Patterns of management of atrial fibrillation complicating coronary artery bypass grafting: Results from the PRoject of Ex-vivo Vein graft ENgineering via Transfection IV (PREVENT-IV) Trial.

abstract：:Although it has been shown that early cardiac rejection can be visualized by radioimmunoscintigraphy targeting major histocompatibility complex class II antigen, the use of antibodies that bind to a polymorphic determinant of class II antigen has certain disadvantages for clinical application. This investigation was d...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Isobe M,Southern JF,Yazaki Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 56 right ventricular papillary muscles isolated from cats to determine whether the direct mechanical effects of contrast media are due to their pharmacologic action or to the hyperosmolality caused by them. A 10% solution of Renografin-76 abruptly decreased force 22% below control, then slowly increased it ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Chuck LH,Refsum H,Rouleau JL,Mathey D,Sievers RE,Parmley WW

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among patients receiving thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction, the outcome for those with a history of infarction is dramatically worse than for those with their first event. Methods And Results We performed a post hoc analysis of patients with a history of myocardial infarction enrolled in the Glo...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Brieger DB,Mak KH,Miller DP,Califf RM,Topol EJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protease-activated receptor 1 antagonism with vorapaxar represents a novel strategy for platelet inhibition. In TRACER, vorapaxar was compared with placebo plus standard of care among 12,944 patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. We anticipated that most patients would have received...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Tricoci P,Lokhnygina Y,Huang Z,Van de Werf F,Cornel JH,Chen E,Wallentin L,Held C,Aylward PE,Moliterno DJ,Jennings LK,White HD,Armstrong PW,Harrington RA,Strony J,Mahaffey KW

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expected implant lifetime of pacemaker generators has been extended with the introduction of lithium power sources. Consequently, the pacing lead may become the component that determines the total implant lifetime of the pacemaker. This fact emphasizes the necessity for accurate assessment of the integrity of a ch...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Angello DA,McAnulty JH,Dobbs J

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of chronic ambulatory captopril (CPT) therapy was evaluated over an 18-month period in 36 patients with refractory chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) by cardiac catheterization, treadmill exercise, nuclear scintigraphy, echocardiography, and symptomatology. Clinical improvement to New York Heart Assoc...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Creager MA,Faxon DP,Halperin JL,Melidossian CD,McCabe CH,Schick EC,Ryan TJ

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to systematically evaluate whether percutaneous revascularization is associated with additional clinical benefit in patients with renal artery stenosis (RAS) as compared with medical management alone. METHODS:We included randomized controlled trials that compared percutaneous revascularization in ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kumbhani DJ,Bavry AA,Harvey JE,de Souza R,Scarpioni R,Bhatt DL,Kapadia SR

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the effects of IV digoxin (0.04 mg/kg) and nitroprusside (NP) (1.2 and 1.8 microgram/kg/min) on left ventricular (LV) performance in six preinstrumented conscious dogs with 3 and 6 hours after digoxin administration (serum level, 3.5 +/- 0.6 ng/ml), there were no changes in heart rate, LV systolic (LVSP) a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： O'Rourke RA,Badke FR,Forst D

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a higher prevalence of sudden cardiac death (SCD), black individuals are less likely than whites to have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implanted. Racial differences in ICD utilization is in part explained by higher refusal rates in black individuals. Decision support can assist with...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Thomas KL,Sullivan LT 2nd,Al-Khatib SM,LaPointe NA,Sears S,Kosinski AS,Jackson LR 2nd,Kutyifa V,Peterson ED

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral endothelial dysfunction (ED) quantified by the determination of flow-mediated dilation (FMD%) of the brachial artery with the use of high-resolution ultrasound is an early marker of atherosclerosis. Although a positive correlation with coronary artery disease (CAD) has been reported, the unanswere...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Schroeder S,Enderle MD,Ossen R,Meisner C,Baumbach A,Pfohl M,Herdeg C,Oberhoff M,Haering HU,Karsch KR

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CIAKI) is a frequent complication after infusion of contrast media in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. A wide range of CIAKI rates occurs after intervention between 3% and 30%, depending on the definition. The aim of this study was to identify whic...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Budano C,Levis M,D'Amico M,Usmiani T,Fava A,Sbarra P,Burdese M,Segoloni GP,Colombo A,Marra S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data are available on mitral valve replacement in the elderly patient. Therefore we report our 10-year experience including predictors of perioperative mortality and subsequent long-term cardiac mortality in elderly patients with mitral valve replacement compared to younger patients. Of the 126 consecutive pat...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nair CK,Biddle WP,Kaneshige A,Cook C,Ryschon K,Sketch MH Sr

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Institute of Medicine report on the frequency and consequences of medical errors in clinical practice has stimulated physicians to evaluate current practice and means of improving medical care. In the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction, previous studies have found that dosing of fibrinolytic th...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cannon CP

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although quantification of the impact of treatment on survival remains the cornerstone of clinical research, the assessment of a broader range of disease outcomes is growing increasingly important. This manuscript provides an overview of the considerations made regarding quantification of a range of clinical...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Spertus JA,Tooley J,Jones P,Poston C,Mahoney E,Deedwania P,Hurley S,Pitt B,Weintraub WS

