Sex-related differences in left ventricular diastolic function and arterial elastance during admission in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: The PURSUIT HFpEF study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Separately, electrophysiologic study (EPS) and placement of a transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) can be performed safely in the majority of patients. The safety and potential cost savings of same-setting procedures have not been evaluated. HYPOTHESIS:Electrophysiologic study and placem...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pires LA,Ravi S,Lal VR,Kahlon JP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Slow coronary flow in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease is an angiographic finding that could easily be detected by thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame counts. On the other hand, impaired renal function is a frequent problem. We searched the association between the 2 entitie...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yilmaz MB,Yalta K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Full recovery occurred after 15 months of severe congestive heart failure in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy. Clinical improvement was noted when propranolol was added to conventional therapy. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Moreyra AE,Kostis JB,Amendo M

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with nonobstructive epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD) remains poorly understood. HYPOTHESIS:Acute coronary syndrome patients with nonobstructive CAD are less likely to receive effective cardiac medications upon discharge from the hospital. METHODS...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ramanath VS,Armstrong DF,Grzybowski M,Rahnama-Mohagdam S,Tamhane UU,Gordon K,Froehlich JB,Eagle KA,Jackson EA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity and site of hypertrophy is important in determining the clinical picture and the natural history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). We evaluated left ventricular hypertrophy by means of two-dimensional echocardiographic score and score index, and correlated these findings with symptoms, electrovector-c...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Melacini P,Fasoli G,Canciani B,Buja G,Mammola C,Volta SD

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constrictive pericarditis is a fibrotic process involving both layers of the pericardium and is known to give rise to obstruction to blood flow in the right heart. We report a patient with constrictive pericarditis who had echocardiographic features of mitral stenosis caused by a fibrocalcific mass lesion involving th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pai RG,Tarazi R,Wong S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with coronary artery disease treated by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) have a history of previous myocardial injury resulting in a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). The effects of successful PTCA on myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function in these patients...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Singh A,Chandler S,Pears D,Perry R,Murray RG,Shiu MF

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCMP) is a common complication of diabetes and is associated with increased mortality. It has been suggested that a poor R-wave progression in a resting electrocardiogram (ECG) could be a sign of cardiomyopathy. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of this study was primarily to analyze the relations...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bildirici U,Ural D,Acar E,Agacdiken A,Ural E

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total serum transforming growth factor-beta 1 (tsTGF-β1) is increased in patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS), but it has not been assessed in thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (TAAD), Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), and bicuspid aortic valve disease (BAVD). HYPOTHESIS:tsTGF-β1 is increased in genetic aort...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hillebrand M,Millot N,Sheikhzadeh S,Rybczynski M,Gerth S,Kölbel T,Keyser B,Kutsche K,Robinson PN,Berger J,Mir TS,Zeller T,Blankenberg S,von Kodolitsch Y,Goldmann B

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients undergoing aortic valve replacement had rare or unusual causes of isolated, pure aortic regurgitation. Two patients had congenitally bicuspid aortic valves with a false commissure (raphe) displaced to the aortic wall ("tethered bicuspid aortic valve"), two had floppy aortic valves, one had a congenital qu...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Taliercio CP,Dickos DK,Howard J,Adlam JH,Jolly W

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive evidence supports that increase of lipids bring more risk of atherosclerosis. However, it is not clear if lipids measured a long time ago bear more risk than the current measurement. HYPOTHESIS:Lipids measured currently is more associated with carotid atherosclerosis than lipids measured long time a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Huang Y,Yu X,Millican D,Wu L,Shi P,Lu M,Wu Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) derived from a melanoma cell line was first used in patients with acute myocardial infarction in the early 1980s. Recombinant DNA technology then allowed production of large amounts of t-PA. The TIMI-I trial used a two-chain recombinant (rt-PA) product. A predominantly single-c...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： DeWood MA,Kurnik PB,Jolly MK,Jain AC,Khaja F,Gorfinkel HJ,Morris DL,Satler L,LittleJohn J

更新日期：1993-04-01 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：:This study analyzes the prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) among patients with rheumatic valvular heart disease (VHD) in Chile. Coronary angiography was performed in all patients referred to cardiac catheterization with VHD who were over age 50 years and who had angina or ECG signs of ischemia. A total of 100...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Marchant E,Pichard A,Casanegra P

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Health care demand is increasing due to greater longevity of patients with chronic comorbidities. This increasing demand is occurring in a setting of resource scarcity. To address these changes, high-value care initiatives, such as telemedicine, are valuable resource-preservation strategies. This study int...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Chorin E,Padegimas A,Havakuk O,Birati EY,Shacham Y,Milman A,Topaz G,Flint N,Keren G,Rogowski O

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient left ventricular (LV) apical ballooning and normal epicardial coronary arteries are the hallmarks of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. The syndrome is often triggered by emotional or physiologic stress, and its pathogenesis is poorly understood. Current proposals focus on elevated cathecolamines in association with ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Novak G,Kross K,Follmer K,Brofferio A,Shirani J

