Low lymphocyte ratio as a novel prognostic factor in acute heart failure: results from the Pre-RELAX-AHF study.

abstract：:Of 1,125 patients catheterized over a period of 8 years, 68 (6%) had coronary ectasia. Twenty-five of them were catheterized at least twice and constituted the study group. The time between the first and last catheterization ranged from 2 to 8 years (mean +/- SD = 4.2 +/- 1.6). Coronary ectasia was more frequent in ma...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ilia R,Kafri C,Carmel S,Goldfarb B,Gueron M,Battler A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to elucidate the underlying hemodynamic mechanisms involved in the longitudinal propagation of acute, type-B aortic dissections. METHODS:Three-dimensional patient-specific aortic geometry was reconstructed from computed tomography images of 3 cases, followed by computational fluid dynamic a...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Zhang Y,Lu Q,Feng J,Yu P,Zhang S,Teng Z,Gillard JH,Song R,Jing Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary calcification is a hard challenge for the interventional cardiologist, as it is associated with incomplete stent expansion and frequently stent failure. In recent years, innovative techniques, such as rotational atherectomy, have been developed to treat coronary calcification. However, these are burdened with...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tassone EJ,Tripolino C,Morabito G,Grillo P,Missiroli B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether postoperative quality of life (QOL) for composite aortic root replacement patients differs according to whether it is based on the use of mechanical valves or bioprosthetic valves. METHODS:The study included 146 consecutive patients who underwent composite aortic root replacement at our ins...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Repack A,Ziganshin BA,Elefteriades JA,Mukherjee SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility, reproducibility, safety and information obtained on exercise physiology from cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) in patients with aortic stenosis. METHODS:Patients with an aortic valve area (AVA) <1.3 cm2 who were judged asymptomatic or equivocal sym...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： van Le D,Jensen GV,Carstensen S,Kjøller-Hansen L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relation between the plasma concentration of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and echocardiographic findings to determine the sensitivity of BNP as an indicator of left-ventricular dysfunction in elderly patients with various cardiovascular diseases. The plasma concentration of BNP was positively correla...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yamada Y,Goto J,Yokota M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogenated oils containing trans-fatty acids (TFA) are used to produce margarine and various processed foods. TFA affect serum lipid levels, fatty acid metabolism, and endothelial function. High TFA intake is linked to increased all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease mortality, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Wilczek MM,Olszewski R,Krupienicz A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of cardiac metabolic intermediates, namely, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), H+, phosphocreatine (PCr), inorganic phosphate (Pi), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), and related functions of these intermediates, Gibbs' free energy of ATP hydrolysis (delta G) and phosphorylation ratio [ATP/(ADP.Pi)], are thought to adju...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Blum H,Ivanics T,Zhang D,Wroblewski K,Osbakken MD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early administration of nitrates in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may lower myocardial oxygen demand and increase blood supply to the ischemic myocardium. Actually, nitrates are the drugs most largely used in AMI patients, but no definite proof of their clinical benefits had been reported before GISSI 3 and IS...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tavazzi L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional imaging of cardiac structures could enhance the functional understanding and the interpretation of pathologies. Limited processing capabilities, relocation problems and inadequate two-dimensional image quality have previously limited its applicability. Recently, an integrated echocardiographic comput...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Binder T,Globits S,Zangeneh M,Gabriel H,Röthy W,Glogar D,Maurer G,Baumgartner H

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether detection of pathologic exercise hemodynamics can be based on assessment of noninvasive parameters, pulmonary artery pressure and cardiac output were measured during graded bicycle ergometry in 33 patients with mitral valve replacement and 42 patients with aortic valve replacement. No relationship...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kraus F,Rudolph W

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiarrhythmic effects of tiapamil were investigated in 48 patients, mean age 54, with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular arrhythmias. 9 had ventricular tachycardia, 6 ventricular fibrillation, and 33 multifocal premature ventricular contractions. Before and after therapy, ECG parameters, left ventricular...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lessem J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valsartan is a specific angiotensin II receptor antagonist with high selectivity for the AT(1) receptor subtype. After oral administration of single or repeated once-daily doses, valsartan 40-80 mg inhibits the pressor response to angiotensin II for 24 hours. In patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension, efficacy of...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： McInnes GT

