Assessment of experimental pericardial effusion using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging techniques.

abstract：:Left ventricular (LV) adaptation to the hemodynamic load of pregnancy has been studied with load-sensitive ejection-phase indexes, but the results of these studies are conflicting. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of the hemodynamic load of pregnancy on the contractile state of the left ventricle by us...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Geva T,Mauer MB,Striker L,Kirshon B,Pivarnik JM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aim to validate the diagnostic performance of the first fully automatic, electronic heart failure (HF) identification algorithm and evaluate the implementation of an HF Dashboard system with 2 components: real-time identification of decompensated HF admissions and accurate characterization of disease char...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cox ZL,Lewis CM,Lai P,Lenihan DJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ibutilide is indicated for the acute termination of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Recent work concludes that ibutilide activates a late inward sodium current that is blocked by nifedipine. Because calcium channel blockers are commonly used in patients with atrial fibrillation, it is important to ex...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wood MA,Gilligan DM,Brown-Mahoney C,Nematzadeh F,Stambler BS,Ellenbogen KA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contemporary use of dual antiplatelet therapy and consistency with guideline recommendations in acute coronary syndrome patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have not been well characterized. METHODS:The COAPT was a prospective, observational, multicenter, longitudinal study of patien...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Déry JP,Mehta SR,Fisher HN,Zhang X,Zhu YE,Welsh RC,Lavi S,Cieza T,Henderson MA,Lutchmedial S,Siega AJ,Cheema AN,Wong BY,Kokis A,Dehghani P,Goodman SG,Canadian Observational AntiPlatelet sTudy (COAPT) Investigators.

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a demographic study, the black Ohio residents were characterized by those born in Ohio and those born in other regions of the United States, and comparisons were made of rates for all deaths (1960-1967) for coronary heart disease (420), endocarditis and myocardial degeneration (421-422), hypertensive cardiovascular...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mancuso TF,Redmond CK

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intramyocardial injection of autologous bone marrow (ABM) may induce angiogenesis. We tested the safety and feasibility of catheter-based direct percutaneous intramyocardial delivery of ABM in patients with refractory angina pectoris. METHODS:Ten patients (9 men, 67 +/- 8 years) with refractory angina (Cana...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Briguori C,Reimers B,Sarais C,Napodano M,Pascotto P,Azzarello G,Bregni M,Porcellini A,Vinante O,Zanco P,Peschle C,Condorelli G,Colombo A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the influence of peak respiratory exchange ratio (pRER), as an index of effort adequacy, on peak VO2 prognostic reliability in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and reduced exercise capacity, whose peak VO2 may be underestimated because of poor patient motivation. METHODS:A cardiopulmon...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mezzani A,Corrà U,Bosimini E,Giordano A,Giannuzzi P

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum digoxin and/quinidine concentration were measured before and following the institution of quinidine therapy in 11 patients who were receiving maintenance oral digoxin therapy and who required quinidine therapy for suppression of extrasystoles. Steady-state serum digoxin concentrations after quinidine administra...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Friedman HS,Chen TS

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thallium-201 redistribution pattern after exercise was related to rest and exercise left ventricular regional and global function, measured by radionuclide ventriculography, in 61 patients, 50 with coronary artery disease (CAD). Sixteen patients had exclusively transient thallium defects, suggesting ischemia: in this ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kirshenbaum HD,Okada RD,Boucher CA,Kushner FG,Strauss HW,Pohost GM

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate recovery (HRR) is a marker of vagal tone that is associated with survival, but little is known about the effects of exercise training on HRR in patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS:Twenty-four patients with HF were randomized to a 2-month residential rehabilitation program or to usual care. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Myers J,Hadley D,Oswald U,Bruner K,Kottman W,Hsu L,Dubach P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rise in cardiac troponin I after ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) is predictive of infarct size and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). However, the comparative value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and troponin I for infarct size evaluat...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ohlmann P,Jaquemin L,Morel O,El Behlgiti R,Faure A,Michotey MO,Beranger N,Roul G,Schneider F,Bareiss P,Monassier JP

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women with coronary artery disease are less likely to undergo percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) because of the potential referral bias in favor of men with coronary artery disease in the use of invasive diagnostic procedures and interventions. This difference may represent a sex bias in the deliver...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hussain KM,Estrada AQ,Kogan A,Dadkhah S,Foschi A

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meta-analyses of major outcome trials have demonstrated that the benefits of antihypertensive treatment for reduction of the incidence of stroke are entirely consistent with the benefits predicted from epidemiologic data; however, there remains a shortfall in the expected reduction of the incidence of coronary heart d...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Meredith PA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise training is recommended for chronic heart failure (HF) patients to improve functional status and reduce risk of adverse outcomes. Elevated plasma levels of amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and cardiac troponin T (cTnT) are associ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ahmad T,Fiuzat M,Mark DB,Neely B,Neely M,Kraus WE,Kitzman DW,Whellan DJ,Donahue M,Zannad F,Piña IL,Adams K,O'Connor CM,Felker GM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A large proportion of patients with heart failure (HF) have a large and poorly contracting left ventricle. The noninvasive recognition of the ischemic etiology of such patients is difficult, and for this purpose, usually patients undergo coronary angiography. It has been shown that cardiovascular magnetic re...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Casolo G,Minneci S,Manta R,Sulla A,Del Meglio J,Rega L,Gensini G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exotic strain of Trypanosoma cruzi recovered from Triatoma dimidiata from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was shown by isoenzyme studies to be closely related to the Miles' zymodeme 1 and laboratory reference strain Tehuantepec. It was injected into Swiss random-bred ICR mice. Clean Triatoma protracta nymphs and adults, whi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Theis JH,Tibayrenc M,Ault SK,Mason DT

