Association between a healthy cardiovascular risk factor profile and coronary artery calcium score: Results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil).

abstract：:Ambulatory ECG recordings were obtained from 313 consecutive, totally symptom-free male subjects on whom cardiac catheterization was subsequently performed for occupational reasons. These recordings were examined for ventricular ectopy and the results were studied in relation to the findings on selective coronary angi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Batchelor AJ,Kruyer WB,Hickman JR Jr

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to examine prospectively the incidence, predisposing cardiovascular conditions, and risk factors for sudden death in women compared with men. METHODS AND RESULT:The study design was a prospective general population examination of a cohort of 2873 women for development of sudd...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kannel WB,Wilson PW,D'Agostino RB,Cobb J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Practice guidelines for patients with non-ST-segment elevation (NSTE) acute coronary syndromes (ACS) recommend targeting evidence-based therapies for the highest-risk patients. We characterized guideline adherence for NSTE ACS by risk status. METHODS:We analyzed inhospital treatments and outcomes for 77760 ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Roe MT,Peterson ED,Newby LK,Chen AY,Pollack CV Jr,Brindis RG,Harrington RA,Christenson RH,Smith SC Jr,Califf RM,Braunwald E,Gibler WB,Ohman EM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between plasma atrial natriuretic polypeptide (ANP) levels and hemodynamic indices during dynamic exercise testing in 15 patients with effort angina pectoris. Patients exercised on an angina-limited, supine, multistage bicycle ergometer, and plasma ANP levels and hemodynamic indices we...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Matsunami T,Yokota M,Iwase M,Watanabe M,Miyahara T,Koide M,Saito H,Takeuchi J

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether fibrinogen predicts cardiovascular events independently of echocardiographic cardiovascular abnormalities and traditional risk factors. METHODS:We studied 2671 American Indians who participated in the second Strong Heart Study examination (1993-1995) and were observed for an average of...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Palmieri V,Celentano A,Roman MJ,de Simone G,Best L,Lewis MR,Robbins DC,Fabsitz RR,Howard BV,Devereux RB,Strong Heart Study.

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:The acute anatomic and valvular consequences of radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways were evaluated in 62 patients by means of serial echocardiographic examinations. Semiquantitative assessment of valvular incompetence and classification into one of four grades according to the width and the extensio...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Metzger JT,Cheriex EC,Smeets JL,Vanagt E,Rodriguez LM,Pieters FA,Weide A,Wellens HJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tolerance to prolonged nitroglycerin (NTG) may be due to drug-induced intravascular expansion. To test the hypothesis that concomitant diuretics may reduce volume expansions and thus prevent NTG tolerance, we studied 23 healthy volunteers randomized to hydrochlorthiazide or placebo before and during 74-hour continuous...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mohanty N,Wasserman AG,Walker P,Katz RJ

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salient clinical, hemodynamic, angiocardiographic, and pathologic findings are presented in 100 patients with truncus arteriosus communis, 79 of whom were studied at autopsy. In this study of typical truncus, all had a ventricular septal defect (type A). Truncus with a partially formed aorticopulmonary septum (type A1...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Calder L,Van Praagh R,Van Praagh S,Sears WP,Corwin R,Levy A,Keith JD,Paul MH

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality rates for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the province of Manitoba were studied by a retrospective, randomized survey of urban and rural hospital records. Urban hospitals had formal coronary care unit (CCU). Selected rural hospitals lacked CCUs but usually possessed portable monitoring and defibrillatio...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Morris AL,Nernberg V,Roos NP,Henteleff P,Roos L Jr

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a major cause of sudden death in young athletes and one of the most common inherited cardiovascular diseases, affecting 1 in 500 individuals. Often viewed as a disease of the cardiac sarcomere, mutations in genes encoding myofilament proteins are associated with disease p...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Landstrom AP,Adekola BA,Bos JM,Ommen SR,Ackerman MJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although cross-sectional studies have identified lifestyle factors associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), no studies have examined the association between changes in lifestyle factors and long-term changes in HDL-C. METHODS:We examined the association between changes in lifestyle fact...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rahilly-Tierney C,Sesso HD,Djoussé L,Gaziano JM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) allows the percutaneous closure of small to very large atrial septal defects (ASDs). The CardioSEAL/STARflex (CS/SF) can be used only for closure of small to moderate ASDs (stretch size up to 18 mm). These 2 devices are widely used in clinical practice. Therefore, a compar...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Butera G,Carminati M,Chessa M,Delogu A,Drago M,Piazza L,Giamberti A,Frigiola A

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of color-coded Doppler imaging combined with two-dimensional and M-mode echocardiography in six patients with systolic-diastolic murmurs are reported. PDA, congenital absence of pulmonary valve leaflets, ventricular septal defect and aortic regurgitation, two ruptured aneurysms of sinus of Valsalva, an...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vargas-Barron J,Attie F,Skronme D,Sanchez-Ugarte T,Keirns C,Santana-Gonzalez A

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent experimental and clinical data have stimulated interest in the use of alpha-adrenergic antagonists in acute myocardial infarction. We evaluated nicergoline, a new relatively selective alpha 1-antagonist which uniquely lowers heart rate. Open-chest dogs, randomized to control (n = 25) or intravenously treated gr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bolli R,Brandon TA,Fisher DJ,Fernandez GC,Miller RR

