Early Repolarization Pattern and Left Ventricular Mass in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

abstract：:Seventy-two patients aged 2-65 years (mean 20.2) with fixed subaortic stenosis (FSS) are reported. All patients underwent echocardiography and angiography prior to surgical intervention. Sixty-four (89%) had discrete subaortic stenosis (DSS) and 8 (11%) tunnel type stenosis (TSS). Patients with DSS aged 2-65 years (me...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tentolouris K,Kontozoglou T,Trikas A,Brilli S,Chlapoutakis E,Exadactylos N,Pitsavos C,Toutouzas P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticagrelor has been shown to be superior to clopidogrel in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction who undergo early invasive treatment. We discuss a hitherto unreported use of ticagrelor in the management of a patient resistant to multiple thienopyridines at high risk of stent thrombosis. ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Morgan KP,More RS,Chauhan A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A significant number of heart failure (HF) patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) experience ventricular function recovery during follow-up. We studied the variables associated with LVEF recovery in patients treated with sacubitril/valsartan (SV) in clinical practice. METHODS:We ana...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Díez-Villanueva P,Vicent L,de la Cuerda F,Esteban-Fernández A,Gómez-Bueno M,de Juan-Bagudá J,Iniesta ÁM,Ayesta A,Rojas-González A,Bover-Freire R,Iglesias D,García-Aguado M,Perea-Egido JÁ,Salamanca J,Martínez-Sellés M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with positron emission tomography (PET) has advantages over single-photon emission computerized tomography, particularly for women. This investigation was undertaken to define the prognosis of a normal stress PET MPI study in women. METHODS:The cohort comprised 457 women e...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Van Tosh A,Supino PG,Nichols KJ,Garza D,Horowitz SF,Reichek N

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lower extremity atherosclerosis results in significant morbidity in women, particularly in women following the menopause. Up to 25% of women aged 55 to 74 years are affected by this disease. When noninvasive testing is used to determine the prevalence of lower extremity atherosclerosis, and men in this age group are e...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gerhard M,Baum P,Raby KE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a man whose high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and the ratios of total cholesterol to HDL-C and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to HDL-C worsened dramatically during pravastatin treatment. After 3 years, pravastatin was replaced by fenofibrate. The result was spectacular. The HDL-C ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Devroey D,Betz W,Coigniez P,Lauwers R,Velkeniers B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of heart rate and blood pressure responses to 70 degrees head-up tilt and 30 degrees head-down tilt were conducted in normal subjects and in chronic cardiac chagasic patients without past or present cardiac decompensation. During steady state of tilt, heart rate alterations were less marked in the chagasic tha...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Neto JA,Gallo L Jr,Manço JC,Rassi A,Amorim DS

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Risk factors like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and smoking contribute to the pathogenesis of atherothrombosis. We investigated whether the multiplicity of risk factors for atherothrombosis is associated with leukocyte activation. METHODS:We examined the availability of CD11b/CD18 antigen on ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Berliner S,Rogowski O,Rotstein R,Fusman R,Shapira I,Bornstein NM,Prochorov V,Roth A,Keren G,Eldor A,Zeltser D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in Intra-SA nodal pacemaker localization were produced through stimulation of the decentralized cervical vagi and stellate ganglia in the anesthetized dog. Shifts in pacemaker to the rostral, middle, or caudal regions of the SA node produced a change in the timing as well as a change in the sequence of activat...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Goldberg JM

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the incidence and determinants of early and late repeat hospitalization for cardiac causes in 378 patients following myocardial revascularization [199 coronary balloon angioplasty (PTCA), 179 coronary bypass surgery (CABG)] in a single cardiovascular center and followed for a median period of 13 years....

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Halon DA,Rennert HS,Flugelman MY,Jaffe R,Lewis BS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that a lower lymphocyte ratio (Ly%) in the white blood cell (WBC) differential count is related to worse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) and other cardiovascular disorders. METHODS:In the Pre-RELAX-AHF study, 234 patients with AHF, systolic blood pressure ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Milo-Cotter O,Teerlink JR,Metra M,Felker GM,Ponikowski P,Voors AA,Edwards C,Weatherley BD,Greenberg B,Filippatos G,Unemori E,Teichman SL,Cotter G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of arterial compliance on stenotic hemodynamics were examined in an in vitro arterial preparation. Carotid arteries, obtained from anesthetized mongrel dogs (11.3-15.4 kg), were attached to a perfusion apparatus consisting of a constant pressure reservoir and a fixed distal resistance. To create an intralu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Santamore WP,Bove AA,Carey RA

