Dynamic cardiomyoplasty for treatment of heart failure.

abstract：:The case of a 73-year-old man with right heart failure and systolic and diastolic murmur at the fourth left intercostal space is described. There was a history of rheumatic fever. Two-dimensional echocardiography showed rheumatic change of the tricuspid valve with giant right atrium and ventricle, which was confirmed ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fujii S,Funaki K,Denzumi N

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early reperfusion improves left ventricular (LV) function and survival after acute myocardial infarction (MI). Thrombolytic therapy achieves early patency of the infarct artery in about two-thirds of patients. In nearly half of the remaining patients, in whom early reperfusion was not achieved with thromboly...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ishihara M,Sato H,Tateishi H,Kawagoe T,Shimatani Y,Ueda K,Noma K,Yumoto A,Nishioka K

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are characterized by activation of systemic and local inflammatory mediators. The interrelation between these soluble inflammatory markers and their association with markers of myocardial necrosis have not been extensively studied. HYPOTHESIS:The study was undertaken to evalua...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Manginas A,Bei E,Chaidaroglou A,Degiannis D,Koniavitou K,Voudris V,Pavlides G,Panagiotakos D,Cokkinos DV

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relatively little information is available concerning the incidence of sudden death in athletes in the United States. The present study provides annual incidence rates of sudden athletic deaths in Marion County, Indiana, home of Indianapolis, the "amateur sports capital of the world." The overall incidence was 0.04% (...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Hawley DA,Clark MA,Pless JE

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of contrast echocardiography (CE) in cardiovascular medicine has grown significantly over the last 15 years. Depending on the site of injection, contrast enhancement of the right- or left-sided cardiac chambers or myocardium now can be achieved. Contrast echocardiography can improve the evaluation of patients ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pérez JE

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although physical fitness is a powerful prognostic marker in clinical medicine, most cardiovascular population-based studies do not have a direct measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness. In line with the call from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute for innovative, low-cost, epidemiologic studies leveraging e...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Al-Mallah MH,Keteyian SJ,Brawner CA,Whelton S,Blaha MJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence and influence of coronary collateral circulation and obstruction of the supplying coronary arteries on left ventricular contractility, prevalence of myocardial infarction, and bicycle exercise ergometer test were studied in a random sample of 286 patients with angiographically documented coronary artery...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pellinen TJ,Virtanen KS,Toivonen L,Heikkilä J,Hekali P,Frick MH

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The normal and dilated heart behaves as a single functional unit during preload reduction: volume unloading in the setting of diastolic ventricular interaction allows for increased left ventricular (LV) filling. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that reduction of venous return induced by a physiologic stimulus (ti...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pepi M,Tamborini G,Maltagliati A,Guazzi M,Berna G,Susini F,Muratori M,Celeste F

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiarrhythmic drugs are an essential tool in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although we are already on the threshold of a large expansion in the use of ablation therapies, these will not, however, be appropriate for all patients, and pharmacological therapies will continue to have an important place in t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Savelieva I,Camm J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of prophylactic coronary revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) scheduled for open repair surgery remains controversial. HYPOTHESIS:Concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD) ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hosokawa Y,Takano H,Aoki A,Inami T,Ogano M,Kobayashi N,Tanabe J,Yokoyama H,Kato T,Takagi H,Umemoto T,Takayama M,Mizuno K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ventriculophasic response (VR) refers to shortening of atrial cycle length during heart block when a QRS complex is interposed between P waves. No formal quantitative definition has heretofore been proposed, nor have its potential clinical correlations been studied. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that VR is...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Dadu RT,McPherson CA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no studies in the literature related to the effect of beta blockers (BB) on changes in C-reactive protein (CRP) levels after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). HYPOTHESIS:We designed a prospective randomized study to investigate the impact of BB therapy on CRP in patients who underwent elec...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Atar I,Gülmez O,Atar A,Bozbas H,Yildirir A,Ozin B,Korkmaz ME,Müderrisoglu H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with malignant ventricular arrhythmias, antiarrhythmic therapy is known to carry a substantial risk of proarrhythmia. This risk is usually considered to be low when supraventricular arrhythmias or benign ventricular arrhythmias are considered. We were able to collect data on four patients without a history...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Faber TS,Zehender M,Van de Loo A,Hohnloser S,Just H

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the bedside diagnosis of tricuspid regurgitation, the influence of manual pressure applied below the liver on lower left sternal border murmurs was determined in 23 patients. All 23 subjects had right ventriculograms and right atrial phonocardiograms. The sign was positive in 13 cases, including 3 who were ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gooch AS,Cha SD,Maranhao V

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF), a disease of the elderly, occasionally occurs at younger age. Pathophysiology of AF in younger patients is diverse, including channelopathies and cardiomyopathies. Data on the significance and complications of AF in young patients are scarce. HYPOTHESIS:Atrial fibrillation is the f...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wutzler A,von Ulmenstein S,Attanasio P,Huemer M,Parwani AS,Völk K,Blaschke F,Boldt LH,Haverkamp W

