Complete absence of pulmonary veins.

abstract：:Hospitals typically use Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) administrative reports as the standard of heart failure (HF) admission quantification. We aimed to evaluate the HF admission population identified by CMS HRRP definition of HF hospital admissions comp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Cox ZL,Lai P,Lewis CM,Lenihan DJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac dysfunction, including mitral valve regurgitation and congestive heart failure, can occur in patients with sickle cell disease. However, major surgery poses a greater risk in this population. This paper reports on the management of a patient with sickle cell disease who underwent successful replacement of the ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sgambati MT,Kon ND,Cruz JM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, yet patient risk stratification may be difficult. Prevention or treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) may be an important strategy in these patients that could positively affect their outcome. It has been demonstrated that in patients with syst...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gigliotti JN,Sidhu MS,Robert AM,Zipursky JS,Brown JR,Costa SP,Palac RT,Steckman DA,Malenka DJ,Kono AT,Greenberg ML

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of contrast echocardiography (CE) in cardiovascular medicine has grown significantly over the last 15 years. Depending on the site of injection, contrast enhancement of the right- or left-sided cardiac chambers or myocardium now can be achieved. Contrast echocardiography can improve the evaluation of patients ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pérez JE

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of cilostazol, aspirin, and clopidogrel (triple therapy) after percutaneous coronary intervention has been considered as an alternative therapy. We performed a meta-analysis based on 8 randomized controlled trials with a total of 3332 patients to compare the effectiveness and safety of this triple ther...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang P,Zhou S,Zhou R,Liu G,Tang P,He J,Ma C,He Y,Yang J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUD:The association between underlying comorbidities and cardiac injury and the prognosis in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients was assessed in this study. HYPOTHESIS:The underlying comorbidities and cardiac injury may be associated with the prognosis in COVID-19 patients. METHODS:A systematic search ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Luo L,Fu M,Li Y,Hu S,Luo J,Chen Z,Yu J,Li W,Dong R,Yang Y,Tu L,Xu X

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disruption of the atherosclerotic plaque is a common feature of both acute coronary syndromes and balloon dilatation of coronary artery stenoses. HYPOTHESIS:The study was undertaken to evaluate whether the known association of cholesterol levels and acute coronary syndromes also exists for the occurrence of...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Rubboli A,Euler DE,Sangiorgio P,Casella G,La Vechia L,Fontanelli A,Bracchetti D

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac troponin I (cTnI), N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) each predict adverse cardiac events in chronic heart failure (CHF). However, little is known about the utility of these novel biomarkers of CHF in combination. HYPOTHESIS:: We hyp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yin WH,Chen JW,Feng AN,Lin SJ,Young S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) readmission rates have become an increasingly important quality metric since the advent of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Despite many well-intentioned efforts to reduce readmissions, clinicians continue to struggle with the problem of high HF readmission rates. HYPOTHESIS:H...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sommerfeld A,Althouse AD,Prince J,Atwood CW,Mulukutla SR,Hickey GW

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and clinical heart failure are common complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and result in substantially increased mortality and morbidity. Evidence-based cardiovascular protective therapies, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta blockers, ant...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fonarow GC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between left atrial (LA) myocardial function and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction in subjects with preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF). METHODS:The study included a group of 118 hypertensive patients and normal subjects. LV diastolic...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Guan Z,Zhang D,Huang R,Zhang F,Wang Q,Guo S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite dual antiplatelet therapy, the rate of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains high. Ex vivo tests of clopidogrel resistance can predict MACE after PCI. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical impact of adjusting phosphorylation ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang XD,Zhang DF,Zhuang SW,Lai Y

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have investigated the role of physical fitness in atrial fibrillation (AF), but the results remain controversial. We aimed to estimate the association between physical fitness and risk of AF. We comprehensively retrieved data from the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase databases until February 29, 20...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zhu W,Shen Y,Zhou Q,Xu Z,Huang L,Chen Q,Hong K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marijuana is the most abused recreational drug in the United States. Cannabinoids, the active ingredients of marijuana, affect multiple organ systems in the human body. The pharmacologic effects of marijuana, based on stimulation of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2, which are widely distributed in the cardiovascular ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Singla S,Sachdeva R,Mehta JL

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recommendations in the 2007 update of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) provide considerable latitude regarding treatment choices and care pathways. Nevertheless, as accumulating evidence leads to increased recomme...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Boden WE,Gupta V

