Cabins, castles, and constant hearts: rhythm control therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation.

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with acute myocardial infarction and to determine whether casual blood glucose and haemoglobin A1c measured at admission could be used to diagnose diabetes mellitus. METHODS AND RESULTS:A prospective study that included all patients with acute myocard...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Tenerz A,Lönnberg I,Berne C,Nilsson G,Leppert J

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the occasion of a routine medical check-up 256 out of 1100 individuals with an accumulation of coronary risk factors were screened for silent myocardial ischaemia by exercise testing and Holter monitoring. Of these individuals 5.5% had a pathological exercise test, 7.4% had ischaemia-like events on the Holter ECG, ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Osterspey A,Treis-Müller I,Günther H,Eggeling T,Siglow C,Gedicke V,Höpp H,Diewitz M,Osterhues H,Hilger HH

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe, co-founded by the European Society of Cardiology, has persuaded the European Parliament to move towards European Union-wide means of better directing and coordinating biomedical research, from the laboratory bench to the marketplace. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Shurlock B

更新日期：2014-04-01 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：AIMS:To assess the effect of experimentally induced atrial fibrillation on coronary flow in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 16 patients (10 men, mean age 43+/-13 years) with normal coronary vessels, baseline and hyperaemic blood pressure and Doppler phasic coronary flow velocity were measured, using a 0.014 inch intrac...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kochiadakis GE,Skalidis EI,Kalebubas MD,Igoumenidis NE,Chrysostomakis SI,Kanoupakis EM,Simantirakis EN,Vardas PE

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：AIMS:To determine the diagnostic utility of circulating angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) and its antagonist angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) as potential biomarkers of disease severity or response to treatment in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). Imbalances in angiogenic factors including vascular endothelial cell growth ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kümpers P,Nickel N,Lukasz A,Golpon H,Westerkamp V,Olsson KM,Jonigk D,Maegel L,Bockmeyer CL,David S,Hoeper MM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence and type of arrhythmias has been studied in a representative sample of 2000 Athenians, aged 18-81 years, who underwent exercise testing on a treadmill according to the Bruce protocol. It was found that 121 persons (mean age 55.7 +/- 14.9 years, 31% greater than 65 years), exhibited arrhythmias on the EC...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Diamantopoulos EJ,Anthopoulos L,Nanas S,Maliaras G,Chrisos D,Moulopoulos SD

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a rule, left ventricular relaxation is impaired in patients with coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. In addition, the passive elastic properties in early and late diastole change when the ventricle dilates. Diastolic properties of the left ventricle were studied in 11 patients with congestive hear...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Baur LH,Schipperheyn JJ,Cats VM,van der Wall EE,Baan J,van Dijk AD,Bruschke AV

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) (n = 2201) showed no benefit for routine percutaneous intervention (PCI) (n = 1101) over medical therapy (MED) (n = 1100) on the combined endpoint of death, myocardial infarction (MI), and class IV heart failure (congestive heart failure) in stable post-MI patients with late occlude...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Menon V,Pearte CA,Buller CE,Steg PG,Forman SA,White HD,Marino PN,Katritsis DG,Caramori P,Lasevitch R,Loboz-Grudzien K,Zurakowski A,Lamas GA,Hochman JS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrophysiological properties were studied in a heterotopic heart transplant model developed in 44 dogs (Group I). Cycle length was 359.5 +/- 55.2 ms in the recipient heart and 500.9 +/- 77.9 ms in the donor heart (P less than 0.001). Sinoatrial conduction time was 38.6 +/- 13.6 ms in the recipient heart and 38.6 +/...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Alvarez L,Escudero C,Alzueta J,Silva L,Márquez-Montes J,Castillo-Olivares JL

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Flavanol-rich chocolate (FRC) is beneficial for vascular and platelet function by increasing nitric oxide bioavailability and decreasing oxidative stress. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is characterized by impaired endothelial and increased platelet reactivity. As statins are ineffective in CHF, alternative therap...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Flammer AJ,Sudano I,Wolfrum M,Thomas R,Enseleit F,Périat D,Kaiser P,Hirt A,Hermann M,Serafini M,Lévêques A,Lüscher TF,Ruschitzka F,Noll G,Corti R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Inflammatory markers are established risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF), but the role of autoimmune diseases is unknown. The aim of the study was to examine the association between coeliac disease (CD) and AF in a large cohort of patients with biopsy-verified CD. METHODS AND RESULTS:We identified 28,637 pa...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Emilsson L,Smith JG,West J,Melander O,Ludvigsson JF

