Abstract:
:We investigated the electrophysiological properties of the heart in patients with definite or classical rheumatoid arthritis using programmed electrical stimulation techniques. Twelve patients with rheumatoid arthritis and without evidence of organic heart disease or arrhythmia detectable with serial electrocardiograms and 24-hour ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring were compared with 12 control subjects. Stimulation was performed from the high right atrium and right ventricular apex at a drive cycle length of 600 msec and the recording sites included high right atrium, atrioventricular junction and distal coronary sinus. There was no statistically significant difference in the corrected sinus node recovery time between the study and control group of patients. Similarly, no differences from normal were found in the AH and HV intervals or in the atrial and ventricular refractoriness, whereas the atrioventricular nodal effective refractory period was higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, compared with the control group (338 +/- 38 vs 286 +/- 29, P less than 0.02). The atrial conduction time during basic cycle length had a tendency to increase from high right atrium to atrioventricular junction in the study group and reached statistical significance from high right atrium to coronary sinus (92 +/- 15 vs 74 +/- 14, P less than 0.05). Electrophysiologic differences between the study and control patients also included a greater increase in maximal intraatrial (40 +/- 13 vs 27 +/- 16, P less than 0.05) and interatrial conduction delay (54 +/- 16 vs 31 +/- 12, P less than 0.01) of early premature stimuli in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
journal_name
Int J Cardioljournal_title
International journal of cardiologyauthors
Rokas S,Mavrikakis M,Iliopoulou A,Moulopoulos Sdoi
10.1016/0167-5273(90)90250-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1990-01-01 00:00:00pages
75-82issue
1eissn
0167-5273issn
1874-1754pii
0167-5273(90)90250-9journal_volume
26pub_type
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journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.131
更新日期:2014-10-20 00:00:00
abstract::Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) causing acute myocardial infarction is a rare event. It occurs mostly in young women without traditional risk factors for coronary artery disease, particularly during the peripartum period. We describe two occurrences of SCAD in young women in whom coronary atherosclerosis...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.12.021
更新日期:2007-01-31 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In-stent stenosis is characterized by a prolonged proliferation and inflammatory reactions around the stent struts. Potentially the antiproliferative and lipid-lowering effects of atorvastatin can synergistically limit neointima formation after stenting. METHODS:Palmaz-Schatz stents were placed in the iliac...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(02)00588-0
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Changes of both central hemodynamics and peripheral circulation in non-exercising muscle were investigated in 17 patients after successful orthotopic heart transplantation during moderate supine isotonic leg-exercise. Changes of peripheral circulation were measured in 14 healthy controls. The cardiac output rose from ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(94)90288-7
更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(92)90035-2
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) imaging has recently become a very useful tool in the diagnosis of myocarditis. We describe a patient in whom acute myocarditis was presented as an acute myocardial infarction and had an atypical course with rapid normalization of ECG abnormalities. In this case CMR imaging was essenti...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.02.023
更新日期:2006-09-20 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.02.037
更新日期:2014-04-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:While the involvement of adrenergic beta1-autoantibodies (beta1-AABs) in pathogenesis of cardiomyopathies is well established as are the benefits associated with autoantibody removal by immunoapheresis, the development of drugs neutralizing beta1-AABs in-vivo has been slowed due to a lack of high throughput ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.002
更新日期:2016-09-15 00:00:00
abstract::Cardiac involvement in echinococcosis remains a singular finding, possibly associated with confusing symptomatology. We report the original case of a 17 year-old young woman, referred to our cardiology department for repeated exertion syncopes, and ultimately, proven through echocardiography, serologies and magnetic r...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.077
更新日期:2009-07-24 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(96)02579-x
更新日期:1996-04-19 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.145
更新日期:2008-07-21 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:It is thought that the mechanisms responsible for impaired chronotropic response to exercise are related to disturbance of cardiovascular autonomic regulation such as the baroreflex. However, it is still unclear whether the baroreflex mechanisms modulate heart rate (HR) responses to exercise via vagal and/or sy...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.12.007
更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Ischemic preconditioning (IP) is a cardioprotective phenomenon, induced by brief episodes of myocardial ischemia, which is supposed to affect not only the myocardium, but also the entire cardiovascular system. Considering that patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have also been described to present im...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.11.004
更新日期:2006-10-26 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(00)00282-5
更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study, the effect of celiprolol (beta-1-antagonist with beta-2-agonistic activity) on hemodynamic and electrocardiographic parameters of patients with congestive heart failure due to ischemic (iCMP) and non-ischemic (niCMP) origin should be evaluated. Sixteen patients were included into the study, nine with iC...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(98)00377-5
