Efficacy and safety of novel epicardial circumferential left atrial ablation with pulmonary vein isolation in sustained atrial fibrillation.

abstract：:Peripheral autonomic function is impaired in diabetic polyneuropathy. However, it is difficult to evaluate it due to the lack of non-invasive quantitative assessment. We aimed to establish a novel index to evaluate vascular autonomic function using reactive hyperemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT), a widely pe...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hamada S,Oono A,Ishihara Y,Hasegawa Y,Akaza M,Sumi Y,Inoue Y,Izumiyama H,Hirao K,Isobe M,Sasano T

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, characterized by a lack of atrial contraction and an irregular ventricular rhythm. We assessed the effect of fibrillatory wave amplitude on coronary blood flow in patients with AF using the thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count. Sixty-one patie...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sumimoto Y,Kurisu S,Hitta K,Ikenaga H,Ishibashi K,Fukuda Y,Nakano Y,Kihara Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In children, up to 10% of the cases of arterial hypertension may be caused by a renovascular disease. The etiology of this renovascular disease is most of the time due to a fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), which causes a noninflammatory intimal-medial fibroplasia leading to luminal compromise. Percutaneous transluminal ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Bonvini RF,Rastan A,Sixt S,Righini M,Hofstetter R,Zeller T

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of nifedipine on regional dysfunction during pacing-induced ischemia were studied in eight patients with coronary artery disease. Single-plane left ventriculograms were obtained using a high-fidelity micromanometer-tipped catheter in the control and post-pacing periods both before and after pretreatment wi...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nonogi H,Sasayama S,Miyazaki S,Asanoi H,Yamanishi K,Kawai C,Eiho S,Kuwahara M

更新日期：1985-11-01 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：:We studied the effects of cobalt-60 Gamma-radiation on the gene expression and secretion of adrenomedullin (Adm) and endothelin (ET) in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Rat VSMCs cultured in Dulbecoo's modified Eagle's medium containing 10% FBS were radiated with cobalt-60 Gamma-radiation at doses of...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Zhong G,Chen F,Bu D,Li J,Qi Y,Niu D,Wang S,Pang Y,Tang C

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of dialyzing oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oLDL) against Krebs-Ringer solution, in the absence (yielding d-oLDL) or presence (yielding EDTA-oLDL) of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), to investigate the mechanism that underlies the inhibition of endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) b...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hayashi T,Ishikawa T,Kuzuya M,Naito M,Yamada K,Asai K,Hidaka H,Iguchi A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein present a case (72 years, male) with total absence of pulmonary veins (PVs) potentials at the beginning of the first procedure for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), demonstrating dormant conduction between the left atrium and all PVs revealed by adenosine triphosphate provocation with relation to the inci...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Yokoyama K,Yamashita S,Tokutake K,Narui R,Kato M,Tanigawa S,Tokuda M,Inada K,Matsuo S,Shibayama K,Miyanaga S,Yoshimura M,Yamane T

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:We have theoretically proposed "systolic pressure-volume area" (PVA) as a measure of total mechanical energy generated by ventricular contraction. We then experimentally showed that PVA closely correlates with left ventricular oxygen consumption (Vo2) regardless of ventricular loading conditions in a stable contractil...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Suga H,Goto Y,Futaki S,Kawaguchi O,Yaku H,Hata K,Takasago T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a 38-year-old woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis originating from the uterus involving the right ventricle, right atrium, inferior vena cava, and iliac veins. Tumors in the heart and the inferior vena cava were removed using cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest; 10 days after the cardi...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Gaudino M,Spatuzza P,Snider F,Luciani N,Cina G,Possati G

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the study were to evaluate the impact of aortic angulation (AA) on success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a new generation self-expandable prosthesis (Medtronic Evolut R®). Specific anatomical conditions, such as for example the presence of a horizontal aorta with elevated AA, ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： D'Ancona G,Kische S,El-Mawardy M,Dißmann M,Heinze H,Zohlnhöfer-Momm D,Gürer H,Ince H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man was referred to our hospital following repetitive chest pain. Invasive coronary angiography showed an intermediate stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD), and a coronary fistula originating distal to the stenosis draining into the main pulmonary artery. To evaluate the functio...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ito T,Murai S,Fujita H,Tani T,Ohte N

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease and hypertension, who had received regular artificial hemodialysis for 10 years, has been treated with candesartan in a dose of 8 mg/day against her hypertension, but premature ventricular contractions were often observed during the hemodialysis. QT interval was 445 ms ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Cao X,Nakamura Y,Wada T,Izumi-Nakaseko H,Ando K,Sugiyama A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports demonstrated positive effects of processing residual cardiopulmonary bypass volume using a cell salvage device in conventional open heart surgery via sternotomy on hemostasis. The present study aimed to investigate whether cell salvage processing has the same effects on postoperative blood loss and tra...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Muraki R,Totsugawa T,Nagata K,Nakajima K,Oshita T,Arimichi M,Yoshitaka H,Sakaguchi T

