Improvement of exercise capacity after nifedipine in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome complicating ventricular septal defect.

abstract：:The majority of older patients who develop heart failure (HF), particularly older women, have a preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF). Patients with HFpEF have severe symptoms of exercise intolerance, poor quality-of-life, frequent hospitalizations, and increased mortality. The prevalence of HFpEF is in...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Upadhya B,Kitzman DW

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 73-year-old man with right heart failure and systolic and diastolic murmur at the fourth left intercostal space is described. There was a history of rheumatic fever. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed rheumatic change of the tricuspid valve with giant right atrium and ventricle, which was confirmed ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fujii S,Funaki K,Denzumi N

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reproducibility of left ventricular (LV) mass measurement by two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiography is inadequate for individual assessments. HYPOTHESIS:This study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of LV mass determination with a new three-dimensional (3-D) echocardiographic method compared with ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Rodevand O,Bjornerheim R,Kolbjornsen O,Ihlen H,Kjekshus J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical investigations have provided new insights into physiologic alterations taking place as heart failure progresses. As a result, new end points may be more relevant to monitor in patients, rather than the classical assessment of severity based on subjective evaluation of functional capacity. Structural ch...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Cohn JN

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite efforts targeting the growth of healthcare spending within the United States, the current increase in expenditures remains a widespread systemic issue. The overuse of healthcare testing has previously been identified as a modifiable contributing factor. One such test, echocardiography, has seen a con...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bethge A,Penciu O,Baksh S,Parve S,Lobraico J,Keller AM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusion of dobutamine in low and high doses in combination with echocardiography can be used for the assessment of myocardial viability and functional significance of coronary artery disease. Improvement of contractile function of hypokinetic or akinetic ventricular wall segment with low-dose dobutamine has a high pr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Tanimoto M,Pai RG,Jintapakorn W,Shah PM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal strategy for treating late presenters of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. HYPOTHESIS:percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has a favorable effect on left ventricular (LV) remodeling and clinical outcomes in late presenters of STEMI. METHODS:Patients with STEMI wh...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fan Y,Bai X,Chen Y,Shen G,Lu Q,Wan Z,Zhou D,Shen Y,Ma A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigate the usefulness of echocardiography and acoustic cardiography to monitor patients exposed to anthracycline chemotherapy. HYPOTHESIS:Serial echocardiographies to monitor systolic function may not be neccessary in all patients undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy. METHODS:In a prospective study, ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Toggweiler S,Odermatt Y,Brauchlin A,Zander T,Müller A,Zuber M,Winterhalder R,Erne P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the accuracy of two-dimensional echocardiography (2-D echo) for assessment of exercise-induced wall motion abnormalities in patients with coronary artery disease, the results of stress echocardiography were compared with exercise cineventriculography. In 56 consecutive patients, biplane cineventriculograp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Voelker W,Jacksch R,Dittmann H,Karsch KR

更新日期：1988-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:This study investigated the impact on all-cause mortality of airflow limitation indicative of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or restrictive spirometry pattern (RSP) in a stable systolic heart failure population. HYPOTHESIS:Decreased lung function indicates poor survival in heart failure. METHODS:Inc...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Plesner LL,Dalsgaard M,Schou M,Køber L,Vestbo J,Kjøller E,Iversen K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of aortic ball valve prosthesis malfunction is described in which the poppet became alternately stuck in the open and closed position. The patient experienced chest pain followed by pulmonary edema and cardiac arrest. Malfunction of prosthetic valve was diagnosed on echocardiogram and cardiopulmonary resuscitat...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Weisburst MR,Singh AK,Riley RS

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Echocardiographic evidence of diastolic dysfunction has been demonstrated during acute cigarette smoking in patients with coronary artery disease. Similar studies in healthy patients have shown conflicting results. Furthermore, it is unclear whether nicotine or some other cigarette-related substance is respo...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gembala MI,Ghanem F,Mann CA,Sorrell VL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and impaired left ventricular function remains challenging. Aortic valve calcium (AVC) scoring with computed tomography (CT) and fluoroscopy has been proposed as means of diagnosing and predicting outcomes in patients with severe AS. HYPOTHESIS:Severity of ao...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Aksoy O,Cam A,Agarwal S,Ige M,Yousefzai R,Singh D,Griffin BP,Schoenhagen P,Kapadia SR,Tuzcu ME

