Abstract:
:A total of 664 high school students having >or=1 episode of syncope and 560 students without syncope (controls) underwent 12-lead ECG. A significant QT prolongation was defined as corrected QT (QTc)>470 ms in male and >480 ms in female. A diagnosis of LQTS was made by Schwartz's score. Most students had only 1 episode of syncope (66.1%), 2 (16.9%), 3 (11.6%), and >or=4 (5.4%). Most syncopal episodes were related to non-exertional events with only 11.4% related to exertion. The QTc distribution of the study group was almost identical to controls with mean QTc of 405.1+/-23.2 vs 402.5+/-23.4 ms, respectively. Only one male (0.15%) in the study group had significant QTc prolongation. None met the criteria for diagnosis of LQTS (score>or=4). In conclusion, the prevalence of LQTS in adolescents having syncope seems to be low in this cohort study.
journal_name
Int J Cardioljournal_title
International journal of cardiologyauthors
Khositseth A,Wattanasirichaigoon D,Ruangkanchanasetr Sdoi
10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.102subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-01-24 00:00:00pages
405-7issue
3eissn
0167-5273issn
1874-1754pii
S0167-5273(07)01680-4journal_volume
131pub_type
信件abstract:BACKGROUND:Predictive value of apolipoprotein (apo) A-I for incident hypertension, metabolic syndrome (MetS), type 2 diabetes (DM) and coronary heart disease (CHD) needs further exploration. METHODS:A representative sample of Turkish adults was studied with this purpose prospectively. Sex-specific apoA-I tertiles were...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.066
更新日期:2010-06-25 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Left ventricular scar, including global scar and lateral wall, plays an important role in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty patients underwent CRT implantation. Assessment of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony was done through Gated SPECT LV phase a...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.158
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence for beneficial effects of the type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibitor, sildenafil, in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The effects of sildenafil in severe PAH associated with an atrial septal defect (ASD) have not been clearly delineated. METHODS:This extended case s...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.045
更新日期:2007-05-31 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) is more frequent in heart failure. It is unknown what variables predict future AF in these patients and how AF might evolve over time. We investigated this in patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD) where AF detection is optimal. METHODS:Singl...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.05.023
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To assess clinical characteristics, use of resources and costs of patients at very high risk (VHR) of cardiovascular (CV) events. Further, to assess how VHR patients are treated with statins (rate of prescription, dosages, adherence). METHODS AND RESULTS:A record linkage analysis was carried out of patient demogra...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.02.108
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To determine whether tirofiban can prevent microcirculation dysfunction during delayed percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of spontaneously recanalized and severe narrowing coronary artery in patients with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:62 patients who have a single angiographically confirmed narr...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.204
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report a series of five cases of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus) in Glasgow over a 30 month period. There were three males and two females mean age 48.6 years (range 28-63 years). Only one patient had previous valvular heart disease. The infections were characterise...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(89)90302-1
更新日期:1989-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:We evaluate the crimping strain, sealing stress and contact forces on a Nitinol stent deployed in the aorta during endovascular aortic (or aneurysm) repair (EVAR) procedures. Nitinol shape memory effect (SME) is used. We also study the fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of the blood flow on the stented aorta....
