Defibrillation waveform duration adjustment increases the proportion of acceptable defibrillation thresholds in patients implanted with single-coil defibrillation leads.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that pioglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist, will improve endothelial function in non-diabetic subjects with coronary artery disease, we conducted a prospective study to evaluate the effect of this medication on the brachial artery vasomotor function an...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Staniloae C,Mandadi V,Kurian D,Coppola J,Bernaski E,El-Khally Z,Morlote M,Pinassi E,Ambrose J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of different CYP2C19*2 polymorphisms on clinical outcomes and the effects of CYP2C19*2 polymorphism on predicting clinical outcomes in association with classic risk factors in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). METHODS:Between July 2008 and September 2009, 497 consecutive pat...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yan SD,Chen M,Li Q,Liu XJ,Peng Y,Chai H,Xu YN,Wei JF,Huang DJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the effects of aerobic exercise on resting and 24-hour blood pressure (BP), left ventricular mass (LVM), plasma fibrinogen and factor VII (FVII). For this purpose 14 sedentary subjects with untreated diastolic BP between 90 and 104 mm Hg completed a 12-week supervised exercise progr...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Zanettini R,Bettega D,Agostoni O,Ballestra B,del Rosso G,di Michele R,Mannucci PM

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system plays an important role in the development of congestive heart failure (CHF). In patients with chronic heart failure, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, such as captopril, enalapril, and quinapril, have been shown to improve hemodynamics, reduce symptoms of fatigue...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Riegger AJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Closure of the fibrillating left atrial appendage (LAA) has been recommended during valve surgery to decrease the risk of arterial embolism. However, patients undergoing surgical LAA closure have not systematically been reevaluated for complete LAA obliteration. METHODS AND RESULTS:During a 12-month period,...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Schneider B,Stollberger C,Sievers HH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of the duration of atrioventricular (AV) delay on obstruction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was evaluated in 12 patients by cardiac catheterization, and in 8 of them also by Doppler echocardiography. The AV delay was programmed in random order at 125, 100 and 75 ms in the invasive study and at 120, 100 and...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Losi MA,Betocchi S,Briguori C,Piscione F,Manganelli F,Ciampi Q,Stabile G,Chiariello M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:COVID-19 is a rapidly growing infectious disease that represents an immediate threat for the health of millions of people around the world, both in direct and indirect ways. CASE PRESENTATION:In the present report we describe the development of stress cardiomyopathy in a patient who was overwhelmingly str...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Koutroumpakis E,Taylor T,Damaraju S,Badruddin Mawji S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a well-recognized risk factor for heart failure (HF). We hypothesized that HF also increases the risk for DM. OBJECTIVE:We explored the hypothesis that HF is a risk factor for DM. METHODS:The Cardiovascular Health Study was a prospective cohort study of cardiovascular risk in ambu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Guglin M,Lynch K,Krischer J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting and who required vasodilator therapy for control of arterial hypertension were allocated to receive either low-dose or high-dose enoximone or placebo infusions. A closed-loop arterial pressure control system was used to assess cardiovascular stability a...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Chaudhri S,Kenny GN

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcers in extracranial carotid arteries are a known source of cerebral embolism. However, there are no data available on the prevalence of ulcerations located at the origin of these vessels in the aortic arch. Therefore, in this pathological study the topographic distribution of ulcerated lesions were determined in th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Khatibzadeh M,Sheikhzadeh A,Gromoll B,Stierle U

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amiodarone, a highly effective medication for suppressing cardiac rhythm disturbances, may cause pulmonary injury, such as chronic interstitial lung diseases, in 5-15% of the patients who take it. We applied induced sputum (IS), a non-invasive technique, for diagnosing amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity. Four patie...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Fireman E,Topilsky I,Viskin S,Priel IE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal and spatial pattern of left ventricular (LV) contraction and relaxation in 34 patients with isolated lesions of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) were studied from the LV cineangiogram in the right anterior oblique position using a computer interactive technique. The LV outline was divided into 10...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gotsman MS,Welber S,Sapoznikov D,Freiman I,Rosenman D,Lotan C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biplane long-axis cine MRI was performed in 51 patients 1, 13, 26, and 52 weeks after their first AMI. LV mass index (LVMI) was significantly increased 1 week after AMI (84.3 +/- 16.9 vs. 68.1 +/- 11.4 g/m(2) controls, n = 48, p < 0.001), presumably owing to edema of the infarcted myocardium. Six months after AMI, LVM...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Schroeder AP,Houlind K,Pedersen EM,Nielsen TT,Egeblad H

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the present study was to examine physician's attitudes and practices toward the use of different lipid-lowering management strategies in patients at increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). AIMS/METHODS:An internet-based questionnaire was completed by 78 general internists and family ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Goldberg RJ,Rosen J,Roselli A,Lewis B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multivariate analysis approach in 30 normal subjects and 84 patients significantly improved the sensitivity and correct classification rate when compared to the stress test (ST) response (p less than 0.05). Although the probability of disease could separate normal from diseased subjects, it could not separate sing...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ellestad MH,Greenberg PS

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valsartan is a specific angiotensin II receptor antagonist with high selectivity for the AT(1) receptor subtype. After oral administration of single or repeated once-daily doses, valsartan 40-80 mg inhibits the pressor response to angiotensin II for 24 hours. In patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension, efficacy of...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： McInnes GT

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare pathology, principally affecting young women free of atheroma risk factors. Its physiopathology remains little understood, and the prognosis for such acute coronary syndromes is poor, as they occur suddenly. Management is often difficult, and no guidelines exist....

