Design and rationale of the PRAGUE-12 trial: a large, prospective, randomized, multicenter trial that compares cardiac surgery with left atrial surgical ablation with cardiac surgery without ablation in patients with coronary and/or valvular heart disease

abstract：BACKGROUND:An acute-phase response in patients with acute myocardial infarction could contribute to the development of anemia. HYPOTHESIS:An association may exist between symptom duration, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) values in patients presenting to an emergency department (ED) wit...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Shacham Y,Leshem-Rubinow E,Ben-Assa E,Roth A,Steinvil A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antihypertensive effect of a new calcium antagonist, clentiazem, on inpatients or outpatients with essential hypertension. After blood pressure was stable and greater than 160/95 mmHg with placebo for at least a 2-week observation period, oral clentiazem was administered o...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kawakita S,Kinoshita M,Ishikawa H,Kagoshima T,Katori R,Ishikawa K,Hirota Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium has been used for the treatment of bipolar disorder for more than 6 decades. Reports of cardiac side effects resulting in both benign electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and near fatal arrhythmias have been reported in the literature. A systematic literature search was conducted on 2 electronic databases-PubMed...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Mehta N,Vannozzi R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional approaches to management of congestive heart failure (CHF) rely on drugs that increase myocardial contractility or reduce ventricular afterload. These approaches often improve cardiac symptoms and survival, but may be associated with significant deleterious effects. An alternative approach is to...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Lewis JF,DaCosta M,Wargowich T,Stacpoole P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients who developed severe adverse reactions to protamine sulfate following cardiac surgery. Two types of reactions were seen. First, an immediate anaphylaxis which is a complement-dependent IgG antibody-mediated reaction. In the literature, 80% of patients who had similar reactions have had previous...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Holland CL,Singh AK,McMaster PR,Fang W

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old male with atrial fibrillation developed rapid ventricular response up to 200 beats/min or more in the postoperative stage of emergency aortocoronary bypass surgery. Resuscitation for cardiac arrest triggered this rapid ventricular rate. The idea that retrograde conduction into atrioventricular node may p...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Aizawa Y,Shibata A

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present European guidelines suggest a diagnostic electrophysiological (EP) study to determine indication for cardiac pacing in patients with bundle branch block and unexplained syncope. We evaluated the prognostic relevance of an EP study for mortality and the development of permanent complete atrioventr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bogossian H,Frommeyer G,Göbbert K,Hasan F,Nguyen QS,Ninios I,Mijic D,Bandorski D,Hoeltgen R,Seyfarth M,Lemke B,Eckardt L,Zarse M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of myocardial ischemia that could present as angina, acute myocardial infarction, or even sudden death. It occurs more commonly in women and it has been associated with autoimmune and collagen vascular diseases. The management and prognosis in these patient...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Dakik HA,Nader GA,Arja WA,Sawaya J,Gharzuddine W

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) remains one of the drawbacks of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Details of percutaneous closure (PCC) of PVR after TAVI remain obscure. We aimed to explore the patient characteristics, procedural details, closure devices used, and outcomes of PCC after TAVI. A systemati...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ando T,Takagi H,ALICE (All-Literature Investigation of Cardiovascular Evidence) Group.

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapeutic hypothermia improves survival for selected patients who remain comatose after cardiac arrest. Hypothermia triggers changes in electrocardiographic (ECG) parameters; however, the association of these changes to in-hospital mortality remains unclear. HYPOTHESIS:QT interval changes induced by thera...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Lam DH,Dhingra R,Conley SM,Kono AT

更新日期：2014-02-01 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

abstract：:Three randomized, clinical trials of the drug ranolazine relate to patients with symptomatic myocardial ischemia. A fourth randomized, controlled, clinical trial compares optimal medical therapy with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) plus medical therapy. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Conti CR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A space-occupying mass of the right atrium was found by two-dimensional echocardiography and angiography in a 68-year-old woman whose clinical diagnosis indicated multiple pulmonary emboli. Since right heart myxomas frequently cause pulmonary thromboembolism, the patient was initially diagnosed by noninvasive and inva...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Buckingham TA,Williams GA,Aker UT,Kennedy HL