更新日期:1999-03-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The association between lipid levels and stroke rates is less than lipid levels and coronary heart disease (CHD). OBJECTIVE:To assess if there are geographic, racial, and ethnic differences in total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) a...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.091
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The aim of this study, using right ventricular endomyocardial biopsies, was to determine whether adenylyl cyclase activity is decreased-despite cardiac denervation-in human failing transplanted myocardium. beta-Adrenoceptor-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity in membranes of moderately failing transplanted hearts was...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(96)02709-x
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is a controversy surrounding the correlation between fibrinogen (Fib) level and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). We try to investigate the role of the subtypes of CAD in this controversy. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single center CAD registered database. 3020 conse...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.160
更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:RATIONALE:Sirtuin (SIRT3), a major nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+))-dependent deacetylase in mitochondria, declines with aging and its ablation is associated with accelerated development of cardiovascular diseases. However, the role of SIRT3 in coronary microvascular function and post-MI recovery has not been...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.04.092
更新日期:2016-07-15 00:00:00
abstract::Occlusion of the superior vena cava is a rare but serious complication of transvenous endocardial pacing. We describe an unusual approach for permanent pacemaker implantation using the azygous vein in a patient with occlusion of the bilateral total subclavian and innominate veins after previous bilateral pectoral pace...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.171
更新日期:2007-04-12 00:00:00
abstract::Ventricular diverticula are rarely seen congenital malformations. For diagnosis, various imaging tools either invasive or non-invasive have been used. However, gold-standard imaging modality is controversial although echocardiography has been the initial choice of diagnostic tool. ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 评论,信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.03.125
更新日期:2011-02-17 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Myotonic dystrophy is associated with arrhythmias and risk of sudden death but also with symptoms of heart failure. Our study aimed to identify early biventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with myotonic dystrophy by tissue Doppler. METHODS:Thirty-six patients with myotonic dystrophy (M/F=20/16, ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.06.056
更新日期:2007-05-31 00:00:00
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journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(94)90267-4
更新日期:1994-06-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Hematologic abnormalities such as elevated red blood cell distribution width (RDW) as well as anemia are prognostically meaningful among heart failure (HF) patients. The inter-relationship between these hematologic abnormalities in HF is unclear, however. We therefore aimed to assess whether RDW is predictin...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.04.018
更新日期:2012-10-18 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:Direct intramyocardial injection of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) improves left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and may increase ventricular arrhythmia in hearts with myocardial infarction (MI). We hypothesized that intravenous MSCs given early after acute MI would engraft in injured myocardium, improve...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.036
更新日期:2006-08-10 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:Anaemia and iron deficiency (ID) are important co-morbidities in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) and both may lead to reduced exercise capacity. METHODS:We enrolled 331 out-patients with stable chronic HF (mean age: 64 ± 11 years, 17% female, left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] 35 ± 13%, body...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.178
更新日期:2016-02-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Patients with CHD-PAH have a limited prognosis. In daily practice, combination therapy is often initiated after a clinical event. Although clinical events have been associated with a poor prognosis in idiopathic PAH, data on this association are limited in CHD-PAH. The aim of this study was to determine whet...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.222
更新日期:2015-02-15 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) patients present with a variety of symptoms at different stages of the disease, but the underlying pathophysiology still is unclear. Left atrial (LA) function might be tightly related to changes in patients' symptoms, more than morphological and anatomic heart features, measurable by ultra...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.03.063
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Platelets play a vital role in hemostasis and thrombosis. Catecholamines have a profound effect on platelet aggregation and atherothrombosis but the exact mechanism involved is insufficiently understood. In this report, we demonstrate the existence and role of alpha2B-adrenergic receptors (α2B-ARs) in normal...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.051
更新日期:2013-10-03 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The progression of aortic stenosis (AS) has been shown to be faster in patients with the metabolic syndrome. We sought to determine the relationships between blood pressure, inflammation, oxidative stress and valvular inflammation in a population of normotensive and prehypertensive patients with AS. METHO...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.05.054
更新日期:2010-12-03 00:00:00