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Aldosterone plays a crucial role in cardiovascular disease. 'Systemic' inhibition of its mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) decreases atherosclerosis by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Obesity, an important cardiovascular risk factor, is an inflammatory disease associated with increased plasma aldosterone...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schäfer N,Lohmann C,Winnik S,van Tits LJ,Miranda MX,Vergopoulos A,Ruschitzka F,Nussberger J,Berger S,Lüscher TF,Verrey F,Matter CM

更新日期：2013-12-01 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：:It may be diagnosing Thalassaemia with magnetic resonance, navigating catheters round tight corners with magnets, or treating Marfan's syndrome with the Brompton Sheath--but if it is state of the art and it works, the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, will almost certainly have pioneered it, rep...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors：

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old man sustained occlusion of the right coronary artery after a bicycle accident with blunt chest trauma over the left scapula. Acute coronary angiography was performed because of chest pain and ST-segment elevation. Despite surgically successful acute revascularization the patient developed a transmural in...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gustavsson CG,Albrechtsson U,Forslind K,Ståhl E,White T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Naturally secreted nanovesicles known as exosomes are required for the regenerative effects of cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs), and exosomes mimic the benefits of CDCs in rodents. Nevertheless, exosomes have not been studied in a translationally realistic large-animal model. We sought to optimize delivery and as...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gallet R,Dawkins J,Valle J,Simsolo E,de Couto G,Middleton R,Tseliou E,Luthringer D,Kreke M,Smith RR,Marbán L,Ghaleh B,Marbán E

更新日期：2017-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 58-year-old man with vasospastic angina, we investigated the relationship between the antianginal effects of isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) and plasma ISDN concentration. Despite adequate plasma ISDN levels, sustained therapy using ISDN tapes and oral ISDN (transcutaneously 160 mg and orally 100 mg ISDN day-1) faile...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hoshio A,Shirota K,Sawada Y,Doi T,Miyakoda H,Kotake H,Mashiba H

更新日期：1992-06-01 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

abstract：:Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) may represent the single most prevalent neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. Consequently, it should come as little surprise that the neural circuitry concerned with regulating systemic arterial pressure through the autonomic nervous system utilizes a number of GABAe...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： DiMicco JA,Abshire VM,Shekhar A,Wilbe JH Jr

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In past decades, numerous experimental and clinical studies have improved our knowledge of the electrophysiological effects of sodium channel blockers, as well as of the mechanisms of arrhythmogenesis. However, the mechanisms of antiarrhythmic as well as potentially proarrhythmic drug action have been less well clarif...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Haverkamp W,Hindricks G,Fechtrup C,Borggrefe M,Breithardt G

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis causes a decrease in the basal diameter of normal distal epicardial coronary arteries in normal subjects. The effects of inhibition of nitric oxide in atheromatous coronary arteries is unknown. This study assessed the effects of the inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis in epica...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Tousoulis D,Davies GJ,Tentolouris C,Crake T,Lefroy DC,Toutouzas P

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In time domain analysis, detection of late potentials is limited by high pass filtering, noise interference and the necessity to exclude patients with bundle branch block. We therefore used frequency analysis with Fourier transform of multiple segments of the surface electrocardiogram (25 segments, size 80 ms, time sh...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Haberl R,Jilge G,Pulter R,Steinbeck G

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：AIMS:The aim of this study was to assess the risk of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation and to identify clinical and procedural variables that would predict complications. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analysed 381 consecutive patients who were treated between 1977 and 1995 at our catheterization laboratory and/or medical...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Scholz KH,Ragab S,von zur Mühlen F,Schröder T,Werner GS,Mindel L,Kreuzer H

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a small field with an abundance of journals, the Journal of Interventional Cardiology is carving out its niche with articles about technologies on the horizon. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Taylor J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This investigation was set up to study the prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in a hypertensive population with reference to a normotensive control group. From the general population 3498 men and women aged 35, 45, 55 and 65 years old were invited to a health examination. Participants with blood pressure a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Tingleff J,Munch M,Jakobsen TJ,Torp-Pedersen C,Olsen ME,Jensen KH,Jørgensen T,Kirchoff M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the Myocardial Ischaemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering (MIRACL) study had diminished cardiovascular events after 16 weeks of treatment of atorvastatin 80 mg daily. We determined whether plasma lipoproteins at baseline and then at 6 weeks after randomi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Olsson AG,Schwartz GG,Szarek M,Sasiela WJ,Ezekowitz MD,Ganz P,Oliver MF,Waters D,Zeiher A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We evaluated the accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) to identify ischaemic aetiology of heart failure (IHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:Ninety-three consecutive patients in sinus rhythm with dilated cardiomyopathy but without suspicion of coronary artery disease (CAD) were enrolled when admitted for angiograph...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ghostine S,Caussin C,Habis M,Habib Y,Clément C,Sigal-Cinqualbre A,Angel CY,Lancelin B,Capderou A,Paul JF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00