Effects of gaseous and solid constituents of air pollution on endothelial function.

abstract：AIMS:To document tracking patterns, if any, over time, of classical cardiovascular risk factors in men and women participants in the Vorarlberg Health Monitoring and Promotion Programme (VHM&PP) METHODS AND RESULTS: 67,413 men and 82,237 women underwent a total of 45,4448 standardised examinations in the 15 year period...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ulmer H,Kelleher C,Diem G,Concin H

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Transplant-associated coronary artery disease (TxCAD) is a major cause of post-transplant graft failure. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible role of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency and complement activation in TxCAD. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective study of heart transplant recipients...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fiane AE,Ueland T,Simonsen S,Scott H,Endresen K,Gullestad L,Geiran OR,Haraldsen G,Heggelund L,Andreassen AK,Wergeland R,Frøland S,Aukrust P,Mollnes TE

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five-year survival amongst 485 consecutive patients with their first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was 78.2%. Univariate survival analysis showed that the following variables during the acute stage were of prognostic significance for survival: signs of left ventricular heart failure, enlarged cardiac volume, pulmo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rollag A,Abdelnoor M,Mangschau A,Jonsbu J,Aase O,Erikssen J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We investigated the potential influence of a moderate-to-high cardiovascular (CV) risk (CVR) (defined as a Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation model, or SCORE ≥ 4%), in the absence of an established CV disease, on the duration and cost of CV and non-CV sick leave (SL) resulting from common and occupational acciden...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Calvo-Bonacho E,Ruilope LM,Sánchez-Chaparro MA,Cerezo C,Catalina-Romero C,Martínez-Muñoz P,Banegas JR,Waeber B,Gonzalez-Quintela A,Zanchetti A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by multiple pathophysiologic abnormalities. With time, multiple glucose-lowering medications are commonly required to reduce and maintain plasma glucose concentrations within the normal range. Type 2 diabetes mellitus individuals also are at a very high risk for microva...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ferrannini E,DeFronzo RA

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV) function were compared with the electrocardiographic findings in 40 patients with chronic severe aortic regurgitation. Total 12-lead QRS amplitude was linearly correlated with LV mass and its 'relative reduction' (less than 250 mm) indicated LV hypertrophy. Patient...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Scognamiglio R,Fasoli G,Bruni A,Dalla-Volta S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated cardiovascular and coronary responses to intravenous infusions of adrenaline, which raised arterial concentrations in a stepwise fashion from basal to about 5-6 nmol.l-1, in 11 non-rejecting heart transplanted patients, and in eight intact innervated subjects. Cardiac adrenaline extraction and noradren...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Roca J,Cruz Caturla M,Hjemdahl P,Masotti M,Ventura A,Oriol A,Crexells C

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Inhalation of nitric oxide (iNO) during myocardial ischaemia and after reperfusion confers cardioprotection in preclinical studies via enhanced cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) signalling. We tested whether iNO reduces reperfusion injury in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI; NCT01398384)...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Janssens SP,Bogaert J,Zalewski J,Toth A,Adriaenssens T,Belmans A,Bennett J,Claus P,Desmet W,Dubois C,Goetschalckx K,Sinnaeve P,Vandenberghe K,Vermeersch P,Lux A,Szelid Z,Durak M,Lech P,Zmudka K,Pokreisz P,Vranckx

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:No-reflow after a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with a high incidence of left ventricular (LV) failure and a poor prognosis. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor peptide and an important modulator of neutrophil function. Elevated systemic ET-1 levels ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Niccoli G,Lanza GA,Shaw S,Romagnoli E,Gioia D,Burzotta F,Trani C,Mazzari MA,Mongiardo R,De Vita M,Rebuzzi AG,Lüscher TF,Crea F

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The obesity paradox refers to the epidemiological evidence that obesity compared with normal weight is associated with counter-intuitive improved health in a variety of disease conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in patients with acute c...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Angerås O,Albertsson P,Karason K,Råmunddal T,Matejka G,James S,Lagerqvist B,Rosengren A,Omerovic E

更新日期：2013-02-01 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：:Atrial fibrillation is a frequent cause of stroke; in the elderly, more than 20% of strokes are attributed to this common arrhythmia. Anticoagulation with warfarin reduces the risk of stroke by ∼60%; however, a large proportion of patients with atrial fibrillation do not receive this treatment because of relative/abso...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Landmesser U,Holmes DR Jr

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus adjacens and S. defectivus are two recently individualized species of viridans streptococci. Both species were previously designated as nutritionally variant streptococci and characterized by their growth as small satellite colonies supported by 'helper' bacteria, or requiring complex media enriched with...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bouvet A

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for approximately one-third of all deaths among patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy has been the primary intervention for managing individuals at high risk for SCD. However, individual ICD trials in the NICM populat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pathak RK,Sanders P,Deo R

