When should we measure lipoprotein (a)?

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy is a practical, effective approach to the management of acute myocardial infarction that is widely used in Europe today. Early European trials demonstrated a clear reduction in mortality in patients who received thrombolytic therapy compared with those given conventional treatment. The findings of...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vahanian A

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Despite the well-defined association of high-sensitivity hsCRP with cardiovascular outcomes in apparently healthy adults and those with acquired heart disease, the relevance of this inflammatory marker in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) remains unclear. We aimed to examine the clinical correlates and p...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Opotowsky AR,Valente AM,Alshawabkeh L,Cheng S,Bradley A,Rimm EB,Landzberg MJ

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic heart failure (CHF) are two major and even growing cardiovascular conditions that often coexist. However, few data are available to guide treatment of AF in patients with CHF. This review summarizes current literature concerning the following topics: (i) prognostic relevance of AF ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Neuberger HR,Mewis C,van Veldhuisen DJ,Schotten U,van Gelder IC,Allessie MA,Böhm M

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Canakinumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin (IL)-1β, reduces rates of recurrent cardiovascular events without lowering lipids. It is uncertain, however, to what extent these beneficial cardiovascular outcomes are mediated through interleukin-6 (IL-6) signalling, an issue with substantial pathophysiolo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ridker PM,Libby P,MacFadyen JG,Thuren T,Ballantyne C,Fonseca F,Koenig W,Shimokawa H,Everett BM,Glynn RJ

更新日期：2018-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Brugada syndrome is considered to be a distinctive subgroup of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Identification of the circadian pattern of ventricular fibrillation would contribute to the elucidation of its underlying pathophysiology, but this pattern remains unknown in patients with Brugada syndrome. METHODS...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Matsuo K,Kurita T,Inagaki M,Kakishita M,Aihara N,Shimizu W,Taguchi A,Suyama K,Kamakura S,Shimomura K

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly prevalent in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and may contribute to CHF progression. We aimed to determine whether treatment of OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) would improve subjective and objective measures of heart failure severity in patients...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Smith LA,Vennelle M,Gardner RS,McDonagh TA,Denvir MA,Douglas NJ,Newby DE

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Prophylactic administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) (600mg orally twice daily), along with hydration, prevents contrast agent-associated nephrotoxicity (CAN) induced by a low dose of non-ionic, low-osmolality contrast dye. We tested whether a double dose of NAC is more effective to prevent CAN. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Briguori C,Colombo A,Violante A,Balestrieri P,Manganelli F,Paolo Elia P,Golia B,Lepore S,Riviezzo G,Scarpato P,Focaccio A,Librera M,Bonizzoni E,Ricciardelli B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Brugada syndrome (BS) is an ion channelopathy with the risk of sudden cardiac death. The role of programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS) in risk stratification has been controversially discussed. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis on the prognostic role of PVS in BS. METHODS AND RESULTS:A Medline search unt...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Paul M,Gerss J,Schulze-Bahr E,Wichter T,Vahlhaus C,Wilde AA,Breithardt G,Eckardt L

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contraceptive counselling should begin early in females with heart disease, preferably directly after the start of menstruation. In coming to a decision about the method of contraception, the following issues should be considered: (i) the risk of pregnancy for the mother and the consequences of an unplanned pregnancy;...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Roos-Hesselink JW,Cornette J,Sliwa K,Pieper PG,Veldtman GR,Johnson MR

更新日期：2015-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term efficacy of transdermal nitrate therapy, in particular the ability of a single patch to provide 24 h prophylaxis against angina, has been questioned. Two mechanisms have been suggested for this loss of effect: the development of pharmacological tolerance, and premature patch exhaustion. This study was de...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： James MA,Papouchado M,Jones JV

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Ivabradine, a new I(f) inhibitor which acts specifically on the pacemaker activity of the sinoatrial node, is a pure heart rate lowering agent. Ivabradine has shown anti-ischaemic and anti-anginal activity in a placebo-controlled trial. The objective of this study was to compare the anti-anginal and anti-ischaemic...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Tardif JC,Ford I,Tendera M,Bourassa MG,Fox K,INITIATIVE Investigators.

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To study the ablation effects induced by excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA), we examined 41 segments of nine isolated coronary arteries. An electronic intracoronary ultrasound device (ICUS: 20 MHz, 3.5F, Endosonics) was positioned coaxially within the vessel. Angioplasty was performed using a 1.7 mm E...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schmid KM,Xie D,Voelker W,Oberhoff M,Wehrmann M,Baumbach A,Haase KK,Karsch KR

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The coefficient of variation is a popular measure for describing the amount of repeat variability present in ECG measurements from recording to recording. However, it can be misleading. The aim of the present study was to assess repeat variation (reclassification) in computer measured ECG criteria, i.e. positive t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： McLaughlin SC,Aitchison TC,Macfarlane PW

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis and management of patients with renovascular disease and hypertension continue to elude healthcare providers. The advent of novel imaging and interventional techniques, and increased understanding of the pathways leading to irreversible renal injury and renovascular hypertension, have ushered in commenda...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Baumgartner I,Lerman LO

