Successful Treatment of Protein-Losing Enteropathy and Plastic Bronchitis by Biphasic Cuirass Ventilation in a Patient with Failing Fontan Circulation.

abstract：:Despite its clinical relevance, a subclass of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with elevated blood pressure, known as hypertensive ADHF (HT-ADHF), has been less intensively evaluated. This study aimed to characterize the prognostic nature and pathophysiology of HT-ADHF. A total of 509 consecutive patients with...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Hiki M,Iwata H,Takasu K,Nojiri S,Ishikawa G,Chikata Y,C Mattson P,Kasai T,Miyazaki T,Inoue K,Fujiwara Y,Sumiyoshi M,Kinugawa K,Daida H

更新日期：2020-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Although pressure-overload right ventricular hypertrophy is a long-term risk in some congenital heart diseases such as tetralogy of Fallot, how it develops is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of development of this right ventricular heart failure.Pulmonary artery banding in 10-day-old ra...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Minegishi S,Kitahori K,Murakami A,Ono M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the Guidezilla guide extension catheter in a reverse controlled antegrade and retrograde subintimal tracking (CART) technique for chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization.We retrospectively collected 80 CTO cases using reverse CART technology fr...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Huang Z,Zhang B,Chai W,Ma D,Liao H,Zhong Z,Wang F,Lin J

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A 14 year-old boy developed infective endocarditis of the mitral valve caused by Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and became comatose. Isolated basilar artery dissection was initially observed on the 3rd day by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ie, it did not exist on day 1. He underwent successful urgent m...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Kawano A,Masutani S,Inui A,Honma H,Igarashi T,Tsuneoka H,Sakamoto W,Sakurai Y,Dembo T,Imanaka K

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia coexistent with atresia of the coronary sinus ostium. Radiofrequency current application between the supposed coronary sinus ostium and the tricuspid valve was effective at eliminating the tachycardia. A coronary venogram obtained by left coronary arteri...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Okuyama Y,Oka T,Mizuno H,Sakai T,Hirayama A,Kodama K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male patient with tetralogy of Fallot accompanied by aortic regurgitation had maintained sufficient exercise capacity for a number of decades with the status of acyanotic tetralogy of Fallot. When he was 67 years old, he suffered a posterior wall acute myocardial infarction and direct percutaneous coronary angioplas...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Izawa A,Sekimura N,Uchikawa S,Yazaki Y,Kinoshita O,Owa M,Kubo K,Ikeda U,Sekiguchi M,Kitahara H,Amano J,Imamura H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with ischemic heart disease are associated with poor prognosis, and their number has increased globally. Therefore, biomarkers that could predict post-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) heart failure (HF) would be helpful to guide appropriate treatment. Based on the diagnosis on admission and results of echoca...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Lin X,Zhang S,Huo Z

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An aorto-cutaneous fistula is a rare complication that occurs after aortic surgery. Due to its rarity, postoperative complications are not normally highlighted in most standard teaching. We report here a case of aorto-cutaneous fistula after surgical treatment of a Stanford type A aortic dissection (AD) in a 67-year-o...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Zhao C,Zhu Z,Zheng X,Liu K

更新日期：2018-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasopressin receptor 2 (V2) receptor antagonist tolvaptan is an aquaretic agent that has been approved for heart failure patients with volume overload in Japan. In this study (SMILE study), we investigated patient characteristics and effectiveness in both a 14 days and shorter treated group (14DS) and 15 days and ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Kinugawa K,Inomata T,Sato N,Yasuda M,Shimakawa T,Bando K,Fukuta Y

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins improve left ventricular (LV) remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). This study was designed to investigate the effects of atorvastatin administered in the early stage on LV remodeling in SHRs, and to explore the underlying mechanisms.Sixteen male 8-week-old SHRs were randomized to receive disti...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Zhao XY,Li L,Zhang JY,Liu GQ,Chen YL,Yang PL,Liu RY

