Fatty Liver, Insulin Resistance, and Obesity: Relationships With Increase in Coronary Artery Calcium Over Time.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apixaban is a non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant approved for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF). Current labeling recommends dose reduction based on patient age, weight, and renal function. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of this study was to analyze adherence...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Buchholz A,Ueberham L,Gorczynska K,Dinov B,Hilbert S,Dagres N,Husser D,Hindricks G,Bollmann A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, a rare case of tricuspid stenosis uncomplicated by other valve lesions is presented, with clinical, hemodynamic, echocardiographic, and angiographic studies. The patient was markedly incapacitated, mostly as a result of a restricted cardiac output. Tricuspid commissurotomy was performed, with a stenoti...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Schlesinger P,Benchimol CB,Lopes AS,Barbosa J,Jasbik W,Benchimol AB

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An acute-phase response in patients with acute myocardial infarction could contribute to the development of anemia. HYPOTHESIS:An association may exist between symptom duration, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) values in patients presenting to an emergency department (ED) wit...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Shacham Y,Leshem-Rubinow E,Ben-Assa E,Roth A,Steinvil A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Echocardiographic evidence of diastolic dysfunction has been demonstrated during acute cigarette smoking in patients with coronary artery disease. Similar studies in healthy patients have shown conflicting results. Furthermore, it is unclear whether nicotine or some other cigarette-related substance is respo...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gembala MI,Ghanem F,Mann CA,Sorrell VL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anticoagulation with heparin is recommended with intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to prevent thrombosis and embolization. However, anticoagulation increases the risk of bleeding, particularly in combination with glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa antagonists. HYPOTHESIS:We investigated the safety of using GP IIb/II...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Laish-Farkash A,Hod H,Matetzky S,Guetta V

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Far less attention has been paid to the prognostic effect of right-side heart disease on outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) when compared with the left side. Therefore, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on the impact of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and right ventricular (RV) ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fan J,Liu X,Yu L,Sun Y,Jaiswal S,Zhu Q,Chen H,He Y,Wang L,Ren K,Wang J

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Assessment of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and impaired left ventricular function remains challenging. Aortic valve calcium (AVC) scoring with computed tomography (CT) and fluoroscopy has been proposed as means of diagnosing and predicting outcomes in patients with severe AS. HYPOTHESIS:Severity of ao...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Aksoy O,Cam A,Agarwal S,Ige M,Yousefzai R,Singh D,Griffin BP,Schoenhagen P,Kapadia SR,Tuzcu ME

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although sudden death (SD) is a rare complication after atrioventricular junction (AVJ) ablation and permanent pacemaker implantation, the risk factors leading to this SD remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate SD and its risk factors after ablate-and-pace strategy for rate control in at...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang RX,Lee HC,Li JP,Hodge DO,Cha YM,Friedman PA,Munger TM,Srivathsan K,Pavri BB,Shen WK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiogenic shock usually is the result of marked depression in myocardial function. Rapid recognition and stabilization are essential if the patient is to survive. A variety of cardiovascular conditions can lead to cardiogenic shock; the most common of these is acute myocardial infarction. Once stabilization of the c...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Alpert JS,Becker RC

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of aortic ball valve prosthesis malfunction is described in which the poppet became alternately stuck in the open and closed position. The patient experienced chest pain followed by pulmonary edema and cardiac arrest. Malfunction of prosthetic valve was diagnosed on echocardiogram and cardiopulmonary resuscitat...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Weisburst MR,Singh AK,Riley RS

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limited information is available regarding outcome of very elderly patients referred for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). PURPOSE:This study aimed to assess acute and intermediate term clinical outcomes among nonagenarians. METHODS:The study included 32 consecutive nonagenarian patients undergoing...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Parikh R,Chennareddy S,Debari V,Hamdan A,Konlian D,Shamoon F,Bikkina M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients undergoing aortic valve replacement had rare or unusual causes of isolated, pure aortic regurgitation. Two patients had congenitally bicuspid aortic valves with a false commissure (raphe) displaced to the aortic wall ("tethered bicuspid aortic valve"), two had floppy aortic valves, one had a congenital qu...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Taliercio CP,Dickos DK,Howard J,Adlam JH,Jolly W

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current guidelines for the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are broad and significantly increase the cost of caring for patients with heart failure. In an effort to identify the specific subset of patients who benefit from this therapy, the predictive value of numerous echocardiographic ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Dorosz JL,Aaronson KD,Good ED,Kolias TJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we evaluated the feasibility and clinical usefulness of TS(E-E(') ), the time interval between the onsets of early diastolic mitral inflow velocity (E) and mitral annular velocity (E'), obtained by simultaneously tracing E and E', in terms of evaluating diastolic function. METHODS:By the dias...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Choi JO,Park SW,Shin DH,Han H,Cho S,Kim JH,Song YB,Lee SC

