A restrictive inflow pattern does not predict implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in primary prevention.

abstract：:Several classifications of antiarrhythmic drugs have appeared and all suffer considerable limitations. Recently a Task Force of the Working Group on Arrhythmias of the European Society of Cardiology proposed a novel classification of antiarrhythmic drugs (the so-called Sicilian Gambit) based on their action on the mos...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Katritsis D,Camm AJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that immunoassay of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) provides a more sensitive measurement of myocardial necrosis than creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) mass concentration. HYPOTHESIS:The purpose of this study was to compare the release of cTnT and CK-MB isoenzyme in patients undergoing perc...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Abbas SA,Glazier JJ,Wu AH,Dupont C,Green SF,Pearsall LA,Waters DD,McKay RG

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although suppression of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) is not a predictor of mortality over the long term, the extent of PVC suppression is an important characteristic of any antiarrhythmic drug. HYPOTHESIS:This study was undertaken to determine whether intravenous (i.v.) dofetilide has the abili...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pool PE,Singh SN,Friedrich T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of cilostazol, aspirin, and clopidogrel (triple therapy) after percutaneous coronary intervention has been considered as an alternative therapy. We performed a meta-analysis based on 8 randomized controlled trials with a total of 3332 patients to compare the effectiveness and safety of this triple ther...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang P,Zhou S,Zhou R,Liu G,Tang P,He J,Ma C,He Y,Yang J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal human aorta is not a stiff tube but is characterized by elastic properties with a buffering Windkessel function. Aortic stiffening may cause an increase in aortic pulse pressure, left ventricular load, and ultimately left ventricular hypertrophy. This, together with the decreased diastolic transmyocardial p...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Nemes A,Geleijnse ML,Forster T,Soliman OI,Ten Cate FJ,Csanády M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome (MS) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in general population. However, there was a paucity of studies investigating their impact in primary glomerular diseases (PGD). HYPOTHESIS:MS and concomitant DM are associated with higher risk of cardiovascular c...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Xie Z,Li Z,Dong W,Chen Y,Li R,Wu Y,Lin T,Tao Y,Liang H,Wang W,Liu S,Ye Z,Shi W,Liang X

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited information exists regarding the association between subjective well-being (SWB) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) among hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). HYPOTHESIS:We tested the hypothesis that there is an association between SBP and SWB. METHODS:We studied 22,576 hyperten...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gong Y,Handberg EM,Gerhard T,Cooper-Dehoff RM,Ried LD,Johnson JA,Pepine CJ,INVEST Investigators.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitral anulus calcification (MAC) and mitral valve prolapse (MVP) are frequently diagnosed conditions. We studied two patients with mild or moderate mitral regurgitation who demonstrated both MAC and MVP on angiography and echocardiography. M-mode echocardiography is probably the definitive test for confirming the pre...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： McLean J,Felner JM,Whipple R,Morris D,Schlant RC

更新日期：1979-06-01 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：:We report a patient with controlled atrial fibrillation-flutter (AFF) and mitral stenosis who developed a marked increase in atrioventricular conduction during an infusion of low dose dopamine with development of hemodynamic compromise. This side effect has not been previously described in humans. Dopamine infusion sh...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gelfman DM,Ornato JP,Gonzalez ER

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ranolazine utilization in the management of refractory angina has been established by multiple randomized clinical studies. However, there is growing evidence showing an evolving role in the field of cardiac arrhythmias. Multiple experimental and clinical studies have evaluated the role of ranolazine in prevention and...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Saad M,Mahmoud A,Elgendy IY,Richard Conti C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the transcatheter aortic valve replacement era, characterization of functional status in older adults with aortic stenosis (AS) is essential. Gait speed (GS) is emerging as a marker of frailty and predictor of outcomes in older adults undergoing cardiovascular intervention. The objective of this study was...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Green P,Woglom AE,Genereux P,Maurer MS,Kirtane AJ,Hawkey M,Schnell S,Sohn J,Moses JW,Leon MB,Smith CR,Williams M,Kodali S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is prevalent among renal transplant patients. Increase in serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and very low-density lipoprotein is common in those patients. Alterations in chylomicron metabolism, however, are also related to atherogenesis and were not studi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： De Lima JJ,Latrilha Mda C,Toffoletto O,Ianhez LE,Krieger EM,Maranhão RC

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is now accumulating which strongly suggests that prognosis of patients with painless myocardial ischemia determined either by ambulatory ECG monitoring or exercise testing may be no different than the prognosis of patients who have overt clinical manifestations of myocardial ischemia associated with transient...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Conti CR