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Motreff P,Souteyrand G,Dauphin C,Eschalier R,Cassagnes J,Lusson JR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, several modalities are available to predict viability, however, studies comparing various modalities validated by functional recovery after revascularization are scarce. This study analyzed the relative merits of low-dose dobutamine echocardiography, F-18 deoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomog...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lund GK,Freyhoff J,Schwaiger M,Lübeck M,Lund CH,Buchert R,Sheehan FH,Meinertz T,Nienaber CA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogenated oils containing trans-fatty acids (TFA) are used to produce margarine and various processed foods. TFA affect serum lipid levels, fatty acid metabolism, and endothelial function. High TFA intake is linked to increased all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease mortality, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Wilczek MM,Olszewski R,Krupienicz A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to assess the recovery of regional myocardial function of the left-ventricular septal wall and the septal site of the mitral valve (MV) annulus by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI). METHODS:In 63 (32 diabetic and 31 control) patients having off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCA...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Barisin A,Sonicki Z,Vincelj J,Sutlic Z,Barisin S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) may result in right ventricular (RV) pressure overload with a dilated RV which can be diagnosed by two-dimensional echocardiography. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was performed in 190 unselected patients who had acute PE documented by contrast-enhanced spiral computed tomogr...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Sukhija R,Aronow WS,Yalamanchili K,Lee J,McClung JA,Levy JA,Belkin RN

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systolic time intervals (STI) were used to study the left ventricular performance in 51 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in 24 normal subjects and in 13 patients with both COPD and coronary heart disease (CHD). Our study shows that resting spine STI are abnormal in patients with COPD and...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Louridas G,Patakas D,Christaki R,Stavropoulos C

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus here is on relationships between major risk factors and long-term mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) and all causes, and on longevity, in Chicago cohorts: 25-year follow-up for Peoples Gas (PG) men aged 25-39 (n = 1,119), 30-year follow-up for PG men aged 40-59 (n = 1,235), 24-year follow-up for Wes...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stamler J,Dyer AR,Shekelle RB,Neaton J,Stamler R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-drug therapy is often not sufficient to lower total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia to desirable or target levels. Therefore, combination drug therapy is often necessary. The most potent therapy to achieve this goal is a combination of a 3-hydr...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Erkelens DW

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 79-year-old female with shortness of breath, catheterization via the femoral vein encountered difficulty entering the right heart; venography revealed anomalous drainage of the inferior vena cava via a dilated azygos vein permitting subsequent catheterization. Similar difficulties during catheterization merit con...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ramsaran EK,Filiberti AW,Spodick DH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:100 male patients with at least 75% obstruction of one or more coronary arteries were subjected to submaximal exercise tests. Among the 73 subjects who had positive tests, 92% of those with one-vessel obstruction had an ST depression of 1 mm, none having more than 2 mm; by contrast, 44% of those with three-vessel dise...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Friedmann J,Agmon J,Cherbakoff A,Aygen M,Wurzel M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Mitral regurgitation (MR) is frequently observed in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and is known to convey an adverse prognosis. We sought to clarify the relationship between MR and left ventricular (LV) remodeling, in association with serum C-reactive protein (CRP) elevation. METHODS/...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kohno T,Anzai T,Naito K,Ohno Y,Kaneko H,Li HC,Sugano Y,Maekawa Y,Iwanaga S,Asakura Y,Yoshikawa T,Ogawa S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Four drug classes, platelet inhibitors, β-blockers, statins, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (or angiotensin receptor blockers), have been shown to reduce mortality in clinical trials. We sought to evaluate whether the simple number of secondary prevention drugs at discharge is independently asso...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kopel E,Klempfner R,Goldenberg I,Schwammenthal E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrates are drugs of first choice in patients with acute heart failure. Acute pulmonary edema can be successfully treated with single or repeated doses of sublingual nitroglycerin. In cases of prolonged acute heart failure, e.g. in the setting of acute myocardial infarction, nitroglycerin or isosorbide dinitrate can ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Schneider W,Bussmann WD,Hartmann A,Kaltenbach M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It is known that the expression, activity and alternative splicing of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIδ (CaMKIIδ) are dysregulated in the cardiac remodeling process. Recently, we found a further signaling pathway, by which dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (Dyrk1A) regu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yao J,Qin X,Zhu J,Sheng H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00