Culprit plaque characteristics in women vs men with a first ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: In vivo optical coherence tomography insights.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The electrocardiogram (ECG) is valuable for the identification of prior myocardial infarction (MI) in individuals participating in epidemiologic studies or undergoing screening examinations. Although the Minnesota Code, a set of criteria for the interpretation of ECGs in such situations, is commonly used to ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sandler LL,Pinnow EE,Lindsay J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report reviews the available evidence for and against the combined use of clonidine and prazosin in treating hypertension. Clinical studies have resulted in modest or no enhancement of the antihypertensive effects when prazosin has been added to clonidine. This report discusses the possible mechanisms of an inter...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Jounela AJ,Kanniainen E,Lilja M

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last several years dilating balloons have been applied in the treatment of stenotic cardiac valves. This interest has been extended to stenotic porcine bioprosthetic valves. Part I of this review discusses the pathologic changes producing stenotic porcine prosthetic valves. Part II of this review describes ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,McKay C,VanTassel J,Allen M

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recommendations in the 2007 update of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) provide considerable latitude regarding treatment choices and care pathways. Nevertheless, as accumulating evidence leads to increased recomme...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Boden WE,Gupta V

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum concentration of several lipids, including high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and the HDL subfractions, HDL-2-C and HDL-3-C, were measured in 44 male and 26 female survivors of myocardial infarction and compared with those of a control group matched for age, sex, and body weight. Serum concentratio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Brugger P,Kostner GM,Kullich WC,Klein G

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, yet patient risk stratification may be difficult. Prevention or treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) may be an important strategy in these patients that could positively affect their outcome. It has been demonstrated that in patients with syst...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gigliotti JN,Sidhu MS,Robert AM,Zipursky JS,Brown JR,Costa SP,Palac RT,Steckman DA,Malenka DJ,Kono AT,Greenberg ML

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The right bundle branch block (RBBB) and the bifascicular blocks affect QRS duration in the right precordial leads, which are usually used for QT interval determination. Up to now, there is no clear recommendation how to determine QT interval in patients with RBBB or bifascicular block. HYPOTHESIS:The hypot...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Erkapic D,Frommeyer G,Brettner N,Sözener K,Crijns HJGM,Seyfarth M,Hamm CW,Bogossian H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have suggested that immunoassay of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) provides a more sensitive measurement of myocardial necrosis than creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) mass concentration. HYPOTHESIS:The purpose of this study was to compare the release of cTnT and CK-MB isoenzyme in patients undergoing perc...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Abbas SA,Glazier JJ,Wu AH,Dupont C,Green SF,Pearsall LA,Waters DD,McKay RG

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess whether drinking social amounts of alcohol impairs myocardial contractility in normal humans. To that end, 17 healthy volunteers performed isometric handgrip exercise before and 60 minutes after an intake of 1 g/kg body weight of ethanol within 60 minutes. Left ventricular M-mode ec...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kupari M,Heikkilä J,Ylikahri R

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been shown that nonischemic parts of the heart in myocardial infarction were separated from ischemic damaged ones by a sharp border zone. In this connection, the disturbance of contractile function of the myocardium of nonischemic parts is suggested to result from the infarction-concomitant emotional-...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Meerson FZ

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with reversible coronary artery spasm superimposed on fixed atherosclerotic coronary disease was treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. The procedure successfully dilated the atherosclerotic lesion. However, 20 minutes later, the patient developed coronary artery spasm at the angioplasty site. S...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kern KB,Temkin LP,Fenster PE

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) levels were measured prior to and at 1 and 5 minutes postcontrast left ventriculography with an ionic contrast agent (diatrizoate), and a nonionic agent (iopamidol) and the results were compared. Since ionic contrast agents have been found to cause an increase in left ventricular end-d...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Salvucci TJ,Roman C,Cha SD,Maranhao V

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapies confer clear net benefits in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Antithrombotic therapy with aspirin yields conclusive reductions in vascular mortality as well as reinfarction and stroke and should be administered to all patients with suspected AMI. There is pr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hennekens C

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluation of chest pain accounts for millions of costly Emergency Department (ED) visits and hospital admissions annually. Of these, approximately 10-20% are myocardial infarctions (MI). HYPOTHESIS:Patients with chest pain whose initial electrocardiogram (ECG) is normal do not require hospital admission fo...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Challa PK,Smith KM,Conti CR

