The effect of a six-week program of yoga and meditation on brachial artery reactivity: do psychosocial interventions affect vascular tone?

abstract：:Lithium has been used for the treatment of bipolar disorder for more than 6 decades. Reports of cardiac side effects resulting in both benign electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and near fatal arrhythmias have been reported in the literature. A systematic literature search was conducted on 2 electronic databases-PubMed...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Mehta N,Vannozzi R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the prognostic value of early and intensive lipid-lowering treatment on ventricular premature beat or nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT) after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (ST-elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI], non-STEMI, and unstable angina pectoris). HYPOTHESIS:Provided that ea...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： He XZ,Zhou SH,Wan XH,Wang HY,Zhong QH,Xue JF

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Left ventricular wall motion abnormalities, aneurysm formation, and progression to global hypokinesis have been described in patients with myocarditis and in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. We document a case of reversible aneurysm formation, cardiogenic shock, and complete recovery in a patient with myocar...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fisher DZ,DiSalvo TG,Dec GW,DeSanctis RW

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium channel blockers are important drugs for the treatment of chronic stable angina. However, negative inotropic and dromotropic effects may limit their usefulness in patients with atrioventricular conduction abnormalities or left ventricular dysfunction. A new generation of calcium channel blockers will soon be a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pepine C

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sudden death (SD) is a rare complication after atrioventricular junction (AVJ) ablation and permanent pacemaker implantation, the risk factors leading to this SD remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate SD and its risk factors after ablate-and-pace strategy for rate control in at...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang RX,Lee HC,Li JP,Hodge DO,Cha YM,Friedman PA,Munger TM,Srivathsan K,Pavri BB,Shen WK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have investigated the role of physical fitness in atrial fibrillation (AF), but the results remain controversial. We aimed to estimate the association between physical fitness and risk of AF. We comprehensively retrieved data from the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase databases until February 29, 20...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zhu W,Shen Y,Zhou Q,Xu Z,Huang L,Chen Q,Hong K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade, catheter ablation techniques and implantable devices have revolutionized the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias, junctional arrhythmias, and atrial flutter. For most patients presenting with atrial fibrillation (AF), the treatment available today is similar to that used a century ago, although no...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gallagher MM,Camm AJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is a major problem in developed countries. However, its relationship with obesity remains unclear, especially in low-risk populations. The objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between obesity and HF in a low-risk Mediterranean population. HYPOTHESIS:Obesity is an indepen...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Baena-Díez JM,Byram AO,Grau M,Gómez-Fernández C,Vidal-Solsona M,Ledesma-Ulloa G,González-Casafont I,Vasquez-Lazo J,Subirana I,Schroder H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old female with a two-year history of palpitations associated with swallowing was evaluated by intracardiac electrophysiologic studies. Intracardiac recordings documented the presence of an ectopic left atrial focus induced by swallowing with no evidence of accessory pathway conduction. Gastrointestinal eval...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ransbottom JC,Mirro MJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is known that exercise-induced ST-segment elevation in lead V1 (V1-E) detects left anterior descending (LAD) stenosis. It was also postulated that ST elevation in aVR and simultaneous ST depression in V5 (aVR-E + V5-D) is a marker of ischemia due to significant stenosis of the LAD in patients with single-...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Michaelides AP,Psomadaki ZD,Aigyptiadou MN,Richter DJ,Andrikopoulos GK,Dilaveris PE,Tsioufis K,Tousoulis D,Stefanadis C,Toutouzas PK

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF), a disease of the elderly, occasionally occurs at younger age. Pathophysiology of AF in younger patients is diverse, including channelopathies and cardiomyopathies. Data on the significance and complications of AF in young patients are scarce. HYPOTHESIS:Atrial fibrillation is the f...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wutzler A,von Ulmenstein S,Attanasio P,Huemer M,Parwani AS,Völk K,Blaschke F,Boldt LH,Haverkamp W

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of atrial fibrillation (AF) on the immediate and long-term outcome of patients undergoing balloon mitral valvotomy (BMV). HYPOTHESIS:Patients with atrial fibrillation fair poorly after balloon mitral valvotomy. METHODS:There were a total of 818 consecu...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Nair KK,Pillai HS,Thajudeen A,Krishnamoorthy KM,Sivasubramonian S,Namboodiri N,Sasidharan B,Ganapathy S,Varaparambil A,Titus T,Tharakan J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In-coordinate mitral annulus movement might participate in the pathogenesis of functional mitral regurgitation. We evaluated a relationship between indices of mitral annulus systolic asynchrony and mitral regurgitation in patients after myocardial infarction in order to determine independent determinants of effective ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Szymanski P,Klisiewicz A,Hoffman P