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the potential associations of intermediate monocytes (CD14(++)CD16(+)) with myocardial remodelling in ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with diabetes.A total of 67 STEMI patients with diabetes were enrolled. The control group consisted of 65 STEMI patients without...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Lu W,Zhang Z,Fu C,Ma G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although some patients with fulminant myocarditis can be rescued owing to the improvements in mechanical circulatory support therapy, there are few reports providing evidence of cardiac rehabilitation during mechanical circulatory supports, particularly among pediatric patients. We treated two pediatric patients who u...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Amao R,Imamura T,Sawada Y,Endo S,Ozaki S,Okamura K,Masuzawa A,Takaoka T,Hirata Y,Shindo T,Ono M,Haga N

更新日期：2016-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA), the most common subtype of early onset hereditary ataxia, is an autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder caused by unstable GAA expansions. Two-dimensional, pulse, and pulse tissue Doppler echocardiographic examinations were performed on 21 patients with GAA expansion. There was no as...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Koc F,Akpinar O,Yerdelen D,Demir M,Sarica Y,Kanadasi M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24 year-old woman had a congenital solitary kidney with renovascular hypertension due to fibromuscular dysplasia. She had been treated as having essential hypertension until she developed preeclampsia and HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome at 28 weeks of gestation. Plasma reni...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Hayashida M,Watanabe N,Imamura H,Kumazaki S,Kitabayashi H,Takahashi W,Uchikawa S,Yazaki Y,Kubo K

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary heart disease (CHD) is recognized as a lifestyle-related disease and is the second leading cause of death in Japan. However, the cardiac risk factor profile of young patients with CHD has not been clarified in suburban areas of Japan. Our study aimed to determine metabolic and lifestyle risk factors in young ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Azegami M,Hongo M,Yanagisawa S,Yamazaki A,Sakaguchi K,Yazaki Y,Imamura H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new controlled-release isosorbide-5-mononitrate (CR-ISMN) preparation has been developed to meet the requirement for a low nitrate concentration interval in order to avoid nitrate tolerance. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 31 Japanese patients with stable effort angina pectoris t...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Shimada K,Sunayama S,Nakazato K,Satoh H,Kusama Y,Kawakubo K,Daida H

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catheter ablation has been established to be an effective therapy for drug-refractory paroxysmal AF and is recommended as the treatment of choice for many patients, including those with a permanent pacemaker (PM). However, the clinical efficacy of catheter ablation of paroxysmal AF in patients with a permanent PM for ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Wu JT,Dong JZ,Wang SL,Chu YJ,Wang LX,Yang CK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tenascin-C (TNC) is involved in aortic disease pathophysiology. This study aims to evaluate TNC's value for predicting in-hospital death in acute aortic dissection (AD).We prospectively enrolled consecutive patients with suspected acute AD within 48 hours from symptom onset. Serum TNC and C-reactive protein (CRP) leve...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Guo T,Zhou X,Zhu A,Peng W,Zhong Y,Chai X

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little data on management and outcomes of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) undergoing general surgery.We retrospectively assessed 98 surgeries in 85 nonvalvular AF patients aged 73 ± 8 (59 men) receiving DOACs. Cardiac, emergency, and minimally invasive surgeries were exc...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Kawabata M,Goya M,Maeda S,Yagishita A,Takahashi Y,Sasano T,Hirao K

