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abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to determine plasma fibronectin level and its relationships with plasma lipids, lipoproteins and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with dyslipidaemia during lipid-lowering therapy. METHODS:Plasma levels of fibronectin, CRP, fibrinogen, lipids and lipoproteins in 38 pat...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Orem C,Orem A,Calapoğlu M,Baykan M,Uydu HA,Erdöl C

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Defibrillation threshold testing (DT) following implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation has not shown to improve mortality. However, the impact of DT on burden of heart failure (HF) hospitalisations has not been well defined.Methods: We studied retrospectively consecutive patients who und...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Akdemir B,Li Y,Krishnan B,Adabag S,Tholakanahalli V,Benditt DG,Li JM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman suffering from severe Prinzmetal's angina was treated with a 7-week course of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP). After completing EECP the angina intensity was reduced from CCS class IV to class I, quality of life was increased and medication was significantly reduced. The number of hospita...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Tarpgaard Jørgensen M,Gerdes C,May O

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis occurred in a young man. On admission, he was in septic shock and the electrocardiogram revealed convex upwards ST-segment elevation in inferior and lateral leads. Rapid and complete normalisation of the ECG was observed and the patient had a favourable evolution with intensive...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Gach O,Lancellotti P,Pierard LA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to define the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in atherosclerotic plaque rupture in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), we evaluated the amount of this system, of the main inflammatory cells, of the collagen content and some indexes indicative of oxidative stress in the carotid plaques of bo...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Marfella R,Cacciapuoti F,Grassia A,Manfredi E,De Maio G,Caruso G,Pepe M,Nittolo G,Cacciapuoti F

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this paper is to study the degree of subclinical arterial wall damage in subjects at low and moderate risk of cardiovascular death by the SCORE scale using instrumental research methods. METHODS:We enrolled 600 patients (mean age 49.0 +/- 7.1 years, 74% women) with a calculated SCORE 5%, who passed a ca...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Boytcov SA,Urazalina SJ,Kukharchuk VV,Balakhonova TV,Sergienko IV

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though cardiac involvement is a frequent finding in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) at the wheel-chair-bound stage, left ventricular hypertrabeculation (LVHT) has not been reported. The patient is a 28-year-old male with the typical clinical features of end stage DMD. Since the age of 16 years he requi...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Finsterer J,Gelpi E,Stöllberger C

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most accessory pathways in pre-excitation syndrome are capable of antegrade conduction from atrium to ventricle, and identified by characteristic ECG abnormalities such as a delta wave (ventricular pre-excitation) and a shortened PR interval.Therefore, the traditional diagnosis method is to detect the initial changes ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Liu R,Chen J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental demonstration that the external phonocardiogram is similar to the third derivative (rate of acceleration) of LV pressure, and that catecholamines cause a similar increase of the early systolic wave of the first derivative of LV pressure and of S1 prompted a study of the first sound during stress testing. ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Luisada A,Singhal A,Knighten V

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We aimed to compare the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) between atorvastatin versus rosuvastatin in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary coronary angioplasty. METHODS:One hundred ninety-two consecutive patients, who underwent primary percutaneous inter...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Kaya A,Kurt M,Tanboğa IH,Işik T,Ekinci M,Aksakal E,Kaya Y,Topçu S,Sevimli S

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that the circulating white blood cell (WBC) and neutrophil counts are related to left ventricular (LV) indices in patients with the same risk area for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), we examined 100 consecutive AMI patients who had the culprit lesion at segment 6 according to the Ame...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Uesugi T,Iwasaki K,Murakami M,Yamamoto K,Kusachi S,Murakami T,Obika M,Kamikawa S,Miyoshi T,Shiratori Y

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Residual risk, which cannot be prevented by statins alone, must be controlled for inhibiting the onset of coronary events. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) play an important role in controlling residual risk. The Japan eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) Lipid Intervention Study demonstrated the inhibitory effect o...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Nishizaki Y,Shimada K,Daida H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The metabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. It is important to examine the relation of the metabolic syndrome with the early stages of atherosclerosis. We sought to determine the impact of the metabolic syndrome, defined with International Diabetes Federation criteria, ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Kim YJ,Kim YJ,Cho BM,Lee S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The levels of adiponectin, an anti-atherogenic protein, are decreased in patients with coronary artery disease. Syndrome X is associated with endothelial dysfunction, which is a key feature in the evolution of atherosclerosis. We sought to determine whether serum adiponectin levels are decreased in patients w...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Susam I,Yaylali YT,Dursunoglu D,Göksoy H,Oztürk M,Yaylali O,Semiz E

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether statin therapy initiated early in acute myocardial infarction together with thrombolytic therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction results in clinical benefit through early plaque stabilization. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study population consisted of 77 patients who underwent coronary...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Kayikçioğlu M,Can L,Kültürsay H,Payzin S,Turkoğlu C

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells release both relaxing and contracting factors that modulate vascular smooth muscle tone and also participate in the pathophysiology of essential hypertension. Endothelium-dependent vasodilation is regulated primarily by nitric oxide but also by an unidentified endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing fact...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Puddu P,Puddu GM,Zaca F,Muscari A

