Predictors of very late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after circumferential pulmonary vein ablation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there is no clear consensus regarding the optimal waiting period before permanent pacemaker implantation in patients with conduction disorders following an inferior myocardial infarction. HYPOTHESIS:We aimed to elucidate the contemporary practice pattern of pacing, especially the timing of pacema...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Misumida N,Ogunbayo GO,Catanzaro J,Etaee F,Kim SM,Abdel-Latif A,Ziada KM,Elayi CS

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Severe aortic regurgitation may be associated with premature aortic valve opening. Several possible etiologies for this diastolic opening have been suggested. We present a patient with hemodynamic data, M-mode and 2-D echocardiography in the setting of severe aortic regurgitation and diastolic aortic valve opening. Ou...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Martinez EE,Herman MV,Kay RH,Pontes SC Jr,Brandao AC,Pfefferman A,Arroyo JB,Portugal OP

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have investigated the role of physical fitness in atrial fibrillation (AF), but the results remain controversial. We aimed to estimate the association between physical fitness and risk of AF. We comprehensively retrieved data from the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase databases until February 29, 20...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zhu W,Shen Y,Zhou Q,Xu Z,Huang L,Chen Q,Hong K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with vasospastic angina who developed myocardial ischemia following ethanol ingestion but not after exercise was described. Myocardial ischemia was evidenced by electrocardiograms (ECGs) and thallium-201 scintigrams. The blood acetaldehyde level after ethanol ingestion was abnormally high. The time course an...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ando H,Abe H,Hisanou R

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapies confer clear net benefits in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Antithrombotic therapy with aspirin yields conclusive reductions in vascular mortality as well as reinfarction and stroke and should be administered to all patients with suspected AMI. There is pr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hennekens C

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most antiarrhythmic interventional therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF) have been provided with special focus on the treatment of left-sided valvular disease and enlarged left atrium but few studies have assessed AF associated with congenital heart disease and dilated right atrium. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Vitarelli A,Mangieri E,Gaudio C,Tanzilli G,Miraldi F,Capotosto L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, yet patient risk stratification may be difficult. Prevention or treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) may be an important strategy in these patients that could positively affect their outcome. It has been demonstrated that in patients with syst...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gigliotti JN,Sidhu MS,Robert AM,Zipursky JS,Brown JR,Costa SP,Palac RT,Steckman DA,Malenka DJ,Kono AT,Greenberg ML

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of tachyarrhythmia and carries a significant risk of serious thromboembolic complications. Anticoagulation is used for long-term thromboprophylaxis and for short-term management in a number of clinical situations, among which is the medical or electrical cardioversion o...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Camm AJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:QT interval shortens with exercise. Some of this shortening is due to an increase in heart rate, and some is due to other effects of exercise, probably mostly neuroendocrine effects. Data from subjects with cardiac transplants have suggested that non-heart rate-related changes in QT interval on exercise are ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Davey P,Bateman J

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a debate over the merits of statin therapy in primary prevention was published in the Wall Street Journal. The statin opponent claimed that statins should only be used in secondary prevention and never in any primary-prevention patients at risk for cardiovascular events. In this evidence-based rebuttal to th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Joshi PH,Chaudhari S,Blaha MJ,Jones SR,Martin SS,Post WS,Cannon CP,Fonarow GC,Wong ND,Amsterdam E,Hirshfeld JW,Blumenthal RS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various anatomical and functional features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are analyzed in view of the data provided by two-dimensional echocardiography. Measurement of septal thickness is crucial, and is best done by a combination of M-Mode and 2-D echo. Two types of systolic anterior movement of the mitral valve (SAM...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ballester M,Rees S,Rickards AF,McDonald L

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiokymograph, a relatively new noninvasive device capable of recording anterior left ventricular segmental wall motion, was used to evaluate the frequency and type of wall motion abnormalities in 25 normal patients and in 109 patients with ischemic heart disease. Of the 25 patients with normal coronary arteries...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Tzivoni D,Diamond GA,Vas R,Silverberg RA,Forrester JS

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is well established as a short-term prognostic indicator after myocardial infarction (MI), but little long-term data are available. HYPOTHESIS:The objective of the study was to assess the impact of DM and other patient characteristics at baseline on long-term mortality after acute MI....

