Association between process quality measures for heart failure and mortality among US veterans.

abstract：:Two double-blind multicenter studies compared acebutolol with placebo (acebutolol, N = 121; placebo, N = 116) and with propranolol (acebutolol, N = 186; propranolol, N = 190) in essential hypertension. Acebutolol significantly reduced mean sitting diastolic blood pressure from 99.2 +/- 0.3 mm Hg at baseline to 89.1 +/...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Davidov M

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flosequinan is an oral arterial and venous vasodilator that is currently under investigation for the treatment of congestive heart failure. The effects of flosequinan on ventricular performance and myocardial contractility were studied in 10 patients with severe congestive heart failure during right and left cardiac c...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Corin WJ,Monrad ES,Strom JA,Giustino S,Sonnenblick ES,LeJemtel T

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female sex independently predicts bleeding risk after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Bivalirudin is safer than abciximab plus heparin in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Thus, a greater benefit of bivalirudin in women would be expected. METHODS:We performed a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mehilli J,Neumann FJ,Ndrepepa G,King L,Schulz S,Maimer Rodrigues da Cunha F,Jochheim D,Byrne RA,Hausleiter J,Ott I,Massberg S,Kastrati A,Pache J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of the right ventricle to exercise was examined in 19 patients with heart disease by constructing right ventricular function curves and determining the relationship between right ventricular afterload and preload. Simultaneous cardiac output and right heart pressures were measured at rest, during exercise...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Weiner BH,Alpert JS,Dalen JE,Ockene IS

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acute thrombus at the proximal border of a high-grade atherosclerotic obstruction is the usual cause of myocardial infarction. Although intracoronary thrombolysis is potentially an exciting new therapy for reducing the extent of myocardial infarction by lysing coronary clot, a number of major difficulties limit its...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Spann JF,Sherry S,Carabello BA,Mann RH,McCann WD,Gault JH,Gentzler RD,Rosenberg KM,Maurer AH,Denenberg BS,Warner HF,Rubin RN,Malmud LS,Comerota A

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrates are widely used for the management of congestive heart failure (CHF), as well as angina pectoris. In both situations, nitrates significantly increase exercise capacity. The mechanism of this beneficial effect is unclear, especially in CHF. Isosorbide dinitrate reduces pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP)...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Franciosa JA

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that brief episodes of myocardial ischemia can render the heart more resistant to a prolonged subsequent ischemic episode. This phenomenon, called "preconditioning," has been described in human beings during coronary angioplasty with the use of clinical, electrocardiographic (ECG), or metabolic param...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Eltchaninoff H,Cribier A,Tron C,Derumeaux G,Koning R,Hecketsweiller B,Letac B

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of propranolol administration on risk assessment based on submaximal exercise testing performed early after myocardial infarction. A total of 70 patients with recent infarction underwent modified Bruce treadmill testing with simultaneous measurement of expired gases in the absence of antianginal ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Curtis JL,Houghton JL,Patterson JH,Koch G,Bradley DA,Adams KF Jr

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular late potentials at the end of the surface QRS, detected on the signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) have been shown to be markers for spontaneous and/or inducible ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We examined the correlations between electrophysiologic study ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Borbola J,Ezri MD,Denes P

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report five cases of OVT and review the literature on this disease. Among our patients OVT was not suspected clinically and was diagnosed by CT scanning or MRI. Ultrasound imaging, utilized in three cases, failed to detect OVT. Although this disease usually occurs after delivery, in two cases it was diagnosed befor...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Simons GR,Piwnica-Worms DR,Goldhaber SZ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it has been shown that early cardiac rejection can be visualized by radioimmunoscintigraphy targeting major histocompatibility complex class II antigen, the use of antibodies that bind to a polymorphic determinant of class II antigen has certain disadvantages for clinical application. This investigation was d...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Isobe M,Southern JF,Yazaki Y

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess one-year outcomes of invasive and non-invasive strategies in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) among multimorbid older people with complex health needs. METHODS:We included patients, registered between 2006 and 2013 in the SWEDEHEART registry, who were 70 years o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gudnadottir GS,James SK,Andersen K,Lagerqvist B,Thrainsdottir IS,Ravn-Fischer A,Varenhorst C,Gudnason T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Appropriate use criteria (AUC) for stress single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are only one step in appropriate use of imaging. Other steps include pretest clinical risk evaluation and optimal management responses. We sought to understand the link between AUC, risk evaluation, management, and o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Aldweib N,Negishi K,Seicean S,Jaber WA,Hachamovitch R,Cerqueira M,Marwick TH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CLINICAL SCENARIO:A 67-year-old man is referred to your cardiology clinic complaining of worsening angina and dyspnea on exertion. Physical examination reveals a harsh grade IV/VI late-peaking crescendo-decresendo systolic murmur, loudest at the upper sternal border. The aortic closure sound is diminished. Echocardiogr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Meine TJ,Harrison JK

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative use of angiotensin-blocking drug therapy (ABDT) with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers and its link to occurrence of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF), a common marker of poor outcomes after cardiac surgery, remain controversial. METHODS:From 19...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rader F,Van Wagoner DR,Gillinov AM,Blackstone EH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard evaluation of children with sinus node (SN) dysfunction cannot distinguish abnormal autonomic tone from intrinsic SN disease. This distinction has potentially important therapeutic and prognostic implications. Intrinsic heart rate (IHR)--the peak heart rate (HR) measured during pharmacologic combined autonomi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Marcus B,Gillette PC,Garson A Jr

