Percutaneous transseptal balloon mitral valvuloplasty: the Chinese experience in 30 patients.

abstract：:To determine the clinical usefulness of echocardiography in patients with anteroseptal myocardial infarction, echocardiograms were performed within 24 hours of admission on 40 patients with acute transmural anteroseptal myocardial infarction. Twenty-one patients had normal septal motion and septal systolic thickening,...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wiener I,Meller J,Packer M,Herman MV,Teichholz LE

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the myocardium is able to recruit endogenous protective mechanisms in response to repeated ischemia and reperfusion. We set out to study whether this is manifested in patients with coronary artery disease in the form of fewer signs of myocardial ischemia during the second of two successive e...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ylitalo K,Jama L,Raatikainen P,Peuhkurinen K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify a method for characterizing the dynamic behavior of ventricular arrhythmias at different heart rates, 201 consecutive patients with frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) underwent two 24-hour electrocardiographic monitoring periods. The percentage of PVCs for each cycle length was calculated a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pitzalis MV,Mastropasqua F,Massari F,Passantino A,Forleo C,Luzzi G,Totaro P,De Nicolò M,Rizzon P

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observational studies have shown apparently lower ischemic coronary disease risk in postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT). However, several recent studies have shown an increase in ischemic cardiac events when HRT is initiated in postmenopausal women with known coronary artery dise...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Williams MS,Vaidya D,Kickler T,Ouyang P

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal antiplatelet regimen in elective patients undergoing complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) is uncertain. We aimed to assess the impact of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (GpIIb/IIIa) inhibition with eptifibatide in clinically stable subjects with diffuse coronary lesions. METHODS:Patients wit...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Biondi-Zoccai G,Valgimigli M,Margheri M,Marzocchi A,Lettieri C,Stabile A,Petronio AS,Binetti G,Bolognese L,Bellone P,Sardella G,Contarini M,Sheiban I,Marra S,Piscione F,Romeo F,Colombo A,Sangiorgi G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) have been identified as potential risk factors for stroke, but information about the risk of recurrent cerebral ischemia is scarce. The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the absolute risk of recurrent cerebrovascular events in 132 patients under 6...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mas JL,Zuber M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aortocaval fistula is a classic model of pure cardiac volume overload in rats. This model is characterized by dilation of the ventricular cavities and eccentric cardiac hypertrophy. There are also changes in peripheral arterial flow: high flow in the proximal part of the aorta, upstream of the shunt, and low flow ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Arnal JF,Philippe M,Laboulandine I,Michel JB

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to compare the outcome of patients with a first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among three large cohorts of patients hospitalized between 1966 and 1992 in Israel, in view of changes in treatment facilities and investigation methods. Patients with a first AMI constituted 71% of all myocardia...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Behar S,Goldbourt U,Barbash G,Modan B

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bleeding is associated with adverse outcome in acute coronary syndromes. However, the precise pathophysiologic mechanisms have not been elucidated. We sought to determine the relationship between bleeding and myocardial ischemia detected by concurrent continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring and their i...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Yan AT,Yan RT,Huynh T,DeYoung P,Weeks A,Fitchett DH,Langer A,Goodman SG,INTERACT Investigators.

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of color-coded Doppler imaging combined with two-dimensional and M-mode echocardiography in six patients with systolic-diastolic murmurs are reported. PDA, congenital absence of pulmonary valve leaflets, ventricular septal defect and aortic regurgitation, two ruptured aneurysms of sinus of Valsalva, an...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vargas-Barron J,Attie F,Skronme D,Sanchez-Ugarte T,Keirns C,Santana-Gonzalez A

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension (aTRH) is associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. We studied the frequency and intensity of care for aTRH among participants aged 65 years and older in the US-based REGARDS study linked with Medicare claims. METHODS:Blood pressure (BP) ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vemulapalli S,Deng L,Patel MR,Kilgore ML,Jones WS,Curtis LH,Irvin MR,Svetkey LP,Shimbo D,Calhoun DA,Muntner P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Analysis of high-frequency QRS amplitudes (HF-QRS) may provide an additional diagnostic tool in patients with heart disease, but the basic properties of these waveforms have not been sufficiently investigated. This study describes the spatial, individual, and temporal variation at rest of HF-QRS recorded wit...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pettersson J,Carro E,Edenbrandt L,Maynard C,Pahlm O,Ringborn M,Sörnmo L,Warren SG,Wagner GS

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal hydration strategy for prevention of contrast-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) remains unknown. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to compare the effectiveness of normal saline (NS) versus sodium bicarbonate hydration (NaHCO(3)) for prevention of contrast-induced AKI. METHODS:We performed a m...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hogan SE,L'Allier P,Chetcuti S,Grossman PM,Nallamothu BK,Duvernoy C,Bates E,Moscucci M,Gurm HS

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine how early myocardial infarction can be detected, serial creatine kinase MB concentrations were sampled in 313 patients during triage of acute (less than 12 hours) chest pain. Serum was sampled on hospital arrival (baseline) and hourly for 3 hours (total of four samples). Creatine kinase MB concentrations ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Marin MM,Teichman SL