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and clinical heart failure are common complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and result in substantially increased mortality and morbidity. Evidence-based cardiovascular protective therapies, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta blockers, ant...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fonarow GC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery stents have been developed to overcome arterial abrupt closure and restenosis following balloon angioplasty. Complications of stent insertion include loss of the device from its delivery system into the peripheral circulation. Certain types of stents are almost radiolucent, making localization of the l...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Mohiaddin RH,Roberts RH,Underwood R,Rothman M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sudden death (SD) is a rare complication after atrioventricular junction (AVJ) ablation and permanent pacemaker implantation, the risk factors leading to this SD remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate SD and its risk factors after ablate-and-pace strategy for rate control in at...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang RX,Lee HC,Li JP,Hodge DO,Cha YM,Friedman PA,Munger TM,Srivathsan K,Pavri BB,Shen WK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internal cardioversion of atrial fibrillation with direct current energy has become an increasingly employed technique for patients who fail external cardioversion. HYPOTHESIS:The purpose of this study was to determine whether internal cardioversion could be avoided by careful attention to cardioversion tec...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Verdino RJ,Teuteberg JJ,Burke MC,Kopp DE,Johnson CT,Lin AC,Alberts M,Kall JG,Wilber DJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of transient myocardial ischemia on left ventricular function was examined by digital subtraction left ventricular angiography. Contrast medium was injected into the right pulmonary artery before, at 60 seconds of balloon inflation, and 10 minutes after balloon deflation. A total of 69 patients completed th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kitazume H,Kubo I,Iwama T,Ageishi Y,Suzuki A

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether exercise-induced ischemia impairs left ventricular diastolic filling in the postischemic period in humans, 101 men (mean age 57 +/- 10 years) were studied before and 2 h after a symptom-limited thallium-201 tomographic treadmill with pulsed Doppler echocardiography of mitral valve inflow. In the p...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Stoddard MF,Johnstone J,Dillon S,Kupersmith J

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The electrocardiogram (ECG) is valuable for the identification of prior myocardial infarction (MI) in individuals participating in epidemiologic studies or undergoing screening examinations. Although the Minnesota Code, a set of criteria for the interpretation of ECGs in such situations, is commonly used to ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sandler LL,Pinnow EE,Lindsay J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated 26 patients admitted to our catheterization laboratory with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. In each case acute revascularization was unsuccessful, but the diagnosis was confirmed by angiography. In 11 patients with an uncomplicated course of acute myocardial infarction magnetic resonance im...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Eichstaedt HW,Felix R,Dougherty FC,Langer M,Rutsch W,Schmutzler H

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Right ventricular dysfunction occurs in many patients with significant pulmonary valve regurgitation late after initial total repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Methods to predict which of these patients are at increased risk of late morbidity and mortality are not yet known. HYPOTHESIS:This study evaluated ele...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Book WM,Parks WJ,Hopkins KL,Hurst JW

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Randomized Endo-vein Graft Prospective (REGROUP) trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01850082) is a randomized, intent-to-treat, 2-arm, parallel-design, multicenter study funded by the Cooperative Studies Program (CSP No. 588) of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Cardiac surgeons at 16 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zenati MA,Gaziano JM,Collins JF,Biswas K,Gabany JM,Quin JA,Bitondo JM,Bakaeen FG,Kelly RF,Shroyer AL,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited information is available regarding outcome of very elderly patients referred for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PURPOSE:This study aimed to assess acute and intermediate term clinical outcomes among nonagenarians. METHODS:The study included 32 consecutive nonagenarian patients undergoing...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Parikh R,Chennareddy S,Debari V,Hamdan A,Konlian D,Shamoon F,Bikkina M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The realization that cardiovascular morbidity and mortality increases in patients with mild elevation of either systolic or diastolic blood pressure has led to a consideration to treat millions of patients with mild diastolic or isolated systolic hypertension. The cost of administering a successful antihypertensive tr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Cressman MD,Gifford RW Jr

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past, many have avoided nuts because of their high fat content. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, however, recommends regular consumption of this food along with seeds and dried beans (4-5 servings per week) as part of a diet to control hypertension. Nuts are nutrient-dense and most of th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fraser GE

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic valve disease is an important and frequent clinical problem with a mortality rate as high as 50-80% in a 5-year natural history of patients with severe aortic valve disease. Biological or mechanical prosthesis implantation is the only way to improve prognosis. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of our study was to a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waszyrowski T,Kasprzak JD,Krzemińska-Pakuła M,Dziatkowiak A,Zasłonka J

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ECG U-wave inversion can be classified as initial and terminal U inversion according to the phasic relationship to positive U-wave deflection. Initial U inversion is occasionally observed in hypertensive patients while terminal U inversion frequently appears during severe myocardial ischemia. HYPOTHESIS:The...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Miwa K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of cilostazol, aspirin, and clopidogrel (triple therapy) after percutaneous coronary intervention has been considered as an alternative therapy. We performed a meta-analysis based on 8 randomized controlled trials with a total of 3332 patients to compare the effectiveness and safety of this triple ther...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang P,Zhou S,Zhou R,Liu G,Tang P,He J,Ma C,He Y,Yang J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the accuracy of two-dimensional echocardiography (2-D echo) for assessment of exercise-induced wall motion abnormalities in patients with coronary artery disease, the results of stress echocardiography were compared with exercise cineventriculography. In 56 consecutive patients, biplane cineventriculograp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Voelker W,Jacksch R,Dittmann H,Karsch KR

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00