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old woman, who had received an aortic valve replacement suffered from complete left bundle branch block and advanced atrioventricular block. On the basis of marked systemic inflammatory findings on admission and histopathological findings on previous cardiac surgery, this patient was considered to have condu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Naitoh M,Chino M,Sakai T,Saitoh S,Ohkura M,Nishikawa K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen hypertensive patients and 14 normotensive control subjects were submitted to the oral glucose test and their plasma potassium, glucose and insulin levels were measured. Cardiovascular responses were evaluated by blood pressure and pulse rate measurements. Five of 14 hypertensive patients were hyperinsulinemic...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Muscelli EO,Abdalla Saad MJ,Rocha Gontijo JA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intracoronary administration of glycosaminoglycan analogs, including the complement inhibitor dextran sulfate, attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/R injury). However, dextran sulfate has a distinct anticoagulatory effect, possibly limiting its use in specific situations in vivo. We therefore...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Banz Y,Hess OM,Meier P,Korchagina EY,Gordeeva EA,Robson SC,Gajanayake T,Csizmadia E,Mettler D,Haeberli A,Bovin NV,Rieben R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant hypertension is associated with high mortality and morbidity usually caused by cardiovascular events. The course and prognosis of malignant hypertension patients treated with renal replacement therapy has not been thoroughly investigated. In the present work, we compared the clinical evolution and survival o...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： De Lima JJ,da Fonseca JA,Godoy A,Bortolotto LA,Krieger EM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the case of a 43-year-old Caucasian man with frequent episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and normal resting electrocardiogram (ECG), who fulfilled two minor diagnostic criteria for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC): late potentials by signal-averaged ECG and regional right ven...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Anastasakis A,Vouliotis AI,Protonotarios N,Stefanadis C

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An abundance of clinical trial data indicates that lipid-regulating therapy reduces coronary artery disease morbidity and mortality. In patients with established coronary artery disease, lipid regulation has been shown to attenuate progression of atherosclerosis and extend survival. In primary prevention, a clear bene...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gotto AM Jr

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to observe the association between fibrinogen C148T, G854A polymorphisms and plasma fibrinogen levels in a large cohort of Chinese patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS:Fibrinogen gene beta148/beta854 polymorphisms were screened and plasma fibrinogen levels and lipids...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Sun AJ,Ma HL,Chen XY,Wang Y,Fang YM,Ma YL,Wang KQ,Zou YZ,Huang W,Ge JB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:9 patients with clinically manifest ischemic heart disease underwent hemodynamic and electrocardiographic monitoring at rest, during several levels of submaximal and near maximal exercise on a treadmill and in recovery. The observations were repeated following infusion of mannitol. Despite augmentation of cardiac outp...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hossack KF,Bruce RA,Kusumi F

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV) is an uncommon congenital anomaly: the right ventricle (RV) is divided into two chambers due to the presence of an abnormally located muscular band or anomalous muscle hypertrophy in the subinfundibular part of RV outflow tract, with a variable degree of obstruction. Generally...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Nikolic A,Jovovic L,Ilisic T,Antonic Z

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silent myocardial ischemia is a marker in patients with coronary artery disease identifying those at high risk for subsequent cardiac events. During provoked myocardial ischemia some patients with angina pectoris do not develop chest pain. Are there clinical, angiographic or electrocardiographic differences between pa...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Dellborg M,Emanuelsson H,Swedberg K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method is presented for decomposition of 99mTc-DTPA renal transfer functions (TF) into their capillary and tubular parts. Amplitudes and mean transit times of both parts were calculated and used for quantitative evaluation of renal perfusion, extraction and transport in 21 patients with renal artery stenosis. Th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Szabó Z,Vosberg H,Torsello G,Sandmann W,Feinendegen LE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man with intermittent ventricular parasystolic bigeminy is reported in whom the parasystolic focus was protected from late intervening sinus impulses. This is the first report to suggest the presence of protection due to interference in parasystolic bigeminy. The findings in this case suggest that when a...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kinoshita S,Konishi G,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of oral anticoagulation (OAC) and aspirin was the antithrombotic treatment initially adopted after coronary stenting (PCI-S). Although dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a thienopyridine subsequently proved safer and more effective, OAC and aspirin combination is still used in patients with an ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Rubboli A,Milandri M,Castelvetri C,Cosmi B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of congestive heart failure has changed dramatically during the past 20 years, but diuretic drugs remain an essential component. Diuretics are essential despite the fact that these drugs stimulate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA) axis and lead to adaptive responses that may be counterproductive. In th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ellison DH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiarrhythmic effects of tiapamil were investigated in 48 patients, mean age 54, with acute myocardial infarction and ventricular arrhythmias. 9 had ventricular tachycardia, 6 ventricular fibrillation, and 33 multifocal premature ventricular contractions. Before and after therapy, ECG parameters, left ventricular...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lessem J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study investigates the genesis of the third heart sound (S3) in ischemic heart disease based on a mass-spring model. In such a system, the natural frequency of vibration, Fn, depends on the elastic constant, k, and the mass, m, according to the following relationship: Fn = 1/2 pi square root of k/m. To identify th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Aggio S,Baracca E,Brunazzi C,Sgobino P,Aubert AE,Longhini C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bisoprolol, carvedilol and nebivolol have been shown to be effective in the treatment of heart failure. However, the beta-blocking effects of these drugs have never been compared directly. METHODS:Therefore, we performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial in 16 healthy males. Su...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stoschitzky K,Stoschitzky G,Brussee H,Bonelli C,Dobnig H

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies evaluating the long-term outcome of adults with ventricular septal defect (VSD) are important to inform patients about prognosis. This study investigated the long-term outcome of patients with perimembranous VSD (pmVSD) followed in the Belgian Registry on Adult Congenital Heart Disease. METHODS:All ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gabriels C,De Backer J,Pasquet A,Paelinck BP,Morissens M,Helsen F,Van De Bruaene A,Budts W

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00