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The electrocardiogram (ECG) is valuable for the identification of prior myocardial infarction (MI) in individuals participating in epidemiologic studies or undergoing screening examinations. Although the Minnesota Code, a set of criteria for the interpretation of ECGs in such situations, is commonly used to ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sandler LL,Pinnow EE,Lindsay J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pseudoaneurysm is a rare cardiac pathology, in which the left ventricular free wall ruptures and the pericardium surrounds the rupture in combination with thrombus and inflammation and thus prevents the development of a hemopericardium. Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm may remain silent unless it gives rise to card...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bildirici U,Agacdiken A,Ural E,Kahraman G,Komsuoglu B

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:Pregnant patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves pose a great problem for medical management. The problem is even greater in a pregnant woman with mechanical valve thrombosis. This article describes a pregnant woman with prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis who had a successful fibrinolytic treatment. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kaya EB,Kocabaş U,Aksoy H,Aytemir K,Tokgözoğlu L

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Separately, electrophysiologic study (EPS) and placement of a transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) can be performed safely in the majority of patients. The safety and potential cost savings of same-setting procedures have not been evaluated. HYPOTHESIS:Electrophysiologic study and placem...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pires LA,Ravi S,Lal VR,Kahlon JP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic evidence suggests that an elevated heart rate (HR) is an adverse and independent prognostic factor in arterial hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. Although diltiazem is characterized as an HR-lowering calcium antagonist, no studies have quantified the magnitude of HR changes in pati...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Boden WE,Vray M,Eschwege E,Lauret D,Scheldewaert R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been debated whether dilated cardiomyopathy seen in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome is caused by the virus itself or by the combination of other factors such as presence of opportunistic pathogens and/or severe immunosuppression. This paper describes the first reported case of a patient with h...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fath-Ordoubadi F,van der Watt MJ,Noble MI

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Females with Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS) have typical clinical features such as short stature, ovarian failure, visible dysmorphic stigmata, and abnormalities in different organs such as kidney or heart. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of the present study was to analyze the distribution, prevalence, and relative risk...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Völkl TM,Degenhardt K,Koch A,Simm D,Dörr HG,Singer H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUD:The association between underlying comorbidities and cardiac injury and the prognosis in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients was assessed in this study. HYPOTHESIS:The underlying comorbidities and cardiac injury may be associated with the prognosis in COVID-19 patients. METHODS:A systematic search ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Luo L,Fu M,Li Y,Hu S,Luo J,Chen Z,Yu J,Li W,Dong R,Yang Y,Tu L,Xu X

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased stroke risk compared with those in sinus rhythm, although the absolute risk for individual patients is modulated by the presence of various additional risk factors. Patient selection for oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention is based on risks of stroke and ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Verheugt FW

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:In 2009, much was written about computed tomography (CT) angiography of the coronary circulation and little about catheter-based coronary angiography, despite its continued use since 1958 in patients with all types of cardiac disease or potential disease. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Richard Conti C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:C-reactive protein (CRP) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) are involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, mainly during periods of instabilization. This study aims to test the hypothesis that patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) maintain a persistent inflammatory state, and that this is associated with ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Borges FK,Borges FK,Stella SF,Souza JF,Wendland AE,Werres Junior LC,Ribeiro JP,Polanczyk CA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of smoking on prognosis among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is controversial, and data on the importance of smoking cessation or reductions were lacking. HYPOTHESIS:Smoking cessation or reductions could reduce the risk of adverse outcomes in patient after PCI. METH...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Chen T,Li W,Wang Y,Xu B,Guo J

更新日期：2012-09-01 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：:We have studied the changes induced in atherosclerotic arteries by a CO2 laser beam delivered through a silver halide optical fiber. We found that the crater depth and diameter correlate with the total energy delivered and with the mode of delivery. Short-duration high-power pulses caused shallower and narrower crater...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Eldar M,Battler A,Gal D,Rath S,Rotstein Z,Neufeld HN,Akselrod S,Katzir A,Gaton E,Wolman M

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00