Regional myocardial deformation in children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: morphological and clinical correlations.

abstract：:Recent innovations have the potential to improve rhythm control therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Controlled trials provide new evidence on the effectiveness and safety of rhythm control therapy, particularly in patients with AF and heart failure. This review summarizes evidence supporting the use of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Willems S,Meyer C,de Bono J,Brandes A,Eckardt L,Elvan A,van Gelder I,Goette A,Gulizia M,Haegeli L,Heidbuchel H,Haeusler KG,Kautzner J,Mont L,Ng GA,Szumowski L,Themistoclakis S,Wegscheider K,Kirchhof P

更新日期：2019-12-07 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：:Intervention to improve coronary flow after coronary patency has been restored by coronary thrombolysis is attractive in concept, but has been proved disappointing in practice. A number of randomized clinical trials which compared outcome after thrombolysis with and without early or delayed intervention has shown no b...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： de Bono DP

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AIMS Pre-treatment with clopidogrel results in a reduction of ischaemic events in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes. Data on upstream clopidogrel in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate whether clopidogrel loading before arrival a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Dörler J,Edlinger M,Alber HF,Altenberger J,Benzer W,Grimm G,Huber K,Pachinger O,Schuchlenz H,Siostrzonek P,Zenker G,Weidinger F,Austrian Acute PCI Investigators.

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although inflammation contributes to cardiovascular disease, the associations of appendectomy and tonsillectomy, which remove mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, with risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are unknown. Our aim was to assess the association between these operations performed in childhood and AMI ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Janszky I,Mukamal KJ,Dalman C,Hammar N,Ahnve S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse cholesterol transport is a multi-step process resulting in the net movement of cholesterol from peripheral tissues back to the liver via the plasma compartment. Cellular cholesterol efflux is mediated by HDL, acting in conjunction with the cholesterol esterifying enzyme, lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Tall AR

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of hypertensive aircrew should also include changes in dietary habits, and advice against smoking. Relaxation exercises and changes in life style may prove of benefit. Increasing age, hypertension and smoking multiply to give a risk of cardiovascular event which merits careful assessment. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bulpitt CJ

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Current data concerning the influence of X-ray contrast media on the incidence of thrombotic complications in interventional cardiology are controversial. The effect of ionic contrast media on acute (< or =72 h) and subacute (< or =30 days) stent thrombosis has not been investigated. METHODS:Three thousand, nine ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Scheller B,Hennen B,Pohl A,Schieffer H,Markwirth T

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:The objectives of this study were to assess the impact of the new 'Shahal' (pre-hospital cardiac service) on subscribers' 'decision time'. A professional 24-h mobile emergency cardiac service has been set up, monitored by intensive care nurses via a central computerized operation unit. All subscribers carry a cardiobe...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Roth A,Herling M,Vishlitzki V

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We used the hospital discharge records of Piedmont region (northern Italy) to evaluate whether a national law banning smoking in public resulted in a short-term reduction in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:Rates of admission for AMI before the ban (October-December 2...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Barone-Adesi F,Vizzini L,Merletti F,Richiardi L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of cardiogenic shock (CS) has increased remarkably over the past decade and remains a challenging condition with mortality rates of ∼50%. Cardiogenic shock encompasses cardiac contractile dysfunction; however, it is also a multiorgan dysfunction syndrome, often complicated by a systemic inflammatory resp...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Iborra-Egea O,Rueda F,García-García C,Borràs E,Sabidó E,Bayes-Genis A

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We investigated the role of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) for clinical outcome of patients with unstable angina. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty-five patients with stable angina, 36 patients with unstable angina, and 40 healthy controls were included in this study. Coronary artery disease (CAD) patients were prosp...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Krempl TK,Maas R,Sydow K,Meinertz T,Böger RH,Kähler J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), left ventricular (LV) systolic function, and mitral filling pattern (MFP) are prognostic indicators in patients with heart failure (HF). This study evaluated the potential role of E/Ea for predicting cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with suspected HF. This non-invasive measur...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Whalley GA,Wright SP,Pearl A,Gamble GD,Walsh HJ,Richards M,Doughty RN

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impedance cardiography may be a simple way of assessing left ventricular performance during exercise. Measurements were therefore made during exercise testing in 102 consecutive male patients with suspected coronary disease prior to cardiac catheterization. These were subsequently divided into four groups: group A, no...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Thomas SH,Crowther A