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Worsening of mitral regurgitation (MR) is sometimes observed after closure of an atrial septal defect (ASD). However, since the mechanism of this deterioration remains unclear, the aim of our study was to investigate the effect of left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) geometry on MR after transcatheter closure of ASD.W...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Hiraishi M,Tanaka H,Motoji Y,Sawa T,Tsuji T,Miyoshi T,Imanishi J,Kaneko A,Matsumoto K,Shinke T,Hirata K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19 year-old woman who underwent corrective surgery for an atrial septal defect (ASD) and ventricular septal defect (VSD) 12 years previously presented with pulmonary hypertension. Cardiac catheterization showed a fistula between the right subclavian artery and vena jugularis interna. In this case, a rare example of ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Tayyareci G,Dayi SU,Akgöz H,Terzi S,Akbulut T,Aydin A,Tuygun A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous coronary interventions to the proximal left anterior descending artery (pLAD)-acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are still challenging, especially in the ostial pLAD. Clinical outcomes of the ostial pLAD-AMI were not well investigated. The aim of the present study was to compare clinical outcomes of the os...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yamamoto K,Sakakura K,Akashi N,Watanabe Y,Noguchi M,Taniguchi Y,Wada H,Momomura SI,Fujita H

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Purulent pericarditis is a rare disease in the antibiotic era. The common pathogens of purulent pericarditis are gram-positive species such as Staphylococcus aureus. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Salmonella, Haemophilus, fungal pathogens/tuberculosis can also result in purulent pericarditis. We report an old male case of ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Horii S,Yada H,Ito K,Osaki A,Sato A,Kimura T,Yasuda R,Toya T,Namba T,Masaki N,Adachi T

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between endothelial function, evaluated using flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), and the severity of coronary artery disease remains to be elucidated.A total of 245 consecutive patients with stable angina were prospectively enrolled. FMD was evaluated in the brachial artery before percutaneous coronary in...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Nemoto T,Minami Y,Yamaoka-Tojo M,Sato T,Muramatsu Y,Kakizaki R,Fujiyoshi K,Hashimoto T,Meguro K,Shimohama T,Tojo T,Ako J

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Most previous studies have examined the effects of antihypertensive drugs in hypertensive animals for only a few months, and little information has been provided as to the protective effects of lifetime antihypertensive medication against cardiovascular organ injury. In this study, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Ishimitsu T,Honda T,Ohno E,Furukata S,Sudo Y,Nakano N,Takahashi T,Ono H,Matsuoka H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old Japanese man complaining of general malaise and presenting with high fever was admitted to our hospital. He had untreated diabetes and hepatocellular carcinoma with liver cirrhosis. Overall findings of the patient indicated sepsis. Two blood cultures were positive for Streptococcus dysgalactiae, a group ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Takahashi F,Wada Y,Hasebe N

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by pulmonary vascular remodeling leading to right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) and failure. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), a member of nuclear receptors, has been proved to ameliorate PAH. However, its effect on PAH-induced right ventricula...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Xu Y,Gu Q,Liu N,Yan Y,Yang X,Hao Y,Qu C

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Steam pop and intramural charring have been reported during cooled-tip radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA). We studied the feasibility of temperature-controlled cooled-tip RFCA in the canine heart.An internally cooled ablation catheter was inserted into the left ventricle. A custom-made radiofrequency (RF) generat...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Watanabe I,Nuo M,Okumura Y,Ohkubo K,Ashino S,Kofune M,Kofune T,Nakai T,Kasamaki Y,Hirayama A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal endocarditis (FE) is a rare and fatal disease. The contemporary in-hospital and long-term surgical outcomes of FE have not been adequately evaluated. This study describes our experience with the surgical management of FE.Eight FE patients who underwent surgery in our center from January 2004 to November 2016 we...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Chen J,Li J,Zhou T,Hu K,Yang Z,Wang Y,Zhu K,Hong T,Lai H,Wang C

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tested the therapeutic impact of double-loading dose (i.e., 600 mg) versus standard-loading dose (i.e., 300 mg) of clopidogrel on ST-segment-elevation-myocardial-infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary-coronary-intervention (PCI).Between January 2005 and December 2013, a total of 1461 STEMI patients ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Tong MS,Sung PH,Liu CF,Chen KH,Chung SY,Chua S,Chen CJ,Lee WC,Chai HT,Yip HK,Chang HW

更新日期：2017-10-21 00:00:00