Methodological issues in the quantitative assessment of quality of life.

abstract：:A 78-year-old man was admitted to hospital with heart failure and chronic bronchitis. A computed tomographic scan of the chest incidentally demonstrated bilateral abnormal vessels near the left atrium. Selective angiography showed that both internal mammary arteries and bronchial arteries communicated with the pulmona...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Misumi I,Ueno K,Kimura Y,Hokamura Y,Yamabe H,Yasunaga T,Oguni T,Asao C

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This was a retrospective study that assessed achievement of lipid-lowering treatment targets in the setting of a University Hospital Lipid Clinic. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goal attainment according to National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) and European Societ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Barkas F,Liberopoulos EN,Kostapanos MS,Liamis G,Tziallas D,Elisaf M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an overview the microvascular involvement in chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is described. Microangiopathy in the lower leg areas is characterized by the presence of typical enlarged and ramified blood capillaries, reduced capillary number, microvascular thrombosis and obliterations, and/or increased permeabilit...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Bollinger A,Leu AJ,Hoffmann U,Franzeck UK

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to angioscopically observe the process of thrombolysis after intracoronary administration of thrombolytic agents and to investigate the effects of these agents on coagulation/fibrinolysis systems in dogs. The coronary endothelium was removed and thrombus formation was confirmed by angiosc...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Maki A,Shirato C,Ohguchi M,Aoki N,Ochiai N,Taguchi S,Aoki I,Ishikawa K

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical angiographic, and available autopsy data of 32 patients with cardiomyopathy with cardiomegaly were reviewed. Twenty-six patients had alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Of these, 20 patients had patient coronary arteries, and 6 had significant occlusive coronary artery disease. Six patients denied any history of ex...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Gupta SC

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During fetal life the pulmonary circulation is one of high resistance. Soon after birth with the onset of breathing and thereafter, sequential structural changes in pulmonary vasculature take place. Several authors have reported differently on this structural remodeling. This study describes the changes in the pulmona...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Basu S,Datta BN,Khandelwal N

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonionic contrast medium was evaluated in vitro for its effects on coagulation and complement activation in comparison to a low osmolal contrast agent. In clotting assays each contrast medium was mixed with blood and clotting parameters were analyzed by using a thromboelastographic machine. Platelet function was stu...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Parvez Z,Moncada R

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double blind placebo-controlled cross-over trial of 24 weeks 31 patients with Raynaud's syndrome were treated with the alpha-blocker phenoxybenzamine (10-20 mg daily) and with the combination of the alpha-blocker phenoxybenzamine (10-20 mg daily) and the beta-blocker sotalol (40-80 mg daily). A favourable effect ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Cleophas TJ,van Lier HJ,Fennis JF,van 't Laar A

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diastolic and systolic time intervals were measured in 11 control subjects, 11 patients with cardiomyopathy, 7 hyperthyroid patients, and 5 hypothyroid patients. The isovolumic relaxation time (IVRT), rapid filling time (RFT), preejection period (PEP), left ventricular ejection time (LVET), and PEP/LVET ratio were fou...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Rubler S,Arvan SB,Rafii F,Shah N,Olowe O

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower mortality rates from coronary heart disease and higher levels of serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) have been observed in populations residing at high altitude. However, this effect has not been investigated in Arab populations, which exhibit considerable genetic homogeneity. We assessed the rela...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Al Riyami NB,Banerjee Y,Al-Waili K,Rizvi SG,Al-Yahyaee S,Hassan MO,Albarwani S,Al-Rasadi K,Bayoumi RA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of arterial-graft infection are presented. In all cases the gram stain obtained at surgery demonstrated white blood cells but no bacteria. Cultures obtained at operation subsequently grew Pseudomonas aeruginosa in two patients and Bacteroides fragilis in one patient. Failure to recognize the fallibility of...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Samson RH,Gupta SK,Scher LA,Veith FJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether daily physical activity was independently related to endogenous fibrinolysis in subjects with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). One hundred and six subjects with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication were characterized on the activity level ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Gardner AW,Killewich LA

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared exercise performance, daily physical activity, and health-related quality of life in 115 participants with stable angina and 441 controls without coronary artery disease or stable angina. Participants with stable angina had shorter 6-min walk distance (P = .003), and lower total leisure-time physical activ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Gardner AW,Montgomery PS,Ritti-Dias RM,Thadani U

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors aimed to determine the incidence and angiographic features associated with plaque progression requiring nontarget lesion percutaneous coronary intervention after culprit lesion percutaneous coronary intervention. Of 945 consecutive percutaneous coronary interventions reviewed, 100 patients who required non...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Caymaz HO,Yüksel G

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary edema of non-cardiac origin is usually an urgent clinical problem, which has recently increased in frequency throughout the world in the past few years. This is partly due to sociological factors and to pre-eminent advances in industrial technology. Recent severe massive toxic gas explosions have had nationa...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Cordasco EM,Demeter SR,Kester L,Cordasco MA,Lammert G,Beerel F

