Risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation during routine medical checkups of Japanese male workers.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether electrical stimulation of skeletal muscles could represent a rehabilitation alternative for patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Thirty patients with CHF and NYHA class II-III were randomly assigned to a rehabilitation program using either electrical stimulation o...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Dobsák P,Nováková M,Fiser B,Siegelová J,Balcárková P,Spinarová L,Vítovec J,Minami N,Nagasaka M,Kohzuki M,Yambe T,Imachi K,Nitta S,Eicher JC,Wolf JE

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is a multifactorial vascular disease characterized by formation of inflammatory lesions. Secretory phospholipase A2, group IIA (sPLA2-IIA) is involved in this process and plays a critical role. However, the exact role of sPLA2-IIA in cardiovascular inflammation is more complicated and remains unclear. ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Xie Q,Zhang D

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate parameters which were related with long-term mortality in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF).A total of 287 patients with AHF presenting to the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were enrolled into the registry from April 2012 to January 2015. The primary endpoint w...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Jin M,Wei S,Gao R,Wang K,Xu X,Yao W,Zhang H,Zhou Y,Xu D,Zhou F,Li X

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:As for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients with left atrial thrombus or spontaneous echo contrast (LAT/SEC), we evaluated the additional predictive value of serum uric acid (SUA) and Left atrial diameter (LAD) for CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc, and explored the influence from the level of SUA and LAD to LAT/SEC ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Ning W,Li Y,Ma C,Qiu L,Yu B

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased QT dispersion (QTd) is a marker of myocardial electrical instability and predicts ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Exercise training (ET) has been shown to reduce both QTd and cardiovascular mortality in various populations. Patients with metabolic syndrome (MS) have been shown to have incre...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Guiraud T,Gayda M,Curnier D,Juneau M,Talajic M,Fortier A,Nigam A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has various morphological and clinical features. A decade has passed since the previous survey of the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of Japanese HCM patients. The Aichi Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (AHC) Registry is based on a prospective multicenter observational study o...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yoshinaga M,Yoshikawa D,Ishii H,Hirashiki A,Okumura T,Kubota A,Sakai S,Harada K,Somura F,Mizuno T,Fujiwara W,Yokoi H,Hayashi M,Ishii J,Ozaki Y,Murohara T,Yoshida Y,Amano T,Izawa H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical scenario, which is based on systolic blood pressure (SBP) upon admission, is useful for classifying and determining initial treatment for acute heart failure (HF). However, the prognostic significance of SBP following the initial treatment is unclear.The Japanese Heart Failure Syndrome with Preserved Ejec...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Sato Y,Yoshihisa A,Oikawa M,Nagai T,Yoshikawa T,Saito Y,Yamamoto K,Takeishi Y,Anzai T

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine if prednisone, a glucocorticoid, added to conventional treatment for patients with decompensated congestive heart failure (DCHF) refractory to the conventional care, results in significant relief of congestive symptoms and improvement of clinical status. Diuretic-based str...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Zhang H,Liu C,Ji Z,Liu G,Zhao Q,Ao YG,Wang L,Deng B,Zhen Y,Tian L,Ji L,Liu K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the therapeutic impact of double-loading dose (i.e., 600 mg) versus standard-loading dose (i.e., 300 mg) of clopidogrel on ST-segment-elevation-myocardial-infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary-coronary-intervention (PCI).Between January 2005 and December 2013, a total of 1461 STEMI patients ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Tong MS,Sung PH,Liu CF,Chen KH,Chung SY,Chua S,Chen CJ,Lee WC,Chai HT,Yip HK,Chang HW

更新日期：2017-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Many published studies have evaluated the association between the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T (rs1801133) polymorphism and the risk of congenital heart disease (CHD); however, the specific conclusion is still controversial.To get a more accurate conclusion, we used a meta-analysis to evaluat...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Liu PF,Ding B,Zhang JY,Mei XF,Li F,Wu P,Mei CH,Zhou YF,Chen T

更新日期：2020-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding complications following percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have been closely associated with morbidity and mortality. Although radial arteries have been widely used in current PCI, including primary PCI, transfemoral PCI remains necessary for complex PCI. The purpose of this study was to compare the in...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yamamoto S,Sakakura K,Taniguchi Y,Yamamoto K,Wada H,Momomura SI,Fujita H

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent studies have suggested that arterial stiffness parameters such as peripheral pulse pressure (PPP), central blood pressure (CBP), and pulse wave velocity (PWV) are more accurate markers than brachial blood pressure for prediction of cardiovascular (CV) events. However, it remains unknown which arterial s...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Ishisone T,Koeda Y,Tanaka F,Sato K,Nagano M,Nakamura M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discrimination between atrioventricular node reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) and orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia (ORT) during an electrophysiological study is sometimes challenging. This study aimed to investigate if the difference in the local VA (ventricle-atrium) interval during ventricular entrainment pacing and...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： He Q,Lei S,Jia FP,Gao LY,W X Zhu D

