Gender-Related Association of Serum Uric Acid Levels with Premature Ventricular Contraction.

abstract：:We present a 16-year-old male patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who developed protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) and plastic bronchitis (PB) after a Fontan operation. He received medical therapies, including albumin infusion, unfractionated heparin, and high-dose anti-aldosterone therapy but could not obtain ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Okada S,Muneuchi J,Nagatomo Y,Nonaka K,Iida C,Shirouzu H,Matsuoka R,Watanabe M,Joo K

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aimed to identify risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF) detected during routine medical checkups of male workers in Japan. A nested case-control study was conducted using retrospective data from January 1998 to December 2006 collected at a hospital in Ishikawa Prefecture. Cases were those first d...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Minami M,Kobayashi Y,Toyokawa S,Inoue K,Takeshita Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bleeding complications following percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have been closely associated with morbidity and mortality. Although radial arteries have been widely used in current PCI, including primary PCI, transfemoral PCI remains necessary for complex PCI. The purpose of this study was to compare the in...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Yamamoto S,Sakakura K,Taniguchi Y,Yamamoto K,Wada H,Momomura SI,Fujita H

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particles are known to be atherogenic agents in coronary artery diseases. They adjust to other electronegative forms and can be the subject for the enhancement of inflammatory events in vessel subendothelial spaces. The LDL uptake is related to the membrane scavenger receptors, including ...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Li Y,Rao Y,Zhu H,Jiang B,Zhu M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is commonly observed in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). While some patients develop LVOTO at rest, it can also be provoked by physical exertion, and hence termed latent LVOTO (L-LVOTO). Recent reports demonstrated...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Semba H,Sawada H,Uejima T,Takeda N,Soma K,Abe H,Yamashita T,Nagai R

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:It has been reported that K-ATP channel openers have a cardioprotective effect in acute ischemia as a pharmacological preconditioning effect. In the present study, the chronic effects of clinical K-ATP channel openers, ie, nicorandil (Nic) and mexiletine (Mex), on cardiac function were evaluated in a rat model of expe...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Niwano S,Hirasawa S,Niwano H,Sasaki S,Masuda R,Sato K,Masuda T,Izumi T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various surgical techniques have been proposed for treating aortic arch aneurysm (AAA); however, the optimal treatment has not been well defined. This study introduces a new aortic arch inclusion technique with frozen elephant trunk (FET) for AAA treatment.A retrospective analysis was performed among 22 patients for A...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Zhu C,Piao H,Wang Y,Li B,Zhang Y,Xu J,Wang T,Zhu Z,Xu R,Li D,Liu K

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been shown to be safe and effective for the prevention of stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients, however, experience with peri-AF ablation management of DOACs is scarce. This study aimed to investigate the safety and feasibility of periprocedural anticoagulat...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Kawabata M,Sasaki T,Maeda S,Shirai Y,Yamauchi Y,Nitta J,Goya M,Hirao K

更新日期：2016-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is characterised by irregular, diffuse, saccular, or fusiform dilatation of the coronary arteries. Although the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood, CAE is considered to be an original form of vascular remodelling in response to atherosclerosis. However, it is not clear why som...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Uyarel H,Okmen E,Tartan Z,Kasikcioglu H,Dayi SU,Karabulut A,Uzunlar B,Samur H,Cam N

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:Percutaneous coronary intervention for the treatment of a severe calcified lesion is still one of the most technically challenging areas of interventional cardiology. Calcified lesions are a cause of stent underexpansion, which significantly increases the subsequent risks of in-stent restenosis and thrombosis, even wh...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Otsuka Y,Koyama T,Imoto Y,Katsuki Y,Kawahara M,Nakamura K,Kodama S,Noguchi H,Iwasaki K

更新日期：2017-12-12 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：:A 52-year-old woman with intermittent complete atrioventricular (AV) block detected on exercise was admitted to the hospital. Echocardiography revealed lesions on the right ventricular side of the interventricular septum and free wall of the basal inferolateral area. Gadolinium-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonan...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Fujimoto R,Asano T,Maezawa H,Shimojima H,Tsujiuchi M,Hori Y,Ebato M,Suzuki H

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Tolvaptan is a highly selective and orally effective arginine vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist, and is potentially useful for the treatment of heart failure (HF) patients. However, the renoprotective effect of long-term tolvaptan therapy and its underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We evaluated the effects of chron...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Ishikawa M,Kobayashi N,Sugiyama F,Onoda S,Ishimitsu T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progression of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is promoted by sympathovagal imbalance. Baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) by the electrical stimulation of baroreceptors at the carotid sinus significantly improved exercise capacity and NT-proBNP levels in a randomized trial; however, no significant di...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Halbach M,Fritz T,Madershahian N,Pfister R,Reuter H

