Electromechanical events during spontaneous angina.

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：BACKGROUND:Fibrosis in atrial myocardium is a common phenomenon for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Remodeling of connexins was found accompanying with AF. The aim of the study is to investigate whether it is by causing the remodeling of connexin 43 (Cx43) that the fibrosis of atrial muscle plays an important r...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Luo MH,Li YS,Yang KP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 50 patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty because of chronic angina pectoris, a collateral flow index (CFI) was determined at the start and the end of two 1-min coronary occlusions, randomly accompanied by a resting state or a 3-min dynamic handgrip exercise (DHE). CFI expressing collate...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Pohl T,Wustmann K,Zbinden S,Windecker S,Mehta H,Meier B,Seiler C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amiodarone, a highly effective medication for suppressing cardiac rhythm disturbances, may cause pulmonary injury, such as chronic interstitial lung diseases, in 5-15% of the patients who take it. We applied induced sputum (IS), a non-invasive technique, for diagnosing amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity. Four patie...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Fireman E,Topilsky I,Viskin S,Priel IE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike root abscess, fistula formation is quite uncommon in aortic valve endocarditis. In this report, we describe a patient with subacute bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis complicated by aortic insufficiency, mycotic aneurysms of the aortic root and fistulous communication between the aorta and the left atrium and h...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ozerkan F,Duygu H,Nalbantgil S,Cinar CS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The long-term prognostic value (>5 years) of elevated cardiac biomarkers after elective cardiac surgery is not clear. Most previous studies have included high-risk, unstable patients. The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB) mass after elective ca...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Vikenes K,Andersen KS,Melberg T,Farstad M,Nordrehaug JE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mother and her two children with idiopathic ascending aortic dilatation are reported. This provides further evidence that genetic factors are involved in the etiology of aortic aneurysms and calls for screening first-degree family members, including children, of young adult patients diagnosed with this condition. ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Beghetti M,Steinmann B,Didier D,Kalangos A,Bottani A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal and intrarenal distribution of flow together with an index of cardiac output is measurable using a single injection of 123I-o-iodohippurate. The argument is presented that in the treatment of essential hypertension one should avoid using drugs that reduce renal blood flow, a property of chronic therapy with most...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Britton KE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging with thallium-201 was evaluated in 492 consecutive, unselected patients to ascertain the patterns of use and additive value to the exercise electrocardiogram in the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia in a community hospital setting. Myocardial perfusion images ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： McClellan JR,Dugan TM,Heller GV

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both coronary artery disease and aging produce a similar pattern of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with increased left atrial (LA) activity. We studied the Doppler left ventricular filling pattern in 75 patients (age 40-91 years) with coronary artery disease. A linear correlation with age was found for isovolu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Zuccalà G,Cocchi A,Lattanzio F,Bernabei R,Carbonin PU

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular assist devices have emerged as the standard of care in treating end-stage heart failure. Their success in bridging patients to transplantation is well documented. The data supporting their ability to bridge patients to recovery is sparser. However, as technology continues to advance, these devices will off...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kherani AR,Maybaum S,Oz MC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two commonly used thrombolytic agents are streptokinase (SK) and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA), which have different impacts on the incidence of mortality and thrombolysis-related acute intracranial hemorrhage. A decision-analytic model was developed to compare the use of SK and t-PA in the treatment of a patien...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hiatt MD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:50 patients, 20 without heart disease and 30 with coronary heart disease (CHD), were studied by kinetocardiography (KCG), before and after administration of isoproterenol (initial dose 2 microgram/min, maximum dose 6 microgram/min). In the control subjects the KCG was unaffected by the drug. In contrast, in most of th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Strozzi C,Cocco G

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The shift toward a preventative approach in medical aftercare of congenital heart disease (CHD) patients has led to encouragement of regular physical activity (PA) in this patient population. Objective measures are crucial in accurately displaying PA levels and have increasingly found their way into clinical...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Brudy L,Meyer M,Garcia-Cuenllas L,Oberhoffer R,Hager A,Ewert P,Müller J

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel group study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of selected antihypertensives (doxazosin, amlodipine, enalapril, and bendrofluazide) in maintaining 24-hour control of blood pressure (BP). The predictive value of ambulatory (A)BP versus clinic (C)BP measure...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ebbs D

