Successful left ventricular opacification following peripheral venous injection of sonicated contrast agent: an experimental evaluation.

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of once-daily administration of the new angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor quinapril or quinapril plus hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) were assessed in 64 older (greater than 65 years) patients with mild to moderate hypertension in an uncontrolled, open-label study. Treatment was initiated with...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Forette B,Koen R,Vicaut E

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to return to work after infective endocarditis (IE) holds important socioeconomic consequences for both patients and society, yet data on this issue are sparse. We examined return to the workforce and associated factors in IE patients of working age. METHODS:Using Danish nationwide registries, w...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Butt JH,Kragholm K,Dalager-Pedersen M,Rørth R,Kristensen SL,Chaudry MS,Valeur N,Østergaard L,Torp-Pedersen C,Gislason GH,Køber L,Fosbøl EL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred post infarction participants who had received type A behavioral counseling in the Recurrent Coronary Prevention Project, (RCPP) agreed to be followed for 1 additional year after stopping 4.5 years of continuous type A behavioral counseling. One hundred fourteen participants who had served for 4.5 years a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Friedman M,Powell LH,Thoresen CE,Ulmer D,Price V,Gill JJ,Thompson L,Rabin DD,Brown B,Breall WS

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In chronic heart failure (CHF) the contributing role of increased sympathetic activity and hemodynamic dysfunction in the genesis of ventricular arrhythmias has not been well established. To assess the relation between severe ventricular arrhythmias, hemodynamic impairment, and autonomic nervous system derangement, 14...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mortara A,La Rovere MT,Pinna GD,Parziale P,Maestri R,Capomolla S,Opasich C,Cobelli F,Tavazzi L

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and features of diastolic dysfunction in genotype-confirmed children from families with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and healthy control children. BACKGROUND:In subjects with HCM-causing mutations, LVH usually does not evolve until adol...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Poutanen T,Tikanoja T,Jääskeläinen P,Jokinen E,Silvast A,Laakso M,Kuusisto J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in our understanding diabetic angiopathy has been slow, but we are now learning a number of lessons of interest to the cardiologist. Diabetic angiopathy is a collective term for conditions specific to the diabetic state and related to its duration more than to patient age. The angiopathy produces calcificatio...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： McMillan DE

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body surface isopotential maps were recorded in 30 normal subjects and 32 patients with clinical evidence of old anterior myocardial infarction but without ECG findings of infarction. Position of the minimum in maps was compared at 5 msec intervals from the onset of QRS between the normal and infarction groups. A sign...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hirai M,Ohta T,Kinoshita A,Toyama J,Nagaya T,Yamada K

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to correlate the antiarrhythmic and electrophysiological effects of disopyramide phosphate during acute myocardial ischemia, we performed experiments in 17 mongrel dogs. Refractory periods obtained by the extrastimulus method and conduction times recorded from local electrograms were determined in potentially...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Levites R,Anderson GJ

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To date, few studies have evaluated asymptomatic patients with organic mitral regurgitation (MR). The goal of the present study was to assess the presence of independent predictive factors for progression of symptoms and/or left ventricular dysfunction (SLVSD) in this population. METHODS:We prospectively eva...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Krauss J,Pizarro R,Oberti PF,Falconi M,Cagide A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenoldopam mesylate (SK&F 82526-J) is a novel benzazepine derivative. It has selective agonist activity at post-junctional (DA1) vascular dopaminergic receptors, which normally subserve renal artery vasodilation. Previous studies in normal subjects and in patients with hypertension indicate that fenoldopam increases r...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Francis GS,Wilson BC,Rector TS

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma catecholamine levels were determined in 26 cases of uncomplicated myocardial infarction within 24 hours of onset of acute chest pain. Blood samples were collected at time of entry and at 4-hour intervals during the 48 hours following admission. Average values of plasma catecholamines within 1 hour of onset of p...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nadeau RA,de Champlain J

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many chronic heart failure (CHF) patients have low vitamin D (VitD) and high plasma renin activity (PRA), which are both associated with poor prognosis. Vitamin D may inhibit renin transcription and lower PRA. We investigated whether vitamin D3 (VitD3) supplementation lowers PRA in CHF patients. METHODS AND...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Schroten NF,Ruifrok WP,Kleijn L,Dokter MM,Silljé HH,Lambers Heerspink HJ,Bakker SJ,Kema IP,van Gilst WH,van Veldhuisen DJ,Hillege HL,de Boer RA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological study of the sinoatrial node (SAN) was performed in 111 patients in order to estabilsh correlations between the ECG findings and the anatomical lesions. This series includes both patients with sinus rhythm and patients with atrial arrhythmias. The results are as fololows: (a) the amount of nodal cells in ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Thery C,Gosselin B,Lekieffre J,Warembourg H

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flosequinan is an oral arterial and venous vasodilator that is currently under investigation for the treatment of congestive heart failure. The effects of flosequinan on ventricular performance and myocardial contractility were studied in 10 patients with severe congestive heart failure during right and left cardiac c...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Corin WJ,Monrad ES,Strom JA,Giustino S,Sonnenblick ES,LeJemtel T

