Chronic radial artery occlusion after transradial catheterization. Re-canalization via an ipsilateral ulnar artery.

abstract：:European Society of Cardiology (ESC) National Society Cardiovascular Journals (NSCJs) are high-quality biomedical journals focused on cardiovascular diseases. The Editors' Network of the ESC devises editorial initiatives aimed at improving the scientific quality and diffusion of NSCJ. In this article we will discuss o...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Alfonso F,Gonçalves L,Pinto F,Timmis A,Ector H,Ambrosio G,Panos V,Editors' Network European Society of Cardiology Task Force.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most decision-support systems in medicine have been developed in hospital environments, but only few are designed for being used by general practitioners. The present work aims to design an expert system for practitioners in chronic heart failure (CHF) treatment. It provides assistance in defining the therapy relying ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Perlini S,Piepoli M,Marti G,Rabino A,Rota P,Compagnoni F,Moroni V,Ponzini D,Pugni M,Bernardi L

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerotic involvement of extracoronary arteries in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization can cause severe postoperative complications and increase postoperative mortality. Between January and November 1998, routine preoperative echo-Doppler study of carotid vessels, abdominal aorta and iliac-femoral a...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Cirillo F,Renzulli A,Leonardo G,Romano G,De Feo M,Della Corte A,Crescenzi B,Cotrufo M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed at determining the effect of percutaneous ASD closure on the AV conduction. Percutaneous closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defects (ASDs) has been widely accepted and has become the standard treatment of this malformation. However, some complications have been reported. Because of the ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Cottens D,Van De Bruaene A,Troost E,Willems R,Moons P,Budts W

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Due to uncertainty in the clinical implications of slow coronary flow (SCF), we aimed to investigate the clinical features and mid-term outcome of the Iranian patients with the slow coronary flow phenomenon. METHODS:During a four-year period from January 2005 to December 2009, out of 3523 consecutive patient...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Amirzadegan A,Motamed A,Davarpasand T,Shahrzad M,Lotfi-Tokaldany M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a young woman who developed a cerebrovascular accident due to a spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection. We stress the importance of clinical clues to diagnosis: ipsilateral facial pain and a partial Horner's syndrome are the most frequent clinical manifestations. Compared to patients wit...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Simoens J,François O,Drieghe B

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purulent pericarditis is rarely the primary site of bacterial infection. It is usually a complication of an infection originating elsewhere in the body, arising by contiguous spread or haematogenous dissemination.This paper, however, describes a previously healthy young man, who developed a purulent streptococcal peri...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Keersmaekers T,Elshot SR,Sergeant PT

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an autosomal recessive disorder, characterized by extensive mineralization of connective tissues and fragmentation of elastin fibres. PXE patients may sporadically suffer from severe cardiovascular complications caused by accelerated atherosclerosis. Consistent with this find...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Van der Veken B,Roth L,De Meyer GR,Martinet W

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this paper is to study the degree of subclinical arterial wall damage in subjects at low and moderate risk of cardiovascular death by the SCORE scale using instrumental research methods. METHODS:We enrolled 600 patients (mean age 49.0 +/- 7.1 years, 74% women) with a calculated SCORE 5%, who passed a ca...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Boytcov SA,Urazalina SJ,Kukharchuk VV,Balakhonova TV,Sergienko IV

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old Caucasian woman presented with chest pain suggestive of acute pericarditis. On initial evaluation the apical ballooning variant of stress-related cardiomyopathy (CMP) was present. The stress CMP and acute pericarditis resolved within a week. The patient returned in four weeks with early cardiac tamponade...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Li JW,Nanda S,Longo S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Coronary revascularization methods are among the most common major medical procedures performed in industrialized countries. The short- and long-term comparative effectiveness of different techniques remains undetermined. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study population included all adult patients (94,864 subjects) ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： D'Errigo P,Seccareccia F,Barone AP,Fusco D,Rosato S,Maraschini A,Colais P,Casali G

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic studies of the mitral valve in short-axis view were obtained from 10 normal subjects. Stop-action frames of the video-taped echocardiograms were then photographed to obtain diastolic cross-sectional images of the valve at maximal opening. Tracings from the interior of the le...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Hearn TC,Goldblatt E,Mazumdar J,Fazzalari NL,Nandagopal D

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the survival of patients who had undergone elective reconstruction of the ascending aorta for degenerative aneurysms. The long-term survival was compared to an age- and sex-matched case-control population. An analysis of risk factors, influencing survival was made. METHODS AND RESULTS:From Ma...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Van Duffel D,Van Gemert R,Starinieri P,Pauwels JL,Natukunda A,Rakhmawati TW,Chirehwa MT,Orwa J,Thys H,Deboosere P,Robic B,Mees U,Hendrikx M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser displacement technique is a new method to registrate the low frequency precordial movements. In 16 young healthy men the apexcardiograms were obtained subsequently by conventional way and by laser displacement technique. The basic differences in time intervals and amplitude relations were analyzed with paired t-...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Ronaszeki A,Aubert AE,De Geest H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary ventricular fibrillation especially occurs during the first hours after acute myocardial infarction and is often not preceded by premonitory ventricular premature beats. In hospital primary ventricular fibrillation can be prevented by an intravenous lidocaine regimen in a rather high dosage. By contrast the ef...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Lie KI,Wellens HJ,Liem KL,Durrer D