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of transient myocardial ischemia on left ventricular function was examined by digital subtraction left ventricular angiography. Contrast medium was injected into the right pulmonary artery before, at 60 seconds of balloon inflation, and 10 minutes after balloon deflation. A total of 69 patients completed th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kitazume H,Kubo I,Iwama T,Ageishi Y,Suzuki A

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, there is an exponential use of new interventional techniques whose proper role and value have not yet been defined. The intracoronary stent is just one example. There is no doubt that stents can be implanted with a high technical success rate associated with highly predictable immediate angiographic result...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： de Jaegere PP,de Feyter PJ,van der Giessen WJ,Serruys PW

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with sinus node dysfunction (SND) have increased risk of atrial tachyarrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (AF). To date, treatment patterns and outcomes of patients with SND and AF have not been well described. HYPOTHESIS:Patients with SND and AF have higher risk of adverse cardiovascular out...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Jackson LR 2nd,Kim SH,Piccini JP Sr,Gersh BJ,Naccarelli GV,Reiffel JA,Freeman J,Thomas L,Chang P,Fonarow GC,Go AS,Mahaffey KW,Peterson ED,Kowey PR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiarrhythmic drugs are an essential tool in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although we are already on the threshold of a large expansion in the use of ablation therapies, these will not, however, be appropriate for all patients, and pharmacological therapies will continue to have an important place in t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Savelieva I,Camm J

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality has decreased over 60% over the past 50 years in the United States; however, emerging data indicate CVD incidence may be rising because of shifting demographics, increasing risk factor prevalence, and competing needs for limited resources. We projected CVD mortality from 2015...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ortendahl JD,Diamant AL,Toth PP,Cherepanov D,Harmon AL,Broder MS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular interactions between leukocytes and the endothelium are critical events in vascular biology, such as atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndrome. When monocytes and endothelial cells are activated via direct cell-cell interaction, both types of cells express several biologically active molecules such as adhes...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ikeda U,Takahashi M,Shimada K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular risk factors are known to be associated with the presence of erectile dysfunction (ED), and ED is more common in men with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The Princeton Guidelines provide a strategy for assessing cardiac risk and planning a safe return to sexual activity. Men at low risk, who have fewer th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Barrett-Connor E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VA Cooperative Studies Program #571 (DIVA) was designed to evaluate the efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) for reducing aortocoronary saphenous vein bypass graft (SVG) failure when compared with bare-metal stents (BMS) in participants undergoing stenting of de novo SVG lesions. Participants undergoing clinically in...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Brilakis ES,Banerjee S,Edson R,Shunk K,Goldman S,Holmes DR Jr,Bhatt DL,Rao SV,Smith MW,Sather M,Colling C,Kar B,Nielsen L,Conner T,Wagner T,Rangan BV,Ventura B,Lu Y,Holodniy M,Shih MC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from clinical trials with benazepril suggest that the safety profile of benazepril is similar to that of other angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors. Treatment-related side effects occurred in 20% of benazepril-treated patients and in 18% of patients receiving placebo. The most commonly reported side eff...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： MacNab M,Mallows S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins are the most widely used lipid lowering therapies which reduce cardiovascular risk, but are associated with muscular adverse events (AEs). Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are autoimmune diseases of the muscle with higher risk of cardiovascular disease. More data is needed regarding statin sa...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Bae SS,Oganesian B,Golub I,Charles-Schoeman C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HFH) is a very rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by accelerated severe atherosclerosis. We examined 18 patients from 9 families with HFH. The age range was 6-30 years (mean = 16 years). Male to female ratio was equal. All patients had huge, multiple tuberous xantho...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Brook GJ,Keidar S,Boulos M,Grenadier E,Wiener A,Shehada N,Markiewicz W,Benderli A,Aviram M

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marijuana is the most abused recreational drug in the United States. Cannabinoids, the active ingredients of marijuana, affect multiple organ systems in the human body. The pharmacologic effects of marijuana, based on stimulation of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, which are widely distributed in the cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Singla S,Sachdeva R,Mehta JL

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of aortic ball valve prosthesis malfunction is described in which the poppet became alternately stuck in the open and closed position. The patient experienced chest pain followed by pulmonary edema and cardiac arrest. Malfunction of prosthetic valve was diagnosed on echocardiogram and cardiopulmonary resuscitat...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Weisburst MR,Singh AK,Riley RS

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In two patient series including 809 and 327 patients, respectively, with acute myocardial infarction we have compared those who died in myocardial rupture (verified at autopsy, Group A) with those who died without rupture (autopsied, Group B), and those who survived hospitalization (Group C) with regard to previous hi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Herlitz J,Samuelsson SO,Richter A,Hjalmarson A

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00