Abstract：
:A 66-year-old male patient with mitral regurgitation and atrial fibrillation underwent mitral valvuloplasty with a modified maze procedure. Follow-up echocardiography performed on the 4th postoperative day revealed a high echoic mass of 6.7 x 3.0 cm which appeared continuous to the left atrial wall and protruded into the left atrial cavity. The irregular surface of the mass echo was not compatible with atrial wall hematoma, so computed tomography (CT) was performed for the differential diagnosis. CT showed extension of the mass from the left atrium to the interatrial septum and right atrium, which lead to a conclusive diagnosis of atrial wall hematoma. Echocardiography showed the hematoma was diminished and eventually disappeared after simply reducing the warfarinization level. This rare case of atrial wall hematoma, especially after the maze procedure, required differential diagnosis from intraatrial thrombus and atrial wall dissection.
journal_name
J Cardioljournal_title
Journal of cardiologyauthors
Shimozato A,Kaneko Y,Kim M,Takeuchi H,Oguri A,Yonemura S,Uozumi H,Kobayakawa N,Masuzawa A,Kobayashi J,Aoyagi Tsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-12-01 00:00:00pages
353-8issue
6eissn
0914-5087issn
1876-4738journal_volume
48pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:A 32-year-old man had suffered episodes of loss of consciousness since childhood. He was admitted to another hospital because of three syncopal episodes in one day. He was referred to our hospital because of asymptomatic multiple lacunae indicating cerebral infarction on magnetic resonance imaging. He lost consciousne...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)on visceral fat storage and the autonomic nervous system were evaluated by abdominal computed tomography (measurement of visceral fat area) and power spectral analysis of heart rate variability, respectively. METHODS:The parameters of visceral fat area and heart rate va...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:Cholinergic nerve plays an important role in the induction and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). Cholinergic innervation at supraventricular tissues is considered to be the histological basis and intervention-associated target site for the arrhythmia; however, the distribution of cholinergic nerve in sup...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.12.003
更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the early stages of arterial hypertension, increased contractility, demonstrated by calibrated and differentiated apexcardiography is present. Already in this early phase of the disease the criteria of diastolic function, as during isovolumetric period (calibrated and differentiated apexcardiography, M-mode echocar...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis-related molecules may contribute to left ventricular (LV) remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI). To validate this hypothesis, we evaluated the relation between circulating plasma levels of soluble Fas ligand (sFas-L) and LV remodeling in patients post-MI. METHODS AND RESULTS:This prospective...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.03.001
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Seventy heterozygous patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), aged 3 to 91 years (37 men and 33 women), from 38 different families were studied to ascertain their clinical profiles including the pattern of distribution of total cholesterol (TC), Achilles tendon thickness (ATT), and a sex difference in age at ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To assess the relative importance of the anatomical characteristics of the coronary artery distribution and the sites of the arterial stenoses in relation to infarct size, 21 patients with old myocardial infarction and angiographically-proven 90% or greater stenoses (AHA classification) of one of the major coronary ar...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) frequently occurs after cardiac surgery. However, the mechanisms of POAF have not been fully elucidated. We aimed to examine whether pre-operative atrial gene expression related to cardiac metabolism is changed in patients with POAF. METHODS:Right atrial tissue was ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.07.003
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A histopathological study of coronary arteries in patients with acute coronary syndromes was carried out. The results of this study are as follows: 1. A high incidence of thrombus formation, corresponding to the site of the infarction, was observed in cases with acute myocardial infarction. 2. Coronary thrombi contain...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The involvement of endothelin, an important endogenous vascular constrictor, and prostanoids in coronary vasospasm was evaluated in 14 patients with and 12 patients without coronary vasospasm who had normal coronary angiograms. Coronary vasospasm was defined as a total or subtotal occlusion or diffuse and intense cons...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The pathogenesis of low cardiac output failure (LOF) immediately after open heart surgery was studied in 41 patients with LOF and 15 control patients without LOF using echocardiography. In 35 patients, transesophageal echocardiography was also performed. Left ventricular (LV) contraction was impaired in 28 of the 41 L...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Coronary (artery) spasm plays an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemic heart disease, including stable angina, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, and sudden death. The prevalence of coronary spasm differs among populations, is higher in Japan and Korea than in the Western countries probably due to geneti...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.01.001
更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies pay attention to the relationship between insulin resistance and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with abnormal glucose tolerance. But few studies have focused on the role of insulin secretion. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between insulin sensitivity, insulin...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.06.008
