Natriuretic peptide-guided heart failure management.

abstract：Aims:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has proven to its prognostic and therapeutic value. However, the additive prognostic value of coronary flow reserve (CFR) remains unclear. This study sought to investigate the clinical utility of combined FFR and CFR measurements to predict outcomes. Methods and results:Using the pro...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ahn JM,Zimmermann FM,Johnson NP,Shin ES,Koo BK,Lee PH,Park DW,Kang SJ,Lee SW,Kim YH,Lee CW,Park SW,Pijls NHJ,Park SJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS) provide short-term coronary artery scaffolding and drug delivery. Although prior trials showed a higher rate of device failure compared with conventional drug-eluting stents (DES), only a single trial investigated patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Byrne RA,Alfonso F,Schneider S,Maeng M,Wiebe J,Kretov E,Bradaric C,Rai H,Cuesta J,Rivero F,Hoppmann P,Schlichtenmaier J,Christiansen EH,Cassese S,Joner M,Schunkert H,Laugwitz KL,Kastrati A

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three patients who had undergone aortic valve replacement with a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis (ball-valve: 17, tilting-disc: 6) were investigated by retrograde left ventricular catheterization using a 6 F pigtail catheter. Twelve of these 23 patients also had had combined aortic and mitral valve replaceme...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rigaud M,Dubourg O,Luwaert R,Rocha P,Hamoir V,Bardet J,Bourdarias JP

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the haemodynamic changes after physical training in patients with left ventricular aneurysm, 60 uncomplicated patients, mean age 51 +/- 10 years, underwent a maximal ergometric test in the supine position with haemodynamic monitoring (Swan-Ganz catheter) 37 +/- 10 days from acute myocardial infarction a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Giordano A,Giannuzzi P,Tavazzi L

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Long-term randomized comparisons of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in left main coronary (LM) disease and/or three-vessel disease (3VD) patients have been limited. This analysis compares 3-year outcomes in LM and/or 3VD patients treated with CABG or PCI with TAXU...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kappetein AP,Feldman TE,Mack MJ,Morice MC,Holmes DR,Ståhle E,Dawkins KD,Mohr FW,Serruys PW,Colombo A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In past decades, numerous experimental and clinical studies have improved our knowledge of the electrophysiological effects of sodium channel blockers, as well as of the mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis. However, the mechanisms of antiarrhythmic as well as potentially proarrhythmic drug action have been less well clarif...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Haverkamp W,Hindricks G,Fechtrup C,Borggrefe M,Breithardt G

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the diagnostic accuracy of 256-row computed tomographic angiography (CTA) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Non-invasive imaging of the coronary artery by CTA has increasingly been used in recent years. The accuracy of 256-row CTA has not yet been studied. We sought to assess the ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chao SP,Law WY,Kuo CJ,Hung HF,Cheng JJ,Lo HM,Shyu KG

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was designed to characterise both the systolic and diastolic mechanical properties of regions with different degrees of myocardial ischaemic injury after reperfused acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:Fourteen dogs underwent 90-min coronary artery occlusion followed by reperfusion. I...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Azevedo CF,Amado LC,Kraitchman DL,Gerber BL,Osman NF,Rochitte CE,Edvardsen T,Lima JA

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：AIMS:The Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) (n = 2201) showed no benefit for routine percutaneous intervention (PCI) (n = 1101) over medical therapy (MED) (n = 1100) on the combined endpoint of death, myocardial infarction (MI), and class IV heart failure (congestive heart failure) in stable post-MI patients with late occlude...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Menon V,Pearte CA,Buller CE,Steg PG,Forman SA,White HD,Marino PN,Katritsis DG,Caramori P,Lasevitch R,Loboz-Grudzien K,Zurakowski A,Lamas GA,Hochman JS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with high cardiovascular risk. CKD patients exhibit a specific lipoprotein pattern termed 'uraemic dyslipidaemia', which is characterized by rather normal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high triglyceride plasma levels. All t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Speer T,Ridker PM,von Eckardstein A,Schunk SJ,Fliser D

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This investigation was set up to study the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in a hypertensive population with reference to a normotensive control group. From the general population 3498 men and women aged 35, 45, 55 and 65 years old were invited to a health examination. Participants with blood pressure a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Tingleff J,Munch M,Jakobsen TJ,Torp-Pedersen C,Olsen ME,Jensen KH,Jørgensen T,Kirchoff M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first marathon run as an athletic event took place in the context of the Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Today, participation in a 'marathon run' has become a global phenomenon attracting young professional athletes as well as millions of mainly middle-aged amateur athletes worldwide each year. One of the...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Predel HG

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Using a large, contemporary primary care population we aimed to provide absolute long-term risks of cardiovascular death (CVD) based on the QTc interval and to test whether the QTc interval is of value in risk prediction of CVD on an individual level. METHODS AND RESULTS:Digital electrocardiograms from 173 529 pr...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nielsen JB,Graff C,Rasmussen PV,Pietersen A,Lind B,Olesen MS,Struijk JJ,Haunsø S,Svendsen JH,Køber L,Gerds TA,Holst AG

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to calculate the prevalence of ectopic atrial tachycardia in a population of young asymptomatic males and to assess its natural course both in asymptomatic subjects and in symptomatic hospital patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) of 3554 consecutive males ap...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Poutiainen AM,Koistinen MJ,Airaksinen KE,Hartikainen EK,Kettunen RV,Karjalainen JE,Huikuri HV

更新日期：1999-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:The economic evaluation of the results of the Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Occluded Coronary Artery (GUSTO) trial found that recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is more cost-effective than streptokinase for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. AIM:We...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lorenzoni R,Pagano D,Mazzotta G,Rosen SD,Fattore G,De Caterina R,Gensini G

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The presence of residual thrombus following fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) may predispose to greater embolization and microvascular dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS:We hypothesized that even in the presence of a patent epicardial artery, residual thrombus would be asso...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kirtane AJ,Vafai JJ,Murphy SA,Aroesty JM,Sabatine MS,Cannon CP,Gibson CM,TIMI Study Group.

