Impact of acute blood loss anemia and red blood cell transfusion on mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice with increasing incidence. However, the effects of statins on patients with AF are not quite clear. HYPOTHESIS:To investigate the protective effect of calcium channel blocker (CCB) and valsartan combined fluvastatin on hypertensio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zhao Z,Yang Y,Wang J,Dong Z,Niu X,Liu E,Liu T,Li L,Liang Y,Li G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previously, the high maternal mortality in cardiac patients who became pregnant prompted the assertion: Women with an abnormal heart should not become pregnant. This long-standing notion needs to be revised today. HYPOTHESIS:The study was undertaken to ascertain the experience with a large series of pregnan...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Avila WS,Rossi EG,Ramires JA,Grinberg M,Bortolotto MR,Zugaib M,da Luz PL

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the bedside diagnosis of tricuspid regurgitation, the influence of manual pressure applied below the liver on lower left sternal border murmurs was determined in 23 patients. All 23 subjects had right ventriculograms and right atrial phonocardiograms. The sign was positive in 13 cases, including 3 who were ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gooch AS,Cha SD,Maranhao V

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity can lead to increased oxidative stress which is one of the proposed mechanisms in the etiopathogenesis of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM). HYPOTHESIS:The presence of obesity adversely impacts clinical outcomes in TCM patients. METHODS:We queried the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database (2010-2014) t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Desai R,Singh S,Baikpour M,Goyal H,Dhoble A,Deshmukh A,Kumar G,Sachdeva R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within 3 h after the onset of symptoms of myocardial infarction, 64 patients were randomly assigned to receive either a 1-h intravenous infusion of 1,500,000 IU of streptokinase (SK) or a conventional therapy. Infarct size was estimated in CK gram equivalent (CKg) by measurement of CK-MB every 3 hours during a 48-h pe...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Durand P,Asseman P,Pruvost P,Bertrand ME,LaBlanche JM,Thery C

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulse pressure (PP) has recently been found to be predictive of subsequent cardiovascular, particularly coronary, events in some middle-aged and elderly populations. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of this prospective population-based study was to evaluate the roles of systolic (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Onat A,Ceyhan K,Erer B,Başar O,Uysal O,Sansoy V

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Successful smoking cessation in stroke and coronary artery disease (CAD) patients is important, as smoking contributes to significant morbidity and mortality. The American Heart Association developed Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) to improve compliance with national guideline recommendations for cardiovascul...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Huang PH,Kim CX,Lerman A,Cannon CP,Dai D,Laskey W,Peacock WF,Hernandez AF,Peterson ED,Smith EE,Fonarow GC,Schwamm LH,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preventive cardiology is currently not an American Board of Medical Specialties-recognized subspecialty. However, several programs offer non-accredited fellowships throughout the country. No source currently exists listing all available programs, and finding programs requires time-intensive search strategies...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pack QR,Keteyian SJ,McBride PE

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cusp entrapment is a previously unreported mechanism of aortic insufficiency after balloon aortic valvuloplasty. In a patient who developed severe acute aortic insufficiency and expired after balloon aortic valvuloplasty, pathologic evaluation revealed a large, solitary, fractured, calcific nodule in the noncoronary c...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Treasure CB,Schoen FJ,Treseler PA,Bittl JA

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in the rural adults of Liaoning province of China. METHODS:The study was conducted in 2004-2006, using a multistage cluster sampling method to select a representative sample. A total of 45925 adults, 35 years or o...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sun Z,Zheng L,Wei Y,Li J,Zhang X,Zhang X,Liu S,Xu C,Li J,Zhao F,Dong G,Hu D,Sun Y

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has shown to predict outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF). Left ventricular recovery (LVR) has shown to improve prognosis. HYPOTHESIS:Guideline-directed medical therapy will predict LVR in patients with HF and reduced LVEF. METHODS:We studied 244 patients w...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Valika A,Paprockas K,Villines D,Costanzo MR

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology affecting adults age > 50 years. GCA (also known as temporal arteritis) is a vasculitis of large and medium-size vessels that involves the extracranial branches of the carotid artery. Common manifestations include constitutional sympto...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Tiosano S,Adler Y,Azrielant S,Yavne Y,Gendelman O,Ben-Ami Shor D,Comaneshter D,Shalom G,Cohen AD,Amital H

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and diabetic dyslipidemia is a major contributor to cardiovascular risk in these patients. Here we report the rationale and design of a phase 3, double-blind study specifically designed to evaluate the lipid-lowering efficac...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Lorenzatti AJ,Eliaschewitz FG,Chen Y,Fialkow J,Lu J,Baass A,Monsalvo ML,Hsu HC,Somaratne R,Ge J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although certain classes of drugs appear to possess benefits apart from their blood-pressure lowering capability, reduction of blood pressure remains the single most important action of antihypertensive therapy. Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) have long been recognized as potent agents for hypertension therapy. This i...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： White WB

