Fatal outcome associated with autopsy proven myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery.

abstract：:Coronary vasodilator responses to pharmacological (acetylcholine) and physiological (cold pressor test and flow dependent dilation) stimuli are impaired in hypertensive patients. The ability of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors to restore normal coronary responses in hypertension and the potential mechanisms in...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nitenberg A,Antony I

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been suggested that oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL) plays an important role in atherogenesis by facilitating the accumulation of lipids in macrophages. In vitro studies from our laboratory have shown that oxidized LDL is recognized not only by a specific receptor, but also by a receptor which r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kita T,Ishii K,Yokode M,Kume N,Nagano Y,Arai H,Kawai C

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The choice of resynchronization therapy between with (CRT-D) and without (CRT-P) a defibrillator remains a contentious issue. Cause-of-death analysis among CRT-P, compared with CRT-D, patients could help evaluate the extent to which CRT-P patients would have additionally benefited from a defibrillator in a daily c...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Marijon E,Leclercq C,Narayanan K,Boveda S,Klug D,Lacaze-Gadonneix J,Defaye P,Jacob S,Piot O,Deharo JC,Perier MC,Mulak G,Hermida JS,Milliez P,Gras D,Cesari O,Hidden-Lucet F,Anselme F,Chevalier P,Maury P,Sadoul N,

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Belgian Heart Disease Prevention Project was a controlled, randomized multifactorial intervention trial in middle-aged men which lasted 6 years. Significant net differences between intervention and control groups were observed in change in risk profile, in total mortality and in CHD incidence. The net difference i...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： De Backer G,Kornitzer M,Dramaix M,Kittel F,Thilly C,Graffar M,Vuylsteek K

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In experimental studies the recovery of pressure distal to stenotic valve orifices has been well described. We evaluated the extent, determinants, and clinical importance of pressure recovery in patients with aortic valve stenosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study was performed in 37 patients with aortic valve steno...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schöbel WA,Voelker W,Haase KK,Karsch KR

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Adenosine stress computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (CTP) is an emerging non-invasive method for detecting myocardial ischaemia. Its value when compared with fractional flow reserve (FFR), a highly accurate index of ischaemia, is unknown. Our aim was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of CTP and it...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ko BS,Cameron JD,Meredith IT,Leung M,Antonis PR,Nasis A,Crossett M,Hope SA,Lehman SJ,Troupis J,DeFrance T,Seneviratne SK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined two 'cohorts' of elderly men, 60 and 67 years old. The two 'cohorts' overlapped to a large extent in terms of numbers but not in the follow-up periods. The mean have been followed-up for 7 and 8 years respectively. Among the 748 60-year-old men without prior myocardial infarction the 7-year incidence of co...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Welin L,Eriksson H,Larsson B,Ohlson LO,Svärdsudd K,Tibblin G,Wilhelmsen L

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed Doppler tracings of the mitral inflow are often proposed to describe left ventricular function during filling in hypertensive patients. The tracings are determined by the complex interaction of left atrial pressure and left ventricular relaxation, diastolic compliance and contractility of the left atrium. They ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Diebold B,Cohen A,Zelinsky R,Raffoul H,Foucher A,Guermonprez JL,Peronneau P

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Monocytes are critical mediators of healing following acute myocardial infarction (AMI), making them an interesting target to improve myocardial repair. The purpose of this study was a gain of insight into the source and recruitment of monocytes following AMI in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:Post-mortem tissue spec...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： van der Laan AM,Ter Horst EN,Delewi R,Begieneman MP,Krijnen PA,Hirsch A,Lavaei M,Nahrendorf M,Horrevoets AJ,Niessen HW,Piek JJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare the precursor of atrial and brain natriuretic peptide (N-ANP, N-BNP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), big endothelin-1, the 6-min walk test and the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (LHFQ) with regard to short-term outcome in an ambulatory heart failure population. METHODS AND RESULTS:...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hülsmann M,Berger R,Sturm B,Bojic A,Woloszczuk W,Bergler-Klein J,Pacher R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of two-dimensional echocardiography (2dE) in the detection of impaired left ventricular function, compared with cineventriculography (CVG). Apical two-dimensional echocardiograms were performed in 110 patients undergoing heart catheterization fo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Erbel R,Schweizer P,Krebs W,Meyer J,Effert S

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the mechanism and determine predictive factors of mitral valve rupture requiring valve replacement following percutaneous mitral commissurotomy. Of the 350 consecutive patients treated by balloon mitral commissurotomy, the procedure was not completed in 16, and 11 developed ac...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Le Feuvre C,Bonan R,Rey MJ,Serra A,Leung TK,Petitclerc R,Leclerc Y,Creépeau J,Dyrda I

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) is a rare life-threatening condition characterized by markedly elevated circulating levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and accelerated, premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD). Given recent insights into the heterogeneity of geneti...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cuchel M,Bruckert E,Ginsberg HN,Raal FJ,Santos RD,Hegele RA,Kuivenhoven JA,Nordestgaard BG,Descamps OS,Steinhagen-Thiessen E,Tybjærg-Hansen A,Watts GF,Averna M,Boileau C,Borén J,Catapano AL,Defesche JC,Hovingh GK,Hump

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to evaluate (1) homocysteinemia and the prevalence of the C677T MTHFR polymorphism in Marfan patients and (2) whether the severity of cardiovascular manifestations is associated with homocysteinemia and/or C677T polymorphism. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 107 patients subdivided into th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Giusti B,Porciani MC,Brunelli T,Evangelisti L,Fedi S,Gensini GF,Abbate R,Sani G,Yacoub M,Pepe G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although embolic protection devices reduce complications during saphenous vein graft (SVG) stenting, adverse events still occur in approximately 10% of patients. IIb/IIIa antagonists have not been proven effective during SVG intervention. We hypothesized that adjunctive use of these agents might enhance the effica...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jonas M,Stone GW,Mehran R,Hermiller J,Feldman R,Herrmann HC,Cox DA,Kuntz RE,Popma JJ,Rogers C,FilterWire EX Randomized Evalulation (FIRE) Investigators.

