Soluble TNF-related apoptosis induced ligand (sTRAIL) is augmented by Post-Conditioning and correlates to infarct size and left ventricle dysfunction in STEMI patients: a substudy from a randomized clinical trial.

abstract：:The objectives of the study were to evaluate the impact of aortic angulation (AA) on success of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a new generation self-expandable prosthesis (Medtronic Evolut R®). Specific anatomical conditions, such as for example the presence of a horizontal aorta with elevated AA, ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： D'Ancona G,Kische S,El-Mawardy M,Dißmann M,Heinze H,Zohlnhöfer-Momm D,Gürer H,Ince H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies suggested that sleep-disordered breathing was associated with cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure (HF). Recently, algorithms of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have been developed to detect advanced sleep apnea (SA); the Apnea Scan (AP Scan) being an example. The purpose of th...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Wakabayashi Y,Koyama T,Kurihara K,Kobayashi M,Ichikawa T,Abe H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty has emerged as a treatment option for drug-eluting stent in-stent restenosis (DES-ISR), the most effective treatment strategy for DES-ISR is still under debate. Therefore, we compared long-term clinical outcomes following DCB treatment of DES-ISR with those following 2...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kang IS,Shehata I,Shin DH,Kim JS,Kim BK,Ko YG,Choi D,Jang Y,Hong MK

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic continuity between the anterior mitral leaflet and the aortic root may predispose those patients with aortic root pathology to functional changes of the mitral valve without any involvement of this valve. A 34-year-old man presented with aortic valve endocarditis. Transthoracic echocardiograpy showed severe a...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Gunay I,Mert M,Kucukoglu S,Ozkan AA,Okcun B

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the ultimate cause for the myocardial dysfunction of hypertensive heart disease is still unclear, a crucial role of the myocardial energy metabolism has been suggested. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether age-related myocardial dysfunction in hearts of spontaneously hypertensive...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Perings SM,Schulze K,Decking U,Kelm M,Strauer BE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During left nephrectomy in a 35-year-old woman with a left renal cell carcinoma extending into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and right atrium, cardiac arrest occurred. Immediate transesophageal echocardiography demonstrated that the event was caused by a pulmonary tumor embolism. Emergent cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) w...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nagasaka S,Taniguchi S,Kobayashi S,Kawata T,Mizuguchi K,Hirao Y,Kitamura S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is a frequent complication contributing to poor prognosis in chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients. High blood pressure (BP) is known to be associated with AS progression in the general population. In CHD patients, however, BP varies during and between hemodialysis sessions with ultrafiltratio...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Norioka N,Iwata S,Yanagi S,Ishii H,Sugioka K,Kamimori K,Ota T,Di Tullio MR,Homma S,Yoshiyama M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a common primary myocardial disease leading to congestive heart failure, arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death. Increasing studies demonstrate substantial genetic determinants for DCM. Nevertheless, DCM is of substantial genetic heterogeneity, and the genetic basis for DCM in most patient...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sun YM,Wang J,Xu YJ,Wang XH,Yuan F,Liu H,Li RG,Zhang M,Li YJ,Shi HY,Zhao L,Qiu XB,Qu XK,Yang YQ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) has been proved to be involved in a cardioprotective role, but only a few studies have addressed the association of AT2R-genotype with this role. Whether the AT2R genotype is associated with hypertension is controversial. The aim of the study was to explore the information of sing...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Zhang M,Ma H,Wang BS,Zhao YZ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While recent guidelines for the treatment of acute heart failure syndromes (AHFS) recommend pharmacotherapy with vasodilators in patients without excessively low blood pressure (BP), few reports have compared the relative efficiency of vasodilators on hemodynamics in AHFS patients. The present study aimed to assess th...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Hattori H,Minami Y,Mizuno M,Yumino D,Hoshi H,Arashi H,Nuki T,Sashida Y,Higashitani M,Serizawa N,Yamada N,Yamaguchi J,Mori F,Shiga T,Hagiwara N

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progression of cardiac hypertrophy and failure is associated with marked changes in cardiac autonomic innervation, and there are sympathetic-parasympathetic interactions in the regulation of cardiac function. Although the indexes of sympathetic innervation have been found to be depressed with the development of he...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Yamada Y,Okumura K,Hashimoto H,Ito T,Satake T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the global left ventricular function and volumes using dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) with improved temporal resolution (83 ms) by use of a semi-automatic software tool in comparison to invasive angiography (IVA). One hundred patients scheduled for invasive coronary angiography because of s...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Drosch T,Tsiflikas I,Brodoefel H,Heuschmid M,Reimann A,Thomas C,Ketelsen D,Wurster D,Schroeder S,Burgstahler C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reported the results of stroke prevention following modified endoscopic procedure for atrial fibrillation. 82 patients underwent modified endoscopic procedure for atrial fibrillation (AF), in whom 47 had paroxysmal, 28 had persistent, and 7 had long-standing atrial fibrillation. CHA2DS2VASC median score was 3 (rang...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ma N,Jiang Z,Chen F,Yin H,Ding F,Mei J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the plaque disruption in 245 consecutive patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. The plaque fissure was diagnosed with optical coherence tomography, and intravascular ultrasound was used to determine arterial remodeling. Of them, 26 fissures were found in this s...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Goyal M,Kim SW,Mishra S,Sharmin S,Won H,Cho I,Jung MK,Shin SY,Lee KJ,Kim TH,Kim CJ,Lee WS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While oxidized lipoprotein(a) (oxLp(a)) has been indicated to be involved in atherogenesis more than native lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), there is still a need to elucidate the associations among oxLp(a), hypertension, and atherosclerosis. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is a recently developed index used to assess a...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kotani K,Yamada S,Yamada T,Kario K,Taniguchi N

