Is pulsed Doppler echocardiography an adequate method to evaluate left ventricular function during filling in hypertensive patients?

abstract：:We investigated cardiovascular and coronary responses to intravenous infusions of adrenaline, which raised arterial concentrations in a stepwise fashion from basal to about 5-6 nmol.l-1, in 11 non-rejecting heart transplanted patients, and in eight intact innervated subjects. Cardiac adrenaline extraction and noradren...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Roca J,Cruz Caturla M,Hjemdahl P,Masotti M,Ventura A,Oriol A,Crexells C

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To analyse the relationship between initial exercise parameters and peak oxygen consumption and prognosis in 96 patients with congestive heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Comparison of responses during the initial 6 min of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (Naughton modified protocol) in patients stratified to th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： de Vries RJ,van Veldhuisen DJ,Dunselman PH,van der Veer N,Crijns HJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The transversal distribution of coronary atherosclerotic plaques (AP) (myocardial vs pericardial) affects vessel remodelling. The aim of this study was to define the impact of transversal lesion distribution on vessel remodelling in proximal and distal coronary segments using a 3D intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Prati F,Arbustini E,Labellarte A,Sommariva L,Pawlowski T,Manzoli A,Pagano A,Motolese M,Boccanelli A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct cardioprotective properties of nitroglycerin and nicorandil were compared in regionally ischaemic (45 min), reperfused (24 h) porcine hearts. Intracoronary treatments, which were started 15 min prior to occlusion of the distal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), were continuously administered fo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Klein HH,Pich S,Lindert-Heimberg S,Schade-Brittinger C,Maisch B,Nebendahl K

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess possible clinical and angiographic factors associated with acute coronary events following PTCA, we performed quantitative angiography in 168 consecutive patients who had undergone successful angioplasty in a native vessel (94 for stable angina, 74 for unstable angina), and who were restudied (24 +/- 15 week...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chen L,Leatham E,Chester M,Huang J,Kaski JC

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for beta-blockade in heart failure is now well established. Heart failure mortality, which is predicted by neurohormonal activation, remains high despite modern treatment including ACE inhibition, and additional neurohormonal blockade has further therapeutic potential. Previous clinical trial experience ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sharpe N

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) are considered as anti-atherogenic. Recent experimental findings suggest that their biological properties can be modified in certain clinical conditions by accumulation of serum amyloid A (SAA). The effect of SAA on the association between HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and cardiovascular...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zewinger S,Drechsler C,Kleber ME,Dressel A,Riffel J,Triem S,Lehmann M,Kopecky C,Säemann MD,Lepper PM,Silbernagel G,Scharnagl H,Ritsch A,Thorand B,de las Heras Gala T,Wagenpfeil S,Koenig W,Peters A,Laufs U,Wanner C,

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to compare the 10-year follow-up results of patients with or without restenosis following single-vessel percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 313 patients with successful PTCA (> or = 20% reduction in luminal diameter narrowing without acute...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Espinola-Klein C,Rupprecht HJ,Erbel R,Nafe B,Brennecke R,Meyer J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study the implications of European guidelines on the use of antihypertensives and/or lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs) for primary prevention in a Norwegian population. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Tromsø study is a population-based study in the municipality Tromsø, Norway (from 1974 to till now). This analysis includes ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hartz I,Njølstad I,Eggen AE

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the prevalence of asymmetric septal hypertrophy (ASH) in hypertensive patients, 613 echocardiographic examinations performed over a period of one year were reviewed. Asymmetric septal hypertrophy (defined by an echocardiographic interventricular septum to left ventricular free wall thickness ratio of greater...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wicker P,Roudaut R,Haissaguere M,Villega-Arino P,Clementy J,Dallocchio M

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial abnormalities in patients with progressive systemic sclerosis have not been evaluated in terms of intra-atrial conduction. We hypothesized that a delay in atrial conduction in these patients might produce diastolic abnormalities as well as atrial arrhythmias. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the atrial function...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mizuno R,Fujimoto S,Nakano H,Nakajima T,Kimura A,Nakagawa Y,Dohi K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels predict outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients treated with fibrinolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, its role in facilitated PCI has not yet been assessed; it may be a tool to evaluate the lower event rat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sinnaeve PR,Ezekowitz JA,Bogaerts K,Droogne W,Jarai R,Huber K,Granger CB,Desmet WJ,Armstrong PW,Van de Werf FJ,ASSENT-4 PCI Investigators.

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been considerable controversy over whether elevated levels of triglycerides, or hypertriglyceridaemia, is an independent risk factor in coronary heart disease (CHD). Discrepancies between findings of univariate and multivariate statistical analyses are likely to be due to the strong inverse correlation betwe...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Miller M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the haemodynamic and neurohumoral effects of nisoldipine (2 X 10 mg) vs captopril (3 X 25 mg), 24 patients with heart failure (New York Heart Association class II and III) due to coronary artery disease were treated in a randomized double-blind trial over 3 months. Both drugs were well tolerated. Clinical sta...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schofer J,Hobuss M,Aschenberg W,Tews A

