Induction of complete AV block in dogs by transcatheter ablation using high-frequency current: an alternative to direct-current high energy shock.

abstract：:This study was undertaken to assess the effects of hypothermia and chemical cardioplegia on the functional recovery of hypertrophied non-failing rat hearts subjected to an extended period of global ischaemia. Left ventricular hypertrophy was produced by constriction of the abdominal aorta. Hearts were studied an avera...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Grousset C,Menasche P,Apstein CS,Mouas C,Marotte F,Piwnica A

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with myocardial infarction (MI) presenting immediately after symptom onset may be treated less aggressively due to their non-elevated troponin status. We compared the initial treatment and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with evolving MI (EMI) with those presenting with MI. METHODS AND RESULTS:T...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Miller CD,Banerjee A,Mahaffey KW,Kontos MC,Fermann G,Pollack CV Jr,Antman E,Aylward P,Goodman SG,Santos R,Ferguson JJ,Califf RM,Hoekstra JW

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic increases in haemodynamic load modify the expression of cardiac genes, leading to a new phenotype better adapted to the new functional demand. Several mechanisms such as the global activation of genes, the modulation of single genes and/or differential expression of multigene families may account for these mod...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Samuel JL,Dubus I,Contard F,Schwartz K,Rappaport L

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Older people increasingly constitute a large proportion of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) population. We examined the relationship of age with receipt of more intensive management and secondary prevention medicine. Then, the comparative association of intensive management (reperfusion/angiography) over a conser...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zaman MJ,Stirling S,Shepstone L,Ryding A,Flather M,Bachmann M,Myint PK

更新日期：2014-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of streptococcal and enterococcal endocarditis has changed in recent years with the development of effective new regimens that are easier to administer, but resistance to commonly used antibiotics has appeared, especially among enterococci. Beta-lactam antibiotics either alone or in combination are suit...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Francioli P

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The totally subcutaneous implantable-defibrillator (S-ICD) is a new alternative to the conventional transvenous ICD system to minimize intravascular lead complications. There are limited data describing the long-term performance of the S-ICD. This paper presents the first large international patient population col...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lambiase PD,Barr C,Theuns DA,Knops R,Neuzil P,Johansen JB,Hood M,Pedersen S,Kääb S,Murgatroyd F,Reeve HL,Carter N,Boersma L,EFFORTLESS Investigators.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients (31 male, 29 female) were studied in a 4-week double-blind parallel dose-response study. Patients received amlodipine 1.25 mg (n = 12), 2.5 mg (n = 12), 5 mg (n = 12), 10 mg (n = 12) or placebo (n = 12) once a day. Anti-anginal efficacy was assessed by sequential treadmill testing 24 h post-dose, freque...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cocco G,Alfiero R

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Pre-infarction angina is associated with better outcome after myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to assess whether pre-infarction angina is associated with decreased no-reflow after coronary recanalization. METHODS AND RESULTS:Twenty-three patients underwent intracoronary myocardial contrast echocar...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Karila-Cohen D,Czitrom D,Brochet E,Faraggi M,Seknadji P,Himbert D,Juliard JM,Assayag P,Steg PG

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial ischaemia occurs principally in the subendocardial layer, whereas conventional myocardial perfusion imaging provides no information on the transmural myocardial blood flow (MBF) distribution. Subendocardial perfusion measurements and quantification of the transmural perfusion gradient (TPG) could ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Danad I,Raijmakers PG,Harms HJ,Heymans MW,van Royen N,Lubberink M,Boellaard R,van Rossum AC,Lammertsma AA,Knaapen P

更新日期：2014-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) produce regenerative effects in the post-infarct setting. However, it is unclear whether CDCs are beneficial in non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). We tested the effects of CDC transplantation in mice with cardiac-specific Gαq overexpression, which predictably develop progr...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Aminzadeh MA,Tseliou E,Sun B,Cheng K,Malliaras K,Makkar RR,Marbán E