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute and chronic cellular electrophysiologic actions of ketanserin, a selective blocker of 5-hydroxytriptamine (5-HT2) receptor, were examined in the isolated rabbit ventricular muscle. This work was prompted by the recent observations that small numbers of patients treated with hypertension develop QTc prolongat...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kamiya K,Venkatesh N,Singh BN

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation of alcohol consumption to coronary heart disease (CHD) was examined in a cohort of 1910 employed men aged 38 to 55 years enrolled in the Albany Study, a prospective investigation of factors related to cardiovascular disease. Two follow-up periods were examined, one between 1953-54 and 1971-72, the other a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gordon T,Doyle JT

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The independent prognostic value of blood pressure (BP) variability in essential hypertension and particularly in uncomplicated mild hypertension is not yet completely clear. We investigated the relationship between BP variability, evaluated by noninvasive monitoring, and cardiovascular outcome in uncomplica...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pierdomenico SD,Lapenna D,Bucci A,Manente BM,Mancini M,Cuccurullo F,Mezzetti A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Furosemide is commonly prescribed for symptom relief in heart failure (HF) patients. Although few data support the continuous use of loop diuretics in apparently euvolemic HF patients with mild symptoms, there is concern about safety of diuretic withdrawal in these patients. The ReBIC-1 trial was designed to evalu...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： da Rosa PR,Rohde LE,Doebber M,Ribeiro ALP,Prado DP,Bertoldi EG,Figueiredo Neto JA,Kohler I,Beck-da-Silva L,Danzmann LC,Moura LZ,Rover M,Simões MV,Sant'Anna RT,Biolo A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence of myonecrosis in patients undergoing rotational atherectomy was evaluated by preprocedural statin use. The incidence of any myonecrosis (24.1% vs 52.3%, P < .001) or significant myonecrosis (7.5% vs 21.8%, P < .001) was significantly lower among patients pretreated with statins. This difference remained sig...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gurm HS,Breitbart Y,Vivekanathan D,Yen MH,Fathi R,Ziada KM,Whitlow PL,Ellis SG

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expansion of antiarrhythmic therapy beyond pharmacologic agents to include surgery, devices, and ablation procedures, plus the reaffirmation by the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) of the need for concurrent placebo-controlled trials to establish a mortality benefit, have resulted in the need to conside...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Myerburg RJ,Kessler KM,Chakko S,Cox MM,Fernandez P,Interian A Jr,Castellanos A

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six hundred fifty seven patients with angina pectoris underwent coronary angiography after measurement of plasma fibrinogen levels. Coronary artery disease (CAD) was angiographically confirmed in 75% of the patients. Other cardiac disease, either alone or in combination with CAD, was diagnosed in 8% and 11% of cases, ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bolibar I,Kienast J,Thompson SG,Matthias R,Niessner H,Fechtrup C

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the electrophysiologic effects of an intravenous bolus of lidocaine in the normal canine ventricle. In 14 open-chest dogs, left ventricular effective refractory period, ventricular repolarization time, and activation time were measured continuously during ventricular pacing (150/min) before, during...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Martins JB,Kelly KJ

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postinterventional cognitive dysfunction (PICD) is a known complication of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, it is largely unknown whether PICD occurs after coronary catheterization. METHODS:Neuropsychologic data were obtained from 37 patients who received coronary catheterization and 47 pati...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Schwarz N,Schoenburg M,Möllmann H,Kastaun S,Kaps M,Bachmann G,Sammer G,Hamm C,Walther T,Gerriets T

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are a number of important drug interactions with amiodarone. This agent appears to have a marked effect on the kinetics of some commonly used cardiovascular drugs, such as warfarin, digoxin, quinidine, and procainamide, and has dynamic interactions with others, such as the beta blockers and some calcium antagoni...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Marcus FI

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) need to be risk stratified to deliver the most appropriate therapy. The GRACE and TIMI risk scores have penetrated contemporary guidelines with the former most commonly used in clinical practice. However, ACS prediction models need to be re-evaluated in contemporary practice...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bawamia B,Mehran R,Qiu W,Kunadian V

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with diabetes have an increased incidence and severity of ischemic heart disease, which leads to an increased requirement for coronary revascularization. Comparative information regarding mode of revascularization--coronary artery bypass graft surgery surgery (CABG) or percutaneous coronary interven...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kapur A,Malik IS,Bagger JP,Anderson JR,Kooner JS,Thomas M,Punjabi P,Mayet J,Millane T,Goedicke J,Jamrozik K,de Belder MA,Hall RJ,Beatt KJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cost estimates for acute myocardial infarction are necessary for decisions about allocating scarce resources, there is a relative paucity of studies that estimate these costs across the entire spectrum of hospitals in actual clinical practice. This study sought to determine the correlates of in-hospital costs...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Krumholz HM,Chen J,Murillo JE,Cohen DJ,Radford MJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) refers to infrequent, short-lasting, asymptomatic AF that is detected only with long-term continuous monitoring. Subclinical AF is common and associated with an increased risk of stroke; however, the risk of stroke with subclinical AF is lower than for cli...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lopes RD,Alings M,Connolly SJ,Beresh H,Granger CB,Mazuecos JB,Boriani G,Nielsen JC,Conen D,Hohnloser SH,Mairesse GH,Mabo P,Camm AJ,Healey JS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00