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out in order to investigate the relationship between endogenous sex steroid hormones and coronary artery disease (CAD). Three hundred and thirty-seven men undergoing coronary angiography were enrolled in the study. Total testosterone, estradiol, free testosterone levels in men with CAD (n = 213)...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kabakci G,Yildirir A,Can I,Unsal I,Erbas B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We tested the acute effects of resynchronization in heart failure patients with a normal (>50%) left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (HFNEF) and mechanical dyssynchrony. METHODS:Twenty-four HFNEF patients (72 ± 6 years, 5 male) with mechanical dyssynchrony (standard deviation of electromechanical time de...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Wang YC,Yu CC,Chiu FC,Splett V,Klepfer R,Hilpisch K,Tsai CT,Lai LP,Hwang JJ,Lin JL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study sought to assess the impact of treatment with digitalis on recurrences of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) recipients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF). BACKGROUND:The data regarding outcomes of digitalis therapy in ICD recipients are ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Schupp T,Behnes M,Weiss C,Nienaber C,Reiser L,Bollow A,Taton G,Reichelt T,Ellguth D,Engelke N,Rusnak J,Weidner K,Akin M,Mashayekhi K,Borggrefe M,Akin I

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 30 years, several epidemiological and prospective studies have identified a number of risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease. Lipid abnormalities are central among these risk factors, and their correction has been a major target for the medical community. The 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutar...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Bruckert E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal subjects and cardiac chagasic patients without previous history of congestive failure or actual evidences of cardiac decompensation were exercised on a treadmill or a bicycle ergometer. Patients with less than the expected increase in heart rate during exercise were found to exhibit also an abnormal heart rate ...

journal_title：Cardiology

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

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The systematic pro-inflammatory responses after percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents (DES) remain poorly defined. Therefore, we compared the systematic pro-inflammatory state of circulating mononuclear cells (MNCs) between DES and bare metal stent (BMS) implantation. METHODS:Patients w...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Liu J,Zhuo XZ,Liu W,Wan Z,Wang X,Zhang W,Gao S,Yuan Z,Wu Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency on the susceptibility to bypass graft occlusion in 62 patients with coronary heart disease. MBL deficiency appeared to be associated with occlusion (p = 0.0099). A high level of anti-cardiolipin IgG as well as the number of venous bypass grafts were ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Limnell V,Aittoniemi J,Vaarala O,Lehtimäki T,Laine S,Virtanen V,Palosuo T,Miettinen A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:CHADS(2) score predicts embolic risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), but also bleeding risk in patients receiving oral anticoagulation (OAC). Our objective is to analyze the effectiveness and safety of OAC in patients with NVAF in daily clinical practice, according to embolic risk ev...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ruiz Ortiz M,Romo E,Mesa D,Delgado M,Anguita M,Castillo JC,Arizón JM,Suárez de Lezo J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal systolic anterior (SAM) motion of the mitral valve without asymmetric hypertrophy of the interventricular septum was observed in 16 patients (group 1). 5 of the 16 patients had no other evidence of heart disease and the remaining 11 had a variety of cardiac disorders. Left ventricular dimensions, septal and p...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Udoshi M,Shah A,Fisher VJ,Dolgin M

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) has a well-known epidemic relevance in western countries. It affects up to 1-2% of patients > 60 years and reaches a prevalence of 12% in octogenarian patients. The role of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and high-sensitive troponin I (hsT...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Di Gesaro G,Caccamo G,Bellavia D,Falletta C,Minà C,Romano G,Agnese V,Tuzzolino F,Clemenza F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a simple and inexpensive exercise test to evaluate physical functional capacity that is widely used in heart failure (HF) patients. With the 6MWT, a distance <350 m is associated with increased mortality in patients with HF, and change in walking distance >50 m is considered clinically re...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Sgorbini L,Rossetti A,Galati A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of spontaneous repetitive activity by a drive ('overdrive excitation') was studied in the sinoatrial node of the guinea pig by recording electrical and mechanical activity in sinoatrial preparations made quiescent by exposure to 20 mM caffeine of caffeine plus high [Ca]0. Electrical drive induced action ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Vassalle M,Carbonin P,Iacono G,Di Gennaro M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess improvement in predictive performance of Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events risk score (GRS) by addition of a glucose matrix. METHODS:1,056 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) survivors without known diabetes had pre-discharge fasting (FPG) and 2-h post-load plasma glucose (2h-PG) measured. GRS was...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Chattopadhyay S,George A,John J,Sathyapalan T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Electrocardiographic (ECG) ST segment elevation lasting 2 or more weeks following Q wave myocardial infarction has been associated with 'ventricular aneurysm' and absence of tissue viability. Regional systolic dysfunction may reflect either viable myocardium or scar. Positron emission-tomographic (PET) imaging ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Saber W,Nishime EO,Brunken RC,Apperson-Hansen C,Mills RM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to examine the pathophysiology of ST depression (STD) in leads V1-V3 in the setting of inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction (iSTEMI) through the perspective of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). METHODS:Differences in myocardial area at risk (MaR), infarct size, ejection fraction and my...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Jia X,Heiberg E,Sejersten Ripa M,Engblom H,Carlsson M,Halvorsen S,Arheden H,Atar D,Clemmensen P,Birnbaum Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00