Immediate and long-term results following balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with atrial fibrillation.

abstract：:The left ventricular filling and regional wall motion patterns were compared in 6 normal subjects, 20 patients with coronary artery disease, and 10 patients with syndrome X by means of Doppler and two-dimensional echocardiography during high-dose (0.9 mg/kg body weight in 10 min) dipyridamole infusion. During the proc...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Nadazdin A,Shahi M,Foale RA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are very sparse data on patient outcomes related to the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) prior to heart operation in children with congenital heart disease. This study was designed to evaluate this association using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. HYPOTHESIS:W...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gupta P,Robertson MJ,Beam BW,Rettiganti M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs frequently in patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), strategies for prevention of thromboembolic complications are poorly characterized. HYPOTHESIS:We sought to examine exposure to warfarin and P2Y12 inhibitors and clinical outcomes among patients ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Jones WS,Mi X,Patel MR,Mills R,Hernandez AF,Curtis LH

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of warfarin in anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and dual antiplatelet therapy is unclear. Warfarin may prevent cardioembolic events but significantly ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Driesman A,Hyder O,Lang C,Stockwell P,Poppas A,Abbott JD

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) has not significantly declined over the past 50 years, and overall survival rates are low at 5 years following diagnosis. Numerous studies have shown low serum sodium to be a poor prognostic indicator of all cause mortality in CHF patients. HYPOTHESIS:The goal...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： DeWolfe A,Lopez B,Arcement LM,Hebert K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stimulated endothelium-derived relaxing factor-mediated vasodilation and conduit artery distensibility are impaired in congestive heart failure (CHF). L-arginine could have a potentially beneficial role in CHF, acting through the nitric oxide (NO)-L-arginine pathway or by growth hormone increment. HYPOTHESI...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bocchi EA,Vilella de Moraes AV,Esteves-Filho A,Bacal F,Auler JO,Carmona MJ,Bellotti G,Ramires AF

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography have become extremely useful in the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Echocardiography is noninvasive, relatively inexpensive, and has no known biohazards. It offers unequaled information about cardiac anatomy and function. In the acute setting ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Katz AS,Harrigan P,Parisi AF

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite dual antiplatelet therapy, the rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains high. Ex vivo tests of clopidogrel resistance can predict MACE after PCI. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical impact of adjusting phosphorylation ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang XD,Zhang DF,Zhuang SW,Lai Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines recognize low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) below 100 mg/dl as an optimal level. Evidence supporting this is scant. Both LDL-C and C reactive protein (CRP) are known correlates of atherosclerosis progression. HYPOTHESIS:We examined t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kent SM,Coyle LC,Flaherty PJ,Markwood TT,Taylor AJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prediction of significant left main or diffuse three-vessel coronary artery disease is crucial in patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome. ST-segment elevation in aVR has been reported to be associated with left main coronary artery obstruction or severe diffuse coronary artery disease in acute coronar...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Habibzadeh MR,Ewy GA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although ischemic threshold reportedly is lower in the early morning than in the afternoon, the mechanisms that account for the diurnal change in minimal coronary vascular resistance in the potentially ischemic area are unknown. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that calcium-channel blockers and alpha 1 blockers m...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fujita M,Tanaka T,Nakae I,Tamaki S,Kihara Y,Nohara R,Sasayama S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approaches to the treatment of supraventricular arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia, atrioventricular (AV) reentrant tachycardia, and AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, continue to evolve. Within the past two decades, many new and effective treatments have become available. Thes...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waldo AL

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with vasospastic angina who developed myocardial ischemia following ethanol ingestion but not after exercise was described. Myocardial ischemia was evidenced by electrocardiograms (ECGs) and thallium-201 scintigrams. The blood acetaldehyde level after ethanol ingestion was abnormally high. The time course an...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ando H,Abe H,Hisanou R

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old housewife was found to have coarctation of the abdominal aorta secondary to Takayasu's arteritis. Since she also had mitral stenosis, possible etiological relation between Takayasu's arteritis and mitral stenosis is suspected. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Doi YL,Seo H,Hamashige N,Jin-nouchi Y,Ozawa T

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study left ventricular diastolic function, digitized M-mode echocardiograms of the free wall endocardium were analyzed. A population of 117 healthy individuals was compared with a group of 22 patients with myocardial hypertrophy due to aortic stenosis (AS), and a group of 21 with hypertrophic cardiomyopath...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bryhn M

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial septal aneurysm in the otherwise normal heart is a very rare and usually asymptomatic condition. A midsystolic click was described as the only clinical manifestation so far. A low-pitched early-to-midsystolic acoustic phenomenon in a 39-year-old woman corresponding with maximal leftward motion of the aneurysmat...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kautzner J,Bĕlohlávek M,Holm FV,Munclinger MJ

