Prosthetic valve visualization by cine-computed tomography: a case report.

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex disease with multiple inter-relating causes culminating in rapid atrial activation and atrial structural remodeling. The contribution of endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria stress to AF has been highlighted. As the class III antiarrhythmic agent, ibutilide are widely used to AF...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Wang Y,Wang YL,Huang X,Yang Y,Zhao YJ,Wei CX,Zhao M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to assess the acute cardiopulmonary effects of a 100-mg oral single dose of sildenafil in patients with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPAH) using a well-validated but less-used noninvasive echocardiographic method for the measurement of both systolic and diastolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), by tric...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Behzadnia N,Najafizadeh K,Sharif-Kashani B,Dameshghi DO,Shahabi P

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful restoration of patency of the infarct-related artery is important in management of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); however, it does not necessarily translate into the restoration of perfusion at the tissue level. In this study, we evaluate the prognostic role of qualitative and qua...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Abdelmoneim SS,Martinez MW,Mankad SV,Bernier M,Dhoble A,Pellikka PA,Chandrasekaran K,Oh JK,Mulvagh SL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of serum phosphate are associated with calcification of human smooth muscle cells (HSMCs). We investigated whether inhibition of protein kinase A (PKA) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signals [p38, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK)] can reduce inorga...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Kang JH,Toita R,Asai D,Yamaoka T,Murata M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies suggested that sleep-disordered breathing was associated with cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure (HF). Recently, algorithms of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have been developed to detect advanced sleep apnea (SA); the Apnea Scan (AP Scan) being an example. The purpose of th...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Wakabayashi Y,Koyama T,Kurihara K,Kobayashi M,Ichikawa T,Abe H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical efficacy of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogs in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is uncertain. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the GLP-1 analog liraglutide on left ventricular (LV) remodeling in patients with AMI. We retrospectively evaluated the effec...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nozue T,Yamada M,Tsunoda T,Katoh H,Ito S,Iwaki T,Michishita I

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension and high serum cholesterol level are important risk factors for atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. In the present study we tested the hypothesis whether high sodium intake, when given in combination with Western type high-fat diet, induces endothelial dysfunction and promotes atherosclerosis. Fur...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ketonen J,Mervaala E

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predictors of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) improvement after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with a preoperative reduced LVEF are limited. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to investigate the relationship between preprocedural valuvuloarterial impedance (ZVa), which represen...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Komatsu I,Hart C,Lau J,Spies C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular responses to 5-hydroxytrypamine (5-HT), 5-carboxamidotryptamine (5-CT, a selective 5-HT1-like receptor agonist), alpha-methyl-5-HT (alpha-M-5-HT, a relatively selective 5-HT2 receptor agonist), noradrenaline (NA), and KCl were examined in isolated, cannulated, and perfused canine common carotid arterial p...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Vhora S,Chiba S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence has shown that apoptotic cells are present in human atherosclerotic lesions. However, the molecular mechanism of the induction of apoptosis in atherosclerotic lesions is not clear. Since T cells are present in almost all stages of atherosclerosis, we examined whether T cells can modulate the expression...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Fukuo K,Suhara T,Nakahashi T,Hata S,Shimizu M,Niinobu T,Morimoto S,Ogihara T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in regional myocardial blood flow (Qm) developing soon after myocardial infarction may minimize myocardial necrosis. To test this hypothesis, Qm in the area surrounding an acutely occluded coronary artery was determined successively over 4 weeks in 11 dogs. Non-radioactive colored microspheres were injected ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nakai S,Ishikawa K,Ogawa I,Koka H,Kamata N,Akiyama H,Katori R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac systolic (left ventricular ejection fraction) and diastolic (mitral inflow velocity pattern and/or mitral deceleration time) function were reported as predictors of clinical outcome or left ventricular remodeling in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Recently, a new index (Doppler-derived index c...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Sasao H,Noda R,Hasegawa T,Endo A,Oimatsu H,Takada T

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate involvement of age-related impairments of right ventricular (RV) distensibility in the elderly congestive heart failure (CHF), we examined the prevalence of less-distensible right ventricle in patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) over a wide range of ages. In 893 patients aged...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Harada D,Aasanoi H,Ushijima R,Noto T,Takagawa J,Ishise H,Inoue H