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Midwall myocardial fibrosis on cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a marker of early ventricular decompensation and adverse outcomes in aortic stenosis (AS). We aimed to develop and validate a novel clinical score using variables associated with midwall fibrosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred forty-seven...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chin CW,Messika-Zeitoun D,Shah AS,Lefevre G,Bailleul S,Yeung EN,Koo M,Mirsadraee S,Mathieu T,Semple SI,Mills NL,Vahanian A,Newby DE,Dweck MR

更新日期：2016-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the atherogenic risk-reducing effect of bezafibrate and lovastatin. DESIGN, SETTING, PATIENTS, INTERVENTIONS:Double-blind, randomized clinical trial of male and female patients with moderate hypercholesterolaemia with or without hypertriglyceridaemia. Two months dietary treatment followed by 400 m...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sinzinger H,Pirich C,Kondor P,Etti H

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of the Euro Heart Survey Programme of the European Society of Cardiology is to evaluate to which extent clinical practice endorses existing guidelines as well as to identify differences in population profiles, patient management, and outcome across Europe. The current survey focuses on the invasive dia...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lenzen MJ,Boersma E,Bertrand ME,Maier W,Moris C,Piscione F,Sechtem U,Stahle E,Widimsky P,de Jaegere P,Scholte op Reimer WJ,Mercado N,Wijns W,European Society of Cardiology.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac beta-adrenoceptor density and subtype distribution has been determined in different kinds of heart failure. A decrease in cardiac beta-adrenoceptor function appears to be a general phenomenon in all kinds of heart failure. However, cardiac beta 1- and beta 2-adrenoceptors seem to be differentially affected in ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brodde OE,Zerkowski HR,Borst HG,Maier W,Michel MC

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibody prevalence data indicate that C. pneumoniae infections are common worldwide and more frequently occur in middle-aged and elderly males than in females. C. pneumoniae infections are first acquired in childhood in heavily populated areas, whereas in northern countries, first infections are generally at teen...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Leinonen M

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the long-term benefit-risk ratio of drug-eluting (DES) vs. bare-metal stents (BMS) relative to stent size. METHODS AND RESULTS:All 826 consecutive BASKET (BAsel Stent Kosten-Effektivitäts Trial) patients randomized 2:1 to DES vs. BMS were followed after 3 years. Data were analysed separately for patient...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pfisterer M,Brunner-La Rocca HP,Rickenbacher P,Hunziker P,Mueller C,Nietlispach F,Leibundgut G,Bader F,Kaiser C,BASKET.

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to improve the reproducibility and the standardization of the topographical assessment of myocardial infarctions in routine two-dimensional echocardiography. A myocardial map of the left ventricle was derived from a necropsy study of normal human hearts; interventricular grooves and papillary...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Touche T,Vervin P,Prasquier R,Diebold B,Curien N,Gourgon R

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanism of persistent neurohormonal and cardiorespiratory reflex abnormalities in chronic heart failure remain unclear. Also, why chronic heart failure patients who develop cachexia demonstrate a particularly abnormal neurohormonal profile and have a high risk of death is not known. Impaired reflex con...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ponikowski P,Piepoli M,Chua TP,Banasiak W,Francis D,Anker SD,Coats AJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to identify novel genetic variants influencing circulating asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) levels and to evaluate whether they have a prognostic value on cardiovascular mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a genome-wide association stud...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Seppälä I,Kleber ME,Lyytikäinen LP,Hernesniemi JA,Mäkelä KM,Oksala N,Laaksonen R,Pilz S,Tomaschitz A,Silbernagel G,Boehm BO,Grammer TB,Koskinen T,Juonala M,Hutri-Kähönen N,Alfthan G,Viikari JS,Kähonen M,Raitakari OT,

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Decreasing cholesterol levels in Western populations is the main reason for decreasing mortality due to coronary heart disease. Our aim was to analyze trends in cholesterol levels in the population during a period of 20 years in relation to previous cardiovascular disease (CVD), other cardiovascular risk factors, a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Eriksson M,Forslund AS,Jansson JH,Söderberg S,Wennberg M,Eliasson M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a single oral dose of nisoldipine, 10 mg, were investigated in two groups of patients. Firstly, the effects of nisoldipine on exercise left ventricular function were assessed in 20 patients with chronic stable angina and coronary disease. Secondly, the effects of nisoldipine on the left ventricular resp...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Dymond DS,Caplin JL,O'Keefe JC,Banim S

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of the concept of pacemaker dependence, 86 patients who had permanent ventricular demand (VVI) pacemakers implanted for more than six months and were in predominantly paced rhythm underwent repeated interruption of pacing both abruptly and after gradual reduction of paced rate. Non-invasive pace slowing was...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Crick JC,Rokas S,Sowton E

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00