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Appropriate dietary recommendations represent a key part of secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease (CVD). We evaluated the effectiveness of the implementation of a nutritional program on quality of diet, cardiovascular events, and death in patients with established CVD. METHODS:In this open-label, m...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Weber B,Bersch-Ferreira ÂC,Torreglosa CR,Marcadenti A,Lara ES,da Silva JT,Costa RP,Santos RHN,Berwanger O,Bosquetti R,Pagano R,Mota LGS,de Oliveira JD,Soares RM,Galante AP,da Silva SA,Zampieri FG,Kovacs C,Amparo FC,

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous-mode Doppler ultrasound and cardiac catheterization were performed within 1.4 +/- 2.0 days in 70 patients, aged 26 to 84 (mean 67 +/- 11) years, with suspected aortic stenosis. Optimal Doppler spectral display signal was recorded from the apical window in 43% of the patients, the second or third right paras...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Panidis IP,Mintz GS,Ross J

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of rupture of the interventricular septum occurring coincident with acute inferior myocardial infarction are reported and the relevant literature is reviewed. One patient under-went successful surgical repair and, in addition, had an aneurysmectomy. Clues and pitfalls in diagnosis as well as the possible c...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Longo EA,Cohen LS

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aimed to determine the impact on eptifibatide-associated bleeding by implementing a computerized dosing algorithm in the cardiac catheterization suite. BACKGROUND:Excessive dosing of eptifibatide is associated with increased bleeding rates and hospital mortality. Although dosing adjustments based o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Putney DR,Kleiman NS,Fromm RE Jr,Buergler JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angina pectoris before and after MI was evaluated in a sample of 729 men and women from a general population in whom MI developed during a 36-year period of follow-up. Relations of AP to subsequent CHD events and mortality after initial MI were analyzed by proportional hazards regression models and were adjusted for c...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Brand FN,Larson M,Friedman LM,Kannel WB,Castelli WP

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contrast bidimensional echocardiographic (2DE) studies were performed in eight patients with d-transposition of the great vessels in the postoperative period of the Senning technique. Contrast was injected into a peripheral vein of all patients, and into the arterial atrium in five in the postoperative period. The 2DE...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pasalodos J,González V,Suárez de Lezo J,Concha M,Vallés F

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of endothelin-1 are elevated in patients with chronic heart failure; however, it is unknown whether changes in plasma endothelin-1 levels accurately reflect clinical response to therapy in these patients. To determine this, we measured plasma endothelin-1 in addition to functional, hemodynamic, and other...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Krum H,Gu A,Wilshire-Clement M,Sackner-Bernstein J,Goldsmith R,Medina N,Yushak M,Miller M,Packer M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with essential hypertension, glomerular filtration rate remains normal or elevated, whereas renal blood flow tends to be lower, which results in an increased filtration fraction. The afferent (preglomerular) arteriolar resistance determines the fraction of the pressure that is transmitted to the glomerular...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Larochelle P

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress has been identified as contributing to the development of cardiovascular disease. The pathophysiologic link between stress and disease still remains unclear. Because experimental stress testing in the laboratory permits the examination of the underlying mechanism for stress-induced blood pressure, analyses of c...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rüddel H,Langewitz W,Schächinger H,Schmieder R,Schulte W

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to determine the effect of postoperative beta-blocker withdrawal on mortality and cardiovascular events after vascular surgery. METHODS:Detailed data were collected on perioperative cardiovascular medication use and discontinuation and cardiovascular risk factors among consecutive major vascu...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Shammash JB,Trost JC,Gold JM,Berlin JA,Golden MA,Kimmel SE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of endogenous plasma catecholamines in patients with severe congestive heart failure induce a down-regulation of the myocardial beta-adrenoreceptors and thus cause adrenoreceptor agonists, such as dobutamine, to be less effective in the treatment of these patients. Phosphodiesterase III inhibitors work ind...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mager G,Klocke RK,Kux A,Höpp HW,Hilger HH

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated ethnic differences in the 10-year risk of myocardial infarction or coronary death derived from Framingham risk equation and in a composite measure of emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors in women and whether statistical adjustments for educational attainment, geographic location, and lif...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Matthews KA,Sowers MF,Derby CA,Stein E,Miracle-McMahill H,Crawford SL,Pasternak RC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fingolimod, a sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor (S1PR) modulator, was the first oral disease-modifying therapy approved for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis; it reduces autoreactive lymphocytes' egress from lymphoid tissues by down-regulating S1PRs. Sphingosine-1-phosphate signaling is implicated in a range of phy...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Camm J,Hla T,Bakshi R,Brinkmann V

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiazides produce an average loss of 2 L of extracellular fluid volume, of which about 300 ml is plasma volume, during the first 48 hours of administration, and this reduction is maintained without further loss for as long as the drug is given. Do thiazides lower blood pressure by volume depletion or by direct vasodil...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Freis ED

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to characterize the clinical and pathologic findings of aortic dissection (AD) over a nearly 60-year period. METHODS:The Jesse E. Edwards Registry of Cardiovascular Disease database was queried for cardiac specimens from autopsies with AD as a diagnosis and compared 2 cohorts: early (1956-1992) and...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Huynh N,Thordsen S,Thomas T,Mackey-Bojack SM,Duncanson ER,Nwuado D,Garberich RF,Harris KM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with recurrent forms of atrial fibrillation may receive dual-chamber pacemakers after atrioventricular junction ablation for refractory symptoms. These patients are at risk for chronic atrial fibrillation, which would negate the benefits of dual-chamber pacing. The purpose of this study was to exami...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wood MA,Curtis AB,Takle-Newhouse TA,Ellenbogen KA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00