[Coronary angiography in patients with U wave inversion during coronary artery spasm].

abstract：:The usefulness of transesophageal Doppler echocardiography (TEE) was assessed in patients with various cardiovascular diseases including 15 patients with dissecting aortic aneurysm (DAA), two with thoracic aneurysm, 16 with ischemic heart disease and 14 with acquired valvular diseases. In dissecting aortic aneurysms, ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hashimoto S,Kumada T,Osakada G,Tokunaga S,Kubo S,Aoshima M,Tamaki S,Yamazato A,Ban T,Kawai C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical significance of additional ST segment elevation immediately after reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is still unclear. The influence of additional ST elevation on myocardial damage was examined in 62 patients with first anterior AMI. All patients had coronary reflow (thrombolysis in myocardi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kosuge M,Kimura K,Ishikawa T,Nemoto T,Shimizu T,Mochida Y,Iwasawa Y,Sugiyama M,Kuji N,Miyazaki N,Tochikubo O,Ishii M

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial echocardiographic analyses of the left ventricle (LV) were performed in 61 patients with aortic regurgitation before, one-six months, and six years after aortic valve replacement (AVR). There was no significant difference in the preoperative hemodynamic and echocardiographic data between 54 survivors and six de...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Onishi S,Handa S,Ikeda F,Hosokawa M,Yoshino H,Ogawa S,Nakamura Y,Soma Y,Inoue T

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exercise stress test with a bicycle ergometer was performed for 31 patients with mitral stenosis and for 10 normal subjects. The patients were categorized in two groups. Group 1 consisted of 16 patients having indication for surgical intervention and Group 2 consisted of 15 patients without such surgical indicatio...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kawauchi M,Matsunaga H,Makuuchi H,Okabe H,Miyairi T,Morizuki O,Furuse A

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess tricuspid regurgitation (TR) in patients with permanent transvenous right ventricular (RV) pacing, we performed phonocardiographic, contrast and pulsed Doppler echocardiographic studies in 18 patients with transvenous leads for RV pacing. In addition, a pathological study was performed on 26 autopsy cases wi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sakai M,Ohkawa S,Ueda K,Kin H,Watanabe C,Matsushita S,Kuramoto K,Sugiura M,Takahashi T,Takenaka K

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular system may be involved as a target organ of multifocal fibrosclerosis, which may manifest as idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, inflammatory aortic aneurysm, inflammatory periarteritis, and inflammatory pericarditis. These pathological conditions can sometimes occur concomitantly. Idiopathic retro...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ishizaka N,Sakamoto A,Imai Y,Terasaki F,Nagai R

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of endothelin, an important endogenous vascular constrictor, and prostanoids in coronary vasospasm was evaluated in 14 patients with and 12 patients without coronary vasospasm who had normal coronary angiograms. Coronary vasospasm was defined as a total or subtotal occlusion or diffuse and intense cons...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Igarashi K,Horimoto M,Takenaka T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on primary cardiac tumors were mainly based on small case series collected from a limited number of institutions. Contemporary data of patients with primary cardiac tumors treated with or without surgery in a nationwide clinical setting are limited. METHODS:Using the Diagnosis Procedure Com...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Isogai T,Yasunaga H,Matsui H,Tanaka H,Hisagi M,Fushimi K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiplatelet therapy is required after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, but bleeding events occur unexpectedly. We aimed to assess whether bleeding event predictors after 2nd generation DES (2nd DES) implantation differed by time after implantation. METHODS:We studied 1912 consecutive patients who und...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Honda Y,Yamawaki M,Mori S,Shirai S,Makino K,Tokuda T,Maruyama T,Takafuji H,Takama T,Tsutumi M,Sakamoto Y,Takimura H,Kobayashi N,Araki M,Hirano K,Sakai T,Ito Y

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess right ventricular (RV) filling dynamics, RV inflow velocity patterns of pulsed Doppler echocardiograms and jugular pulse tracings were analyzed in 59 patients with various types of RV overloads and in 20 normal subjects. The patients were classified as (1) RV volume overload group (RVVO) consisting of 25 pat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tominaga T,Oki T,Okushi H,Ishimoto T,Uchida T,Kagawa T,Kawano K,Fukuda N,Mori H

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predictors of left ventricular reverse remodeling (LVRR) and differences in the time taken to achieve LVRR remain unclear. METHODS:We consecutively registered 129 patients with severe cardiomyopathy admitted with heart failure (HF). Patients were followed for a median of 778.0 days (IQ: 457.0, 1078.0). LVRR...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Banno A,Kohsaka S,Inohara T,Koide K,Shiraishi Y,Kohno T,Sano M,Yoshikawa T,Fukuda K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the circumstances involving sudden death, deaths among 20,685 male employees of "K" company during a six-year period from April 1981 to March 1987 were reviewed. The subject age ranged from 19 through 59 years, and averaged 38.6 years. Information concerning each death was obtained from the death reports ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sakai A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the safety and efficacy of sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) on early and late outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:A series of 100 consecutive patients (September 2004 to November 2005)with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary stenting using SES pte...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Gochi T,Umeda H,Yoshida N,Maekawa H,Watanabe K,Okada T,Katoh T,Asai T,Tani T,Yokoya M,Murakami Y,Matsushita T,Shimizu T,Ozaki Y,Hiramitsu S,Murohara T,Nomura M,Morimoto S,Hishida H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical usefulness of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) for the guidance of transseptal puncture procedure during percutaneous left heart bypass support (PLHBS) and percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) was investigated to replace intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography monitoring which ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Miyamoto N,Kyo S,Motoyama T,Hung JS,Suzuki S,Aihara S,Matsumura M,Omoto R,Dohi Y,Matsuo H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neoatherosclerosis (NA) is recognized as an important contributing factor to very late stent failure. The aim of this study was to investigate whether preprocedural underlying plaque morphology is associated with the development of NA using optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS:One-hundred thirteen st...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