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The CONSENSUS trial was the first study to show prognostic improvement by an ACE inhibitor. Patients in NYHA class IV heart failure were treated with enalapril or placebo. After study completion (average 183 days) all patients were offered open-label enalapril therapy. This paper reports on the survival at t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Swedberg K,Kjekshus J,Snapinn S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims To explore the cost-effectiveness of alternative methods of screening family members for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most common monogenic cardiac disorder and the most frequent cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young people. Methods and results Economic decision model comparing cascade screening ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wordsworth S,Leal J,Blair E,Legood R,Thomson K,Seller A,Taylor J,Watkins H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse cholesterol transport is a multi-step process resulting in the net movement of cholesterol from peripheral tissues back to the liver via the plasma compartment. Cellular cholesterol efflux is mediated by HDL, acting in conjunction with the cholesterol esterifying enzyme, lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Tall AR

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale for beta-blockade in heart failure is now well established. Heart failure mortality, which is predicted by neurohormonal activation, remains high despite modern treatment including ACE inhibition, and additional neurohormonal blockade has further therapeutic potential. Previous clinical trial experience ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sharpe N

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of coronary spasm is poorly understood. We report a case of coronary artery spasm in a cardiac transplant patient. Pharmacologic testing indicated denervation of the patient's heart. Therefore coronary artery spasm may occur despite cardiac denervation. This case demonstrates that intact autonomic nervou...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cattan S,Drobinski G,Artigou JY,Grogogeat Y,Cabrol C

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test whether N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was independently associated with, and improved the prediction of, cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a primary prevention cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS), a cohort of middle-aged men with hy...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Welsh P,Doolin O,Willeit P,Packard C,Macfarlane P,Cobbe S,Gudnason V,Di Angelantonio E,Ford I,Sattar N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study reports on the results and safety of a simplified method of trans-septal catheterization for radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias. METHODS AND RESULTS:Over 5 years, 411 patients underwent trans-septal catheterization for radiofrequency catheter ablation: 388 patients had a left-sided ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： De Ponti R,Zardini M,Storti C,Longobardi M,Salerno-Uriarte JA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a clinicopharmacological standpoint, the urinary excretory potency of diuretics should be assessed comparatively, on the basis of placebo-controlled changes in 24 h natriuresis, following single oral doses administered to healthy adult subjects who are in steady-state habitual external sodium balance. The potency...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Reyes AJ

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess if cold-induced vasoconstriction may persist during exercise and contribute to the development of myocardial ischaemia, we studied 11 patients with exertional angina and angiographically proven coronary artery disease, in all cases involving the proximal portion of the left anterior descending artery. Great ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： de Servi S,Mussini A,Angoli L,Ferrario M,Bramucci E,Gavazzi A,Ghio S,Ardissino D,Specchia G

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Habitual cigarette smokers, paradoxically, present improved short-term prognosis after acute myocardial infarction, a phenomenon often termed "smoker's paradox". We sought to examine cigarette smokers' post-infarction survival advantage in a countrywide survey of unselected, consecutive patients presenting with ac...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Andrikopoulos GK,Richter DJ,Dilaveris PE,Pipilis A,Zaharoulis A,Gialafos JE,Toutouzas PK,Chimonas ET

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:The burden of cardiovascular disease is increasing worldwide, which has to be reflected by cardiovascular (CV) research in Europe. CardioScape, a FP7 funded project initiated by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), identified where CV research is performed, how it is funded and by whom. It could be transforme...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pries AR,Naoum A,Habazettl H,Dunkel M,Preissner R,Coats CJ,Tornada A,Orso F,Van de Werf F,Wood DA,CardioScape steering committee.,Van de Werf F,Wood DA,O'Kelly S,Craven J,Coats A,Sipido K,De Backer D,Wallentin L,Has

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) from fish on the incidence of recurrent ventricular arrhythmia in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) patients by combining results from published trials. METHODS AND RESULTS:We searched in the Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane d...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brouwer IA,Raitt MH,Dullemeijer C,Kraemer DF,Zock PL,Morris C,Katan MB,Connor WE,Camm JA,Schouten EG,McAnulty J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular volume and ejection fraction were measured by 2-dimensional echocardiography from 2 orthogonal apical long axis views in 90 patients admitted with acute transmural myocardial infarction. Results were correlated with worst Killip class during hospital stay, enzymatic infarct size (peak CK-MB) and morta...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kan G,Visser CA,Lie KI,Durrer D

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We examined the geographic variations in InTIME-II, a randomized double-blind trial comparing alteplase with lanoteplase for myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS:We compared baseline characteristics, management, and outcomes in four regions (Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, and Latin America) ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Giugliano RP,Llevadot J,Wilcox RG,Gurfinkel EP,McCabe CH,Charlesworth A,Thompson SL,Antman EM,Braunwald E,InTIME (Intravenous nPA for Treatment of Infarcting Myocardium Early) II Investigators.

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although a recent expert consensus statement has recommended periprocedural uninterrupted (UI) non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) as a Class I indication, there have been no clear randomized trials. We investigated the safety and efficacy of UI...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Yu HT,Shim J,Park J,Kim TH,Uhm JS,Kim JY,Joung B,Lee MH,Kim YH,Pak HN

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00