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurogenic component in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension has predominantly been analyzed with regard to the sympathetic part of the autonomous nervous system; the parasympathetic branch has largely been neglected. We investigated whether 54 normotensive (mean causal blood pressure [cBP]: 125 +/- 6/82 +/-...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Langewitz W,Rüddel H,Schächinger H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that the endothelium plays an important role in the control of human vascular tone by releasing endothelium-derived nitric oxide and, therefore, a defective endothelial function could be involved in the increased peripheral vasoconstriction of patients with chronic congestive heart failure. To invest...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Drexler H,Hayoz D,Münzel T,Just H,Zelis R,Brunner HR

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine which method of surgical therapy might be optimal for patients with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), a follow-up study was performed. Twenty-nine teenagers and adults who had ALCAPA diagnosed during life at age 13 years or older were identified mainly by literature search...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wilson CL,Dlabal PW,McGuire SA

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship of changes in weight to outcomes in patients after myocardial infarction (MI) is controversial. METHODS:From the ENRICHD trial data, we assessed weight change, and the associations of baseline weight and change at follow-up with outcomes and interactions between psychosocial factors. RESUL...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lopez-Jimenez F,Wu CO,Tian X,O'Connor C,Rich MW,Burg MM,Sheps D,Raczynski J,Somers VK,Jaffe AS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocarditis Disease Unit (MDU) is a functional multidisciplinary network designed to offer multidisciplinary assistance to patients with myocarditis. More than 300 patients coming from the whole Country are currently followed up at a specialized multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. Following the pandemic outbreak of t...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Peretto G,De Luca G,Campochiaro C,Palmisano A,Busnardo E,Sartorelli S,Barzaghi F,Cicalese MP,Esposito A,Sala S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial compliance is related to left ventricular hypertrophy and risk for cardiovascular disease events; however, its association with coronary artery stenosis remains uncertain. We sought to assess the relation between lower extremity arterial compliance and presence of angiographically defined coronary a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Herrington DM,Kesler K,Reiber Jh,Davis W,Brown WV,Helms R,Mallon SM,Raines J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an adverse prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves morbidity and mortality among patients with coronary heart disease, but its impact on patients with concomitant CKD has not been described. METHODS:We compared b...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Venkataraman R,Sanderson B,Bittner V

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimating left ventricular wall stress has recognized applications, but formulae for global stress cannot be applied to ischemic ventricles. A mathematic method for estimating regional stress in infarcted ventricles has been described. The hypothesis tested was that exercise-induced ischemia increases end-systolic wa...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ginzton LE,Rodrigues D,Shapiro SM,Laks MM,Conant R,Lobodzinski SM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transmission of 12-lead electrocardiograms from remote locations to hand-held computers of cardiologists is now possible with the development of wireless technology and computer software. This investigation determined whether the cardiologist's decisions regarding reperfusion therapy for patients with sy...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Leibrandt PN,Bell SJ,Savona MR,Pettis KS,Selvester RH,Maynard C,Warner R,Wagner GS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stroke prevention in anticoagulation-naïve patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardioversion has not been systematically studied. OBJECTIVE:To determine outcomes in anticoagulation-naïve patients (defined as those receiving an anticoagulant for <48 hours during the index episode of atrial fibrillat...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ezekowitz MD,Pollack CV,Sanders P,Halperin JL,Spahr J,Cater N,Petkun W,Breazna A,Kirchhof P,Oldgren J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of ECG Minnesota Q-QS codes and their subsequent evolution were studied in the first 692 subjects to enter the POSCH program who had had one MI. The mean interval from MI to entry into the study was 2.2 years. Sixty-three percent of the subjects developed the most significant code with the infarction. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Karnegis JN,Matts J,Tuna N

更新日期：1985-08-01 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:Despite a survival benefit and guideline recommendation for beta-blockers in left ventricular systolic dysfunction, beta-blockers are underused in clinical practice. METHODS:Medical practices with > or = 15 patients with heart failure (HF) in the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease (DDCD) were identifi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： LaPointe NM,DeLong ER,Chen A,Hammill BG,Muhlbaier LH,Califf RM,Kramer JM

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of angina is challenging because it relies on symptom descriptions. Natural language processing (NLP) of the electronic medical record (EMR) can provide access to such information contained in free text that may not be fully captured by conventional diagnostic coding. OBJECTIVE:To test the hyp...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pakhomov SS,Hemingway H,Weston SA,Jacobsen SJ,Rodeheffer R,Roger VL

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two double-blind multicenter studies compared acebutolol with placebo (acebutolol, N = 121; placebo, N = 116) and with propranolol (acebutolol, N = 186; propranolol, N = 190) in essential hypertension. Acebutolol significantly reduced mean sitting diastolic blood pressure from 99.2 +/- 0.3 mm Hg at baseline to 89.1 +/...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Davidov M

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of saphenous vein graft (SVG) is associated with frequent postprocedural enzyme elevation and late cardiac events. New strategies are proposed to minimize distal embolization and to improve the outcome of patients treated with stenting for SVG lesions. The objectives ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Leborgne L,Cheneau E,Pichard A,Ajani A,Pakala R,Yazdi H,Satler L,Kent K,Suddath WO,Pinnow E,Canos D,Waksman R

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00