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous inotropic intervention in congestive heart failure is generally associated with a poor prognosis and is largely used as a "bridge" to mechanical support or heart transplantation. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that the inotropic support afforded by dobutamine may serve as a bridge to the introductio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Levine TB,Levine AB,Elliott WG,Narins B,Stomel RJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is presented who has mitral valve prolapse and syndactyly of the hands. This combination of findings has not been previously reported, but is consistent with one theory of the development of mitral valve prolapse. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fitzharris JW

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myocardial infarction can be stratified into electrocardiographic subsets based on the presence or absence of new Q waves. This stratification has important clinical and prognostic utility. Coronary angiography during acute non-Q-wave compared with Q-wave infarction shows much higher infarct-related artery paten...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： O'Brien TX,Ross J Jr

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise-induced dyspnea is a frequent feature in patients with hyperthyroidism. HYPOTHESIS:Data from clinical studies to elucidate the origin of this symptom are lacking. In the current study, we examined the hemodynamic and oxygenation responses to exercise and beta-adrenergic blockade in patients with hy...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Monachini MC,Lage SG,Ran MA,Cardoso RH,Medeiros C,Caramelli B,Sposito AC,Ramires JA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High dose-dobutamine (DOB) has been previously used as a pharmacological stress test to evaluate wall motion abnormalities. As a result, recent stress echocardiography with low-dose DOB has been reported to be valuable for investigating stunned myocardium after thrombolysis. However, echocardiography requires an opera...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yamaoka O,Fujioka H,Haque T,Nakamura Y,Mitsunami K,Kinoshita M,Murata K,Morita R

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Constrictive pericarditis is a fibrotic process involving both layers of the pericardium and is known to give rise to obstruction to blood flow in the right heart. We report a patient with constrictive pericarditis who had echocardiographic features of mitral stenosis caused by a fibrocalcific mass lesion involving th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pai RG,Tarazi R,Wong S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) derived from a melanoma cell line was first used in patients with acute myocardial infarction in the early 1980s. Recombinant DNA technology then allowed production of large amounts of t-PA. The TIMI-I trial used a two-chain recombinant (rt-PA) product. A predominantly single-c...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： DeWood MA,Kurnik PB,Jolly MK,Jain AC,Khaja F,Gorfinkel HJ,Morris DL,Satler L,LittleJohn J

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluation of chest pain accounts for millions of costly Emergency Department (ED) visits and hospital admissions annually. Of these, approximately 10-20% are myocardial infarctions (MI). HYPOTHESIS:Patients with chest pain whose initial electrocardiogram (ECG) is normal do not require hospital admission fo...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Challa PK,Smith KM,Conti CR

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of hypertension continues to be challenging due to the lack of understanding regarding underlying modulators of blood pressure as well as co-existing conditions such as atherosclerosis and diabetes. This has led to uncertainty regarding treatment strategy and intensity. The INternational VErapamil SR/tra...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kolloch RE

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, electrocardiogram (ECG) criteria have been proposed for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the presence of left bundle-branch block (LBBB). However, clinical experience indicates that such ECG changes indicative of AMI are occasionally noted in clinically stable patients with LBB...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Madias JE,Sinha A,Ashtiani R,Agarwal H,Win M,Narayan VK

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is a key factor in the development of atherosclerotic disease and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The P2Y(12) receptor antagonists ticagrelor (AZD6140) and clopidogrel may have anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this analysis from the Dose Confirmation Study Assessing Anti-Platelet Effe...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Husted S,Storey RF,Harrington RA,Emanuelsson H,Cannon CP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 5% of patients with acute myocardial infarction do not have atherosclerotic coronary artery disease but have other causes for their luminal narrowing. The third part of this three-part review of nonatherosclerotic causes of coronary narrowing focuses on coronary vasculitis, infectious diseases, Kawasaki'...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Fry ET,Hermiller JB,Peters T,Slack JD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasodilating prostaglandins may be increased in patients with chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) to balance out the effects of vasoconstricting forces. Significant increases in plasma levels of bicycloprostaglandin E2 metabolite (PGEm), a chemically stable degradation product of the vasodilating prostaglandin E2, ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Stanek B,Punzengruber C,Silberbauer K

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been shown that nonischemic parts of the heart in myocardial infarction were separated from ischemic damaged ones by a sharp border zone. In this connection, the disturbance of contractile function of the myocardium of nonischemic parts is suggested to result from the infarction-concomitant emotional-...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Meerson FZ

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS:Previous research has failed to document temporal changes in epinephrine levels in patients with neurally mediated syncope associated with exercise. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of circulatory catecholamines in exercise-induced neurally mediated syncope, specifically f...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Takase B,Kastushika S,Hamabe A,Uehata A,Isojima K,Satomura K,Nishioka T,Ohsuzu F,Kurita A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00