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus here is on relationships between major risk factors and long-term mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) and all causes, and on longevity, in Chicago cohorts: 25-year follow-up for Peoples Gas (PG) men aged 25-39 (n = 1,119), 30-year follow-up for PG men aged 40-59 (n = 1,235), 24-year follow-up for Wes...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stamler J,Dyer AR,Shekelle RB,Neaton J,Stamler R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Heart failure (HF) patients with diabetes mellitus experience poor prognosis. We assessed the independent predictive effect of prevalent diabetes mellitus on all-cause mortality in HF outpatients. Furthermore, we investigated if optimized HF medication differed in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients. METHO...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stubnova V,Os I,Grundtvig M,Waldum-Grevbo B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of M-mode tissue Doppler imaging for localizing the accessory pathway in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. METHODS:Two-dimensional guided tissue Doppler M-mode was recorded at the mitral and tricuspid annular levels in 13 WPW patients...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Nagai H,Takata S,Sakagami S,Furusho H,Takamura M,Yuasa T,Kobayashi K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:100 male patients with at least 75% obstruction of one or more coronary arteries were subjected to submaximal exercise tests. Among the 73 subjects who had positive tests, 92% of those with one-vessel obstruction had an ST depression of 1 mm, none having more than 2 mm; by contrast, 44% of those with three-vessel dise...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Friedmann J,Agmon J,Cherbakoff A,Aygen M,Wurzel M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laminar color Doppler flow was discovered in the pericardial space in a 35-year-old man with postpericardiotomy effusive constrictive pericarditis. The flow was detected by transesophageal color Doppler echocardiography. A further pulsed Doppler study revealed a to-and-fro flow, which was synchronized with the cardi...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lai LP,Shyu KG,Chang CI,Ko YL,Kuan P,Lien WP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency on the susceptibility to bypass graft occlusion in 62 patients with coronary heart disease. MBL deficiency appeared to be associated with occlusion (p = 0.0099). A high level of anti-cardiolipin IgG as well as the number of venous bypass grafts were ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Limnell V,Aittoniemi J,Vaarala O,Lehtimäki T,Laine S,Virtanen V,Palosuo T,Miettinen A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrosis in atrial myocardium is a common phenomenon for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Remodeling of connexins was found accompanying with AF. The aim of the study is to investigate whether it is by causing the remodeling of connexin 43 (Cx43) that the fibrosis of atrial muscle plays an important r...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Luo MH,Li YS,Yang KP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anonymous patient perception comprehension and satisfaction questionnaire was sent to 438 patients 1-3 months after they had participated in a clinical cardiovascular trial to examine the level of patient comprehension as perceived by the patient. We compared perceived comprehension in acute (acute myocardial infar...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yuval R,Halon DA,Flugelman MY,Lewis BS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional cineradiology has been used clinically to detect partially broken outlet struts (single leg separations, SLSs) in normally functioning Björk-Shiley convexo-concave (C/C) heart valves. The value of radiographic screening has, however, been debated in the medical literature. This study uses the sa...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hopper KD,Gilchrist IC,Landis JR,Localio AR,Wilson RP,Pae WE Jr,Kunselman AR,Griffith JW,Pierce WS,Potok PS,TenHave TR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare the acute hemodynamic effects of digoxin (0.01 mg/kg) and enoximone (1 mg/kg), a phosphodiesterase inhibitor inotropic agent, in severe chronic congestive heart failure, 8 patients (male, mean age 56.7 years, sinus rhythm) were investigated with a randomized cross-over study. Peak effect of enoximo...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Casella G,Cantelli I,Pavesi PC,Barbato G,Bracchetti D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the relation between baseline electrocardiographic ischemia grades and initial myocardial area at risk (AR) and final infarct size (IS) in 49 patients who had undergone (99m)Tc sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography before and 6 +/- 1 days after thrombolysis. Patients were classed as having g...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Birnbaum Y,Mahaffey KW,Criger DA,Gates KB,Barbash GI,Barbagelata A,Clemmensen P,Sgarbossa EB,Gibbons RJ,Rahman MA,Califf RM,Granger CB,Wagner GS,AMISTAD (Acute Myocardial Infarction Study of Adenosine) Investigators.

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) registry included very few patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40. We present a case of a 40-year-old male with a BMI of 44 and ejection fraction of 25% who underwent S-ICD implantation for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in the ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Levine JD,Ellins C,Winn N,Kim R,Hsu SS,Catanzaro JN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is the most frequent cause of occlusion of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts between 5 and 10 years after coronary artery bypass surgery. The typical atherosclerotic plaque appears between 1 and 3 years after operation and, at a mean of 5 years, histologic changes of atherosclerosis are present in 21...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Bourassa MG,Campeau L,Lespérance J,Solymoss BC

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular late potentials are obtained by signal averaging of surface electrocardiograms. Late potentials have been reported to be affected by body size or left ventricular mass. However, the effect of subadipose tissue, which is known to influence QRS amplitudes of surface ECG, on the variables of late potentials h...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Masui A,Tsuji H,Tamura K,Sugiura T,Matsui Y,Iwasaka T,Inada M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging with thallium-201 was evaluated in 492 consecutive, unselected patients to ascertain the patterns of use and additive value to the exercise electrocardiogram in the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia in a community hospital setting. Myocardial perfusion images ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： McClellan JR,Dugan TM,Heller GV

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events. The aim of this study is to clarify whether stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) could predict cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events. In the Gunma-CKD SPECT Stud...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Toyama T,Kasama S,Sato M,Sano H,Ueda T,Sasaki T,Nakahara T,Higuchi T,Tsushima Y,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man with intermittent ventricular parasystolic bigeminy is reported in whom the parasystolic focus was protected from late intervening sinus impulses. This is the first report to suggest the presence of protection due to interference in parasystolic bigeminy. The findings in this case suggest that when a...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kinoshita S,Konishi G,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00