The influence of time from symptom onset and reperfusion strategy on 1-year survival in ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a pooled analysis of an early fibrinolytic strategy versus primary percutaneous coronary intervention from CAPTIM and WEST.

abstract：:Currently available antiplatelet agents are limited in the scope and magnitude of platelet inhibition. Orally active platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists are currently in clinical testing. These agents may extend platelet inhibition and clinical benefit from parenteral glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists. The most...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kereiakes DJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right- and left-sided endocarditis are two distinct entities, both clinically and experimentally. As such, they require different clinical approaches. The accurate diagnosis of right-sided endocarditis rests largely on a high index of suspicion which is often raised in the case of an intravenous drug abuser with fever...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Robbins MJ,Soeiro R,Frishman WH,Strom JA

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred two patients with evolving myocardial infarction of 6 hours' duration were given aspirin and intravenous heparin and randomly allocated to intravenous front-loaded, weight-adjusted rTPA administration over a 90-minute period (52 patients) or to two 15 mg doses of recombinant staphylokinase, 30 minutes apar...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vanderschueren S,Dens J,Kerdsinchai P,Desmet W,Vrolix M,De Man F,Van den Heuvel P,Hermans L,Collen D,Van de Werf F

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circulating mediators, including thromboxane A2, the vasoconstrictor, platelet aggregant, and smooth muscle mitogen, may contribute to the progression of vascular narrowing in primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). METHODS:To further understand the contribution of thromboxane and to provide novel therapy for...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Langleben D,Christman BW,Barst RJ,Dias VC,Galiè N,Higenbottam TW,Kneussl M,Korducki L,Naeije R,Riedel A,Simonneau G,Hirsch AM,Rich S,Robbins IM,Oudiz R,McGoon MD,Badesch DB,Levy RD,Mehta S,Seeger W,Solèr M

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To define the incidence and cumulative risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a population-based cohort of whites and African Americans. BACKGROUND:African-Americans reportedly have a lower risk of AF than whites despite their higher exposure to AF risk factors. However, precise estimates of AF incidence in Af...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Alonso A,Agarwal SK,Soliman EZ,Ambrose M,Chamberlain AM,Prineas RJ,Folsom AR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under electrophysiologic studies, 44 asymptomatic chagasic individuals were studied. The mean age was 39.9 years, with 26 being male. The surface ECG showed normal tracings in 12 patients, left anterior fascicular block in three, incomplete right bundle branch block in two, and right bundle branch block in 27 (isolate...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pimenta J,Miranda M,Pereira CB

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred four patients (101 men, three women), under 40 years of age, with myocardial infarction (MI), underwent coronary arteriography. Eighty patients had significant obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) (group 1), 23 had normal coronary arteries (group 2), and one patient had coronary ostial stenosis as a r...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kaul U,Dogra B,Manchanda SC,Wasir HS,Rajani M,Bhatia ML

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary calcium detected noninvasively is an attractive way to diagnose atherosclerosis before the development of symptoms. This study examines the prognostic value of coronary calcium in asymptomatic subjects with usual cardiovascular risk. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 425 asymptomatic subjects, 229 men (aged 4...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Alexopoulos D,Toulgaridis T,Davlouros P,Christodoulou J,Sitafidis G,Hahalis G,Vagenakis AG

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of important drug interactions with amiodarone. This agent appears to have a marked effect on the kinetics of some commonly used cardiovascular drugs, such as warfarin, digoxin, quinidine, and procainamide, and has dynamic interactions with others, such as the beta blockers and some calcium antagoni...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Marcus FI

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to predict successful myocardial reperfusion and salvage in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by using measurements of plasma superoxide dismutase (SOD), a plasma free-radical scavenger, activity. Forty-nine patients with AMI were studied within 6 hours of symptoms onset. In group 1 (n = 26), primary perc...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Tomoda H,Morimoto K,Aoki N

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of left ventricular (LV) thrombosis risk after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is important because of potential embolic sequelae that are reduced by oral anticoagulant agents. The goal of this study was to investigate whether early assessment of LV systolic and diastolic performance with pulsed...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Yilmaz R,Celik S,Baykan M,Orem C,Kasap H,Durmus I,Erdol C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free fatty acids (FFA), the predominant myocardial energy substrate, are present in increased quantities immediately following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and may cause deleterious alterations in cardiac rhythm, oxygen consumption, and mechanical performance. In an attempt to suppress FFA and simultaneously incr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rogers WJ,Stanley AW Jr,Breinig JB,Prather JW,McDaniel HG,Moraski RE,Mantle JA,Russell RO Jr,Rackley CE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noninvasive estimation of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) with Doppler-derived mitral inflow pattern has been shown to correlate well with invasively measured PCWP; however, it has not yet been determined whether Doppler-derived mitral inflow pattern can be used to estimate PCWP accurately in heart...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Richards DR,Gilliland Y,Bernal JA,Smart FW,Stapleton DD,Ventura HO,Cheirif J