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the transcatheter intervention of complex patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in Chinese adults. Between January 2004 and April 2008, 112 adult patients (43 males, 69 females, mean age 31 +/- 19 years) underwent intervention. Coils were used for patients with small PDA, and Amplatzer duct occluders or China-ma...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Yang SW,Zhou YJ,Hu DY,Liu YY,Shi DM,Guo YH,Cheng WJ,Nie XM,Wang JL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since acoustic properties of the myocardium are sensitive to the myocardial structure and the contractile conditions of myocyte, the authors evaluated cardiac dysfunction based on the integrated ultrasonic backscatter in 18 hemodialysis (HD) patients (duration: 102 +/- 84 months, mean age: 57.6 +/- 9.7 years) and 11 a...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Mizushige K,Tokudome T,Seki M,Kondo I,Hirao K,Nozaki S,Miki S,Yuasa S,Matsuo H

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electromagnetic field-focusing (EFF) probe is a precision surgical and interventional tool. Use of the device produces maximum temperature in excess of 1800 degrees C by convergence of radio-frequency (RF) induced eddy currents in biological tissues. Applications of the EFF probe in angioplasty, aneurysm thrombosis, a...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Yamanashi WS,Saksanen SJ,Valentine JL,Powers M,Phillips SW,Wagner BD,Hill D,Lewis JE

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the value of continuous-wave Doppler sonography for detection and exclusion of lesions in the vertebrobasilar system, the ultrasonic and angiographic findings were compared in a prospective study. Altogether, 200 vertebral arteries in 176 patients were evaluated by both methods. Insonation of the vertebral a...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Karnik R,Stöllberger C,Ammerer HP,Perneczky G,Slany J,Brenner H

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of lipid-lowering treatment on renal function in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). This was a retrospective study of hyperlipidemic claudicants referred to a vascular surgery and risk modification clinic. Serum creatinine and urate concentration...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Youssef F,Gupta P,Seifalian AM,Myint F,Mikhailidis DP,Hamilton G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood may provide superior cardioplegia compared with crystalloid cardioplegic solution. However, the results are controversial. This may be due to a leftward shift of the hemoglobin (Hb)-O2 dissociation curve induced by hypothermia, increasing the oxygen affinity for Hb. This effect may negate the potential benefit o...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Card RT,Prasad K,Bharadwaj B,Hnatuk LA,MacFadyen MA

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationship between coronary flow rate and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in patients with slow coronary flow (SCF) and normal coronary arteries. The study included 40 consecutive patients with stable angina pectoris who had normal coronary arteries. All patients underwent echocardiography. To determ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Comert N,Yucel O,Ege MR,Yaylak B,Erdogan G,Yilmaz MB

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microalbuminuria (UAE) may be considered a marker of systemic vascular dysfunction, while pulse pressure (PP) is an indicator of the stiffness of vascular conduits. Both these parameters, together with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), are linked to cardiovascular morbidity in hypertensive patients. The aim of this ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Di Bello V,Pedrinelli R,Giorgi D,Bertini A,Caputo MT,Cioppi A,Talini E,Leonardo M,Dell'Omo G,Paterni M,Giusti C

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethacrynic acid is a potent oral diuretic and saluretic agent. It has been used extensively in the treatment of heart failure and its effects on cardiovascular dynamics are well established. The clinical relief of the symptoms of pulmonary congestion frequently precedes any demonstrable diuretic effect suggesting that...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Gould L,Gopalaswamy C,Chandy F,Abdou O

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 78-year-old woman was admitted for pulmonary embolism requiring orotracheal intubation and positive end-expiratory pressure. The pulmonary angiography confirmed a massive pulmonary embolism as suggested by echocardiography. Heparin and recombinant tissue plasminogen activator were successfully administrated; neverth...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Rigatelli G,Zanchetta M,Pedon L,Zennaro M,Maiolino P

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological basis of postischemic hyperemia is not yet fully understood. The present study investigated the effects of pharmacologic manipulation of the prostaglandin system on local hemodynamics. Strain-gauge plethysmography was used to study 8 normal subjects and 9 patients with obliterating arterial disease o...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Pancera P,Minuz P,Rossi L,Ribul M,Arosio E,Lechi A

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to observe coronary thrombus formation serially from an antegrade perspective by means of a new thin flexible angioscope that has an inflatable balloon at the distal tip and an angulation mechanism. To test its capabilities, thrombi were induced in the left anterior descending coronary artery...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Mizuno K,Miyamoto A,Isojima K,Kurita A,Senoo A,Arai T,Kikuchi M,Nakamura H

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little information about coronary artery endothelial dysfunction in patients with sleep apnea. We evaluated relation between severity of sleep apnea and coronary artery endothelial dysfunction. In all, 26 patients without significant coronary stenoses were enrolled. Endothelial function was estimated by measu...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Kadohira T,Kobayashi Y,Iwata Y,Kitahara H,Komuro I

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate precocious alterations in the artery wall of patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). METHODS:We evaluated flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery and intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid arteries in 16 patients and 16 healthy controls matched for age, gender, and ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Bilora F,Sartori MT,Zanon E,Campagnolo E,Arzenton M,Rossato A

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are only a few data on the relationship of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), implicated in glucose homeostasis, and C-reactive protein (CRP), a measure of subclinical systemic inflammation, in patients with the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The authors investigated, in a cross-sectional design, the correlation ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Efstratiadis G,Tsiaousis G,Athyros VG,Karagianni D,Pavlitou-Tsiontsi A,Giannakou-Darda A,Manes C

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00