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular flow patterns were studied at rest by colour flow Doppler echocardiography in 33 patients with mitral tilting-disc prostheses (group 1), in 38 patients with mitral tissue prostheses (group 2) and in 18 healthy volunteers (controls). A 'crossed' flow pattern was seen in 14 patients with mechanical (42%...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maire R,Ikram S,Odemuyiwa O,Groves PH,Lo SV,Banning AP,Hall RJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 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：AIMS:To investigate whether Atorvastatin (Ator) treatment improves the cardiac micro-environment that facilitates survival and differentiation of bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) implanted in the post-infarct myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS:Myocardial infarction was created by coronary ligation and im...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Yang YJ,Qian HY,Huang J,Geng YJ,Gao RL,Dou KF,Yang GS,Li JJ,Shen R,He ZX,Lu MJ,Zhao SH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous adenosine proved effective in eight out of ten episodes of acute spontaneous supraventricular tachycardia. AV node blockade induced by adenosine occurred 20 s after injection, and disappeared very quickly. Side-effects were transient and never serious. Therefore, it is thought that adenosine can be propose...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Munoz A,Leenhardt A,Sassine A,Galley P,Puech P

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:In this study we sought to determine the safety, feasibility and prognostic value of pharmacological stress echocardiography performed in a primary care cardiology centre, populated by unselected patients evaluated with the aid of limited financial and technological resources. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study populat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cortigiani L,Lombardi M,Landi P,Paolini EA,Nannini E

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical fitness of athletes affected by mitral valve prolapse (MVP) was examined, in order to evaluate the influence of sport activity on the natural history of the disease. Maximal workload, total workload, percentage efficiency (according to Hollmann's formula), double product of maximal cycloergometric stress test...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Musante R,Cupelli V,Mori F,Attinà DA

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased arteriolar tone is the pathophysiological hallmark of essential hypertension and is determined by the intracellular free calcium concentration in the vascular smooth muscle cell. Calcium influx is an important determinant of vasoconstriction and excess calcium influx-dependent vasoconstriction has been shown...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Erne P,Conen D,Kiowski W,Bolli P,Müller FB,Bühler FR

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-one consecutive children with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (1-15 years: mean 8 years), 22 symptomatic [including 20 with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) and one with ventricular fibrillation (VF) episode--Group A) and 19 asymptomatic (Group B)], underwent transoesophageal electrophysiological examination. The me...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vignati G,Mauri L,Lunati M,Gasparini M,Figini A

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the effects of secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA(2)) inhibition on plasma lipoproteins. Secretory phospholipase A2 isoenzymes promote atherosclerosis by mechanisms that include lipoprotein modification, retention, and oxidation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Phospholipase Levels And Serological Markers of Ath...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rosenson RS,Elliott M,Stasiv Y,Hislop C,PLASMA II Investigators.

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombotic therapy and invasive risk stratification in selected high-risk patients have improved outcomes from non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS), but carry a risk of bleeding and blood transfusion. Although the true incidence of bleeding depends on the population studied (i.e. clinical t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rao SV,Eikelboom JA,Granger CB,Harrington RA,Califf RM,Bassand JP

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：AIM:To evaluate the effect of alirocumab on frequency of standard apheresis treatments [weekly or every 2 weeks (Q2W)] in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HeFH). METHODS AND RESULTS:ODYSSEY ESCAPE (NCT02326220) was a double-blind study in 62 HeFH patients undergoing regular weekly or Q2W lipoprotein aphere...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Moriarty PM,Parhofer KG,Babirak SP,Cornier MA,Duell PB,Hohenstein B,Leebmann J,Ramlow W,Schettler V,Simha V,Steinhagen-Thiessen E,Thompson PD,Vogt A,von Stritzky B,Du Y,Manvelian G

更新日期：2016-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Five, ten and fifteen min after sublingual administration of 10mg isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) in chewing capsules, in 10 patients with coronary artery disease, ISDN plasma levels were correlated with the dilation of epicardial coronary arteries as well as with changes in aortic blood pressure and heart rate. Due to th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jost S,Rafflenbeul W,Knop I,Bossaller C,Gulba D,Hecker H,Lippolt P,Lichtlen PR

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the accuracy of echocardiography in conjunction with quantitative high-dose dipyridamole technetium-99m sestamibi tomography (SPECT) in detecting coronary allograft vasculopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Seventy-eight consecutive heart transplant recipients underwent echocardiography while at rest and high...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ciliberto GR,Ruffini L,Mangiavacchi M,Parolini M,Sara R,Massa D,De Maria R,Gronda E,Vitali E,Parodi O

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endothelium may play a role as a target and mediator of hypertension. Due to its anatomical position, it is very exposed to mechanical forces; as a source of vasoactive material it may participate in increasing peripheral vascular resistance and in promoting local ischaemia in the heart and brain. Morphological an...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lüscher TF

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of fatal left ventricular outflow obstruction detected by intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography. This resulted from acute haematoma formation within the interventricular septum following internal mammary artery grafting to the left anterior descending coronary artery. This unusual case hi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ettles DF,Firth N,Nair RU,Williams GJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00