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical, fono-mechano-echocardiographic, hemodynamic and angiographic findings before and after surgery of a patient who developed bilateral extensive endomyocardial fibrosis probably secondary to filariasis, are described. The patient was surgically treated by endocardial decortication and insertion of a mitral ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Dejaegher P,Stalpaert J,De Geest H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to investigate the role of QRS duration on the surface electrocardiogram (ECG) in predicting response to levosimendan therapy in patients with acute systolic heart failure. METHODS:Patients with an ejection fraction (EF) lower than 35% who required intravenous inotropic support despite optimal heart f...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Cetin M,Uçar O,Cicekçioğlu H,Güven Cetin Z,Sahin M,Vasfi Ulusoy F,Aydoğdu S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A prospective randomized multicentre pilot trial, comparing stenting with balloon angioplasty as a treatment for coronary lesions, located in a bifurcation was performed. METHODS AND RESULTS:After balloon dilatation, with a < 30% residual stenosis in the main vessel and < 50% residual stenosis in the side br...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Dens J,Dubois C,Vermeersch P,Coussement P,Vrolix M,Janssens L,Desmet W,Piessens J

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Patients with chest pain are risk-stratified using serial high-sensitivity troponin (T) assays (hsTnT). Those with change in (Δ)hsTnT <20% are often categorised as low-risk and are less likely to be managed as acute coronary syndromes (ACS). We sought to characterise such a population of 'low-risk' chest p...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Weir RAP,Osmanska J,Docherty KF,Petrie CJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Color-coded liquid plastic was injected intraparenchymally (not into the blood vessels) into more than 300 hearts of homeotherms--including dog, cat, sheep, beef, horse, mammalian dolphins, chickens, turkeys, etc. The organization of the hearts of all these species appears to be similar. After injection of a heart seg...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Rodbard S

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to examine the use of treatments at discharge in patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction in a French region. METHODS AND RESULTS:Data from 2,102 patients discharged after myocardial infarction were prospectively collected at 48 university, community, and private hospitals in three d...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Excoffier S,De Gevigney G,Ecochard R,Rabilloud M,Cao D,Cheneau E,Milon H,Delahaye F

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A definitive diagnosis in patients with syncope is often problematic if the cause is not evident after initial clinical assessment. The cause of syncope may be not established due to the infrequent, episodic occurrence. A symptom-rhythm correlation is frequently an unattainable gold standard in many patients. The impl...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Dionísio P,Vestraets A,Vandenbulcke F,Depuydt P,Stroobandt R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse intra-alveolar haemorrhage is a rare complication of thrombolytic therapy (TT). We report a patient who developed haemoptysis due to pulmonary haemorrhage. This diagnosis should be considered in any patients with respiratory distress, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and haemoptysis and otherwise unexplained dec...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Baran I,Ozdemir B,Coşkun S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetic parameters for a two compartment open model were defined for six patients receiving a wide range of Digoxin doses. It was demonstrated that the two compartment model is a valid one to use for Digoxin pharmacokinetics. This model is an useful concept because it can explain the necessity to vary Digo...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Rabkin SW,Grupp G

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The beneficial effect of pentoxifylline (PTX) on ischaemic-reperfusion injury was assessed in a rat model of transient global cerebral ischaemia. DESIGN:Randomized, controlled, prospective study. SETTING:University research laboratory. SUBJECTS:Thirty-six male Wistar albino rats. INTERVENTIONS:Ischaemia w...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Sirin BH,Yilik L,Coşkun E,Ortaç R,Sirin H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Left ventricular thrombus (LVT) is one of the important complications of acute anterior wall myocardial infarction (MI). Mean platelet volume (MPV) is one of the platelet indices reflecting platelet reactivity. In this present study we investigated the effect of MPV on LVT formation after primary percutaneous...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Acar Z,Ziyrek M,Korkmaz L,Kiris A,Sahin S,Celik S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main function of hepatic lipase (HL) with respect to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is hydrolysis of phospholipids and triglycerides. The -514C-->T polymorphism in the promoter region of the hepatic lipase gene affects HL activity. We aimed to investigate the association between the frequency of the -514C...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Gündoğdu F,Gurlertop Y,Pirim I,Aksakal E,Dogan H,Islamoglu Y,Ozkan A,Senocak H

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modifications that atrial flutter determines on the phonocardiogram, apexcardiogram, carotid pulse tracing, jugular venous pulse tracing, and indirect (esophageal) left atrial pulse tracing were studied. On the basis of the data here presented and that of the literature, a polygraphic profile of atrial flutter has...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Longhini C,Musacci GF,Portaluppi F

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of permanent atrial standstill with syncopal attacks, in a patient with chronic Chagas' Heart Disease. The recognition of this dysrhythmia was based upon the conventional and intracavity electrocardiographic tracings in addition to phonomecanographic and hemodynamic data. The recording of th...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Benchimol CB,Schlesinger P,Ginefra P,Barbosa S,Saad EA,Benchimol AB

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00