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of electrocardiogram (ECG) is unclear for the longitudinal follow-up of patients who undergo corrective surgery for isolated severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR). HYPOTHESIS:This study sought to investigate the usefulness of changes in QRS duration of ECG after TR surgery in predicting right ventric...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Seo MK,Park EA,Kim HK,Lee W,Kim YJ,Kim KH,Kim KB,Sohn DW,Ahn H,Park JH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the immediate and long-term effects of exercise on factors regulating blood flow, we measured plasma viscosity (eta p) and plasma renin activity (PRA) in 17 trained runners and 16 sedentary healthy subjects before and 10 min after graded treadmill exercise. Resting eta p was lower in runners primarily becaus...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Letcher RL,Pickering TG,Chien S,Laragh JH

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ST-segment depression during exercise testing is frequently observed in the absence of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). HYPOTHESIS:With the goal of improving the prediction of restenosis after PTCA, we evaluated the usefulness of ST-segment depression plus QT dispersio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Aytemir K,Ozer N,Aksöyek S,Ozkutlu H,Oto A,Ozmen F

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The designation of atherosclerosis as a chronic inflammatory process represents an exciting and logical paradigm shift for cardiologists. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) plays an important role in the recruitment and activation of monocytes and thus in the development of atherosclerosis. Enhanced MCP-1 expr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ikeda U,Matsui K,Murakami Y,Shimada K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early recurrence of atrial fibrillation (ERAF) after catheter ablation is common and has been thoroughly studied. However, very late recurrence of atrial fibrillation (VLRAF) is rarely researched, and its characteristics have not been determined. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of this study was to investigate the clini...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Tao H,Liu X,Dong J,Long D,Tang R,Zheng B,Kang J,Yu R,Tian Y,Ma C

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) provides incremental diagnostic and prognostic information, even in patients with high exercise tolerance. HYPOTHESIS:Myocardial perfusion imaging provides significant diagnostic value, specifically in women with high exercise tolerance. METHODS:Our study population consi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Chatziioannou SN,Moore WH,Dhekne RD,Ford PV

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of neuroleptanalgesia in acute myocardial infarction offers the possibility of reducing pain and emotional stress. The influence of such treatment on hemodynamic parameters (heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume, peripheral resistance, systemic blood pressure, and pulmonary pressure) and on the plasma leve...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Magometschnigg D,Hörtnagl H,Gassner A,Hammerle AF,Kleinberger G,Lenzhofer R,Lochs H,Pall H,Pichler M

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) on the electrocardiogram (ECG) may be masked in the presence of complete right bundle-branch block (RBBB). Left bundle-branch block on the ECG is associated with LVH at autopsy in 93% of hearts studied. However, RBBB does not predict LVH and the usual ECG criteria applied f...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Mehta A,Jain AC,Morise AP,Mehta MC,Billie M

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most common method of reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the United States. The intersection between processes of care and performance measures such as door-to-balloon (D2B) times and clinical trials evalu...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Jones WS,Clare RM,Chiswell K,Perera D,French JK,Kumar AS,Blaxill J,Pijls N,Mills J,Ohman EM,Patel MR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paradoxical interventricular septal motion with right ventricular dilatation has been considered the hallmark of right ventricular volume overload. We report a 43-year-old woman with severe pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary veno-occlusive disease who exhibited these echocardiographic abnormalities. Right ventric...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zee-Cheng CS,Gibbs HR

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS:The prognostic value of exercise technetium 99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging in patients with previous bypass surgery is unknown. The aim of our study was to assess the prognostic information obtained with exercise scintigraphy performed for routine foll...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Desideri A,Candelpergher G,Zanco P,Suzzi G,Terlizzi R,Borsato N,Colangeli G,Daskalakis C,Chierichetti F,Celegon L

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women's health and well-being are shaped by a combination of healthcare policies that impact the type of health insurance coverage they benefit from, as well as access to preventive, screening, and treatment services. Furthermore, more distal policies, such as those that pertain to housing, education, and employment, ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Brindis CD,Freund KM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data are being accumulated on the presence of inflammatory response in patients with acute coronary syndromes. HYPOTHESIS:The study was undertaken to confirm that the adhesive state of the peripheral blood leukocytes can provide information on an inflammatory process in patients with unstable angina pectori...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Leibovitz E,Hertz Y,Liberman E,Sclarovsky S,Berliner S

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute changes in high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-TnT) are induced by myocardial ischemia during exercise stress testing, but there are no reports of pharmacological stress testing. HYPOTHESIS:The pattern of troponin release by myocardial ischemia-induced pharmacological stress testing differs according to t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wongpraparut N,Piyophirapong S,Maneesai A,Sribhen K,Krittayaphong R,Pongakasira R,White HD

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00