更新日期：2018-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated prognostic value at 6 months of residual pulmonary vascular obstruction (RPVO) measured before discharge in patients with intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). METHODS AND RESULTS:Prospective registry including 416 consecutive patients with intermediate- or high-risk PE who surviv...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Meneveau N,Ider O,Seronde MF,Chopard R,Davani S,Bernard Y,Schiele F

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A small reference diameter may be the consequence of high plaque burden and diffuse disease. The reference vessel diameter in small coronary arteries may vary according to the method of measurement used. We endeavoured to confirm the difference between data from examinations conducted using angiography with that r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Briguori C,Tobis J,Nishida T,Vaghetti M,Albiero R,Di Mario C,Colombo A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibody prevalence data indicate that C. pneumoniae infections are common worldwide and more frequently occur in middle-aged and elderly males than in females. C. pneumoniae infections are first acquired in childhood in heavily populated areas, whereas in northern countries, first infections are generally at teen...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Leinonen M

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is associated with reduced survival in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The influence of LVOTO on survival from SD in relation to other recognized clinical risk markers is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 917 patients with HCM (554 males, 4...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Elliott PM,Gimeno JR,Tomé MT,Shah J,Ward D,Thaman R,Mogensen J,McKenna WJ

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy is a practical, effective approach to the management of acute myocardial infarction that is widely used in Europe today. Early European trials demonstrated a clear reduction in mortality in patients who received thrombolytic therapy compared with those given conventional treatment. The findings of...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vahanian A

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a three-year history of recurrent pulmonary embolism is presented. Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension was proven in the final stage of disease in the presence of repeated episodes of systemic embolic events. Paradoxical embolism was assumed to be present on the basis of blood-gas analysis and contras...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lang I,Steurer G,Weissel M,Burghuber OC

更新日期：1988-06-01 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：:The generation of abnormal gradients between the apical cavity and the subaortic valvular region of the left ventricle in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has traditionally been equated to a dynamic obstruction to left ventricular outflow. To examine this concept in more detail, left ventricular ejectio...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Murgo JP,Alter BR,Dorethy JF,Altobelli SA,Craig WE,McGranahan GM Jr

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels predict outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients treated with fibrinolysis or primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, its role in facilitated PCI has not yet been assessed; it may be a tool to evaluate the lower event rat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sinnaeve PR,Ezekowitz JA,Bogaerts K,Droogne W,Jarai R,Huber K,Granger CB,Desmet WJ,Armstrong PW,Van de Werf FJ,ASSENT-4 PCI Investigators.

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) assesses arterial remodelling by comparing the lesion external elastic membrane (EEM) with the reference segments; however, reference segments are rarely disease-free. The aim was to assess lesion and reference segment remodelling and plaque burden in patients with type-2 diabetes m...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jensen LO,Thayssen P,Mintz GS,Maeng M,Junker A,Galloe A,Christiansen EH,Hoffmann SK,Pedersen KE,Hansen HS,Hansen KN

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A necessary part of the strategy of modification of hypercholesterolaemia to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD) is the detection and treatment, by diet or by drugs, of high risk individuals. There are several drawbacks to this approach: (1) the cost of screening to find individuals at risk and of monitoring by physi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Marmot MG

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of quantitative assessment of coronary artery dimensions at the site of the most critical coronary stenosis was assessed by comparison with the correspondent reactive hyperaemia as measured by digital subtraction angiography and with the functional results. Thirty-two coronary lesions were analysed and flow ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Legrand V,Mancini GB,Le Free MT,Vogel RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of 8 hypertensive elderly subjects with atenolol or with labetalol did not affect exercise performance, except after the development of circulatory congestion in 1 patient. Treatment with beta blockers did not alter the response to an exercise training programme in 15 elderly patients with ischaemic heart di...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fagard R,Reybrouck T,Vanhees L,Cattaert A,Vanmeenen T,Grauwels R,Amery A

更新日期：1984-11-01 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:We sought to investigate the factors associated with restenosis and its potential association with late clinical deterioration after successful percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV). METHODS AND RESULTS:We analysed echocardiographic (median 74 months) and clinical (median 109 months) follow-up data of 329 patie...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Song JK,Song JM,Kang DH,Yun SC,Park DW,Lee SW,Kim YH,Lee CW,Hong MK,Kim JJ,Park SW,Park SJ

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Canakinumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin (IL)-1β, reduces rates of recurrent cardiovascular events without lowering lipids. It is uncertain, however, to what extent these beneficial cardiovascular outcomes are mediated through interleukin-6 (IL-6) signalling, an issue with substantial pathophysiolo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ridker PM,Libby P,MacFadyen JG,Thuren T,Ballantyne C,Fonseca F,Koenig W,Shimokawa H,Everett BM,Glynn RJ

更新日期：2018-10-07 00:00:00