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this paper was to investigate the association between levels of HO-1 expression and angiographic morphology as well as the quantity of coronary lesions in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS:110 patients with CHD were diagnosed by coronary angiography which contained coronary lesio...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Li YG,Wang DM,Chen SM,Tan XR,Fang XY,Wu JW,Zhang GH,Mai RQ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Strength exercises influence the cardiovascular system by promoting autonomic adjustments induced by the increased metabolic demand and consequent increase in local blood flow. However, it is unclear whether there are differences between upper and lower limbs. We aimedto evaluate recovery of cardiac auton...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Isidoro NJ,Santana MDR,Valenti VE,Garner DM,de Abreu LC

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non invasive blood pressure monitoring using an automatic Nippon Colin recorder was performed in 20 hospitalized hypertensive patients every 15 min during a 4-day study period. A chronobiologic analysis of the data was performed in order to test the consistency of the whole-day blood pressure pattern. Halberg's method...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Portaluppi F,Montanari L

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Patients with chest pain are risk-stratified using serial high-sensitivity troponin (T) assays (hsTnT). Those with change in (Δ)hsTnT <20% are often categorised as low-risk and are less likely to be managed as acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We sought to characterise such a population of 'low-risk' chest p...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Weir RAP,Osmanska J,Docherty KF,Petrie CJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15-year-old boy who was admitted to the neurology department had multiple cerebral infarcts on cranial magnetic resonance imaging. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed myocardial thickening and apical thrombus in the left ventricle suggesting Loeffler endocarditis. There was remarkable hypereosinophilia on the ha...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Aydoğdu S,Uçar O,Cetin M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiographic findings in a patient with familial amyloidosis. The diagnosis was made by the clinical picture and histologic evidence of amyloid in peripheral nerve biopsy. Though the patient had no clinical sign of heart failure, extensive involvement of the heart was demo...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Piérard L,Verheugt FW,Meltzer RS,Roelandt J

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman suffering from severe Prinzmetal's angina was treated with a 7-week course of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP). After completing EECP the angina intensity was reduced from CCS class IV to class I, quality of life was increased and medication was significantly reduced. The number of hospita...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Tarpgaard Jørgensen M,Gerdes C,May O

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of an unusual type of ventricular arrhythmia, already named "Torsades de pointe" by French authors, are presented. It is characterized by a changing pattern of the ventricular complexes, spontaneous onset and cessation, and refractoriness to defibrillation and antiarrhythmic drugs which decrease intraventr...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Cokkinos DV,Mallios C,Philias N,Vorides EM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"No-reflow" is an important complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the setting of acute myocardial infarction and is associated with worse outcomes. Visible thrombus on the angiogram is a significant risk factor for "no-reflow". A variety of strategies have been employed to prevent this phenomenon...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Jafary FH,Najaf SM

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is rare and usually isolated or associated with midline thoracoabdominal defects and other congenital cardiac malformations. We describe a case with a previously undescribed malformation syndrome including bilateral obstruction of the ureteropelvic junction, agenesis of corpus ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Massin MM,Verloes A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designated to assess long term functional capacity, blood pressure and renal function at 12 and 60 months after heart transplantation. The data of sixty heart transplant recipients were retrospectively reviewed. At rest, radionuclide ejection fraction and cardiac index measured by thermodilution ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Baroud I,Niset G,Vachiery JL,Antoine M,Degré S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open surgery for aortic dissection with crevasse in the vicinity of critical branching (CVCB-AD) is frequently associated with several complications and a high mortality rate. We report the management of 53 patients with CVCB-AD who underwent a novel hybrid procedure including both open surgery and endovascular stenti...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Wu X,Hui O,Ding S,Yue Q,Zhang J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report on a prospective case-control study, in which a group of patients with an electrocardiographic diagnosis of QTc-prolongation (cases) was compared with a group of patients with a normal QTc (controls) for the presence of potential causative factors. Twelve cases and twelve carefully-matched controls we...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Vervaet P,Amery W

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of an orally administered, long-acting, beta-adrenergic blocking agent, penbutolol, on the circadian rhythm of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR), and plasma renin activity (PRA), aldosterone (PA) and cortisol (PC) levels in hospital patients with essential hypertension validated by a c...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： degli Uberti EC,Portaluppi F,Margutti A,Trasforini G,Bianconi M,Teodori V,Rossi R,Pansini R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:OBJECTIVE; ; The objective of this study was to identify developmental changes in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) during aneurysm formation using an elastase-induced rabbit carotid artery aneurysm model. METHODS:- Aneurysms were induced in carotid arteries of rabbits by exposure to elastase. Tissues fro...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Jiao L,Xu Z,Xu F,Zhang S,Wu K

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00