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of systemic hypotension with volume depletion not responding to intravenous fluids was found to have features of cardiac tamponade on two-dimensional (2-D) echocardiography. Intracardiac pressures were normal on cardiac catheterization. An interesting observation was the presence of left ventricular (LV) collap...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Dwivedi SK,Saran R,Narain VS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise-induced dyspnea is a frequent feature in patients with hyperthyroidism. HYPOTHESIS:Data from clinical studies to elucidate the origin of this symptom are lacking. In the current study, we examined the hemodynamic and oxygenation responses to exercise and beta-adrenergic blockade in patients with hy...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Monachini MC,Lage SG,Ran MA,Cardoso RH,Medeiros C,Caramelli B,Sposito AC,Ramires JA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated admission glucose level is a strong predictor of short-term adverse outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the prognostic value of diabetic control (ie, hemoglobin A(1c) levels) in patients with ACS is still undefined. HYPOTHESIS:Hemoglobin A(1c) level may predict short-te...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Chan CY,Li R,Chan JY,Zhang Q,Chan CP,Dong M,Yan BP,Lam YY,Yu CM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More women than men die each year of cardiovascular disease, which remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Sex-specific factors, including pregnancy-related disorders, should be considered when assessing cardiovascular (CV) risk in women. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have been associated with C...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Valdiviezo C,Garovic VD,Ouyang P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital coronary-pulmonary fistulas (CPFs) are commonly unilateral, but bilateral and multilateral fistulas may occur. In multilateral CPFs, the value of a multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) imaging technique as an adjuvant to coronary angiography (CAG) is eminent. The purpose of this study was to d...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Said SA,Nijhuis RL,Akker JW,Takechi M,Slart RH,Bos JS,Hoorntje CR,Houwelingen KG,Bakker-de Boo M,Braam RL,Vet TM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In many cardiac catheterization laboratories interventional procedures are performed at a date later than the diagnostic study, causing increased hospital days and costs. Few data exist which compare procedural success, complications, and costs between procedures performed at the time of diagnostic study and...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Panchamukhi VB,Flaker GC

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considering that prehypertension is associated with an increase in cardiovascular risk, hypoadiponectinemia seems to be a predictor of hypertension. HYPOTHESIS:This study investigated whether adiponectin plasma levels are affected in Brazilian obese prehypertensives compared with those in normotensives and ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Celoria BM,Genelhu VA,Pimentel Duarte SF,Delfraro PA,Francischetti EA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) not only plays an important role in plaque formation, but also impairs the endothelium-dependent relaxation. Constrictive remodeling rather than intimal hyperplasia mainly contributes to restenosis after balloon angioplasty. Probucol (powerful antioxidant) reduced res...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yoneyama S,Arakawa K,Yonemura A,Isoda K,Nakamura H,Ohsuzu F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from clinical trials with benazepril suggest that the safety profile of benazepril is similar to that of other angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Treatment-related side effects occurred in 20% of benazepril-treated patients and in 18% of patients receiving placebo. The most commonly reported side eff...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： MacNab M,Mallows S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most common method of reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the United States. The intersection between processes of care and performance measures such as door-to-balloon (D2B) times and clinical trials evalu...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Jones WS,Clare RM,Chiswell K,Perera D,French JK,Kumar AS,Blaxill J,Pijls N,Mills J,Ohman EM,Patel MR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS:Previous research has failed to document temporal changes in epinephrine levels in patients with neurally mediated syncope associated with exercise. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of circulatory catecholamines in exercise-induced neurally mediated syncope, specifically f...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Takase B,Kastushika S,Hamabe A,Uehata A,Isojima K,Satomura K,Nishioka T,Ohsuzu F,Kurita A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a prothrombotic or hypercoagulable state. HYPOTHESIS:This study was undertaken to determine whether short-term exercise in patients with chronic AF would shift the overall hemostatic balance toward a more prothrombotic sta...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Li-Saw-Hee FL,Blann AD,Edmunds E,Gibbs CR,Lip GY

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internal cardioversion of atrial fibrillation with direct current energy has become an increasingly employed technique for patients who fail external cardioversion. HYPOTHESIS:The purpose of this study was to determine whether internal cardioversion could be avoided by careful attention to cardioversion tec...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Verdino RJ,Teuteberg JJ,Burke MC,Kopp DE,Johnson CT,Lin AC,Alberts M,Kall JG,Wilber DJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinus tachycardia is the most common rhythm disturbance encountered in clinical practice. Primary sinus tachycardia without an underlying secondary cause, despite often being associated with troublesome symptoms, is often neglected leading to multiple consultations and frustration on part of both the practitioner and ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yusuf S,Camm AJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac troponin I (cTnI), N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) each predict adverse cardiac events in chronic heart failure (CHF). However, little is known about the utility of these novel biomarkers of CHF in combination. HYPOTHESIS:: We hyp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yin WH,Chen JW,Feng AN,Lin SJ,Young S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rarely occurring in the pediatric and adolescent population, aortic dissection is a condition with many predisposing factors. Previous studies have suggested that congenital cardiovascular disorders are the most common predisposing conditions. Trauma-associated aortic dissection is considered a rare occurren...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fikar CR,Fikar R

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00