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gruppetta M,Calleja N,Fava S

更新日期：2010-07-01 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:Aortic valve disease is an important and frequent clinical problem with a mortality rate as high as 50-80% in a 5-year natural history of patients with severe aortic valve disease. Biological or mechanical prosthesis implantation is the only way to improve prognosis. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of our study was to a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waszyrowski T,Kasprzak JD,Krzemińska-Pakuła M,Dziatkowiak A,Zasłonka J

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases with acute myocardial infarction are presented. Both had thrombotic occlusion of the infarct-related artery. Following successful thrombolysis with streptokinase, coronary angiography was normal. These cases prove that "myocardial infarction with normal coronaries" can be associated with coronary thrombosis ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fernandez MS,Pichard AD,Marchant E,Lindsay J Jr

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past, many have avoided nuts because of their high fat content. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, however, recommends regular consumption of this food along with seeds and dried beans (4-5 servings per week) as part of a diet to control hypertension. Nuts are nutrient-dense and most of th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fraser GE

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pacemaker syndrome refers to symptoms and signs in the pacemaker patient caused by inadequate timing of atrial and ventricular contractions. The lack of normal atrioventricular synchrony may result in decreased cardiac output and venous "cannon A waves." A sudden increase in atrial pressure at the onset of asynchr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Schüller H,Brandt J

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The normal and dilated heart behaves as a single functional unit during preload reduction: volume unloading in the setting of diastolic ventricular interaction allows for increased left ventricular (LV) filling. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that reduction of venous return induced by a physiologic stimulus (ti...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pepi M,Tamborini G,Maltagliati A,Guazzi M,Berna G,Susini F,Muratori M,Celeste F

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for primary prevention is well established in ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM). Data on the role of ICDs in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and no history of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT/VF) are more limited. HYPOTHESIS:DCM patients with an imp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Streitner F,Kuschyk J,Dietrich C,Mahl E,Streitner I,Doesch C,Veltmann C,Schimpf R,Wolpert C,Borggrefe M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relatively little information is available concerning the incidence of sudden death in athletes in the United States. The present study provides annual incidence rates of sudden athletic deaths in Marion County, Indiana, home of Indianapolis, the "amateur sports capital of the world." The overall incidence was 0.04% (...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Hawley DA,Clark MA,Pless JE

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are very sparse data on patient outcomes related to the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) prior to heart operation in children with congenital heart disease. This study was designed to evaluate this association using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. HYPOTHESIS:W...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gupta P,Robertson MJ,Beam BW,Rettiganti M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying patients with advanced left atrial (LA) remodeling before catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is crucial. HYPOTHESIS:This study aimed to identify echocardiographic parameters associated with changes in anatomy and conduction properties of the left atrium (LA). METHODS:We examined...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Nedios S,Löbe S,Knopp H,Seewöster T,Heijman J,Crijns HJGM,Arya A,Bollmann A,Hindricks G,Dinov B

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AFFIRM study showed no clear survival advantage for a rhythm versus rate control strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, rhythm control with antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) is appropriate in a large number of patients with AF. The American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association/European...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Reiffel JA,Naccarelli GV

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that viable but stunned myocardium displays contractile reserve and exhibits cardiac cycle-dependent variations of integrated backscatter (CVIB), whereas infarcted myocardium does not. HYPOTHESIS:This study was designed to clarify whether assessment of the acoustic properties of ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hu X,Wang J,Sun Y,Jiang X,Sun B,Fu H,Guo R

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with coronary artery disease have a variety of treatment options available to them. These include medications to control anginal episodes and, when appropriate, revascularization interventions in the form of coronary artery bypass graft and angioplasty. Despite advances in the treatment of angina, a substanti...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Holmes DR Jr

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the patient-based coronary heart disease (CHD) risk management strategy in general practice by analyzing patients who were sent to a specialized center as refractory to conventional treatment. Of the 452 patients studied, 152 were excluded because of seconda...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Leitha T,Staudenherz A,Bachmann B,Dudczak R

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data are being accumulated on the presence of inflammatory response in patients with acute coronary syndromes. HYPOTHESIS:The study was undertaken to confirm that the adhesive state of the peripheral blood leukocytes can provide information on an inflammatory process in patients with unstable angina pectori...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Leibovitz E,Hertz Y,Liberman E,Sclarovsky S,Berliner S

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00