Echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue predicts subclinical atherosclerosis: epicardial adipose tissue and atherosclerosis.

abstract：:The authors tested the ability of a balloon-tipped fiberoptic endoscope to accurately visualize and identify right-heart anatomy in 7 anesthetized dogs. A 3.6-mm-diameter fiberoptic endoscope with a latex balloon covering the distal tip was inserted into the right atrium, where the balloon was inflated with air in 5 m...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Fujimura O,Lawton MA,Koch CA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotid artery atherosclerosis (CAA) represents a significant form of atherosclerosis with stroke as a major consequence. Whether it is a unique form of atherosclerosis is not established. However, this is not of major clinical relevance as no specific preventive measures over and above the established ones for cardio...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Whayne TF Jr

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes the principle, advantages, and limitations of Doppler ultrasound flowmeters, and discusses the possibilities of applying these systems in evaluating the functional state of the peripheral arterial circulation. This discussion is not limited to the assessment of blood flow velocity and poststenot...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Reneman RS,Hoeks A,Spencer MP

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study was designed to investigate the features of a family with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Twenty members of 3 generations in a family with hypercholesterolemia were enrolled in the study. The data collected were from clinical observation and subjected to pedigree analysis. The proband was a 41-ye...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Li JJ,Chen MZ,Chen X

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a retrospective study carried out by clinical analysis of the authors' experience in 60 patients with cerebellar strokes--of which 39 were spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage and 21 were cerebellar infarction--to compare the clinical presentation, course, and prognosis. Hypertension was found to be the most impo...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Turgut M,Ozcan OE,Ertürk O,Saribaş O,Erbengi A

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to the widespread use of dobutamine stress Doppler echocardiography in the hemodynamic evaluation of the prosthetic valves in aortic position, it has been rarely, if ever, used for assessment of these valves in mitral position. Therefore, this pilot study was done to assess the hemodynamic performance of S...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Rezaian GR,Aghasadeghi K,Kojuri J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to show, by noninvasive measurements, previously undocumented effects on cardiac work of the nitrate coronary vasodilator Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate (Peritrate). The chew-and-swallow 40-mg tablets of this drug were given to 10 patients of type II AHA classification. The Diastolic Time Te...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Winsor T,Winsor DW,Krohn BG,Bernett JR

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Osteoprotegerin (OPG) produced by cardiovascular system raising the possibility that alterations of OPG serum levels may be associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). Our aim is to assess the possible role of serum OPG and soluble tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (s-TRAIL) in the p...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Shaker OG,El-Shehaby A,Nabih M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this independent study was to investigate differences in efficacy between HR, (0-[beta-hydroxyethyl]-rutosides) and D+H (500 mg, diosmin+hesperidin) in patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). A first group of 90 patients with severe venous hypertension (CVI, ankle swelling) were randomized into an...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Cesarone MR,Belcaro G,Pellegrini L,Ledda A,Di Renzo A,Vinciguerra G,Ricci A,Gizzi G,Ippolito E,Fano F,Dugall M,Acerbi G,Cacchio M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brachial artery catheterization via cutdown and a direct needle puncture was evaluated in 369 patients undergoing arteriography at the authors' medical center from January, 1970, to March, 1988. The indications for retrograde brachial arteriography were absence of palpable femoral pulses, failure of a femoral approach...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Vaghei R,Terrell EB,Kunyosying U

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical studies have demonstrated that 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors are effective in the prevention of cardiovascular events and regression of atherosclerotic lesions evaluated by angiography. In this study, the authors investigated how lipid-lowering therapy effects on ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Arai Y,Hirose N,Yamamura K,Kimura M,Murayama A,Fujii I,Tsushima M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An abnormal increase in anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies (abeta2GPI) is capable of producing thrombosis and the vasculopathy-simulating antiphospholipid antibody (aPL). However, it is rarely described in cerebral ischemia without an association with aPL. The authors report a middle-aged man who experienced recurre...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Chen WH,Liu JS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the correlation between the visceral adiposity index (VAI; a useful indicator of adipose distribution and function) and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in participants with normal waist circumference. A cross-sectional study was conducted, which included 1834 Chinese adults. Th...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ji B,Qu H,Wang H,Wei H,Deng H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the prevalence of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) and nondiagnostic studies in patients referred for clinically indicated coronary angiography performed by 128 multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). METHODS:We examined patients referred for coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Lazoura O,Vlychou M,Vassiou K,Rountas C,Ioannis F

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality and morbidity from cerebrovascular and coronary arterial disease over a period of six years were studied in 224 non-diabetic patients with intermittent claudication. Patients with multiple arterial stenoses in the leg had a lower six-year survival than patients with single stenoses (55% versus 77%), with a h...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Jonason T,Ringqvist I