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronary artery thrombus that causes acute myocardial infarction can be lysed, and reperfusion can be achieved, in the first few hours after infarction. However, the infarct vessel will reocclude in 15-30% of patients, and this event is frequently associated with pain, reinfarction, arrhythmias, or death. The risk...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Goldberg RK,Levine S,Fenster PE

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to evaluate left ventricular performance from the shortest distance between the mitral leaflets coaptation and the interventricular septum at end-systole (MVC-IVS distance). The subjects were 37 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) with prior myocardial infarction (MI), 8 with CAD without prior MI,...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ohte N,Narita H,Hashimoto T,Takase R,Kobayashi K,Akita S,Fujinami T

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approaches to the treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia, atrioventricular (AV) reentrant tachycardia, and AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, continue to evolve. Within the past two decades, many new and effective treatments have become available. Thes...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waldo AL

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic ability of cardiac troponin I (TnI) has been demonstrated in general populations and among cardiovascular disease patients, but it has not been evaluated in cancer patients. HYPOTHESIS:This study assumes to have the prognostic ability of cardiac troponin in cancer patients visiting the emerge...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Park SH,Kim T,Cha WC,Yoon H,Hwang SY,Shin TG,Sim MS,Jo I,Lee SH,Park HD,Choi JH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin is integral in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome. Given the high clinical importance of aspirin in the management of coronary artery disease, much attention has been directed towards the concept of "aspirin resistance." Unfortunately, the term aspirin r...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Grinstein J,Cannon CP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with severe pulmonary hypertension secondary to the CREST syndrome variant of scleroderma is described. Acute reductions in both pulmonary artery pressure and total pulmonary resistance were seen with nifedipine and oxygen administration. Reductions in resistance were maintained for over one month with this ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Morrison D,Goldman S,Alepa FP

更新日期：1984-01-01 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:Syndrome X is defined as typical angina pectoris, positive treadmill exercise test, negative intravenous ergonovine test, and angiographically normal coronary arteries. HYPOTHESIS:In the present study, we investigated the anti-ischemic and antianginal effects of nisoldipine and ramipril in patients with syn...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ozçelik F,Altun A,Ozbay G

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerosis is widely accepted as a chronic inflammatory disease. Research paid much attention to sensitive specific serum biomarkers for vulnerable plaques. The markers not only serve as diagnostic tools for the identification of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), but also help us to identify ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Tan J,Hua Q,Gao J,Fan ZX

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the initial report of balloon coarctation angioplasty in 1982, several workers used this technique in native coarctation and postoperative recoarctation. Immediate and intermediate-term follow-up results are generally good with a small chance for recoarctation and aneurysmal formation at the site of coarctation....

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Rao PS

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), rapid restoration of coronary blood flow is the primary therapeutic goal. Because of the acute nature of this clinical presentation, bleeding risks may not be adequately evaluated, limiting the us...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wöhrle J,Nusser T,Langenwalder S,Heombach V,Kochs M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronary sinus (CS) is a small tubular structure just above the posterior left atrioventricular junction. The CS can be imaged in several different echocardiographic views. Using zoom M-mode recordings of the CS in apical two-chamber view, CS caliber can be sharply imaged and easily measured during different phase...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： D'Cruz IA,Shala MB,Johns C

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Until now there were no clinical studies or systematic reviews to investigate the impact of timing on efficacy and safety of intracoronary bone marrow stem cell (BMSC) transfer in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). HYPOTHESIS:Timing of BMSC administration might play an important role in the th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zhang S,Sun A,Xu D,Yao K,Huang Z,Jin H,Wang K,Zou Y,Ge J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiarrhythmic drugs are an essential tool in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although we are already on the threshold of a large expansion in the use of ablation therapies, these will not, however, be appropriate for all patients, and pharmacological therapies will continue to have an important place in t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Savelieva I,Camm J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Health care demand is increasing due to greater longevity of patients with chronic comorbidities. This increasing demand is occurring in a setting of resource scarcity. To address these changes, high-value care initiatives, such as telemedicine, are valuable resource-preservation strategies. This study int...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Chorin E,Padegimas A,Havakuk O,Birati EY,Shacham Y,Milman A,Topaz G,Flint N,Keren G,Rogowski O

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00