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims To assess whether coronary flow velocity reserve following stent implantation is predictive of the subsequent need of target lesion revascularization. Methods and Results The outcome was examined of 417 patients enrolled in a multicentre prospective randomized study (DESTINI), who received a successful single ves...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nishida T,Di Mario C,Kern MJ,Anderson TJ,Moussa I,Bonan R,Muramatsu T,Jain AC,Suarez de Lezo J,Cho SY,Meredith IT,Moses JW,Colombo A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) is a member of the natriuretic peptide family that exerts various biological effects via acting on the receptor-guanylyl cyclase system, increasing the content of intracellular cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). ANP was first identified as a diuretic/natriuretic and vasodilating ho...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kasama S,Furuya M,Toyama T,Ichikawa S,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three patients who had undergone aortic valve replacement with a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis (ball-valve: 17, tilting-disc: 6) were investigated by retrograde left ventricular catheterization using a 6 F pigtail catheter. Twelve of these 23 patients also had had combined aortic and mitral valve replaceme...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rigaud M,Dubourg O,Luwaert R,Rocha P,Hamoir V,Bardet J,Bourdarias JP

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The present study was done to assess the role of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among the presenting manifestations of and fatalities from cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). METHODS AND RESULTS:We analysed altogether 351 cases of CS presenting from year 1998 through 2015 in Finland. There were 262 patients with a clinical dia...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ekström K,Lehtonen J,Nordenswan HK,Mäyränpää MI,Räisänen-Sokolowski A,Kandolin R,Simonen P,Pietilä-Effati P,Alatalo A,Utriainen S,Rissanen TT,Haataja P,Kokkonen J,Vihinen T,Miettinen H,Kaikkonen K,Kerola T,Kupari M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of fentanyl at a dose of 100 micrograms.kg-1 on cardiac automaticity, refractoriness and conduction have been studied in a model of heterotopic heart transplantation which combines a denervated heart (donor) and a non-denervated heart (recipient) in each of 20 dogs employed. Once the surgical procedure had...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Alvarez L,Escudero C,Carmona JA,Silva L,Castillo-Olivares JL

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study has compared the effect on heart rate control of the addition of pindolol 15 mg bd or verapamil 40 mg tds to maintenance digoxin therapy in 12 patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. The study was performed in a randomized cross-over fashion. Treatment effects were assessed by 24-h ambulatory electrocard...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： James MA,Channer KS,Papouchado M,Rees JR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring has emerged as a tool for risk stratification and potentially for monitoring response to risk factor modification. Therefore, repeat measurements should provide robust results and low inter-scanner variability for allowing meaningful comparison. The purpose of this study was t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ghadri JR,Goetti R,Fiechter M,Pazhenkottil AP,Küest SM,Nkoulou RN,Windler C,Buechel RR,Herzog BA,Gaemperli O,Templin C,Kaufmann PA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Circulating microRNAs (miRs) may reflect pathophysiologically relevant processes in the atherosclerotically diseased coronary arterial wall. Given the unmet medical need to identify patients with an unstable plaque phenotype, we determined the relation of circulating atherosclerosis-regulatory miRs with plaque phe...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Leistner DM,Boeckel JN,Reis SM,Thome CE,De Rosa R,Keller T,Palapies L,Fichtlscherer S,Dimmeler S,Zeiher AM

更新日期：2016-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is a well defined controlled model inducing regional myocardial ischaemia in man. Direct cardiac anti-ischaemic effects of anti-anginal drugs can be assessed by intracoronary injection of small doses which do not affect systemic parameters. Trimetazidine (TMZ) has recently been...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kober G,Pennaforte S,Buck T,Sievert H,Vallbracht C

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the systolic and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (LV) in relation to age and the severity of impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), we performed M-mode, two-dimensional and pulsed-wave Doppler echocardiography in 45 male subjects with DMD aged 8 to 25 years and in 40 age-matched healthy...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Takenaka A,Yokota M,Iwase M,Miyaguchi K,Hayashi H,Saito H

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to evaluate (1) homocysteinemia and the prevalence of the C677T MTHFR polymorphism in Marfan patients and (2) whether the severity of cardiovascular manifestations is associated with homocysteinemia and/or C677T polymorphism. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 107 patients subdivided into th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Giusti B,Porciani MC,Brunelli T,Evangelisti L,Fedi S,Gensini GF,Abbate R,Sani G,Yacoub M,Pepe G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord electrical stimulation is an alternative therapy for patients with chronic pain syndromes including angina. Although it has been shown to produce symptomatic relief and reduce ischaemia, doubts remain about its long-term safety. We report here for the first time the results of a follow-up study over a peri...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sanderson JE,Ibrahim B,Waterhouse D,Palmer RB

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare the precursor of atrial and brain natriuretic peptide (N-ANP, N-BNP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), big endothelin-1, the 6-min walk test and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (LHFQ) with regard to short-term outcome in an ambulatory heart failure population. METHODS AND RESULTS:...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hülsmann M,Berger R,Sturm B,Bojic A,Woloszczuk W,Bergler-Klein J,Pacher R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the predictive value and optimum dichotomy limits for different combinations of prognostic indicators for the prediction of arrhythmic events and cardiac mortality in post-infarction patients. BACKGROUND:Studies of new interventions based on risk stratification after myocardial infarction have often u...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Redwood SR,Odemuyiwa O,Hnatkova K,Staunton A,Poloniecki I,Camm AJ,Malik M

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Despite the well-defined association of high-sensitivity hsCRP with cardiovascular outcomes in apparently healthy adults and those with acquired heart disease, the relevance of this inflammatory marker in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) remains unclear. We aimed to examine the clinical correlates and p...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Opotowsky AR,Valente AM,Alshawabkeh L,Cheng S,Bradley A,Rimm EB,Landzberg MJ

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrates and beta-blockers have been the mainstay in the therapy of chronic stable angina pectoris for many years. Since an important number of patients remains symptomatic, new potent anti-ischemic agents like the calcium antagonists fulfil a great clinical need. Combined therapy with beta-blockers and calcium antago...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vanhaleweyk GL,Serruys PW,Hugenholtz PG

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00