Noninvasive diagnosis of coronary heart disease in women.

abstract：:Seventy-two patients aged 2-65 years (mean 20.2) with fixed subaortic stenosis (FSS) are reported. All patients underwent echocardiography and angiography prior to surgical intervention. Sixty-four (89%) had discrete subaortic stenosis (DSS) and 8 (11%) tunnel type stenosis (TSS). Patients with DSS aged 2-65 years (me...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tentolouris K,Kontozoglou T,Trikas A,Brilli S,Chlapoutakis E,Exadactylos N,Pitsavos C,Toutouzas P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since recent studies demonstrated an impaired outcome after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with chronic renal failure but did not address the aetiology of renal failure, we now analysed the outcome of patients with diabetic nephropathy in 721 consecutive patients undergoing PCI. Diabetic nephrop...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Reinecke H,Matzkies F,Fobker M,Breithardt G,Schaefer RM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening event with a broad presentation spectrum ranging from asymptomatic cases to sudden cardiac arrest. It is unclear if right atrial emboli cause PE in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or if mild PE itself increases right cardiac pressure provoking AF. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Guler GB,Can MM,Guler E,Akinci T,Sogukpinar O,Hatipoglu S,Kilicaslan F,Serebruany VL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the 2- and 5-year prognoses following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in relation to smoking habits among consecutive patients being operated on in western Sweden during a 3-year period. Among the 2,121 patients, 10.2% admitted smoking at coronary angiography as compared with 7.5% 2 years after CABG...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Herlitz J,Haglid M,Albertsson P,Westberg S,Karlson BW,Hartford M,Lurje L,Caidahl K

更新日期：1997-11-01 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：: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：:Limited prospective data are available regarding the influence of pacemaker leads on tricuspid valve function. To examine the true incidence of these complications, 35 patients were prospectively examined by two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography before and after implantation of either a permanent pacemaker or a...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Leibowitz DW,Rosenheck S,Pollak A,Geist M,Gilon D

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:CD18 integrins mediate leucocyte adhesion to vascular endothelium. This represents the initial step in inflammatory cell infiltration following myocardial necrosis. The current study assessed whether the expression of these rapidly activated and readily measured adhesion receptors on circulating neutrophils would refl...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hillis G,Taggart P,Dalsey W,Mangione A,Ma XL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Exercise and Heart Disease Project (NEHDP) was funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, to determine the effects of regular physical activity on the rehabilitation, morbidity and mortality of patients with healed myocardial infarctions....

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Naughton J

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the incidence and determinants of early and late repeat hospitalization for cardiac causes in 378 patients following myocardial revascularization [199 coronary balloon angioplasty (PTCA), 179 coronary bypass surgery (CABG)] in a single cardiovascular center and followed for a median period of 13 years....

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Halon DA,Rennert HS,Flugelman MY,Jaffe R,Lewis BS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic hypothermia is currently used to reduce neurological ischemic damage in postcardiac arrest patients. Nevertheless, it has been associated with relevant side effects such as infections, bleeding, hypotension and hyperkalemia. Although hypothermia-induced coronary spasm is rare, its occurrence needs to be co...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Todaro MC,Oreto L,Gupta A,Bajwa T,Khandheria BK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate clinical predictors of poor sleep quality and quality of life (QOL) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). METHODS:Consecutive stable patients with HCM were evaluated for the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by the Berlin Questionnaire, daytime sleepiness by the Epworth Sleepin...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Pedrosa RP,Lima SG,Drager LF,Genta PR,Amaro AC,Antunes MO,Arteaga E,Mady C,Lorenzi-Filho G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three generations of a family with the Romano-Ward syndrome are described. Of all the affected members, only 1 was symptomatic, experiencing episodes of syncope proven to be due to polymorphous ventricular tachycardia (PMVT) induced by chlorimipramine treatment for depression. During treatment of an episode of PMVT wi...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Flugelman MY,Pollack S,Hammerman H,Riss E,Barzilai D

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 47-year-old woman who experienced an Eisenmenger reaction (mean pulmonary artery pressure: 86 mm Hg) induced by atrial septal defect. Radionuclide myocardial scans with 99mTc-MIBI and 123I-BMIPP showed increased uptake to the right ventricular myocardium, whereas the 123I-MIBG scan disclosed no uptake t...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hirose Y,Ishida Y,Hayashida K,Satoh T,Shimotsu Y,Nishimura T

