Scandinavia's journal for cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons.

abstract：AIMS:There have been no large observational studies attempting to identify predictors of major bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), particularly from a multinational perspective. The objective of our study was thus to develop a prediction rule for the identification of patients with ACS at higher r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Moscucci M,Fox KA,Cannon CP,Klein W,López-Sendón J,Montalescot G,White K,Goldberg RJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of angiotensin (Ang) I and II in a variety of isolated human cardiac tissues contracting under physiological conditions (37 degrees C, 60 beats.min-1). Ang I and II consistently increased the peak developed force of human atrial muscles by 30-40%, an effect that was completely blocked by 10(-6) ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Holubarsch C,Schmidt-Schweda S,Knorr A,Duis J,Pieske B,Ruf T,Fasol R,Hasenfuss G,Just H

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the number of individuals reaching 80 who are considered to be healthy is increasing, the very elderly are likely to have long-term conditions, to report symptoms and/or be taking at least one regular medication. The impact of antihypertensive treatment has to be taken into account in this context. The treatm...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Peters R,Beckett N,McCormack T,Fagard R,Fletcher A,Bulpitt C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The utilization and timing of revascularization in unstable coronary artery disease varies, which could have important consequences for patients and for treatment costs. The FRISC II invasive trial compared an early invasive strategy vs a non-invasive strategy with respect to the composite end-point of death and m...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Janzon M,Levin LA,Swahn E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of exercise are irrefutable. Individuals engaging in regular exercise have a favourable cardiovascular risk profile for coronary artery disease and reduce their risk of myocardial infarction by 50%. Exercise promotes longevity of life, reduces the risk of some malignancies, retards the onset of dementia, ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sharma S,Merghani A,Mont L

更新日期：2015-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the mechanism and determine predictive factors of mitral valve rupture requiring valve replacement following percutaneous mitral commissurotomy. Of the 350 consecutive patients treated by balloon mitral commissurotomy, the procedure was not completed in 16, and 11 developed ac...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Le Feuvre C,Bonan R,Rey MJ,Serra A,Leung TK,Petitclerc R,Leclerc Y,Creépeau J,Dyrda I

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Although cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is effective in patients with systolic heart failure (HF) and a wide QRS interval, a substantial proportion of patients remain non-responsive. The SonR contractility sensor embedded in the right atrial lead enables individualized automatic optimization of the atriov...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brugada J,Delnoy PP,Brachmann J,Reynolds D,Padeletti L,Noelker G,Kantipudi C,Rubin Lopez JM,Dichtl W,Borri-Brunetto A,Verhees L,Ritter P,Singh JP,RESPOND CRT Investigators.

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) is currently considered for the decision making of patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). However, LVEF represents change in LV volume between end-diastole and end-systole but does not characterize the intrinsic function of the myocardium. In contrast, speckle-track...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kamperidis V,Marsan NA,Delgado V,Bax JJ

更新日期：2016-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To estimate the incidence of dementia after the first atrial fibrillation (AF), and its impact on survival in a community-based cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS:Olmsted County, Minnesota adult residents diagnosed with first AF during 1986-2000 were identified, and followed until 2004. The primary outcome was new detec...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Miyasaka Y,Barnes ME,Petersen RC,Cha SS,Bailey KR,Gersh BJ,Casaclang-Verzosa G,Abhayaratna WP,Seward JB,Iwasaka T,Tsang TS

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stent thrombosis (ST) is a rare but serious complication following percutaneous coronary intervention. Analysis of thrombus composition from patients undergoing catheter thrombectomy may provide important insights into the pathological processes leading to thrombus formation. We performed a large-scale multi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Riegger J,Byrne RA,Joner M,Chandraratne S,Gershlick AH,Ten Berg JM,Adriaenssens T,Guagliumi G,Godschalk TC,Neumann FJ,Trenk D,Feldman LJ,Steg PG,Desmet W,Alfonso F,Goodall AH,Wojdyla R,Dudek D,Philippi V,Opinaldo S