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:High sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels are associated with short- and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). We investigated whether baseline hs-CRP levels are associated with burden of coronary atherosclerosis assessed by SYNTAX score (SXScore).We enrolled 321 patients with ACS...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Karadeniz M,Duran M,Akyel A,Yarlıoğlueş M,Öcek AH,Çelik İE,Kılıç A,Yalcin AA,Ergün G,Murat SN

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level has been shown to increase in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF) without overt heart failure (HF). Although atrial electrical remodeling associated with CAF has been described, little is known about the effects of the BNP level on the electrophysiological pr...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Okumura Y,Watanabe I,Ashino S,Kofune M,Takagi Y,Kofune T,Okubo K,Hashimoto K,Shindo A,Sugimura H,Nakai T,Kasamaki Y,Saito S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term prognosis for up to 20 years of patients who have undergone percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) for mitral stenosis (MS) is unknown.We examined 77 of 93 patients (83%) with MS and who underwent PTMC from 1989 to 2002 at our institute, as well as the occurrence of either one of the follo...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Kubota N,Ozaki K,Hoyano M,Nishida K,Takano T,Okubo T,Kimura S,Yanagawa T,Kashimura T,Minamino T

更新日期：2020-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased Transthyretin (TTR) can be observed in heart failure patients with malnutrition evaluated by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). This study investigated whether a combination of different nutritional assessment methods would be useful for assessing prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart fail...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Suzuki N,Kida K,Suzuki K,Harada T,Akashi YJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalent atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) represents an important issue with regard to stroke events caused by embolization and is associated with high mortality. Increased epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), which shows high metabolic activity, can locally influence the activi...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Muhib S,Fujino T,Sato N,Hasebe N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old man with a history of bronchial asthma was referred for low back pain and bilateral femur pain. Vascular sonography revealed bilateral deep vein thrombosis (DVT) from the femoral veins to the popliteal veins. Computed tomography revealed hypoplasia of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and dilated lumbar veins...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Adachi Y,Sakakura K,Okochi T,Mase T,Matsumoto M,Wada H,Fujita H,Momomura SI

更新日期：2018-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial disorders comprise a heterogeneous group of diseases with multisystem involvement including myocardium. Most cases of mitochondrial cardiomyopathy are associated with myopathy and encephalopathy and are generally present in infancy or childhood. The disease often exhibits a rapid downward course with dea...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Palecek T,Tesarova M,Kuchynka P,Dytrych V,Elleder M,Hulkova H,Hansikova H,Honzik T,Zeman J,Linhart A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old female with acute coronary syndrome was transferred to our hospital. Emergency coronary angiography showed 90% stenosis with severe calcification in the proximal right coronary artery (RCA). Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images were obtained and showed circumferential heavy calcification without any ev...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Goryo Y,Kume T,Kobayashi Y,Okamoto H,Kawamura A,Fukuhara K,Koyama T,Yamada R,Imai K,Neishi Y,Uemura S

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous balloon mitral valvoplasty (PBMV) has become the treatment of choice for severe pliable rheumatic mitral stenosis. The multi-track system is a recent variation of the double-balloon technique and is easier owing to the use of a monorail balloon and a simple, single-guidewire approach. In the present study...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Sakr SA,Ramadan MM,Osama M

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：:Several studies have reported that the left ventricular (LV) lead implant success rate ranges between 88.0% and 92.4%. Coronary venous anatomy differs among patients thus, necessitating multiple types of leads. To date, the implant success rate among Japanese patients utilizing a pre-specified family LV leads (includi...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Ando K,Kanda S,Miura F,Ashikaga K,Ehara N,Sakai Y,Furukawa T,Yoshimura H,Adachi K

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation has caused severe burden for people worldwide. Differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts, and consequent progress in atrial structural remodeling have been considered the basis for persistent atrial fibrillation, yet little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying the process. He...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Sai C,Yunhan J,Zhao J,Yu Z,Yun Z,Zhezhe C,Fuqin T,Yingbin X,Ruiyan M

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and surgical treatment of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) infective endocarditis (IE) compared with tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) IE in China.The relevant pre-, intra- and post-operative materials of all IE patients undergoing cardiac surgery in our center between J...

journal_title：International heart journal

authors： Chen J,Lu S,Hu K,Yang Z,Pan S,Hong T,Wang C

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00