Suprarenal aortic aneurysm closure with an atrial septal defect Amplatzer device.

abstract：PURPOSE:With the aim of recommending proper anticoagulation for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and diabetes mellitus, we performed the network meta-analysis comparing the non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and warfarin in terms of efficacy (stroke or systemic embolism) and safety (major bleedi...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Jin H,Zhu K,Wang L,Zhi H

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 44-year-old man, with a history of recurrent syncopal episodes and effort angina, the latter attributed to cardiac syndrome-X, who was admitted to our department because of a syncopal episode. During his hospitalization laboratory investigations including haematologic and blood chemical findi...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Rentoukas EI,Lazaros GA,Deftereos SG,Zacharoulis AA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open surgery for aortic dissection with crevasse in the vicinity of critical branching (CVCB-AD) is frequently associated with several complications and a high mortality rate. We report the management of 53 patients with CVCB-AD who underwent a novel hybrid procedure including both open surgery and endovascular stenti...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Wu X,Hui O,Ding S,Yue Q,Zhang J

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time two-dimensional echocardiographic studies of the mitral valve in short-axis view were obtained from 10 normal subjects. Stop-action frames of the video-taped echocardiograms were then photographed to obtain diastolic cross-sectional images of the valve at maximal opening. Tracings from the interior of the le...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Hearn TC,Goldblatt E,Mazumdar J,Fazzalari NL,Nandagopal D

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological information on the prevalence, incidence and natural history of intermittent claudication and peripheral vascular disease is limited, partially by the limitation of techniques of their study. The available data from the literature are review and supplemented by results from an on-going survey the ankle...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： De Backer G,Kornitzer M,Sobolski J,Denolin H

更新日期：1979-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although non-adherence to medications is associated with increased cardiovascular risks, very little information is focused on the relationship between knowledge and medication adherence among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). AIM:The purposes were to assess the relationship between medication adh...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Zhao S,Zhao H,Wang L,Du S,Qin Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：INTRODUCTION:There has been a long-standing controversy regarding the mechanism(s) to explain the irregular ventricular response during atrial tachycardia (AT) or atrial fibrillation (AF) and where the site of block, if any, resides in the atrioventricular (AV) junction. METHODS:We studied 12 Langendorff preparations ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Liu Y,Scherlag BJ,Yagi T,Patterson E,Jackman WM,Lazzara R,Po SS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to prepare Belgian participation in the International Study "Monitoring of trends and determinants in cardiovascular disease (MONICA)", a pilot project for registration of acute myocardial infarctions was organized in the Flemish city of Ghent and the Walloon city of Charleroi. Thanks to the collaboration of ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Berghmans L,Heyerick P,De Backer G,Kornitzer M,Fux M

更新日期：1985-01-01 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：:A patient with unstable angina and known heart failure, and marked U wave alternans on the electrocardiogram is reported. Alternans of the U wave with no change in the QRS complex is extremely rare. The relevant literature is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Lefebvre P,Mantia M,Friart A

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Creatine kinase (CK) and its isoenzyme CK-MB are important tools for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. The content of CK-MB relative to total CK in myocardial cells is variable; it is low in normal myocardium and increased several-fold in hypoxic myocardium. We tested the hypothesis that CK-MB mass (CK-MBm...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Sax H,Contesse J,Dubach P,Reinhart WH

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive diagnosis of cardiac rejection before the advent of myocyte necrosis is important in clinical management of cardiac transplantation. Mice with abdominal heart transplants were studied to determine whether a dual scintigraphy using antimyosin and anti-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II antigen ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Isobe M,Sekiguchi M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old male who had Mustard repair for complete transposition presented with progressive exercise intolerance, documented by a gradual decrease in exercise capacity on cycle ergometer. Cardiac catheterization and angiography demonstrated subvalvular pulmonary stenosis. After surgical relief of the obstruction, ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Matthys D,Verhaaren H,Decoodt P

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiac computed tomography (CT) and conventional biplane ventriculography are established methods for the determination of ventricular function. Recently dual source CT was introduced for cardiac CT scanning providing a temporal resolution of 83 ms independent of the patient's heart rate. The purpose of this...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Bruners P,Knackstedt C,Mahnken AH,Luhmann N,Das M,Fach C,Schmitz-Rode T,Günther RW,Kelm M,Mühlenbruch G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to compare characteristics and management of myocardial infarction in men and women, and whether a difference in management would translate into a difference in in-hospital mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS:Data were prospectively collected in 2,519 patients (801 women) admitted in all hospita...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： de Gevigney G,Mosnier S,Ecochard R,Rabilloud M,Cao D,Excoffier S,Cheneau E,Milon H,Delahaye F,PRIMA Group.