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) has been associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in sero-epidemiological, pathological and animal-model studies. Inflammation and immune activation has been proposed as the pathophysiological link between chronic infection and atherosclerosis. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Smith DA,Zouridakis EG,Mariani M,Fredericks S,Cole D,Kaski JC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to a recent meta-analysis, parathyroid hormone (PTH) excess is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but existing studies are limited. We examined in a prospective study the association of PTH with the incidence of CVD, taking into account vitamin D and other confounding vari...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Folsom AR,Alonso A,Misialek JR,Michos ED,Selvin E,Eckfeldt JH,Coresh J,Pankow JS,Lutsey PL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent data indicate that cardiac antibodies play an active role in the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and may contribute to cardiac dysfunction in patients with DCM. The present study investigated the influence of immunoadsorption with subsequent immunoglobulin G substitution (IA/IgG) on cardi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Herda LR,Trimpert C,Nauke U,Landsberger M,Hummel A,Beug D,Kieback A,Dörr M,Empen K,Knebel F,Ewert R,Angelow A,Hoffmann W,Felix SB,Staudt A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is interest in measuring and comparing outcomes of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) other than death, but there are no accepted methods for adjusting these outcomes for preprocedure differences in populations. We sought to identify independent predictors of functional outcome after...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nash IS,Curtis LH,Rubin H

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pacing leads with a small electrode surface for high-impedance stimulation have been shown to prolong pacemaker longevity, but no sufficient data is available on the safety and feasibility of a defibrillation lead with this novel design. METHODS:We evaluated the clinical performance of a tined, steroid-elut...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vollmann D,Ahern T,Gerritse B,Canby RC,Zenker D,Binner L,Kimber SK,Unterberg C,Worldwide Medtronic Model 6944 Investigators.

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for unstable coronary syndromes have substantial emotional and spiritual distress that may promote procedural complications. Noetic (nonpharmacologic) therapies may reduce anxiety, pain and distress, enhance the efficacy of pharmacologic agents, or...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Krucoff MW,Crater SW,Green CL,Maas AC,Seskevich JE,Lane JD,Loeffler KA,Morris K,Bashore TM,Koenig HG

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chocolate consumption has been inconsistently associated with risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). We investigated the association between chocolate consumption and risk of AF in Swedish adults from two cohort studies and conducted a meta-analysis to summarize available evidence from cohort studies on this topi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Larsson SC,Drca N,Jensen-Urstad M,Wolk A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angina pectoris before and after MI was evaluated in a sample of 729 men and women from a general population in whom MI developed during a 36-year period of follow-up. Relations of AP to subsequent CHD events and mortality after initial MI were analyzed by proportional hazards regression models and were adjusted for c...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Brand FN,Larson M,Friedman LM,Kannel WB,Castelli WP

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selenium is a central determinant of antioxidative glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPx-1) expression and activity. The relevance of selenium supplementation on GPx-1 in coronary artery disease (CAD) needs to be established. We assessed the effect of selenium supplementation on GPx-1 in cell culture and on endothel...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Schnabel R,Lubos E,Messow CM,Sinning CR,Zeller T,Wild PS,Peetz D,Handy DE,Munzel T,Loscalzo J,Lackner KJ,Blankenberg S

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term prognosis of patients successfully resuscitated from cardiac arrest who do not have acute precipitating factors and in whom ventricular arrhythmias cannot be induced during baseline electrophysiologic testing is controversial. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the long-term risk of recurr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sager PT,Choudhary R,Leon C,Rahimtoola SH,Bhandari AK

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Implantation of drug-eluting stents has emerged as the predominant percutaneous revascularization strategy in diabetic patients, despite limited outcomes data. Accordingly, our aim was to conduct a meta-analysis to assess the benefit and safety profile of drug-eluting stents in diabetic patients. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kumbhani DJ,Bavry AA,Kamdar AR,Helton TJ,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many US studies have documented an association between operator volume and outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No study has assessed whether this relationship exists in Canada, where PCI is performed only at a limited number of regional centers and operator volumes are higher. METHODS:A...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cantor WJ,Hall R,Tu JV

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diastolic heart failure (DHF) is characterized by dyspnea due to increased left ventricular (LV) filling pressures during stress. We sought the relationship of exercise-induced increases in B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) to LV filling pressures and parameters of cardiovascular performance in suspected DHF....

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mottram PM,Haluska BA,Marwick TH

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies have established that intravascular ultrasound is a reliable technique for accurate assessment of vascular anatomic structure and disease conditions before and after intervention. In addition, quantitative data from intravascular ultrasound studies correspond well with histologic findings, which serve...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gussenhoven EJ,van der Lugt A,van der Steen AF,Ligtvoet KM

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress has been identified as contributing to the development of cardiovascular disease. The pathophysiologic link between stress and disease still remains unclear. Because experimental stress testing in the laboratory permits the examination of the underlying mechanism for stress-induced blood pressure, analyses of c...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rüddel H,Langewitz W,Schächinger H,Schmieder R,Schulte W

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improvement in risk stratification of patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a gateway to a more judicious treatment. This study examines whether the routine determination of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) adds significant prognostic information to currently recommen...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bosch X,Théroux P

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Procedural volume has been shown to be associated with outcome in cardiac catheterization and intervention in adults. The impact of center-level factors (such as volume) and their interaction with subject- and procedure-level factors on outcome after cardiac catheterization in children is not well described....

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： O'Byrne ML,Glatz AC,Shinohara RT,Jayaram N,Gillespie MJ,Dori Y,Rome JJ,Kawut S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00