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-one consecutive children with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (1-15 years: mean 8 years), 22 symptomatic [including 20 with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and one with ventricular fibrillation (VF) episode--Group A) and 19 asymptomatic (Group B)], underwent transoesophageal electrophysiological examination. The me...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vignati G,Mauri L,Lunati M,Gasparini M,Figini A

更新日期：1992-02-01 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：INTRODUCTION:We investigated whether apolipoprotein A1 (ApoA1) could better identify patients with severe vessel damage than HDL-cholesterol in a population with recent acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS:One hundred and forty-one male patients (mean age: 54.3 +/- 7.3 years) who had undergone coronary angiograp...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Garfagnini A,Devoto G,Rosselli P,Boggiano P,Venturini M

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Because benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) appear to be less favourable in non-left bundle branch block (LBBB) patients, this prospective longitudinal study tested the hypothesis that QRS morphology and echocardiographic mechanical dyssynchrony were associated with long-term outcome after CRT. ME...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hara H,Oyenuga OA,Tanaka H,Adelstein EC,Onishi T,McNamara DM,Schwartzman D,Saba S,Gorcsan J 3rd

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：:The study of 'atrial vulnerability' is often clinically indicated but it requires the use of invasive intracardiac stimulation. The purpose of the study was to assess the use of oesophageal pacing in the evaluation of atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATA). Fifty-five patients with documented ATA (group I) and 60 without (grou...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brembilla-Perrot B

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 2-D model of anisotropy, created by freezing the intramural and endocardial layers of a Langendorf perfused rabbit heart, sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) with a cycle length of 130 ms and an excitable gap of 30 ms could be initiated by rapid pacing. High resolution mapping (256 points) of the thin survivin...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Allessie MA,Schalij MJ,Kirchhof CJ,Boersma L,Huybers M,Hollen J

更新日期：1989-09-01 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：AIMS:Anaemia is often observed in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), and it may be associated with a worse prognosis. Aim of this study was to identify the individual mechanisms of anaemia in CHF patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred and forty-eight consecutive patients with haemoglobin concentration <13 g...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Opasich C,Cazzola M,Scelsi L,De Feo S,Bosimini E,Lagioia R,Febo O,Ferrari R,Fucili A,Moratti R,Tramarin R,Tavazzi L

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Angiographic studies on the natural course of both focal and diffuse coronary atherosclerosis have not been performed before, but can both be assessed by quantitative coronary angiography. The objective of this study was to describe the natural course of focal and diffuse coronary atherosclerosis over time. METHO...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vos J,de Feyter PJ,Kingma JH,Emanuelsson H,Legrand V,Winkelmann B,Dumont JM,Simoons LM

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart disease frequently occurs in advanced acromegaly. In order to investigate cardiac mass and function in acromegaly in the absence of obvious cardiac disease, we performed Doppler echocardiography in 15 asymptomatic acromegalic patients (six of them had systemic hypertension). The data were compared with those of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Morvan D,Komajda M,Grimaldi A,Turpin G,Grosgogeat Y

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients with stable effort angina pectoris were randomized in a crossover study to 4 weeks traditional Chinese acupuncture or placebo tablet treatment. The patients had at least five anginal attacks per week in spite of intensive treatment. Acupuncture was given three times per week at main points Neiguan ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Richter A,Herlitz J,Hjalmarson A

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The anti-anginal efficacy and safety of ranolazine in diabetic and non-diabetic patients included in the Combination Assessment of Ranolazine In Stable Angina (CARISA) trial (JAMA 2004;291:309) were studied. Glycaemic control was also assessed in CARISA and its long-term open-label extension study. METHODS AND RE...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Timmis AD,Chaitman BR,Crager M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate gender-related differences in left ventricular (LV) structure and function in aortic stenosis, LV biplane cineangiography, micromanometry and endomyocardial biopsies were carried out in 56 patients with aortic stenosis and normal coronary arteries. Patients were divided into males (M: n = 35), and females ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Villari B,Campbell SE,Schneider J,Vassalli G,Chiariello M,Hess OM

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the hypothesis that diabetic status may be used as a prognostic indicator in heart failure (HF) patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 1246 consecutive patients with left ventricular dysfunction. All patients had a cardiopulmonary exercise test and an echocardiogram. Cardiac catheterisation was systemat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： De Groote P,Lamblin N,Mouquet F,Plichon D,McFadden E,Van Belle E,Bauters C

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00