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently two types of atypical T-wave evolution were recognized as electrocardiographic (ECG) markers of regional postinfarction pericarditis. The sensitivity and specificity of these changes for this condition were 100 and 77%, respectively. The major purpose of this investigation is to show how these ECG changes can...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Oliva PB,Hammill SC

更新日期：1994-09-01 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：:This review examines the issue of preoperative cardiac evaluation from a critical point of view, based on recent medical literature. We reviewed the history of that field and focused on the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association guidelines, which are a cornerstone in the field of cardiac patient...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Barak M,Ben-Abraham R,Katz Y

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electronic health record systems (EHR) are expected to facilitate higher quality patient care; however, studies evaluating EHR effectiveness in improving care have yielded mixed results. HYPOTHESIS:Implementation of a performance improvement system in outpatient practices with EHR may better demonstrate the...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Walsh MN,Albert NM,Curtis AB,Gheorghiade M,Heywood JT,Liu Y,Mehra MR,O'Connor CM,Reynolds D,Yancy CW,Fonarow GC

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has substantial limitations for the study of abnormalities of the coronary tree. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) allows a more complete examination of the coronary arteries, particularly the proximal segments. This report describes the use of TEE after cardiac catheterizatio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wolford DC,Jost CM,Madu EC,Walker W,Ramanatian KB

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to determine the long-term effects of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) on the incidence of myocardial infarction, survival, and relief of symptoms. A total of 124 patients were included in the study and were followed for 16 to 25 months. The success rate of PTCA was 91.2% ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sahni R,Maniet AR,Banka VS

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are characterized by activation of systemic and local inflammatory mediators. The interrelation between these soluble inflammatory markers and their association with markers of myocardial necrosis have not been extensively studied. HYPOTHESIS:The study was undertaken to evalua...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Manginas A,Bei E,Chaidaroglou A,Degiannis D,Koniavitou K,Voudris V,Pavlides G,Panagiotakos D,Cokkinos DV

更新日期：2005-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The acute effects of statin loading dose (LD) on platelet reactivity in patients with chronic stable angina (CSA) are not completely clear. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that LDs of atorvastatin and rosuvastatin have different pharmacodynamic acute effects on platelet aggregability in CSA patients with baselin...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Godino C,Pavon AG,Mangieri A,Salerno A,Cera M,Monello A,Chieffo A,Magni V,Cappelletti A,Margonato A,Colombo A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although nocturnal pulseoximetry is routinely performed in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), pulseoximetry over a 24-h period has not been studied. HYPOTHESIS:The purpose of the study was to determine whether simultaneous 24-h oxygen desaturation and electrocardiographic (ECG) recording might be used...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Noda A,Ito R,Okada T,Yasuma F,Nakashima N,Yokota M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening medical emergency that requires immediate diagnosis and rapid treatment. There is a paucity of data on the role of biomarkers in risk stratification of patients with AAD. HYPOTHESIS:N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is associated with sh...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Vrsalovic M,Vrsalovic Presecki A,Aboyans V

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, there is an exponential use of new interventional techniques whose proper role and value have not yet been defined. The intracoronary stent is just one example. There is no doubt that stents can be implanted with a high technical success rate associated with highly predictable immediate angiographic result...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： de Jaegere PP,de Feyter PJ,van der Giessen WJ,Serruys PW

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the case of a patient who developed postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture and cardiac tamponade. He was managed conservatively, made a successful recovery, and is alive and asymptomatic 10 months after the index episode. Only 17 cases in which the patients survived subacute rupture of...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Mathew TP,Johnston PW,Khan MM,Adgey AA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript was written in an effort to emphasize the points made by Porter et al. (Clin Cardiol 1997; 20:971-973). Right ventricular infarction may be erroneously interpreted as an anteroseptal infarction because of elevation of the S-T segments in leads V1-V4. The two can be separated when, using the Grant metho...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hurst JW

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart transplantation is the only curative therapy for chronic heart failure, and it plays an important role in the treatment of chronic heart failure with a survival rate of approximately 50% of all patients after 10 years. This has to be kept in mind when alternative therapies enter into our daily routine in treatin...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Garbade J,Barten MJ,Bittner HB,Mohr FW

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients who developed severe adverse reactions to protamine sulfate following cardiac surgery. Two types of reactions were seen. First, an immediate anaphylaxis which is a complement-dependent IgG antibody-mediated reaction. In the literature, 80% of patients who had similar reactions have had previous...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Holland CL,Singh AK,McMaster PR,Fang W

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00