更新日期：2015-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and plaque information can improve coronary heart disease (CHD) risk prediction when added to traditional risk factors (TRF). However, obtaining adequate images of all carotid artery segments (A-CIMT) may be difficult. Of A-CIMT, the common carotid artery intima-media thicknes...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nambi V,Chambless L,He M,Folsom AR,Mosley T,Boerwinkle E,Ballantyne CM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We explored the association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and various cardiometabolic biomarkers in 10-year-old children. METHODS AND RESULTS:A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out. Data on ETS exposure and potential confounders were collected by parental questionnaire. A...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nagel G,Arnold FJ,Wilhelm M,Link B,Zoellner I,Koenig W

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether the benefit of thrombolytic therapy was sustained beyond the first decade. We report the 10-14 year outcome of 533 patients who were randomized to treatment with intracoronary streptokinase or to conventional therapy during the years 1980-1985. METHODS AND RESULTS:Details of survival and ca...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maas AC,van Domburg RT,Deckers JW,Vermeer F,Remme WJ,Kamp O,Manger Cats V,Simoons ML

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Periconceptional folate supplementation prevents neural tube defects and possibly congenital heart defects (CHD) as well. The search for candidate genes involved in the folate metabolism includes the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C > T polymorphism. We studied the association between MTHFR 677C > ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： van Beynum IM,Kapusta L,den Heijer M,Vermeulen SH,Kouwenberg M,Daniëls O,Blom HJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We used the hospital discharge records of Piedmont region (northern Italy) to evaluate whether a national law banning smoking in public resulted in a short-term reduction in hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:Rates of admission for AMI before the ban (October-December 2...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Barone-Adesi F,Vizzini L,Merletti F,Richiardi L

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the sequence of critical cardiovascular events in the progression of heart failure, and whether aetiology or high-dose vs low-dose lisinopril affected these pathways. METHODS AND RESULTS:This was a post-hoc investigation of the ATLAS database, which comprised 3164 patients with chronic heart failure,...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cleland JG,Thygesen K,Uretsky BF,Armstrong P,Horowitz JD,Massie B,Packer M,Poole-Wilson PA,Rydén L,ATLAS investigators.

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Prophylactic administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) (600mg orally twice daily), along with hydration, prevents contrast agent-associated nephrotoxicity (CAN) induced by a low dose of non-ionic, low-osmolality contrast dye. We tested whether a double dose of NAC is more effective to prevent CAN. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Briguori C,Colombo A,Violante A,Balestrieri P,Manganelli F,Paolo Elia P,Golia B,Lepore S,Riviezzo G,Scarpato P,Focaccio A,Librera M,Bonizzoni E,Ricciardelli B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Heart disease is recognized as a consequence of dysregulation of cardiac gene regulatory networks. Previously, unappreciated components of such networks are the long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Their roles in the heart remain to be elucidated. Thus, this study aimed to systematically characterize the cardiac long no...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ounzain S,Micheletti R,Beckmann T,Schroen B,Alexanian M,Pezzuto I,Crippa S,Nemir M,Sarre A,Johnson R,Dauvillier J,Burdet F,Ibberson M,Guigó R,Xenarios I,Heymans S,Pedrazzini T

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents effectively reduce restenosis in small coronary vessels. The relative efficacy of these drug-eluting stents in this high-risk subset is not known. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 360 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for de novo lesions in native corona...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mehilli J,Dibra A,Kastrati A,Pache J,Dirschinger J,Schömig A,Intracoronary Drug-Eluting Stenting to Abrogate Restenosis in Small Arteries (ISAR-SMART 3) Study Investigators.