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.11.091
更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Arterial repair after intracoronary stenting depends on stent types and plaque vulnerability. The aim of this study was angioscopic comparison of arterial repair after implantation of the second-generation drug-eluting stents (G2-DES) between the stable and vulnerable plaques. METHODS:Four types of G2-DES w...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.089
更新日期:2016-10-15 00:00:00
abstract::The relationship between hyperlipidemia and a parental history of heart attack and other related disorders was studied in 2224 two- to 18-yr-old children in Madrid (Spain). Children were divided into three groups: those with a parental history of heart attack (first group), a parental history of stroke, hypertension, ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(92)90295-e
更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by a transient and reversible left ventricular dysfunction possibly due to a catecholamine-mediated myocardial stunning. This form of cardiomyopathy is rarely associated with cardiogenic shock. Here we report on a patient with Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy induced low output fail...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.157
更新日期:2010-11-19 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Syncope has been associated with increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in specific patient populations, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and long QT syndrome, but data are lacking on the risk of SCA associated with syncope among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), the most...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.021
更新日期:2017-03-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Meta-analysis of trial data suggests that in primary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention bodyweight modifies low-dose aspirin's effects on colorectal cancer (CRC) and major bleeding risk. We sought to investigate whether these effects are seen in patients with or without CVD in routine clinical practice ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.08.001
更新日期:2019-12-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Takayasu's arteritis (TA). Recently, its 65 kDa heat shock protein (HSP) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of other autoimmune diseases. We thus decided to study humoral immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in patie...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(96)02660-5
更新日期:1996-07-05 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The progression of aortic stenosis (AS) has been shown to be faster in patients with the metabolic syndrome. We sought to determine the relationships between blood pressure, inflammation, oxidative stress and valvular inflammation in a population of normotensive and prehypertensive patients with AS. METHO...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.05.054
更新日期:2010-12-03 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Pre and post-operative administration of sevoflurane in myocardial revascularization surgery provides enhanced cardioprotective effects exerted by pharmacologic pre- and post-conditioning, as compared to propofol. The identification of the enzymes involved in conditioning mechanisms is crucial to the understand...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.04.105
更新日期:2017-09-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Effects of potassium supplementation on vascular function remain conflicting. This meta-analysis aimed to summarized current literature to fill the gaps in knowledge. METHODS:A literature search was performed on PubMed database through April, 2016. The measurements of vascular function included pulse wave v...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.10.119
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) often converts to and from atrial tachycardia (AT), but it is undefined if these rhythms are mechanistically related in such patients. We tested the hypothesis that critical sites for AT may be related to regional AF sources in patients with both rhythms, by mapping their locations...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.07.003
更新日期:2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chronic sickle cell (SC) disease is known to cause pulmonary hypertension (PH) which eventually affects right as well as left ventricular function. However, the acute effects of SC crisis on right ventricular (RV) function in adults have not been well described. Our echocardiography database was queried for patients f...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.099
更新日期:2009-03-06 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Previous research demonstrates that participation in light-intensity physical activity (LIPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) are favorably associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Emerging work demonstrates that sedentary behavior (SB) is detrimentally associated with variou...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.256
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Aortic valve sparing surgery offers a unique opportunity to save the normal aortic valve in patients who require surgery for aortic root disease such as aneurysms, annuloaortic ectasia or aortic dissection. The surgical anatomy of the aortic root and the basic concepts of aortic valve sparing surgery are reviewed to p...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.08.010
更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Constrictive pericarditis has been defined classically as a progressive condition, characterized by pericardial fibrosis, with or without calcification, which results in chronic refractory congestive heart failure and for witch pericardiectomy is often required. In the last decades there have been reports describing a...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.05.097
更新日期:2009-01-09 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Left ventricular (LV) failure is common in Ebstein's anomaly, though remains poorly understood. We investigated whether shape deformity impacts LV function. METHODS:Three-dimensional models of the right ventricle (RV) and LV from 29 adult Ebstein's patients and nine normal subjects were generated from cardi...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.037
更新日期:2014-02-15 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:A fluid challenge with rapid saline infusion during right heart catheterization has been shown to be useful for the differential diagnosis between pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic relevance of fluid challenge-induced changes in pulmonary hemodynami...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.03.020
更新日期:2018-06-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patient outcomes after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are influenced by the combined activation of several distinct interrelated signaling pathways. Specifically acute-phase response proteins can neutralize inflammatory agents, minimize the extent of tissue damage, and participate in tissue repair and reg...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.181
更新日期:2013-10-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Melatonin, a lypophylic antioxidant, was reported to be low in patients suffering from myocardial infarction, a disease due to coronary atherosclerosis associated with increased reactive oxygen species. Studies carried out till now have shown association of either melatonin or another antioxidant Cu/Zn SOD i...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.004
更新日期:2010-10-08 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:It is not well known whether the gap in outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI) between patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) has changed over time. We performed a systematic review and metaregression of temporal trends in the excess mortality associated with DM after MI. METHODS:We ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.04.182
更新日期:2016-08-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Chagas' cardiomyopathy (CC) is a rising etiology for heart failure (HF) that previously was restricted to some countries of Latin America. The chronic CC cases cause now a profound socio-economic impact. However this issue has not been well studied if compared to other causes of HF. The objective of this stu...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.262
更新日期:2013-10-03 00:00:00
abstract::A large family with a new phenotype of conduction system disease including heart blocks and preexcitation associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and transmitted in an autosomal dominant pattern is described. ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.050
更新日期:2008-04-25 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Stents are now widely used in Hong Kong and China and there is a clinical impression that restenosis is less common because of the lower prevalence of coronary artery disease and associated risk factors in the Chinese. However, there are no published data on angiographic stent restenosis rates in Chinese pat...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.06.001
更新日期:2005-06-22 00:00:00