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine cardiac stress is widely used as an alternative to exercise testing during myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Dyspnea often accompanies the adenosine stress test. Although known asthmatic patients are excluded from this test because of the danger of bronchospasm, there is incomplete information re...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Balan KK,Critchley M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bivalirudin is shown to be a competent substitute for heparin in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The safety and efficacy of bivalirudin in patients undergoing PCI and vascular brachytherapy (VBT) are not known. This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of bivalirudin as a single antithromb...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kuchulakanti P,Wolfram R,Torguson R,Rha SW,Cheneau E,Pinnow EE,Canos D,Satler LF,Pichard AD,Kent KM,Waksman R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory ECG recordings were obtained from 313 consecutive, totally symptom-free male subjects on whom cardiac catheterization was subsequently performed for occupational reasons. These recordings were examined for ventricular ectopy and the results were studied in relation to the findings on selective coronary angi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Batchelor AJ,Kruyer WB,Hickman JR Jr

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the origin of the basal systolic murmurs in mitral stenosis, left and right heart catheterization was performed in 18 patients with mitral stenosis using intracardiac phonocardiography. Our data revealed that the basal systolic murmurs originated in the aorta, the pulmonary artery, and the outflow tr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kambe T,Suzuki S,Kato T,Hibi N,Fukui Y,Arakawa T,Nishimura K,Miwa A,Sakamoto N

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracoronary stents may potentially alleviate some of the problems associated with coronary angioplasty. Since the anatomy and physiology of swine coronary arteries closely resemble those of humans, the response to implantation of the Glanturco-Roubin, balloon-expandable, flexible stent was studied in this model. Add...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rodgers GP,Minor ST,Robinson K,Cromeens D,Stephens LC,Woolbert SC,Guyton JR,Wright K,Siegel R,Roubin GS

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of surgical therapy performed in 51 consecutive patients with ventricular tachycardia were reviewed to determine short- and long-term predictors of success of such therapy in preventing recurrences of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Of 41 patients (80%) who survived surgery, 40 had postoperative ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mittleman RS,Candinas R,Dahlberg S,Vander Salm T,Moran JM,Huang SK

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2020 American Heart Association Impact Goal aims to improve cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20% while reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20%. A large step toward this goal would be to better understand and take advantage of the significant intersection between behavior an...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bansilal S,Vedanthan R,Kovacic JC,Soto AV,Latina J,Björkegren JLM,Jaslow R,Santana M,Sartori S,Giannarelli C,Mani V,Hajjar R,Schadt E,Kasarskis A,Fayad ZA,Fuster V

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In regional systems of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) care, patients presenting to hospitals without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are transferred to PCI-capable hospitals for primary PCI. Repatriation, a practice whereby such patients are transferred back to non-PCI referral h...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ting R,Tejpal A,Finken L,Fisher M,Lefkowitz C,Parthasarathy H,Fallis B,Fosbol EL,Al-Shehri M,Kutryk M,Buller CE,Fam N,Graham JJ,Cheema AN,Bagai A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An "obesity paradox" has been described in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), whereby obese and overweight patients have a lower risk of short-term mortality after AMI than normal-weight patients. However, the long-term association of obesity with mortality after AMI remains unknown. METHODS:W...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bucholz EM,Beckman AL,Krumholz HA,Krumholz HM,Dr. Bucholz was affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health during the time that the work was conducted.

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the antiischemic effects of intravenous milrinone, 20 patients with angiographically proved coronary artery disease and stable angina were studied at rest and during exercise under control conditions and after an intravenous loading injection of milrinone (50 micrograms/kg/10 min) followed by an infusion w...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mitrovic V,Stöhring R,Schlepper M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are selective blocking agents (antagonists) for alpha receptors and beta receptors. These blocking agents prevent the response to injected agonists and neurogenically released norepinephrine. The principal cardiovascular response to alpha blockade is postural hypotension with reflexly induced cardiac stimulation...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ahlquist RP

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with poor short- and long-term outcomes after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). This study evaluated whether new-onset POAF is independently associated with long-term (>1 year) atrial fibrillation (AF) and mortality. METHODS:Among ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lee SH,Kang DR,Uhm JS,Shim J,Sung JH,Kim JY,Pak HN,Lee MH,Joung B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), a gut-related metabolite, is associated with heart failure (HF) outcomes. However, TMAO is the final product of a complex metabolic pathway (ie, choline/carnitine) that has never been entirely investigated in HF. The present study investigates a panel of metabolites involved in...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Israr MZ,Bernieh D,Salzano A,Cassambai S,Yazaki Y,Heaney LM,Jones DJL,Ng LL,Suzuki T

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the relationship between echocardiographic and hemodynamic parameters in 28 patients with documented acute myocardial infarction (AMI), who underwent M-mode echocardiography and Swan-Ganz catheterization during the same hospitalization. Patients with valvular heart disease were excluded from the study. On ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nador F,De Martini M,Binda A,Radrizzani D,Cirò E,Lotto A

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclinical myocardial involvement frequently occurs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this study, left ventricular diastolic function was assessed in 58 patients (54 female and 4 male; mean age 32 +/- 11 years) and in 40 sex-matched and age-matched healthy control subjects (37 female and 3 male;...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Leung WH,Wong KL,Lau CP,Wong CK,Cheng CH,Tai YT

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anemia in heart failure is both common and associated with worse symptoms and increased mortality. Several small randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have assessed erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), but definitive evaluation and clinical guidance are required. We sought to systematically review the eff...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kotecha D,Ngo K,Walters JA,Manzano L,Palazzuoli A,Flather MD

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00