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relations of the light chains of myosins of the atria, ventricles, and atrioventricular conducting tissue (specialized myocardial tissue) and the distribution of the light chains of myosin in different regions of the atrioventricular conducting tissue in bovine heart were examined. Two-dimensional gel electrophore...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Tamura Y,Orino S,Saijyo Y,Nishimoto T,Nagase N,Mori H

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activities of daily living (ADL) are maintained in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but, in patients with cardiovascular disease, ADL may have already declined. MCI combined with cardiac disease may accentuate the decline of ADL in these patients. Because the relationship between MCI and ADL in patients ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ishihara K,Izawa KP,Kitamura M,Shimogai T,Kanejima Y,Morisawa T,Shimizu I

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the importance of central blood pressure for cardiovascular risk stratification has been emphasized. Accordingly, the differences in peak systolic and bottom diastolic pressures between the ascending aorta and the brachial artery should be clarified. Study subjects consisted of 82 consecutive patients with s...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ohte N,Saeki T,Miyabe H,Sakata S,Mukai S,Hayano J,Niki K,Sugawara M,Kimura G

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of total occlusion of aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery, bicuspid aortic valve, and occluded left external iliac artery in a 21-year-old man who was admitted with headache and severe hypertension is presented. We wish to report this case because so far there have been none reported with s...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Tanindi A,Tavil Y,Mutluay R,Taktak H,Cengel A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) differentiation and phenotypic modulation are characterized by changes in gene expression for smooth muscle (SM) marker contractile proteins such as SM alpha-actin and SM22alpha. Hyperplasia suppressor gene (HSG) is a potent VSMC proliferation-inhibiting factor; however, it is not kn...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Jiang GJ,Han M,Zheng B,Wen JK

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by compression of peripheral nerves and vascular structures along their course through the upper thoracic aperture to the axilla. The aim of our study was to analyze long-term outcomes of different treatments stratified by symptom severity. We performed a retrospective analysis...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Skalicka L,Lubanda JC,Jirat S,Varejka P,Beran S,Dostal O,Prochazka P,Mrazek V,Linhart A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man was admitted with chest pain. A diagnosis of spastic angina was made because of symptoms of recurrent anginal attacks associated with ST-segment elevations in the electrocardiogram. A selective coronary arteriogram revealed a 90% diameter narrowing of the proximal left anterior descending coronary ar...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kusachi S,Takata S,Iwasaki K,Nishiyama O,Kita T,Namba H,Hata T,Taniguchi G,Saito D,Haraoka S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphological and functional changes of free arterial grafts in dogs were studied for 3 weeks after implantation and the changes were compared to those in implanted free vein grafts. In the arterial grafts, endothelial cells with abundant pinocytotic vesicles and some cytoplasmic folds were observed by transmission an...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Isomura T,Hisatomi K,Inuzuka H,Nishimi M,Hirano A,Ohishi K

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine constricted 37 of 58 isolated and perfused monkey coronary arteries, whereas it dilated dog coronary arteries in all cases. The vasoconstriction induced by 0.1-10 micrograms (0.37-37.4 nmol) of adenosine was examined, since adenosine in large doses produced tachyphylaxis. The adenosine-induced vasoconstricti...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nakane T,Chiba S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) experience GERD-related chest pain, but little is known about the relationship between GERD and coronary artery disease (CAD). We evaluated medical history of GERD in patients with suspected CAD and its association with types of CAD. We enrolle...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Teragawa H,Oshita C,Ueda T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy (ECG-LVH) gradually regressed after aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Sokolow-Lyon voltage (SV1 + RV5/6) is possibly the most widely used criterion for ECG-LVH. The aim of this study was to determine whether decrease in Sokolow-Lyo...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Yamabe S,Dohi Y,Higashi A,Kinoshita H,Sada Y,Hidaka T,Kurisu S,Shiode N,Kihara Y,HERO (Hiroshima Heart Study Group) Investigators.

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing and amplitude of reflected arterial waves in the ascending aorta were studied by analysis of the aortic pressure waveform and were compared with those derived using wave intensity analysis. Wave intensity analysis considers aortic pressure changes to be the result of forward and backward wavelets carrying e...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Koh TW,Pepper JR,DeSouza AC,Parker KH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular arrhythmias play a critical role in chronic heart failure (CHF) and are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with arrhythmias and/or a poor prognosis in CHF. Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) is a ventilatory support system designed to normalize ventilati...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Iwaya S,Yoshihisa A,Nodera M,Owada T,Yamada S,Sato T,Suzuki S,Yamaki T,Sugimoto K,Kunii H,Nakazato K,Suzuki H,Saitoh S,Takeishi Y

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In children, up to 10% of the cases of arterial hypertension may be caused by a renovascular disease. The etiology of this renovascular disease is most of the time due to a fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), which causes a noninflammatory intimal-medial fibroplasia leading to luminal compromise. Percutaneous transluminal ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Bonvini RF,Rastan A,Sixt S,Righini M,Hofstetter R,Zeller T

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the heart of an athlete has been physiologically adapted by prolonged training. There are a large number of echocardiographic studies which have focused on left ventricular wall thickness and dilatation, but there are few studies concerning right heart function in the athlete's heart. The aim of this ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Erol MK,Karakelleoglu S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00