Interleukin-8 is associated with circulating CD133+ progenitor cells in acute myocardial infarction.

abstract：AIMS:Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) assesses arterial remodelling by comparing the lesion external elastic membrane (EEM) with the reference segments; however, reference segments are rarely disease-free. The aim was to assess lesion and reference segment remodelling and plaque burden in patients with type-2 diabetes m...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jensen LO,Thayssen P,Mintz GS,Maeng M,Junker A,Galloe A,Christiansen EH,Hoffmann SK,Pedersen KE,Hansen HS,Hansen KN

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by multiple pathophysiologic abnormalities. With time, multiple glucose-lowering medications are commonly required to reduce and maintain plasma glucose concentrations within the normal range. Type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals also are at a very high risk for microva...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ferrannini E,DeFronzo RA

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-ischaemic therapy with nitrates and/or calcium channel blockers profoundly affects the results of pharmacological stress echocardiography with coronary vasodilators but the influence on catecholamine stress testing remains unsettled. AIMS:The present study aimed to assess the effects of non-beta-blocke...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Dodi C,Pingitore A,Sicari R,Bruno G,Cordovil A,Picano E

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of temperature-controlled radiofrequency catheter ablation of left and right sided manifest accessory pathways in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and to gain more insights into biophysical aspects of temperature-controlled cathe...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Willems S,Chen X,Kottkamp H,Hindricks G,Haverkamp W,Rotman B,Shenasa M,Breithardt G,Borggrefe M

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Anecdotal observations suggest that sub-clinical electrophysiological manifestations of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) develop before detectable structural changes ensue on cardiac imaging. To test this hypothesis, we investigated a murine model with conditional cardiac genetic deletion of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gomes J,Finlay M,Ahmed AK,Ciaccio EJ,Asimaki A,Saffitz JE,Quarta G,Nobles M,Syrris P,Chaubey S,McKenna WJ,Tinker A,Lambiase PD

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

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：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：:Diastolic heart disease is common and appears to be the primary abnormality in a substantial proportion of all patients with CHF. The epidemiology and natural history of the condition appears different to that of systolic heart failure, resulting in significant morbidity although contributing little to overall mortali...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wheeldon NM,Clarkson P,MacDonald TM

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) has been suggested as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events in epidemiological studies. We sought to evaluate Lp-PLA(2) as a risk factor for future cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and to elucidate the relationshi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Oldgren J,James SK,Siegbahn A,Wallentin L

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Increased left ventricular wall thickness (LVWT) is a common finding in cardiology. It is not known how often hereditary transthyretin-related familial amyloid cardiomyopathy (mTTR-FAC) is responsible for LVWT. Several therapeutic modalities for mTTR-FAC are currently in clinical trials; thus, it is important to e...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Damy T,Costes B,Hagège AA,Donal E,Eicher JC,Slama M,Guellich A,Rappeneau S,Gueffet JP,Logeart D,Planté-Bordeneuve V,Bouvaist H,Huttin O,Mulak G,Dubois-Randé JL,Goossens M,Canoui-Poitrine F,Buxbaum JN

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Little is known about the prognostic significance of silent versus symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) in diabetic patients. We therefore assessed the incidence of scintigraphic evidence of CAD in diabetic patients without known CAD and the impact of symptoms and scintigraphic findings on prognosis. METHODS ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zellweger MJ,Hachamovitch R,Kang X,Hayes SW,Friedman JD,Germano G,Pfisterer ME,Berman DS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to calculate the prevalence of ectopic atrial tachycardia in a population of young asymptomatic males and to assess its natural course both in asymptomatic subjects and in symptomatic hospital patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) of 3554 consecutive males ap...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Poutiainen AM,Koistinen MJ,Airaksinen KE,Hartikainen EK,Kettunen RV,Karjalainen JE,Huikuri HV

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We designed this study in order to determine the effect of insulin on cardiac function in overweight and obese subjects during exercise. METHODS AND RESULTS:The cardiac function of 62 normal glucose tolerant subjects, aged 30-40 and divided into normal weight (group 1, n=22, BMI 20-24.9 kg/m(2)), overweight (grou...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sasso FC,Carbonara O,Nasti R,Marfella R,Esposito K,Rambaldi P,Mansi L,Salvatore T,Torella R,Cozzolino D

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 16 people with essential hypertension, heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP) and relative cardiac volumes were measured at rest and during submaximal upright exercise before and after 10 mg of sublingual nifedipine using radionuclide ventriculography. In 10 patients who had had no previous therapy (BP 152/103 +/- 5/...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wathen CG,Hannan WJ,Turnbull LW,Muir AL

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effectiveness of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) by one-off dietary counselling on reducing cardiovascular risk factors among Chinese Grade 1 hypertensive patients in primary care. METHODS AND RESULTS:A parallel-group, randomized controlled trial (ChiCTR-TRC-13003014) was conducted ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wong MC,Wang HH,Kwan MW,Fong BC,Chan WM,Zhang DX,Li ST,Yan BP,Coats AJ,Griffiths SM