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous coronary interventions have been performed for 20 years. Despite the success and progress of these interventions, abrupt vessel closure has been a dramatic adverse event of coronary interventions. Closure has frequently led to the major complications of death, myocardial infarction, and emergency coronary...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bergelson BA,Fishman RF,Tommaso CL

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients who arrived between 6 and 24 hours after the onset of acute myocardial infarction and who were found to have totally occluded coronary arteries, received aspirin, heparin, and tissue plasminogen activator given over 3 hours. Eight patients were randomly assigned to receive intravenous prostaglandin E1...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kleiman NS,Tracy RP,Schaaff LJ,Harris S,Hill RD,Puleo P,Roberts R

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the relationship of adverse diastolic remodeling (ie, worsening diastolic or persistent restrictive filling) with infarct scar characteristics, and to evaluate its prognostic value after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). BACKGROUND:Severe diastolic dysfunction (restr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nguyen TL,Phan J,Hogan J,Hee L,Moses D,Otton J,Premawardhana U,Rajaratnam R,Juergens CP,Dimitri H,French JK,Richards D,Thomas L

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the reperfusion on myocardial infarction has been studied in the rat in order to assess the possible reversibility of myocardial damage. The present study deals with reperfusion of experimental myocardial infarction in the rat. Two groups of animals were compared: one was subjected to permanent ischemia ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Deloche A,Fabiani JN,Camilleri JP,Relland J,Joseph D,Carpentier A,Dubost C

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parasympathetic dysautonomia is an established feature of advanced Chagas cardiomyopathy. However, in the absence of cardiac involvement, the presence of vagal dysfunction remains controversial. In a cross-sectional study, we compared patients with Chagas disease without cardiac involvement and healthy indiv...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ribeiro AL,Moraes RS,Ribeiro JP,Ferlin EL,Torres RM,Oliveira E,Rocha MO

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isovolumic index is a recently described echocardiographic parameter of left ventricular function that is calculated as the ratio between the sum of the time of isovolumic contraction and relaxation divided by the ejection time. Although the individual components of this index may be altered by heart rate and load...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mancini GB,Friedman HZ,Hramiec JE,DeBoe SF

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terazosin is a new, long-acting, selective, postsynaptic alpha 1-adrenergic receptor antagonist with a chemical structure similar to that of prazosin. In this article the pharmacokinetics of terazosin are reviewed, and the incidence of adverse events in a dose-response study and a meta-analysis of 20 placebo-controlle...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Somberg JC,Achari R,Laddu AR

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resting measurements of left ventricular systolic function do not reliably predict exercise capacity in patients with cardiac disease. Therefore left ventricular filling shortly after a myocardial infarction was prospectively studied to determine whether it could predict subsequent exercise time. Consecutive patients ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Finkelhor RS,Sun JP,Bahler RC

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) reduces angina and extends time to exercise-induced ischemia in patients with symptomatic coronary disease. One- and two-center studies and a retrospective case series reported that EECP improves myocardial perfusion in stable angina pectoris. We sought to critically...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Michaels AD,Raisinghani A,Soran O,de Lame PA,Lemaire ML,Kligfield P,Watson DD,Conti CR,Beller G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate recovery (HRR) is a marker of vagal tone that is associated with survival, but little is known about the effects of exercise training on HRR in patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS:Twenty-four patients with HF were randomized to a 2-month residential rehabilitation program or to usual care. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Myers J,Hadley D,Oswald U,Bruner K,Kottman W,Hsu L,Dubach P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrophysiologic studies were prospectively performed in 91 consecutive patients referred for evaluation of sustained ventricular tachycardia or sudden cardiac death. Fifty-two patients had a history of sustained ventricular tachycardia and 39 patients had a history of sudden cardiac death. The identical stimulation...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Oseran DS,Gang ES,Hamer AW,Zaher CA,Rosenthal ME,Mandel WJ,Peter T

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight patients with multifocal atrial tachycardia received 7 to 12 gm of magnesium sulfate intravenously over a 5-hour period. Potassium supplements were given initially or added later. Initial arterial blood gases showed mean pH 7.48 +/- 0.03, PcO2 39.7 torr, PO2 72 torr, HCO-3 29.8 +/- 4.5 mEq/L, and base excess 6.8...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Iseri LT,Fairshter RD,Hardemann JL,Brodsky MA

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 84-year-old female who previously underwent repair of an atrial septal defect had evidence of increased reflectiveness of the posterior tricuspid anulus in the apical four-chamber view and the right ventricular two-chamber view. In addition, the inferior vena cava was dilated and during contrast echocardiography, c...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mattleman S,Panidis I,Kotler MN,Mintz GS,Morganroth J,Ross J,Victor M

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The EARISA Registry was designed to describe diagnostic and therapeutic resources used in Italian cardiology centers for patients with the epidemiologically most relevant cardiac diseases. This article focuses on patients with unstable angina; characteristics associated with invasive procedures were specifically an...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Maggioni AP,Schweiger C,Tavazzi L,Langiano T,Lucci D,Ramponi C,Repetto F,De Vita C

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Affected members of early coronary pedigrees in Utah are at markedly increased risk for the development of clinical coronary heart disease (CHD). The relationship between the presence of coronary risk factors and the severity of angiographic coronary artery disease (CAD) in 53 members of high-risk Utah pedigrees was e...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sharp SD,Williams RR,Hunt SC,Schumacher MC

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00