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension comprises a family of disorders occurring as a primary disease or as a complication of a large number of respiratory and cardiac diseases. Pulmonary hypertension is present when pulmonary artery pressure or mean pressure exceeds 30 mmHg or 20 mmHg, respectively. Underlying the hemodynamic change...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Moraes D,Loscalzo J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is prevalent among renal transplant patients. Increase in serum total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, and very low-density lipoprotein is common in those patients. Alterations in chylomicron metabolism, however, are also related to atherogenesis and were not studi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： De Lima JJ,Latrilha Mda C,Toffoletto O,Ianhez LE,Krieger EM,Maranhão RC

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three randomized, clinical trials of the drug ranolazine relate to patients with symptomatic myocardial ischemia. A fourth randomized, controlled, clinical trial compares optimal medical therapy with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) plus medical therapy. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Conti CR

更新日期：2008-07-01 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:The role of warfarin in anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and dual antiplatelet therapy is unclear. Warfarin may prevent cardioembolic events but significantly ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Driesman A,Hyder O,Lang C,Stockwell P,Poppas A,Abbott JD

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is independently associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and calcific aortic valve stenosis. Elevated Lp(a) affects approximately one in five individuals and meaningfully contributes to the residual cardiovascular risk in individuals with otherwise well-controlled risk factors. Wi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Berman AN,Biery DW,Ginder C,Hulme OL,Marcusa D,Leiva O,Wu WY,Singh A,Divakaran S,Hainer J,Turchin A,Januzzi JL,Natarajan P,Cannon CP,Di Carli MF,Bhatt DL,Blankstein R

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most common method of reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the United States. The intersection between processes of care and performance measures such as door-to-balloon (D2B) times and clinical trials evalu...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Jones WS,Clare RM,Chiswell K,Perera D,French JK,Kumar AS,Blaxill J,Pijls N,Mills J,Ohman EM,Patel MR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS:The prognostic value of exercise technetium 99m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging in patients with previous bypass surgery is unknown. The aim of our study was to assess the prognostic information obtained with exercise scintigraphy performed for routine foll...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Desideri A,Candelpergher G,Zanco P,Suzzi G,Terlizzi R,Borsato N,Colangeli G,Daskalakis C,Chierichetti F,Celegon L

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:K-strophanthin or digoxin were added to diuretics (all cases) and vasodilators (most cases) for treating advanced congestive heart failure in 22 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and sinus rhythm. K-strophanthin (0.125 mg intravenously) or digoxin (0.25 mg orally) were administered daily in two 3-month periods, dur...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Agostoni PG,Doria E,Berti M,Guazzi MD

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embolism of a fragment of a central venous catheter is a serious clinical complication, especially when the fragment cannot be made visible by radiological methods. We report a case where such a fragment could only be localized by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). With combined use of x-rays and TEE, the cathete...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Neumann HP,Hofmann T,Koester W,Billmann P,Kauffmann GW

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-infarction angina, in the absence of coronary artery disease, was found in a 62 year-old man with severe calcific aortic stenosis. After application of intraaortic balloon pump counter-pulsation, the condition was stabilized, and coronary arteriograms were safely carried out. Interestingly, an elevated right atria...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Huang MT,Goodman MA,Delaney TB

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is a reliable cardiac risk stratifier that has widespread applicability because of its clinical accuracy and cost effectiveness. Dobutamine has positive inotropic and chronotropic effects and is commonly used in patients who cannot exercise or achieve an adequate heart rate res...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Usher BW Jr,O'Brien TX

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Females with Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS) have typical clinical features such as short stature, ovarian failure, visible dysmorphic stigmata, and abnormalities in different organs such as kidney or heart. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of the present study was to analyze the distribution, prevalence, and relative risk...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Völkl TM,Degenhardt K,Koch A,Simm D,Dörr HG,Singer H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2011 Update of the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guideline for Women is designed to help women and their physicians understand cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risks and undertake practical steps that are most effective in preventing heart disease and stroke. Defining a woman's risk st...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wenger NK

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional approaches to management of congestive heart failure (CHF) rely on drugs that increase myocardial contractility or reduce ventricular afterload. These approaches often improve cardiac symptoms and survival, but may be associated with significant deleterious effects. An alternative approach is to...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Lewis JF,DaCosta M,Wargowich T,Stacpoole P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventricular arrhythmias are the most common consequences of structural and functional heart diseases, but cases with no evident pathology are also observed. A parameter indicating asymptomatic circulatory failure could support decisions related to possible treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. HYPOTHESIS:Th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Mazurek B,Szydłowski L,Giec-Fuglewicz G,Markiewicz-Łoskot G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00