更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The significance of abnormal high signal intensity observed in left ventricular myocardium by gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients was assessed by comparison with T1-weighted MR imaging, thallium-201 (201Tl) myoc...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Triple antithrombotic therapy increases the risk of bleeding events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT). However, whether warfarin control is associated with reduced cardiovascular events and major bleeding events in patients undergo...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.10.019
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The treadmill exercise test (TET) is evaluated by exercise-induced ST-segment depression (delta ST). However, the depression sometimes only appears during the post-exercise period. Depression appearing only during the post-exercise period may be as useful as depression during exercise to predict coronary artery diseas...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum levels of lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] have been reported as a residual risk marker for adverse events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the prognostic impact of Lp(a) on long-term clinical outcomes among diabetic patients on statin therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PC...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.01.013
更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Vaccines are primarily used worldwide as a preventive medicine for infectious diseases and have recently been applied to cancer. We and others have developed therapeutic vaccines designed for cardiovascular diseases that are notably different from previous vaccines. In the case of cancer vaccines, a specific protein i...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.01.010
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Despite recent developments in various therapies, heart failure remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. New pharmacological approaches are therefore needed to improve the outcomes of patients with heart failure. Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for heart failure, but until recently t...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.03.009
更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Left atrial (LA) enlargement has been documented to occur in hypertension (HT), and has been an index for evaluating the diastolic function of the left ventricle. Enlargement of the LA is one of the vital factors that induce heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with HT. METHODS AND SUBJECT...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.02.011
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:An admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) after developing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has been the standard of care and is recommended by professional societies. However, evidence that justifies its use, such as a reduction in mortality, has never been shown despite the associated financial burden...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2019.01.007
更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of deterioration of regional wall motion by echocardiography is not only subjective but also features difficulties with interobserver agreement. Progress in digital communication technology has made it possible to send video images from a distant location via the Internet. OBJECTIVES:The possibil...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We assessed the usefulness of myoglobin measured by latex agglutination methods as a parameter for successful reperfusion of the infarct-related artery. Plasma myoglobin levels were measured for 25 patients with acute myocardial infarction in whom thrombolysis and/or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTC...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:While physical rehabilitation has been shown to be beneficial and safe for patients suffering from heart failure, data on rehabilitation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients are limited. METHODS:Forty-five HCM patients participated in an exercise rehabilitation program. Exercise capacity was measu...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2019.04.013
更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The incidence, mode of the onset and prognosis of primary coronary artery dissection in 1,445 consecutive patients with myocardial infarction undergoing coronary angiography were elucidated in the present study. Primary coronary artery dissection was observed in four patients (0.28%). The first case was a 28-year-old ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, the Embolic Risk French Calculator (ER-Calculator) was designed to predict symptomatic embolism (SE) associated with infective endocarditis (IE), but external validation has not been reported. This study aimed to determine predictors of SE and the diagnostic accuracy of the ER-Calculator in left-si...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.04.003
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium, which leads to cardiac dysfunction and heart failure. Previous studies have suggested that complex cross-talk between innate and adaptive immune responses is involved in the pathogenesis of acute myocarditis. Immunohistochemistry is the current standa...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.08.004
更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the occurrence of no-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be associated with worse short- and long-term clinical outcomes, the clinical relevance of preventing flow deterioration by using the filter-based distal protection devices (DPDs) is controversial. We inves...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.06.015
更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Despite significant advances in pharmacological treatments, pulmonary arterial hypertension remains an incurable disease with an unreasonably high morbidity and mortality. Although specific pharmacotherapies have shifted the survival curves of patients and improved exercise endurance as well as quality of life, it is ...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2015.02.001
更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Third-generation drug-eluting-stents (3rd DES) may improve coronary arterial healing and reduce neoatherosclerosis formation. We evaluated post-stent findings and subsequent vascular healing of 3rd DES by comparing to second-generation drug-eluting-stents (2nd DES) at intermediate-term follow-up using optica...
journal_title：Journal of cardiology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jjcc.2020.05.013
更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00