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic significance of angina pectoris and the effect of intervention with verapamil on the incidence of angina pectoris were studied in patients recovering from myocardial infarction and included in the Danish Verapamil Infarction Trial II. During the second week after admission patients were doubly-blindly r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jespersen CM,Hansen JF,Mortensen LS

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders associated with premature death due to ventricular arrhythmia or heart failure. The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of patients enrolled in the pilot phase of the EURObservational Research Programme (EORP) cardiomyopathy registry. ME...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Elliott P,Charron P,Blanes JR,Tavazzi L,Tendera M,Konté M,Laroche C,Maggioni AP,EORP Cardiomyopathy Registry Pilot Investigators.

更新日期：2016-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) represents an important phenotype among the broader spectrum of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but its mechanistic basis remains unclear. We hypothesized that activation of endothelin and adrenomedullin, two counterregulatory pathways important in ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Obokata M,Kane GC,Reddy YNV,Melenovsky V,Olson TP,Jarolim P,Borlaug BA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Delayed lipoprotein clearance is associated with atherosclerosis. This study examined whether chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), a hallmark of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), can lead to hyperlipidaemia by inhibiting clearance of triglyceride rich lipoproteins (TRLP). METHODS AND RESULTS:Male C57BL/6J mice on hi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Drager LF,Li J,Shin MK,Reinke C,Aggarwal NR,Jun JC,Bevans-Fonti S,Sztalryd C,O'Byrne SM,Kroupa O,Olivecrona G,Blaner WS,Polotsky VY

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valvular heart disease is a significant, global cause of morbidity and mortality. In the ageing population of industrialized nations, degenerative aortic stenosis has become the most common native valve disorder. Although surgical aortic valve replacement is associated with excellent clinical outcomes, a large number ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schoenhagen P,Tuzcu EM,Kapadia SR,Desai MY,Svensson LG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PHT) are often excluded from surgical therapies for tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR) with the MitraClip™ technique is a novel treatment option for these patients. We aimed to assess the role of PHT in severe TR and its implications for ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lurz P,Orban M,Besler C,Braun D,Schlotter F,Noack T,Desch S,Karam N,Kresoja KP,Hagl C,Borger M,Nabauer M,Massberg S,Thiele H,Hausleiter J,Rommel KP

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We recently found that resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity is inversely related to peak oxygen uptake (VO(2) peak) in patients with heart failure, suggesting a peripheral neurogenic limit to exercise in heart failure. No such relationship was observed in healthy controls. To determine whether this observatio...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Notarius CF,Azevedo ER,Parker JD,Floras JS

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has proven to its prognostic and therapeutic value. However, the additive prognostic value of coronary flow reserve (CFR) remains unclear. This study sought to investigate the clinical utility of combined FFR and CFR measurements to predict outcomes. Methods and results:Using the pro...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ahn JM,Zimmermann FM,Johnson NP,Shin ES,Koo BK,Lee PH,Park DW,Kang SJ,Lee SW,Kim YH,Lee CW,Park SW,Pijls NHJ,Park SJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of the GISSI Prognosis Registry were to describe the diagnostic strategies initiated in acute myocardial infarction patients by a representative sample of Italian cardiological centres, and to determine which clinical or hospital characteristics were associated with the initiation of invasive diagnostic o...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maggioni AP,Tavazzi L,Fabbri G,Lucci D,Santoro E,Canonico A,Galli M,Achilli F,Tognoni G

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old man developed giant cell myocarditis resulting in severe congestive cardiac failure. He needed urgent orthotopic cardiac transplantation despite maximal doses of inotropes and augmentation with an intra-aortic balloon pump. The patient presented with rhythm disturbances and echocardiographically diminish...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kong G,Madden B,Spyrou N,Pomerance A,Mitchell A,Yacoub M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This treatise reviews two-dimensional echocardiographic criteria which have been developed to describe and distinguish reversible vs irreversible myocardial ischaemia. It also discusses the new pathophysiologic concepts such as 'hibernating' and 'decapitated' myocardium, and also 'reperfusion injury' and 'stunned' myo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Corday E,Hajduczki I,O'Byrne GT,Kar S,Areeda J,Corday SR

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00