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment advances for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis including transcatheter and open surgical valve replacement have improved patient survival, length of stay, and speed to recovery. However, paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) is occasionally seen and when moderate or greater in severity is associated with an at l...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Randall MH,Lewandowski TJ,Choi C,Beaver TM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 5% of patients with acute myocardial infarction do not have atherosclerotic coronary artery disease but have other causes for their luminal narrowing. The third part of this three-part review of nonatherosclerotic causes of coronary narrowing focuses on coronary vasculitis, infectious diseases, Kawasaki'...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Fry ET,Hermiller JB,Peters T,Slack JD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The frequency of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) peaks on Mondays and in the mornings. However, the distribution of the types of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including unstable angina (UA), has not been systematically evaluated. HYPOTHESIS:The distribution of the types of ACS and clinical presentations...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： LaBounty T,Eagle KA,Manfredini R,Fang J,Tsai T,Smith D,Rubenfire M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Randomized Endo-vein Graft Prospective (REGROUP) trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01850082) is a randomized, intent-to-treat, 2-arm, parallel-design, multicenter study funded by the Cooperative Studies Program (CSP No. 588) of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Cardiac surgeons at 16 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zenati MA,Gaziano JM,Collins JF,Biswas K,Gabany JM,Quin JA,Bitondo JM,Bakaeen FG,Kelly RF,Shroyer AL,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C; <40 mg/dL) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, but it is unclear whether lower thresholds (<30 mg/dL) are associated with increased hazard. HYPOTHESIS:Very low levels of HDL-C may provide prognostic information in acute coro...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hagström E,Roe MT,Hafley G,Neely ML,Sidhu MS,Winters KJ,Prabhakaran D,White HD,Armstrong PW,Fox KA,Ohman EM,Boden WE,TRILOGY ACS Investigators.

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise-based rehabilitation is an important part of treatment patients following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. HYPOTHESIS:To evaluate effect of very short/short-term exercise training on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) parameters. METHODS:We studied 54 consecutive patients with myo...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Spiroski D,Andjić M,Stojanović OI,Lazović M,Dikić AD,Ostojić M,Beleslin B,Kostić S,Zdravković M,Lović D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients who developed severe adverse reactions to protamine sulfate following cardiac surgery. Two types of reactions were seen. First, an immediate anaphylaxis which is a complement-dependent IgG antibody-mediated reaction. In the literature, 80% of patients who had similar reactions have had previous...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Holland CL,Singh AK,McMaster PR,Fang W

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an important component in the continuum of care for patients with cardiovascular diseases, including the older population. Benefits of CR which include mortality benefit, decreased hospitalizations, increased functional capacity all extend to an older population. In Medicare beneficiarie...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kumar KR,Pina IL

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, which is not fully explained by traditional risk factors; hence, the interest in nontraditional risk factors such as inflammation and insulin resistance (IR). Though IR is shown in nondiabetic CKD, its association wi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Banerjee D,Recio-Mayoral A,Chitalia N,Kaski JC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A significantly lower perioperative mortality has established the nonthoracotomy approach as the preferred technique in implantable cardioverter defibrillation (ICD) implantation. With the currently available transvenous endocardial leads in combination with the expanded use of biphasic ICD devices, the need...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Manolis AS,Vassilikos V,Maounis T,Chiladakis J,Cokkinos DV

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stimulated endothelium-derived relaxing factor-mediated vasodilation and conduit artery distensibility are impaired in congestive heart failure (CHF). L-arginine could have a potentially beneficial role in CHF, acting through the nitric oxide (NO)-L-arginine pathway or by growth hormone increment. HYPOTHESI...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bocchi EA,Vilella de Moraes AV,Esteves-Filho A,Bacal F,Auler JO,Carmona MJ,Bellotti G,Ramires AF

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from clinical trials with benazepril suggest that the safety profile of benazepril is similar to that of other angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Treatment-related side effects occurred in 20% of benazepril-treated patients and in 18% of patients receiving placebo. The most commonly reported side eff...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： MacNab M,Mallows S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Checking for lower-extremity edema is important for diagnosing, monitoring, and managing heart failure (HF). However, the characteristics of this sign in the early stages of cardiovascular disease (stage A, as defined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association 2001 chronic HF guidelines...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kataoka H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is increasing evidence that chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a prothrombotic or hypercoagulable state. HYPOTHESIS:This study was undertaken to determine whether short-term exercise in patients with chronic AF would shift the overall hemostatic balance toward a more prothrombotic sta...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Li-Saw-Hee FL,Blann AD,Edmunds E,Gibbs CR,Lip GY

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin is integral in the primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome. Given the high clinical importance of aspirin in the management of coronary artery disease, much attention has been directed towards the concept of "aspirin resistance." Unfortunately, the term aspirin r...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Grinstein J,Cannon CP

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00