更新日期：2015-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:When selecting coronary stenoses for interventional treatment, assessment of reversible ischaemia is paramount from a symptomatic as well as prognostic point of view. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is now considered the gold standard for invasive assessment of ischaemia. By measuring FFR in the catheterization laborato...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pijls NH,Tanaka N,Fearon WF

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manifestations of congestive heart failure are frequently observed in patients with coronary disease. However, they may be predominant in patients who have sustained prior myocardial infarction, in whom left ventricular aneurysm or papillary muscle dysfunction may induce left ventricular dysfunction. A small group of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bertrand ME,Lablanche JM,Thieuleux FA,Tilmant PY

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the incremental effect of cardiac catheterization upon the management of 93 adult patients with aortic and/or mitral valve disease, referred for surgical consideration. There were 52 patients with aortic valve disease, 29 with mitral valve disease and 12 with aortic and mitral valve disease. Prior to cardi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Leitch JW,Mitchell AS,Harris PJ,Fletcher PJ,Bailey BP

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic variables were measured in 34 patients with isolated systolic hypertension before and after acute administration of propranolol. The patients were separated into two groups, those younger than and those older than 45 years of age, respectively. After drug administration, systolic pressure decreased signifi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Levenson J,Simon A,Maarek B,Totomoukouo J,Gitelman R,Bouthier J,Safar M

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale trials have demonstrated a consistent mortality reduction from angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy for chronic heart failure. Nonetheless, the pharmacologic and physiologic mechanisms of this favourable affect and the appropriate target population remain controversial. ACE inhibitors exer...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cohn JN

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study applies a non-invasive method to the quantitative evaluation of left ventricular stiffness in normal subjects and in patients with ischaemic heart disease (IHD). We have studied 20 patients with IHD and 25 healthy subjects. The third heart sound (S3) was detectable in all patients. We have correlated...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Baracca E,Longhini C,Aggio S,Brunazzi C,Aubert AE,Pansini R

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is only in the last few years that the broad-spectrum antiarrhythmic properties of sotalol have become increasingly recognized. Racemic sotalol has potent beta-blocking and class III antiarrhythmic properties, and it has been reported that this drug is able to control supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. R...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Aliot E,Sadoul N,De Chillou C

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oral dipyridamole induces accumulation of endogenous adenosine, which in a hypoxic milieu exerts experimentally an angiogenic effect on coronary collateral circulation. A meta-analysis of 13 randomized placebo-controlled trials published between 1960 and 1992 showed evidence of benefit for dipyridamole in th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Picano E,PISA (Persantin In Stable Angina) study group.

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was carried out to evaluate systolic and diastolic parameters in overweight and moderately obese, but otherwise healthy subjects, and in a lean control group, to determine whether degree and duration of obesity can influence left ventricular function. A total of 27 subjects, 17 overweight or with mod...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Scaglione R,Dichiara MA,Indovina A,Lipari R,Ganguzza A,Parrinello G,Capuana G,Merlino G,Licata G

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The management and outcomes of patients with functional moderate/severe mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction are not well defined. We sought to determine the characteristics, management strategies, and outcomes of patients with moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Samad Z,Shaw LK,Phelan M,Ersboll M,Risum N,Al-Khalidi HR,Glower DD,Milano CA,Alexander JH,O'Connor CM,Wang A,Velazquez EJ

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:ST segment monitoring by Holter ECG was conducted in 80 consecutive patients 2-4 weeks before aortocoronary bypass surgery and three weeks and six months after surgery. Preoperatively, all patients were under maximal medical therapy. In 31 out of 80 patients medical therapy could be stopped and thus 24-h ST monitoring...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Droste C,Lemmen S,Nitsche R,Betz P,Birnbaum D,Roskamm H

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Hyponatraemia has been shown to be an independent predictor of mortality in selected patients with heart failure enrolled in clinical trials. The predictive value of hyponatraemia has not been evaluated in unselected patients hospitalized with heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:OPTIMIZE-HF is a registry and perfo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gheorghiade M,Abraham WT,Albert NM,Gattis Stough W,Greenberg BH,O'Connor CM,She L,Yancy CW,Young J,Fonarow GC,OPTIMIZE-HF Investigators and Coordinators.

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several randomized trials have been performed to compare the outcomes of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) in patients with multivessel disease, there is little data available on angiographic follow-up results. The present substudy of the German an...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rupprecht HJ,Hamm C,Ischinger T,Dietz U,Reimers J,Meyer J

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is effective in patients with systolic heart failure (HF) and a wide QRS interval, a substantial proportion of patients remain non-responsive. The SonR contractility sensor embedded in the right atrial lead enables individualized automatic optimization of the atriov...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brugada J,Delnoy PP,Brachmann J,Reynolds D,Padeletti L,Noelker G,Kantipudi C,Rubin Lopez JM,Dichtl W,Borri-Brunetto A,Verhees L,Ritter P,Singh JP,RESPOND CRT Investigators.

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Valve compliance might determine the onset of symptoms better than resting measures of aortic stenosis. This study compared valve compliance measured by dobutamine stress echocardiography with resting haemodynamic variables against the end-point of symptoms at low workload during exercise testing. METHODS AND RES...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Das P,Rimington H,Smeeton N,Chambers J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00