更新日期：2016-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Aortic stenosis causes cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis, which often persists despite pressure unloading after aortic valve replacement. The persistence of myocardial fibrosis in particular leads to impaired cardiac function and increased mortality. We investigated whether granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Szardien S,Nef HM,Voss S,Troidl C,Liebetrau C,Hoffmann J,Rauch M,Mayer K,Kimmich K,Rolf A,Rixe J,Troidl K,Kojonazarov B,Schermuly RT,Kostin S,Elsässer A,Hamm CW,Möllmann H

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Release of progenitor cells is observed during inflammatory conditions and contributes to neovascularization. We, therefore, sought to investigate the relationship of circulating progenitor cells and interleukin (IL)-8 in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:From patients with stable angina and ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schömig K,Busch G,Steppich B,Sepp D,Kaufmann J,Stein A,Schömig A,Ott I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of new criteria proposed by Duke University for case definition of infective endocarditis as compared to the previously accepted Von Reyn criteria. PATIENTS:A total of 143 consecutive suspected cases of infective endocarditis in 137 f...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cecchi E,Parrini I,Chinaglia A,Pomari F,Brusasco G,Bobbio M,Trinchero R,Brusca A

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, a new exercise test criterion diagnosing coronary artery disease was proposed, based on a composite of changes in Q-, R- and S-waves: the QRS score. We compared this new criterion with conventional ST-segment depression and other compositions of Q-, R- and S-wave changes in patients and normals and...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： van Campen CM,Visser FC,Visser CA

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a disease with marked regional differences in wall thickness. However, the relation between myocardial function and wall thickness has not been well studied. Ultrasonic strain rate (SR) imaging makes it possible to study the regional myocardial deformation. We investigated whet...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ganame J,Mertens L,Eidem BW,Claus P,D'hooge J,Havemann LM,McMahon CJ,Elayda MA,Vaughn WK,Towbin JA,Ayres NA,Pignatelli RH

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen consumption was measured during 30 min of work in 16 patients, after a myocardial infarction (anterior or posterior), and compared with 16 normal subjects, of the same age, involved in the same activities, in a steel factory. The VO2 at work of the patients was a little lower than in normals. The mean heart rat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Denolin H,Riviere A

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Determination of the influence of therapy with bisoprolol and nifedipine on the heart rate variability of patients from the Total Ischemic Burden Bisoprolol Study and examination of the prognostic value. METHODS AND RESULTS:Four hundred and twenty-two patients with stable angina were included. The heart rate vari...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Weber F,Schneider H,von Arnim T,Urbaszek W

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study reports on the results and safety of a simplified method of trans-septal catheterization for radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias. METHODS AND RESULTS:Over 5 years, 411 patients underwent trans-septal catheterization for radiofrequency catheter ablation: 388 patients had a left-sided ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： De Ponti R,Zardini M,Storti C,Longobardi M,Salerno-Uriarte JA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the association between occupational and leisure-time physical activity (PA), ownership of goods promoting sedentary behaviour, and the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) in different socio-economic populations of the world. Studies in developed countries have found low PA as a risk factor for cardiova...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Held C,Iqbal R,Lear SA,Rosengren A,Islam S,Mathew J,Yusuf S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Previous studies have suggested that a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an improved outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF). However, the studies addressing this problem have not included enough patients with non-systolic heart failure to evaluate how left ventricular systolic function interacts wit...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gustafsson F,Kragelund CB,Torp-Pedersen C,Seibaek M,Burchardt H,Akkan D,Thune JJ,Køber L,DIAMOND study group.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We estimated the association between outdoor light at night at the residence and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) within a prospective cohort of older adults in Hong Kong. METHODS AND RESULTS:Over a median of 11 years of follow-up, we identified 3772 incident CHD hospitalizations and 1695 CHD deaths. Annual l...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sun S,Cao W,Ge Y,Ran J,Sun F,Zeng Q,Guo M,Huang J,Lee RS,Tian L,Wellenius GA

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common complication in patients with acute myocardial infarction and is associated with an increase in the risk of death. The excess mortality associated with AF complicating acute myocardial infarction has not been studied in detail. Observations indicate that AF facilitates inductio...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pedersen OD,Abildstrøm SZ,Ottesen MM,Rask-Madsen C,Bagger H,Køber L,Torp-Pedersen C,TRACE Study Investigators.

