Myocardial deformational adaptations to different forms of training: a real-time three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographic study.

abstract：:Lamotrigine has been used for patients with epilepsy and/or bipolar disorder, overdose of which induced the hypotension, elevation of the atrial pacing threshold, cardiac conduction delay, wide complex tachycardia, cardiac arrest and Brugada-like electrocardiographic pattern. To clarify how lamotrigine induces those c...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Goto A,Hagiwara-Nagasawa M,Kambayashi R,Nunoi Y,Izumi-Nakaseko H,Kawai S,Takei Y,Matsumoto A,Sugiyama A

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The inducibility of reentry was compared for four QT patterns in a heart conduction simulation model. Local (L) and gradual (G) QT prolongation models are more susceptible to reentry induction than the no (N) QT prolongation model (reentry induced episodes for N, L, and G numbered 90, 120, and 122, respectively). This...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Shibata N,Watanabe H,Sakuma I,Kodama I,Niwa R,Fukui Y,Toyama J,Hosoda S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) demonstrated delay in vascular healing and increase in incidence of late and very late stent thrombosis compared with bare-metal stents (BMS). Second-generation DES, however, have shown a reduction of late and very late stent thrombosis compared with first-generation DES. Thu...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Yano H,Horinaka S,Ishikawa M,Ishimitsu T

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the amount of contrast media during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is closely related to the exacerbation of renal function, it should be important to reduce the dose of contrast media during PCI. The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the association of less-contrast media with clinic...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Mukai Y,Sakakura K,Yamamoto K,Taniguchi Y,Tsukui T,Seguchi M,Wada H,Momomura SI,Fujita H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitive cardiac troponin I (cTnI) predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in various clinical settings. However, its clinical significance in hemodialysis (HD) patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has not been fully elucidated. This study investigated the association of cTnI with...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Otsuka K,Nakanishi K,Shimada K,Nakamura H,Inanami H,Nishioka H,Fujimoto K,Kasayuki N,Yoshiyama M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians often have a difficulty in determining the presence of mitral regurgitation (MR)-related symptoms because of subjectivity. However, there are few actual measurement data for echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) and left atrial (LA) size related to the severity of MR and the relationship between MR-relate...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Amano M,Izumi C,Kim YJ,Park SJ,Park SW,Tanaka H,Hozumi T,Ling LH,Yu CM,Fukuda S,Otsuji Y,Song JK,Sohn DW

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activities of daily living (ADL) are maintained in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but, in patients with cardiovascular disease, ADL may have already declined. MCI combined with cardiac disease may accentuate the decline of ADL in these patients. Because the relationship between MCI and ADL in patients ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ishihara K,Izawa KP,Kitamura M,Shimogai T,Kanejima Y,Morisawa T,Shimizu I

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of the administration of a thromboxane A2 (TXA2) analogue (STA2), a leukotriene C4 (LTC4), and a leukotriene D4 (LTD4) on regional myocardial blood flow (RMBF) and hemodynamics were studied in anesthetized, open-chest dogs. The blocking ability of a recently synthesized TXA2 selective antagonist, ONO-3708, and...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Torii T,Toki Y,Hieda N,Ito Y,Okumura K,Hashimoto H,Ito T,Ogawa K,Satake T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Independent no-reflow predictors should be evaluated in female patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) and successfully treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in the current interventional equipment and techniques, thus to be constructed a no-reflow predicting mod...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Chen Y,Wang C,Yang X,Wang L,Sun Z,Liu H,Chen L

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a newborn with an aneurysmal aorto-left ventricular tunnel causing significant paravalvular aortic regurgitation and obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), coexisting with a bicuspid aortic valve. The coexistence of the two malformations together with the obstruction of the RV...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Toganel R,Benedek T,Suteu C,Benedek I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall transfer function of a photoplethysmograph (PPG) converting changes in intravascular volume to changes in recorder pen deflection was investigated. The specifications of the apparatus working as a red cell densitometer were assessed in vitro, and it was found that PPG output is a logarithmic function of re...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Jespersen LT,Pedersen OL

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is the rare but potentially devastating complication of anticoagulant therapy and commonly occurs in previously undetected C- and S-protein deficient patients. Because routine preoperative examination does not include protein C and S level measurement, detection of these patients preoper...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Oz BS,Asgun F,Oz K,Kuralay E,Tatar H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In early systole, before the effects of reflected waves from the periphery become significant, the following equation applies: PA - PO = rho cu (1) where PA and PO are the instantaneous and end-diastolic pressures in the ascending aorta, rho the density of blood, c the velocity of the pulse wave in the aorta, and u th...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Harada Y,Sugawara M,Beppu T,Higashidate M,Nakata S,Imai Y