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the gender and age-related differences in vascular reactivity in healthy men and women across a wide age range. Fifty-seven men and 61 women between 20 and 89 years of age, free of cardiovascular disease and risk factors, were categorized into younger (20-39 years), middle-aged...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Schank BJ,Acree LS,Longfors J,Gardner AW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old man with diabetes presented with recurrent, massive hemoptysis following pericardiectomy for pyopericardium secondary to Streptococcus viridans infection. Chest radiograph and bronchoscopic examinations revealed no bronchial cause. Computed tomography of the chest and echocardiography showed a pseudoaneu...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Vijayvergiya R,Chongtham DS,Thingnam SK,Grover A,Lal A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radial artery (RA) occlusion (RAO) remains the Achilles heel of transradial coronary procedures. Although of silent nature, RAO is relatively frequent, results in graft shortage for future coronary artery bypass surgery, and may occur even after short-lasting, 5F coronary angiography (CAG). The most frequent predictor...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Hahalis G,Tsigkas G,Kounis N,Patsilinakos S,Kafkas N,Ziakas A,Patsourakos N,Almpanis G,Koniari I,Xanthopoulou I,Koutsogiannis N,Despotopoulos S,Leopoulou M,Tassi V,Miliordos I,Anastasopoulou M,Roumeliotis A,Dapergola A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the association between common carotid and common femoral artery intima-media thickness (ccIMT and cfIMT, respectively), histopathologic severity of atherosclerosis in the ascending aorta/aortic arch, and the extent of coronary artery disease (CAD) in 150 candidates for elective coronary artery bypass graf...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Tarzamni MK,Eshraghi N,Fouladi RF,Afrasiabi A,Halimi M,Azarvan A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between venography and SGP in 41 patients was studied. Fourteen normal subjects were used as a reference. SGP was shown to be very sensitive (97.5%), including proximal and distal DVT, and highly specific (96.4%). After some recommendations for patient positioning and technical use, it will enhance bot...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Baccalon H,Chikhany G,Lozes A,Vaislic C,Puel P,Enjalbert A

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endofibrosis (EF) of the iliac arteries is a flow-limiting condition typically seen in highly trained endurance athletes. Thirty-seven athletes (74 limbs) were referred to our department with suspected EF. All patients had a pre- and postexercise color Doppler ultrasound (CDU) of the iliac arteries. Doppler waveform a...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： D'Abate F,Paraskevas KI,Oates C,Palfreeman R,Hinchliffe RJ

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between ankle brachial pressure index and pulse wave velocity in patients with peripheral arterial disease. METHODS:Brachial-knee and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity were measured by pneumoplethysmography using cuffs in a standard technique. Correlation...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Khandanpour N,Armon MP,Jennings B,Clark A,Meyer FJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To inform future walking interventions, we sought to identify exercise mediators that are associated with readiness to exercise in persons with either asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease (PAD) or disease risk factors. We enrolled participants excluded from a larger behavioral intervention trial for persons with d...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Barnes S,Curran C,Lunos S,Ahluwalia JS,Collins TC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and stiffness, reflecting subclinical atherosclerosis, are associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The relationship between serum fetuin-A, which inhibits ectopic calcification, and atherosclerosis is unclear. Therefore, we investigated the association b...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Akyuz A,Oran M,Alpsoy S,Mutlu LC,Akkoyun DC,Guzel S,Alp R

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen patients with heart diseases examined by left ventricular angiography were divided into two groups consisting of those with a clinical history of heart failure (CHF+) and those without (CHF-). Changes in hemodynamics, circulating blood volume, and plasma volume due to injection of the contrast medium were st...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Koeda T,Motegi I,Ichikawa T,Suzuki T,Kato M

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old woman with progressive dyspnea underwent transthoracic echocardiography and was found to have a large multilobed mass in the left atrium that was attached to lateral wall. On inspection during surgery, the tumor was found to infiltrate the posterior mitral annulus and leaflet. The patient underwent surgi...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Lazaros GA,Matsakas EP,Madas JS,Toli DI,Nikas DJ,Kershaw MA,Alpert MA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case in which the diagnosis of idiopathic giant cell myocarditis was obscured by the presence of severe coronary artery disease is described. A 47-year-old man presented with recurrent inferior myocardial infarction and complete heart block. Cardiac catheterization confirmed severe 2-vessel disease and left ventricu...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Kwok OH,Chau EM,Wang EP,Chow WH

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to evaluate the sensitivity, the specificity, and the positive and negative predictive values of a recently developed computerized impedance plethysmography (CIP) in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT); 117 consecutive outpatients with a clinical suspicion of DVT were evaluated. After ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Agnelli G,Longetti M,Cosmi B,Lupattelli L,Barzi F,Levi M,Nenci GG

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shortly after Dreyfus and his colleagues demonstrated that procainamide was metabolized by acetylation to N-acetylprocainamide (NAPA), Drayer, Reidenberg and Sevy reported that NAPA had antiarrhythmic activity in an animal model. We confirmed these findings and found that plasma levels of NAPA were high enough to warr...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Atkinson AJ Jr,Ruo TI

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perioperative prognosis of 81 diabetic patients after endarterectomy of the femoral artery was analyzed by a computer program and compared to the prognosis of a control group of 83 nondiabetic patients. The percentage of female patients in the group with diabetes mellitus was 22% in comparison with 8% of the contr...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Walter P,Parketta P,Heholein F

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00