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incretin hormones have been reported to have cytoprotective actions in addition to their glucose-lowering effects. We evaluated whether teneligliptin, a novel dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, affects left ventricular (LV) function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Twenty-nine T2DM patients not...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hashikata T,Yamaoka-Tojo M,Kakizaki R,Nemoto T,Fujiyoshi K,Namba S,Kitasato L,Hashimoto T,Kameda R,Maekawa E,Shimohama T,Tojo T,Ako J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated whether gallic acid (GA) can induce death in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), and whether production of the hydroxyl radical (.OH) is involved in the process of GA action. GA killed cultured VSMCs from rat aorta, in a dosc- and time-dependent manner. Cytoplasmic shri...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Qiu X,Takemura G,Koshiji M,Hayakawa Y,Kanoh M,Maruyama R,Ohno Y,Minatoguchi S,Akao S,Fukuda K,Fujiwara T,Fujiwara H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cirrhosis (LC), which may result in hepatic failure or cancer, has been reported in patients after Fontan procedure. The purpose of this study was to clarify the frequency and histological characteristics of LC, and to evaluate the risk factors and serological markers of LC with Fontan circulation. Retrospective...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Shimizu M,Miyamoto K,Nishihara Y,Izumi G,Sakai S,Inai K,Nishikawa T,Nakanishi T

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phrenic nerve (PN) stimulation is essential for the elimination of PN palsy during balloon-based pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Although ultrasound-guided vascular access is safe, insertion of a PN stimulation catheter via central venous access carries a potential risk of the development of mechanical complications. ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Chikata A,Kato T,Usuda K,Fujita S,Maruyama M,Otowa KI,Takashima SI,Murai H,Usui S,Furusho H,Kaneko S,Takamura M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the unique property of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose, localization and follow-up of hypermetabolic processes is possible with positron emission tomography (PET). The dual-modality PET/computed tomography (CT) systems provide intrinsically fused morphologic and functional data in a single examination. We repo...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kröger K,Antoch G,Goyen M,Freudenberg LS,Veit P,Janicke I,Bockisch A,Forsting M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No studies have evaluated both the time-to-isolation (TTI) and the sequence of pulmonary vein (PV) potentials in cryoballoon ablation (CBA) for atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to prospectively evaluate the acute results of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using a novel CBA technique-the earliest potential (EP...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Mizutani Y,Kanashiro M,Makino Y,Satake A,Suzuki W,Kurobe M,Mizutani K,Ichimiya H,Uchida Y,Watanabe J,Ichimiya S,Inden Y,Murohara T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the importance of central blood pressure for cardiovascular risk stratification has been emphasized. Accordingly, the differences in peak systolic and bottom diastolic pressures between the ascending aorta and the brachial artery should be clarified. Study subjects consisted of 82 consecutive patients with s...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ohte N,Saeki T,Miyabe H,Sakata S,Mukai S,Hayano J,Niki K,Sugawara M,Kimura G

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1987 and 1989, twenty-two patients who received combined heart-lung transplantation were autopsied at La Pitie Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. With the exception of two recipients who survived for 2 months and 4 months, respectively, the majority of the patients died in the early postoperative period (the mean ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ishibashi-Ueda H,Chomette G,Delcourt A,Auriol M,Le Charpentier Y,Cabrol C

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is controversial data regarding the relationship between uric acid (UA) and coronary artery disease and cardiovascular events. Despite the deleterious effects of hyperuricemia on endothelial function, the effect of UA on myocardial ischemia has not been previously studied. We aimed to investigate the relationshi...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Aribas A,Akilli H,Kayrak M,Alibasic H,Yildirim O,Sertdemir AL,Karanfil M,Ozdemir K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a highly dynamic event, which is associated with increasing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The imbalance between ROS production and antioxidant defenses leads to the condition known as oxidative stress. The most widely recognized effect of increasing oxidative stress ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Bagatini MD,Martins CC,Battisti V,Gasparetto D,da Rosa CS,Spanevello RM,Ahmed M,Schmatz R,Schetinger MR,Morsch VM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution and structure of lymphatic and blood capillaries in the rabbit heart conduction system were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. The sinuatrial node, atrioventricular node, and atrioventricular bundle possessed a rich network of lymphatic capillaries, which were situated not only at the p...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Shimada T,Noguchi T,Kitamura H,Matsufuji Y,Campbell GR

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the number of pregnancies in women with cardiac disease is increasing worldwide, there are few data concerning their clinical characteristics and peripartum outcomes. Using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database between 2008 and 2014 in Japan, we retrospectively identified pregnant women who underwent h...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Isogai T,Matsui H,Tanaka H,Kohyama A,Fushimi K,Yasunaga H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after coronary angiography. Early biomarkers of this disease are needed since increase in serum creatinine levels is a late marker. To assess the usefulness of urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (uKIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) and liver-type...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Torregrosa I,Montoliu C,Urios A,Andrés-Costa MJ,Giménez-Garzó C,Juan I,Puchades MJ,Blasco ML,Carratalá A,Sanjuán R,Miguel A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) increases peak oxygen uptake (VO2) chronically, but not acutely, despite early symptomatic improvements. Analysis of transient VO2 responses to submaximal exercise (an exercise regimen more comparable to the patients' daily activities than that provided by maximal ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Takaki H,Sunagawa K,Sugimachi M,Tamai J,Okano Y,Kurita T,Aihara N,Shimizu W,Suyama K,Kamakura S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00