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intracoronary administration of glycosaminoglycan analogs, including the complement inhibitor dextran sulfate, attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/R injury). However, dextran sulfate has a distinct anticoagulatory effect, possibly limiting its use in specific situations in vivo. We therefore...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Banz Y,Hess OM,Meier P,Korchagina EY,Gordeeva EA,Robson SC,Gajanayake T,Csizmadia E,Mettler D,Haeberli A,Bovin NV,Rieben R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasingly prevalent and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. HFpEF has a complex pathophysiology, with recent evidence suggesting that an interaction of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular comorbidities (e.g. obesity, hypertension, diabet...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Garg A,Virmani D,Agrawal S,Agarwal C,Sharma A,Stefanini G,Kostis JB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe teratogenic side effects of thalidomide led to its well-publicized withdrawal in the 1970s, but as it is cautiously being reintroduced into clinical use, new adverse effects are being described. A 65-year-old male with multiple myeloma received chemotherapy which included cyclophosphamide, thalidomide and d...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ali A,Hothi SS,Thompson A,Malik N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and heart failure (HF) have a tremendous impact worldwide, markedly reducing life-expectancy and quality of life. It is now known that each disease represents a risk factor for the other. Moreover, when they are combined, the prognosis is significantly worse. Until recently, these patho...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Santos-Ferreira D,Gonçalves-Teixeira P,Fontes-Carvalho R

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:A history of exercise-induced chest pain or even typical angina pectoris combined with normal coronary arteries is usually described with terms like small vessel disease or syndrome X [2, 5]. The aim of this paper is to study the hemodynamics at rest, and with exercise, and the outcome of patients with this syndrome. ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gleichmann U,Ohlmeier H,Mannebach H,Fassbender D

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter electrical shock ablation of a concealed posteroseptal accessory pathway was performed on a 57-year-old man with drug-refractory paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. A single 300-joules shock delivered at the ostium of the coronary sinus abolished conduction in the accessory pathway and resulted in l...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Belhassen B,Shapira I,Miller H,Geller E,Laniado S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) may not be immune from hemodynamic perturbations caused by both vessel and lesion related factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of plaque- and vessel wall-related features of vulnerability on the hemodynamic effect of intermediate coronary stenoses. Methods and Resu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Sezer M,Aslanger E,Cakir O,Atici A,Sezer I,Ozcan A,Umman B,Bugra Z,Umman S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The D1790G mutation was found in all 24 patients of an extended long QT family but not in 200 chromosomes carried by healthy individuals. We describe a 37-year-old man presenting with a typical spontaneous type 1 Brugada pattern who in electrophysiological testing had easily inducible ventricular fibrillation. At the ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Blich M,Efrati E,Marai I,Suleiman M,Gepstein L,Boulous M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recently, we reported that low-dose landiolol (1.5 µg·kg(-1)·min(-1)), an ultra-short-acting β-blocker, safely decreased the heart rate (HR) in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and sinus tachycardia, thereby improving cardiac function. We investigated whether low-dose landiolol effective...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kobayashi S,Murakami W,Myoren T,Tateishi H,Okuda S,Doi M,Nao T,Wada Y,Matsuzaki M,Yano M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pulmonary artery aneurysm is defined as pulmonary artery dilatation >4 cm. Pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare findings and are usually not associated with chest pain. This is the first report of a case of pulmonary artery aneurysm causing chest pain in a patient with Noonan's syndrome. Chest X-ray showed cardiomega...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Brown JR,Plotnick G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system plays an important role in the development of congestive heart failure (CHF). In patients with chronic heart failure, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, such as captopril, enalapril, and quinapril, have been shown to improve hemodynamics, reduce symptoms of fatigue...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Riegger AJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman, who had received an aortic valve replacement suffered from complete left bundle branch block and advanced atrioventricular block. On the basis of marked systemic inflammatory findings on admission and histopathological findings on previous cardiac surgery, this patient was considered to have condu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Naitoh M,Chino M,Sakai T,Saitoh S,Ohkura M,Nishikawa K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to observe the association between fibrinogen C148T, G854A polymorphisms and plasma fibrinogen levels in a large cohort of Chinese patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS:Fibrinogen gene beta148/beta854 polymorphisms were screened and plasma fibrinogen levels and lipids...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Sun AJ,Ma HL,Chen XY,Wang Y,Fang YM,Ma YL,Wang KQ,Zou YZ,Huang W,Ge JB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is associated with pathobiochemical changes that can reduce the responsiveness of the myocardium to positive inotropic agents. We studied the contractile effects of a range of inotropic agents on papillary muscle strips from healthy and failing human hearts. Specimens were obtained from patients with dif...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Erdmann E

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00