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antihypertensive effect of a new calcium antagonist, clentiazem, on inpatients or outpatients with essential hypertension. After blood pressure was stable and greater than 160/95 mmHg with placebo for at least a 2-week observation period, oral clentiazem was administered o...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kawakita S,Kinoshita M,Ishikawa H,Kagoshima T,Katori R,Ishikawa K,Hirota Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial blush grade (MBG), corrected TIMI frame count (cTFC), and ST-segment reduction are indices of myocardial reperfusion. HYPOTHESIS:We evaluated their predictive value for left ventricular (LV) function recovery by gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) after acute myocardial infar...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bellandi F,Leoncini M,Maioli M,Toso A,Gallopin M,Piero Dabizzi R

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of the patient-based coronary heart disease (CHD) risk management strategy in general practice by analyzing patients who were sent to a specialized center as refractory to conventional treatment. Of the 452 patients studied, 152 were excluded because of seconda...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Leitha T,Staudenherz A,Bachmann B,Dudczak R

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auscultation was compared to two-dimensional echocardiography (2D echo) and Doppler ultrasonography in 140 consecutive patients referred for evaluation for suspected mitral valve prolapse (MVP) to asses the precision of the two diagnostic methods. Ninety patients (64%) had midsystolic clicks, of which 42 (47%) had MVP...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Barron JT,Manrose DL,Liebson PR

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous inotropic intervention in congestive heart failure is generally associated with a poor prognosis and is largely used as a "bridge" to mechanical support or heart transplantation. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that the inotropic support afforded by dobutamine may serve as a bridge to the introductio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Levine TB,Levine AB,Elliott WG,Narins B,Stomel RJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulse pressure (PP) has recently been found to be predictive of subsequent cardiovascular, particularly coronary, events in some middle-aged and elderly populations. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of this prospective population-based study was to evaluate the roles of systolic (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Onat A,Ceyhan K,Erer B,Başar O,Uysal O,Sansoy V

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although optimal pharmacological therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is carefully scripted by treatment guidelines, many eligible patients are not treated with guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in clinical practice. We designed a strategy for remote optimization of GDMT on a popula...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Blood AJ,Fischer CM,Fera LE,MacLean TE,Smith KV,Dunning JR,Bosque-Hamilton JW,Aronson SJ,Gaziano TA,MacRae CA,Matta LS,Mercurio-Pinto AA,Murphy SN,Scirica BM,Wagholikar K,Desai AS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of cilostazol, aspirin, and clopidogrel (triple therapy) after percutaneous coronary intervention has been considered as an alternative therapy. We performed a meta-analysis based on 8 randomized controlled trials with a total of 3332 patients to compare the effectiveness and safety of this triple ther...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang P,Zhou S,Zhou R,Liu G,Tang P,He J,Ma C,He Y,Yang J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS:Japan is an aging society, and the number of nonagenarians with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is increasing, but their outcomes have not been determined fully. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled 767 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI in t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yokoyama H,Tobaru T,Muto Y,Hagiya K,Higuchi R,Saji M,Takamisawa I,Shimizu J,Takanashi S,Takayama M,Tomita H,Tamura H,Doi S,Okazaki S,Isobe M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular interactions between leukocytes and the endothelium are critical events in vascular biology, such as atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndrome. When monocytes and endothelial cells are activated via direct cell-cell interaction, both types of cells express several biologically active molecules such as adhes...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ikeda U,Takahashi M,Shimada K

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:The left ventricular filling and regional wall motion patterns were compared in 6 normal subjects, 20 patients with coronary artery disease, and 10 patients with syndrome X by means of Doppler and two-dimensional echocardiography during high-dose (0.9 mg/kg body weight in 10 min) dipyridamole infusion. During the proc...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Nadazdin A,Shahi M,Foale RA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marijuana is the most abused recreational drug in the United States. Cannabinoids, the active ingredients of marijuana, affect multiple organ systems in the human body. The pharmacologic effects of marijuana, based on stimulation of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, which are widely distributed in the cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Singla S,Sachdeva R,Mehta JL

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is increasingly used for treatment of severe carotid artery stenosis, but only few procedural risk factors for complications of CAS are clearly defined yet. A possible impact of the patient's gender on the outcome of patients undergoing CAS has not been investigated properly and...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Werner N,Zeymer U,Mark B,Hochadel M,Hauptmann KE,Jung J,Hoffmann E,Elsässer A,Fürste T,Leschke M,Mudra H,Zahn R,Arbeitsgemeinschaft Leitende Kardiologische Krankenhausärzte (ALKK).

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive evidence supports that increase of lipids bring more risk of atherosclerosis. However, it is not clear if lipids measured a long time ago bear more risk than the current measurement. HYPOTHESIS:Lipids measured currently is more associated with carotid atherosclerosis than lipids measured long time a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Huang Y,Yu X,Millican D,Wu L,Shi P,Lu M,Wu Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00