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents effectively reduce restenosis in small coronary vessels. The relative efficacy of these drug-eluting stents in this high-risk subset is not known. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 360 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for de novo lesions in native corona...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mehilli J,Dibra A,Kastrati A,Pache J,Dirschinger J,Schömig A,Intracoronary Drug-Eluting Stenting to Abrogate Restenosis in Small Arteries (ISAR-SMART 3) Study Investigators.

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased sympathetic tone is found in about 30% of patients with hypertension. This abnormality is closely associated with the metabolic syndrome of dyslipidaemia and hyperinsulinaemia. In this short review we discuss the mechanisms by which sympathetic over-activity could cause the metabolic syndrome. Sympathetic st...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Julius S

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS :In the last decade, transcatheter aortic valve (TAV) replacement determined a paradigm shift in the treatment of patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Data on long-term TAV performance are still limited. We sought to evaluate the clinical and haemodynamic outcomes of the CoreValve self-expandable valv...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Testa L,Latib A,Brambilla N,De Marco F,Fiorina C,Adamo M,Giannini C,Angelillis M,Barbanti M,Sgroi C,Poli A,Ferrara E,Bruschi G,Russo CF,Matteo M,De Felice F,Musto C,Curello S,Colombo A,Tamburino C,Petronio AS,Be

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Over two decades after the introduction of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) into clinical practice, ∼30% of candidates continue to fail to respond to this highly effective treatment of drug-refractory heart failure (HF). Since the causes of this non-response (NR) are multifactorial, it will require multidiscipl...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Daubert C,Behar N,Martins RP,Mabo P,Leclercq C

更新日期：2017-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Migration, urbanization, and change in socio-economic factors have potentially profound effects on heart disease in low-to-middle income countries. METHODS AND RESULTS:Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa, provides health care to >1 million Africans. We systematically captured data from all de ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Stewart S,Carrington M,Pretorius S,Methusi P,Sliwa K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate outcomes for left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenting and compare results between protected (left coronary grafted) and unprotected LMCA stenting in the current bare-metal stent era. METHODS:We reviewed outcomes among 142 consecutive patients who underwent protected or unprotected LMCA stenting since...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kelley MP,Klugherz BD,Hashemi SM,Meneveau NF,Johnston JM,Matthai WH Jr,Banka VS,Herrmann HC,Hirshfeld JW Jr,Kimmel SE,Kolansky DM,Horwitz PA,Schiele F,Bassand JP,Wilensky RL

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced coronary artery disease (CAD), impaired left ventricular function and prolongation of the QT-interval are considered risk factors for sudden cardiac death in CAD-patients. So far, however, there are no studies investigating in detail whether there is a correlation between the QT-interval and changes in corona...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Krämer B,Brill M,Brühn A,Kübler W

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:The ESC-EHRA Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Long-Term registry is a prospective, multinational study that aims at providing an accurate picture of contemporary real-world ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib) and its outcome. Methods and results:A total of 104 centres in 27 European countries participated and wer...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Arbelo E,Brugada J,Blomström-Lundqvist C,Laroche C,Kautzner J,Pokushalov E,Raatikainen P,Efremidis M,Hindricks G,Barrera A,Maggioni A,Tavazzi L,Dagres N,on the behalf of the ESC-EHRA Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Long-term Regis

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00