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal development of elastin fibers in the thoracic aorta was studied in fetal, young, and adult monkeys. Tissue was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) after NaOH treatment and by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The NaOH treatment of fixed tissues effectively removed collagen fibers and enable...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sato F,Shimada T,Kitamura H,Campbell GR,Ogata J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both hypertension and hyperuricemia are closely associated with the morbidity and mortality of heart failure. This study was designed to evaluate the influences of long-term xanthine oxidase inhibitor (febuxostat) prescription on left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, and new-ons...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Pan JA,Lin H,Wang CQ,Zhang JF,Gu J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that silent myocardial ischemia (SMI) often complicates patients with cerebral infarction and that stroke patients often die of ischemic heart disease. Therefore, it is considered important to treat myocardial ischemia in stroke patients. This study investigated SMI complicating Japanese patients with...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nomura T,Kusaba T,Kodama N,Terada K,Urakabe Y,Nishikawa S,Keira N,Matsubara H,Tatsumi T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic cardiomyopathy complicated by severe mitral regurgitation (MR) has a poor prognosis. In such cases, whether mitral valve repair for MR improves the prognosis of survival remains unclear. In this study, 50 patients diagnosed with ischemic cardiomyopathy at our hospital between August 1991 and August 1996 were ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Uchikawa S,Ohtaki E,Sumiyoshi T,Hosoda S,Kasegawa H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) increases coronary artery disease (CAD) risk. In this study, we used T2DM clinical variables to predict abnormality in thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scans (Th-201 scans). These clinical variables were summed stress score (SSS), summed rest score, and summed difference score (SDS), w...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Lu CH,Pei D,Wu CZ,Kua HC,Liang YJ,Chen YL,Lin JD

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is a widely used tool to investigate endothelial function. However, FMD assessment may cause mechanical damage to the arterial endothelium. In this study we investigated the effect of FMD assessment on endothelial function. We studied 20 healthy subjects (26 ± 6 years; 12 males). FMD was a...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nerla R,Di Monaco A,Sestito A,Lamendola P,Di Stasio E,Romitelli F,Lanza GA,Crea F

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few studies regarding the assessment of left ventricular contractile function in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to assess the left ventricular (LV) contractile function, i.e., the end-systolic pressure-volume relation (Ees) and a recently developed LV systolic myocardial st...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Tanaka R,Tomita M,Noda T,Kagawa K,Nishigaki K,Yamaguchi M,Kunishima A,Fujiwara H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old girl developed cardiopulmonary arrest after crying. From the electrocardiogram and echocardiography, a left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) with long QT syndrome (LQT) was suspected as the cause of the cardiopulmonary arrest, and treatment with a β-blocker and a calcium antagonist was then begun. A genet...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nakashima K,Kusakawa I,Yamamoto T,Hirabayashi S,Hosoya R,Shimizu W,Sumitomo N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the incidence of post-intubation hypotension (PIH) in hemodynamically stable patients with STEMI requiring rapid sequences intubation (RSI) and medicated with ketamine or midazolam as induction agent. STEMI patients admitted between 1st January 2009 and 1st January 2017 who did not receive any type of ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Zuin M,Rigatelli G,Dell'Avvocata F,Faggian G,Conte L,Giatti S,Michielan F,Roncon L

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant coronary arteries are frequently observed in patients presenting with Fallot's tetralogy (TOF). Before the complete surgical repair of the TOF, the percutaneously performed pulmonary trunk (PT) angioplasty is often performed in order to temporarily increase the pulmonary circulation, thus increasing the pulmo...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Perret X,Bonvini RF,Aggoun Y,Verin V

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Predictors of outcomes in patients with heart failure with preserved left-ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) remain unclear. The ratio of early diastolic transmitral flow velocity to early diastolic myocardial velocity (E/e') has been proposed, but the predictive accuracy remains unsatisfactory. We hypothesized tha...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kanda T,Uematsu M,Fujita M,Iida O,Masuda M,Okamoto S,Ishihara T,Nanto K,Tsujimura T,Matsuda Y,Okuno S,Mano T

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) experience GERD-related chest pain, but little is known about the relationship between GERD and coronary artery disease (CAD). We evaluated medical history of GERD in patients with suspected CAD and its association with types of CAD. We enrolle...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Teragawa H,Oshita C,Ueda T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the ability of adenovirus-delivered vascular endothelial growth factor (Ad-VEGF) to stimulate angiogenesis and arteriogenesis in the rabbit hindlimb following the induction of ischemia and to evaluate the functional changes in the collateral circulation. Ten days after the surgical indu...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hershey JC,Baskin EP,Corcoran HA,Bett A,Dougherty NM,Gilberto DB,Mao X,Thomas KA,Cook JJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vector flow mapping (VFM) is a novel echocardiographic technology that shows blood flow vectors and vortexes, enabled the hydrokinetic evaluation of hemodynamics within the left ventricle. VFM provides several unique parameters: circulation, vorticity, vortex area, and energy loss. The present study aims to reveal a r...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Goya S,Wada T,Shimada K,Hirao D,Tanaka R

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the therapeutic efficacy of levamisole, 5-week-old DBA/2 mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with 10 plaque-forming units of encephalo-myocarditis virus. Levamisole (2.5 mg/kg/per day) was administered intraperitoneally daily, starting simultaneously with the virus inoculation, in experiment I for 14 days, ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kishimoto C,Takada H,Hiraoka Y,Kurokawa M,Ochiai H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the combined efficacy in prediction of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) by coronary regional physiological indices including coronary flow reserve (CFR) or fractional flow reserve (FFR) and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin-I (hs-cTnI) or N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hamaya R,Yonetsu T,Kanaji Y,Usui E,Hoshino M,Hada M,Kanno Y,Murai T,Lee T,Kakuta T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex congenital heart diseases with abnormal formation of the aorticopulmonary septum are also associated with defective large artery elastogenesis. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that carotid artery elastic function was impaired in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (ToF). The study included 45 Fall...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： László A,Pintér A,Horváth T,Kádár K,Temesvári A,Kollai M,Studinger P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00