attenuation of the anticoagulant effect of a heparin bolus (40 U.kg-1) by a concomitant infusion of nitroglycerin ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schoenenberger RA,Ménat L,Weiss P,Marbet GA,Ritz R

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Targeting interleukin-1 (IL-1) represents a novel therapeutic approach to atherosclerosis. CANTOS demonstrated the benefits of IL-1β neutralization in patients post-myocardial infarction with residual inflammatory risk. Yet, some mouse data have shown a prominent role of IL-1α rather than IL-1β in atherosclerosis,...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vromman A,Ruvkun V,Shvartz E,Wojtkiewicz G,Santos Masson G,Tesmenitsky Y,Folco E,Gram H,Nahrendorf M,Swirski FK,Sukhova GK,Libby P

更新日期：2019-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study investigated the effects of irbesartan vs. enalapril, with early vs. late treatment, on markers of inflammation and ischaemic heart disease in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS). METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients hospitalized with ischaemic symptoms and evidence of NSTE...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Montalescot G,Drexler H,Gallo R,Pearson T,Thoenes M,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the haemodynamic effects of amrinone in patients with pulmonary hypertension and impaired right ventricular function. Twelve patients with mitral stenosis (NYHA classification III and IV) took part in the study. The haemodynamic measurements were performed in the steady state u...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hess W,Arnold B,Veit S

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A time-domain signal-averaged ECG was performed in 52 patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) proven by angiography, in 45 control subjects with normal hearts, and in 132 patients with various types of ventricular arrhythmias and no evidence of cardiac disease during routine cardiac examination...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Leclercq JF,Coumel P

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging evidence suggests that a mildly elevated body mass index (BMI), is related to improved survival and fewer cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We hypothesize that these results are related to the poor diagnostic performance of BMI to detect adiposity, especially in t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Romero-Corral A,Somers VK,Sierra-Johnson J,Jensen MD,Thomas RJ,Squires RW,Allison TG,Korinek J,Lopez-Jimenez F

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of investigators met for two days in Santorini, Greece, to discuss progress in the field of identification and treatment of high risk/vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques and patients. Many differences in the manner in which terms are being utilized were noted. It was recognized that increased understanding of t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schaar JA,Muller JE,Falk E,Virmani R,Fuster V,Serruys PW,Colombo A,Stefanadis C,Ward Casscells S,Moreno PR,Maseri A,van der Steen AF

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old man sustained occlusion of the right coronary artery after a bicycle accident with blunt chest trauma over the left scapula. Acute coronary angiography was performed because of chest pain and ST-segment elevation. Despite surgically successful acute revascularization the patient developed a transmural in...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gustavsson CG,Albrechtsson U,Forslind K,Ståhl E,White T

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:Forty patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) presenting during a 12-year period at a single hospital were studied. Twenty-six were male and 14 female and ages ranged from 19 to 67 years. During the first six post-operative months, most episodes were caused by staphylococci (38%) and Gram negative bacilli (2...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gayet JL,Etienne J,Malquarti V,Gruer LD,Didier B,Chuzel M,Champsaur G,Chassignolle J,Fleurette J,Delaye J

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Release of progenitor cells is observed during inflammatory conditions and contributes to neovascularization. We, therefore, sought to investigate the relationship of circulating progenitor cells and interleukin (IL)-8 in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:From patients with stable angina and ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schömig K,Busch G,Steppich B,Sepp D,Kaufmann J,Stein A,Schömig A,Ott I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 42 patients with chest pain but normal coronary angiograms and normal haemodynamics at rest were prospectively classified as typical angina (group 1, N = 9) or atypical angina (group 2, N = 16) or non-anginal chest pain (group 3, N = 17). All patients underwent radionuclide ventriculography and measurement...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wieshammer S,Delagardelle C,Sigel HA,Henze E,Kress P,Bitter F,Adam WE,Stauch M

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction remains the principal cause of death in people aged over 40 years, despite the reductions in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality that have been observed over the past 25 years in many European countries. Consequently, there is considerable potential to decrease further the risk of cardio...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Shepherd J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can non-invasively measure myocardial blood flow reserve (MBFR). We aimed to examine whether MBFR identifies patients with a survival benefit after revascularization, helping to guide post-test management. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined all-ca...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Patel KK,Spertus JA,Chan PS,Sperry BW,Al Badarin F,Kennedy KF,Thompson RC,Case JA,McGhie AI,Bateman TM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We evaluated the feasibility and the acute performance of the everolimus-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) for the treatment of patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:The present investigation is a prospective, single-arm, single-centre study,...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Diletti R,Karanasos A,Muramatsu T,Nakatani S,Van Mieghem NM,Onuma Y,Nauta ST,Ishibashi Y,Lenzen MJ,Ligthart J,Schultz C,Regar E,de Jaegere PP,Serruys PW,Zijlstra F,van Geuns RJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Major guidelines recommend lowering systolic blood pressure (SBP) to <140 mmHg in all hypertensives, but evidence is missing whether this is beneficial in (i) uncomplicated hypertensives, (ii) grade 1 hypertensives, and (iii) elderly hypertensives. Providing this missing evidence is important to justify efforts an...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zhang Y,Zhang X,Liu L,Zanchetti A,FEVER Study Group.

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular volume and ejection fraction were measured by 2-dimensional echocardiography from 2 orthogonal apical long axis views in 90 patients admitted with acute transmural myocardial infarction. Results were correlated with worst Killip class during hospital stay, enzymatic infarct size (peak CK-MB) and morta...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kan G,Visser CA,Lie KI,Durrer D

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Brugada syndrome is considered to be a distinctive subgroup of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Identification of the circadian pattern of ventricular fibrillation would contribute to the elucidation of its underlying pathophysiology, but this pattern remains unknown in patients with Brugada syndrome. METHODS...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Matsuo K,Kurita T,Inagaki M,Kakishita M,Aihara N,Shimizu W,Taguchi A,Suyama K,Kamakura S,Shimomura K

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We evaluated the accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) to identify ischaemic aetiology of heart failure (IHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:Ninety-three consecutive patients in sinus rhythm with dilated cardiomyopathy but without suspicion of coronary artery disease (CAD) were enrolled when admitted for angiograph...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ghostine S,Caussin C,Habis M,Habib Y,Clément C,Sigal-Cinqualbre A,Angel CY,Lancelin B,Capderou A,Paul JF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In this study we sought to determine the safety, feasibility and prognostic value of pharmacological stress echocardiography performed in a primary care cardiology centre, populated by unselected patients evaluated with the aid of limited financial and technological resources. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study populat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cortigiani L,Lombardi M,Landi P,Paolini EA,Nannini E

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00