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Appropriate use criteria (AUC) for stress single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are only one step in appropriate use of imaging. Other steps include pretest clinical risk evaluation and optimal management responses. We sought to understand the link between AUC, risk evaluation, management, and o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Aldweib N,Negishi K,Seicean S,Jaber WA,Hachamovitch R,Cerqueira M,Marwick TH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Practice guidelines for patients with non-ST-segment elevation (NSTE) acute coronary syndromes (ACS) recommend targeting evidence-based therapies for the highest-risk patients. We characterized guideline adherence for NSTE ACS by risk status. METHODS:We analyzed inhospital treatments and outcomes for 77760 ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Roe MT,Peterson ED,Newby LK,Chen AY,Pollack CV Jr,Brindis RG,Harrington RA,Christenson RH,Smith SC Jr,Califf RM,Braunwald E,Gibler WB,Ohman EM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the hypothesis that mitral valve prolapse (MVP) can be induced after diuresis in women without the abnormality who have characteristic body habitus. Fifteen tall, slim, healthy female volunteers with a normal cardiac findings, echocardiogram, and history were investigated after m...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lax D,Eicher M,Goldberg SJ

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequential bedside electrophysiologic testing was performed over 22 hours at intervals of 1 to 2 hours in 13 patients with left-sided Kent bundles to assess possible daily variations in the capacity to electrically induce reciprocating tachycardia. In all patients the tachycardia involved the accessory pathway in retr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cinca J,Moya A,Bardají A,Figueras J,Rius J

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a leading cause of mortality in Asia. However, quantitative risk scores to predict mortality after AMI were developed without the participation of Asian countries. METHODS:We evaluated the performance of the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) in-hospital mo...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Chan MY,Shah BR,Gao F,Sim LL,Chua T,Tan HC,Yeo TC,Ong HY,Foo D,Goh PP,Surrun SK,Pieper KS,Granger CB,Koh TH,Salim A,Tai ES

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of endothelin-1 are elevated in patients with chronic heart failure; however, it is unknown whether changes in plasma endothelin-1 levels accurately reflect clinical response to therapy in these patients. To determine this, we measured plasma endothelin-1 in addition to functional, hemodynamic, and other...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Krum H,Gu A,Wilshire-Clement M,Sackner-Bernstein J,Goldsmith R,Medina N,Yushak M,Miller M,Packer M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cytochrome C, an electron carrier in the process of oxidative phosphorylation, on infarct size and regional left ventricular function after a coronary artery occlusion were investigated. Thus, in 30 dogs, 1 minute after left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion, 99mTc-labeled albumin microspher...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Zalewski A,Goldberg S,Krol R,Maroko PR

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess one-year outcomes of invasive and non-invasive strategies in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) among multimorbid older people with complex health needs. METHODS:We included patients, registered between 2006 and 2013 in the SWEDEHEART registry, who were 70 years o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gudnadottir GS,James SK,Andersen K,Lagerqvist B,Thrainsdottir IS,Ravn-Fischer A,Varenhorst C,Gudnason T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of vascular closure devices (VCDs) for the reduction of access site complications following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains controversial. Patients undergoing primary PCI for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are at high risk of femoral artery complications. A ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Prada-Delgado Ó,Estévez-Loureiro R,Calviño-Santos R,Barge-Caballero E,Salgado-Fernández J,Piñón-Esteban P,Vázquez-Rodríguez JM,Aldama-López G,Flores-Ríos X,Soler-Martín MR,Vázquez-González N,Castro-Beiras A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence and significance of exercise-induced localized perfusion defects in symptomatic patients with aortic valve disease, thallium-201 rest and exercise studies were performed in a consecutive series of 29 such patients prior to left heart catheterization with coronary arteriography. Eight patien...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pfisterer M,Müller-Brand J,Bründler H,Cueni T

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal antiplatelet regimen in elective patients undergoing complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) is uncertain. We aimed to assess the impact of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa) inhibition with eptifibatide in clinically stable subjects with diffuse coronary lesions. METHODS:Patients wit...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Biondi-Zoccai G,Valgimigli M,Margheri M,Marzocchi A,Lettieri C,Stabile A,Petronio AS,Binetti G,Bolognese L,Bellone P,Sardella G,Contarini M,Sheiban I,Marra S,Piscione F,Romeo F,Colombo A,Sangiorgi G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular late potentials at the end of the surface QRS, detected on the signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) have been shown to be markers for spontaneous and/or inducible ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We examined the correlations between electrophysiologic study ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Borbola J,Ezri MD,Denes P

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Racial differences in cardiovascular mortality among women remain largely unexplained. Preliminary data suggest that African American and Caucasian differences in endothelial function may parallel differential cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women. To further study differences in endothelial function bet...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Loehr LR,Espeland MA,Sutton-Tyrrell K,Burke GL,Crouse JR 3rd,Herrington DM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to assess trends in evidence-based therapy use and short- and long-term mortality over time among older patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). BACKGROUND:With the prevalence of national quality improvement efforts, the use of evidence-based ther...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Chin CT,Wang TY,Chen AY,Mathews R,Alexander KP,Roe MT,Peterson ED

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00