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

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are closely related. The present study aimed to evaluate the association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and outcomes after cryoballoon catheter ablation for AF. METHODS:We included a total of 110 patients (64.0±10.1 years, 64% me...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yanagisawa S,Inden Y,Kato H,Fujii A,Mizutani Y,Ito T,Kamikubo Y,Kanzaki Y,Ando M,Hirai M,Shibata R,Murohara T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prompt restoration of coronary flow is the principal mechanism by which reperfusion therapy improves survival and other clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Thrombolytic therapy has been the standard for care over the past decade. The use of accelerated administration of tissue plasminogen a...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Motomiya T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies pay attention to the relationship between insulin resistance and coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with abnormal glucose tolerance. But few studies have focused on the role of insulin secretion. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between insulin sensitivity, insulin...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Wang H,Hu B,Lu W,Liu F,Feng B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite recent developments in various therapies, heart failure remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. New pharmacological approaches are therefore needed to improve the outcomes of patients with heart failure. Diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor for heart failure, but until recently t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nakagawa Y,Kuwahara K

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the frequent use of spectral analysis of intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data (VH(®) IVUS) in clinical studies, the assessment for reproducibility using this with high frequency IVUS remains unexplored. PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the reproducibility of VH IVUS using 45-MHz ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Muramatsu T,García-García HM,Brugaletta S,Heo JH,Onuma Y,Fedewa RJ,Nair A,Ozaki Y,Serruys PW

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 66-year-old man was admitted with distal edema of his right leg. He had undergone radical prostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for prostatic cancer 23 days previously. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a lymphocyst (4.5 x 3.0 cm) along the right pelvic wall compressing the right external iliac vein. CT w...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hirabayashi N,Sakurai S,Komiyama I,Yokoyama J,Kontani K,Yoneyama T,Hirase Y,Koshihara H,Itoh A,Ikeda U

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is a critical contributing factor to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is produced abundantly in atherosclerotic lesions while C-reactive protein (CRP) is mainly produced in the liver. In this study, we investigated whether plasma levels of PTX3 might be a se...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Soeki T,Niki T,Kusunose K,Bando S,Hirata Y,Tomita N,Yamaguchi K,Koshiba K,Yagi S,Taketani Y,Iwase T,Yamada H,Wakatsuki T,Akaike M,Sata M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annuloaortic ectasia is often accompanied by Marfan syndrome and associated with infective endocarditis usually involving the mitral valves. We treated a patient with annuloaortic ectasia due to idiopathic cystic medial necrosis who developed congestive heart failure with aortic valvular vegetation. A 56-year-old man ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fujiyama A,Nishiue T,Masaki M,Kurihara H,Iba O,Komatsu K,Maeda A,Senzaki H,Kawaguchi H,Imamura H,Iwasaka T

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The floppy mitral valve prolapses into the left atrium in such a dynamic manner that the prolapsing floppy mitral valve becomes a space-occupying lesion within the left atrium. A significant result of the floppy mitral valve prolapsing into the left atrium during left ventricular systole is the development of a "third...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Boudoulas H,Wooley CF

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of 3 cases of cardiac sarcoidosis. None of the 3 patients had other overt systemic involvement. Multinucleated giant cells and non-caseating epithelial cell granulomas with small lymphocytic infiltrations were detected in the endomyocardial biopsy specimen. Some focal left ventricular wall motion abno...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sakoda S,Fukuhara T,Mitsunami K,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 78-year-old man who had been treated with maintenance hemodialysis for chronic renal failure was admitted with severe edema in left arm for 1 month. Venous angiography showed a severe stenosis in left innominate vein, then, he underwent percutaneous balloon angioplasty and venous stenting (Wall Stent RP). His arm ed...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kaneko K,Hirono O,Yuuki K,Tamura H,Ishino M,Daidouji H,Ito H,Kubota I

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether patients with syndrome X suffer from myocardial ischemia, coronary sinus oxygen saturation was continuously measured during pacing loading in 31 patients. Subjects were categorized by groups as syndrome X (11 patients), effort angina (14), and old myocardial infarction and valvular heart disease (...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Mikuniya A,Kikuchi F,Mikami M,Totsuka H,Narita T,Sasaki N,Takahashi M,Sato M,Onodera K,Oike Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left atrial (LA) size is an established predictor of recurrence after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). We investigated the impact of baseline LA function on recurrence after PAF ablation and compared the predictive values of LA function with those of LA size. METHODS:We retrospect...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Oka T,Tanaka K,Ninomiya Y,Hirao Y,Tanaka N,Okada M,Inoue H,Takayasu K,Kitagaki R,Koyama Y,Okamura A,Iwakura K,Sakata Y,Fujii K,Inoue K

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of devices can now provide mechanical circulatory support (MCS) to patients with acute cardiogenic shock (CS) and chronic end-stage heart failure (HF). Women differ from men in pathophysiology and natural history of CS and HF, and are usually sicker at admission. Current evidence suggests that women benefit a...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Dayanand S,Martinez JM,Figueredo VM,Gupta S

更新日期：2020-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated levels of total plasma adiponectin (APN) and high molecular weight (HMW)-APN have been observed in chronic heart failure (HF) and are associated with poor prognosis, however, the response of APN levels in acute HF is not known. The purpose of this study was to clarify the dynamic changes of the plas...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ohara T,Hashimura K,Asakura M,Ogai A,Amaki M,Hasegawa T,Kanzaki H,Sonoda M,Nishizawa H,Funahashi T,Kitakaze M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00