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The presence of intracoronary thrombus is associated with increased ischaemic complications in patients with NSTEMI. High thrombus burden is an independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events, stent thrombosis and no reflow in patients with STEMI. CHA2DS2-VASc score predicts thrombus burden in...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Satılmış S,Durmuş G

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and aim The purpose of this study was to assess incidence, predictors and outcome of radial artery occlusion (RAO) after transradial catheterization (TRC) based on clinical and Doppler ultrasound study. Methods A total of 1,945 consecutive patients undergoing transradial catheterization for diagnostic evalu...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Sinha SK,Jha MJ,Mishra V,Thakur R,Goel A,Kumar A,Singh AK,Sachan M,Varma CM,Krishna V

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:The present study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that smoking induces peripheral endothelial dysfunction and altered function in central conduit arteries. METHODS:A total of 22 healthy volunteers (10 women and 12 men; mean age 25.3 +/- 5.8 years) were included. At baseline, brachial artery flowmediate...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Ciftçi O,Günday M,Calişkan M,Güllü H,Güven A,Müderrisoğlu H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few studies detailing the prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension in India. METHODS:Men and women, over 25 years of age were included. After completion of a dietitian-administered questionnaire followed evaluation by a physician, physical examination and blood pressure measurement. Cross-se...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Singh RB,Fedacko J,Pella D,Macejova Z,Ghosh S,de Amit K,Begom R,Tumbis ZA,Haque M,Vajpeyee SK,de Meester F,Sergey C,Agarwalo R,Muthusamy VV,Five City Study Group.,Gupta AK

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used frequently in psychiatric practice and various electrocardiographic (ECG) changes have been described during ECT. QT dispersion (defined as maximal QT interval minus minimal QT interval) as assessed on the surface electrocardiogram has been demonstrated to reflect regional inhom...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Güler N,Bilge M,Eryonucu B,Kutaniş R,Erkoç R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In eighteen consecutive patients (14 male, 4 females, in the age 37-52 years, mean = 43 years) with dilated cardiomyopathy in NYHA functional classification groups III-IV, the efficacy of ambulatory long-term (mean = 6 years) vasodilator therapy by means mechanocardiography (systolic and diastolic time intervals) and ...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Riecansky I

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case reported in this paper, besides illustrating several aspects of the eosinophilic myocarditis, documents a yet undescribed feature of the cardiac involvement in idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome characterized by marked basement membrane thickening of small intramyocardial vessels. We are unaware of previou...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Rossi M,Marin-Neto J,Uchida E,Ramos S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A follow-up study was carried out in 98 patients with congestive cardiomyopathy using clinical data and M-mode echocardiography. 59 patients survived (mean follow-up period 18 months), 39 patients died (mean survival period 12.6 months). Median survival time was 3 years. Prognosis was unfavorably affected by ECG signs...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Lengyel M,Kökény M

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the changes in cardiovascular and splanchnic hemodynamic, diuresis and urinary and hepatic veins osmolarity induced by hypotonic water load in five normal subjects and in five patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Pulmonary wedge pressure increased significantly only in CHF patients wh...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Ferrara N,Bonaduce D,Canonico V,Abete P,Rengo F,Condorelli M

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: To explore the prognostic value of combination of coronary artery calcium scoring (CACS) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) on the long-term risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in Chinese patients at low risk of suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).Methods: The medical recor...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Huang Z,Tang J,Zheng S,Jiang H,Deng L,Wang P

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of study was to determine the significance of the best echocardiographic parameters for assessing the severity of mitral regurgitation (MR). METHODS:The study population consisted of 107 patients, mean age 52 +/- 7 y with chronic isolated non-ischaemic MR. Quantification of the MR was performed usin...

journal_title：Acta cardiologica

authors： Leśniak-Sobelga A,Kostkiewicz M,Olszowska M,Pieniazek P,Tracz W

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00