更新日期：2018-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Proinflammatory cytokine responses might occur in elderly individuals with cardiovascular (CV) disease, cerebro-vascular (CVA) disease, and/or pulmonary disease (PD). Spiritual activation is an important coping mechanism, since psychiatric depression is an important risk factor for these individuals. Thirty-three very...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Kurita A,Takase B,Shinagawa N,Kodani E,Okada K,Iwahara S,Kusama Y,Atarashi H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical treatment for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS) has advanced recently. The outcomes of medical treatment and surgical treatment were evaluated to clarify the optimal treatment for ACAS.Patients with ACAS of ≥ 50% luminal narrowing underwent serial follow-up carotid artery ultrasonography for one year...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Sato K,Fujiyoshi K,Hoshi K,Noda C,Yamaoka-Tojo M,Ako J,Kumabe T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of pulse pressure (PP) and mean blood pressure (MBP) for blood pressure (BP) control is unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between PP and MBP and BP control. We obtained home BP measurements for 117 patients aged 40-75 years with either office systolic BP (SBP) >or= 140 mmH...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yoshitomi Y,Nagakura C,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transradial approach for coronary diagnostic and therapeutic interventions is a well-established, safe, and effective technique that has shown a success rate comparable to that of the transfemoral approach for chronic total occlusion (CTO) with less access site complications. Recently, the transulnar approach was ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Hussein H,Gan HW,Fang HY,Wu CJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aim to investigate the association of serum uric acid (SUA) with the prevalence of premature ventricular contraction (PVC). The relationship between SUA and the prevalence of PVC in 98,965 subjects (79,034 male subjects, mean age: 51.9 ± 12.6 years old) in the Kailuan cohort study (n = 101,510, age r...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Chen Y,Wu S,Li W,Wang B,Lv H,Yang X,Khalid BW,Yin X,Xia Y

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise preconditioning may protect against cardiac injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), but the mechanism is unresolved. The aim of this study is to explore whether the general control nonderepressible 2 (GCN2) kinase gene is associated with the protective effect of exercise preconditioning. Eight-week-old ma...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Sun ZG,Lu G,Zhao LL,Zhang LZ,Li A,Jing J,Xu X

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study showed that pravastatin prevents ischemia and reperfusion-induced lethal ventricular fibrillation in rats. This study explored whether pravastatin decreases myocardial infarct size and this effect is associated with endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression in myocardium. Rats were treated...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Li H,Wang C,Sun J,Liu C,Li N,Chen J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients requiring an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the combined use of a prior pacemaker and a subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) could be an alternative treatment option to implantation of new leads or upgrading of pacemakers to an ICD if vascular access is limited. Here, we assessed the prevalence of S-ICD...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Kawabata M,Goya M,Takahashi Y,Maeda S,Yagishita A,Shirai Y,Kaneko M,Shiohira S,Hirao K

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary heart disease (CHD) is recognized as a lifestyle-related disease and is the second leading cause of death in Japan. However, the cardiac risk factor profile of young patients with CHD has not been clarified in suburban areas of Japan. Our study aimed to determine metabolic and lifestyle risk factors in young ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Azegami M,Hongo M,Yanagisawa S,Yamazaki A,Sakaguchi K,Yazaki Y,Imamura H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical stress by pressure overload due to hypertension or valvular heart disease such as aortic valve stenosis induces cardiac hypertrophy. It has been well established that the mechanical stretch of cardiac myocytes in vitro induces hypertrophic responses such as the expression of immediate early response genes i...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Sakai H,Urasawa K,Oyama N,Kaneta S,Saito T,Kitabatake A,Tsutsui H

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia coexistent with atresia of the coronary sinus ostium. Radiofrequency current application between the supposed coronary sinus ostium and the tricuspid valve was effective at eliminating the tachycardia. A coronary venogram obtained by left coronary arteri...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Okuyama Y,Oka T,Mizuno H,Sakai T,Hirayama A,Kodama K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plaque erosion (PE) is a significant substrate of acute coronary thrombosis. An improved ability to distinguish plaque phenotype in vivo among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is of considerable interest because of the potential to formulate tailored treatment. This study assessed the p...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Dong H,Hu S,Sun R,Wang C,Dai J,Pan W,Xing L,Liu X,Wu J,Liu J,Jia H,Yu B

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) stimulates hypertrophic growth of neonatal rat cardiac myocytes, a feature of which includes downregulation of the Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA2), a major Ca(2+) transport protein in SR. The molecular mechanisms by which PGF(2alpha) inhibits SERCA2 gene expression remain unknown. We deter...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Hara S,Arai M,Tomaru K,Doi H,Koitabashi N,Iso T,Watanabe A,Tanaka T,Maeno T,Suga T,Yokoyama T,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipocyte-derived adiponectin has an antiatherosclerotic effect that acts independently of its antidiabetic effect. Plasma adiponectin levels are generally low in subjects with coronary artery disease. In this study, the relationship between the plasma adiponectin level and the severity of coronary artery disease, as ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Hara K,Yamauchi T,Imai Y,Manabe I,Nagai R,Kadowaki T

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise capacity is lowered in patients with heart failure, which limits their daily activities and also reduces their quality of life. Furthermore, lowered exercise capacity has been well demonstrated to be closely related to the severity and prognosis of heart failure. Skeletal muscle abnormalities including abnorm...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Kinugawa S,Takada S,Matsushima S,Okita K,Tsutsui H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to quantify the geometrical differences in left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure (HF) using cine-tagged MRI, and to investigate the relationship between dyssynchrony and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in HF.In 67 patients with HF [mean LV ejection fraction (...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Nagao M,Yamasaki Y,Yonezawa M,Kamitani T,Kawanami S,Mukai Y,Higo T,Yabuuchi H,Sunagawa K,Honda H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial infarction (MI) is one of the major causes of death worldwide, and the therapeutic strategies of MI are still limited. In this study, we investigated the function of miR-665 in MI. In the present study, an ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) rat model and a hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced H9c2 cell model were su...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Liu C,Tang M,Zhang X,Li J,Cao G

更新日期：2020-03-28 00:00:00