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic cardiomyopathy complicated by severe mitral regurgitation (MR) has a poor prognosis. In such cases, whether mitral valve repair for MR improves the prognosis of survival remains unclear. In this study, 50 patients diagnosed with ischemic cardiomyopathy at our hospital between August 1991 and August 1996 were ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Uchikawa S,Ohtaki E,Sumiyoshi T,Hosoda S,Kasegawa H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a potent antioxidant and inhibits cell apoptosis in ischemic reperfusion injury. In this study we evaluated whether addition of taurine to St. Thomas' cardioplegic solution enhances its myocardial protective effects in prolonged hypothermic heart preservation in rats. Hearts iso...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Oriyanhan W,Yamazaki K,Miwa S,Takaba K,Ikeda T,Komeda M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitral valve morphology after mitral valve surgery affects postoperative intraventricular flow patterns and long-term cardiac performance. We visualized ventricular flow by echocardiography vector flow mapping (VFM) to reveal the impact of different mitral valve procedures. Eleven cases of mechanical mitral valve repl...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Nakashima K,Itatani K,Kitamura T,Oka N,Horai T,Miyazaki S,Nie M,Miyaji K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are considered to be an essential source of vascular endothelial repair, their bidirectional differentiation determines that they play a double-edged role in the restoration of endothelial injury. In this research, we investigated the effect of Kir2.1 ion channel on the tra...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Li J,He Y,Bu H,Wang M,Yu J,Li L,Li H,Zhang X,Cui X,Cheng M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known the relationship between oxidative stress and vascular function. However, association between total antioxidative capacity and arterial stiffness was not studied in patients with hypertension (HT). This study investigated whether total antioxidative capacity is associated with arterial stiffness and w...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Gedikli O,Ozturk S,Yilmaz H,Baykan M,Kiris A,Durmus I,Karaman K,Karahan C,Celik S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regardless of a successful operation, patients with coarctation of aorta (CoAo) are exposed to the risk of hypertension and a propensity to vascular and end-organ damage. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of residual aorta stenosis as well as the age at the operation on the parameters of arterial func...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Trojnarska O,Mizia-Stec K,Gabriel M,Szczepaniak-Chicheł L,Katarzyńska-Szymańska A,Grajek S,Tykarski A,Gąsior Z,Kramer L

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral artery stenosis (CAS) has the same pathogenesis as coronary artery disease (CAD), but the coexistence of these two diseases has been rarely reported. To detect coexistent CAS in CAD patients, we conducted a study of simultaneous coronary and cerebral angiography. Of the 663 consecutive newly diagnosed CAD pat...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Li AH,Chu YT,Yang LH,Chen KC,Chu SH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, coronary diagnostic parameters, pressure drop coefficient (CDP: ratio of trans-stenotic pressure drop to distal dynamic pressure), and lesion flow coefficient (LFC: ratio of % area stenosis (%AS) to the CDP at throat region), were evaluated to distinguish levels of %AS under varying contractility condit...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Peelukhana SV,Kolli KK,Leesar MA,Effat MA,Helmy TA,Arif I,Schneeberger EW,Succop P,Banerjee RK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary myocardial involvement is common in systemic sclerosis (SSc). We evaluated the atrial and ventricular electromechanical characteristics by using tissue Doppler echocardiography in SSc patients with subclinical cardiac involvement. Twenty-seven consecutive patients (24 women; mean age +/- SD 49.9 +/- 11.3 years...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Karaahmet T,Tigen K,Gurel E,Takir M,Avci A,Cevik C,Pala S,Dundar C,Basaran Y

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family of peptides and caveolins (CAVs) are reported to contribute, in early graft failure in patients, a coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). To investigate the possible association of ultimate luminal occlusion to VEGFs and CAVs expression, a functional analysis (base...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Podemska-Jedrzejczak Z,Malinska A,Sujka-Kordowska P,Nowicki M,Puslecki M,Jemielity M,Perek B

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is a frequent complication contributing to poor prognosis in chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients. High blood pressure (BP) is known to be associated with AS progression in the general population. In CHD patients, however, BP varies during and between hemodialysis sessions with ultrafiltratio...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Norioka N,Iwata S,Yanagi S,Ishii H,Sugioka K,Kamimori K,Ota T,Di Tullio MR,Homma S,Yoshiyama M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina (UA) resulted in different degrees of damage to the heart muscle, and yet, when factors related to in-hospital outcomes were examined, these two subsets were often lumped together as non-STelevation acute coronary syndrome. Therefore, we investigated ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Saejueng B,Yipintsoi T,Chaisuksuwan R,Kehasukcharoen W,Boonsom W,Kanjanavanit R,Thai ACS-Registry group.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between central pulse pressure (CPP) measured at the time of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) and long-term prognosis after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has not been investigated. CPP measurements were performed in 1348 patients with STEMI (327 women; mean age 62...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Ndrepepa G,Cassese S,Kufner S,Xhepa E,Fusaro M,Laugwitz KL,Schunkert H,Kastrati A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular effects of endogenous digitalis-like factors (EDLFs) extracted from the urine of hypertensive patients were investigated in isolated and perfused intermediate auricular and mesenteric arterial preparations of dogs. EDLFs produced a transient vasoconstriction in a dose-related manner in intermediate auricu...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Chiba S,Tsukada M,Katsuyama Y,Tada A,Zenda H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies assessing vascular responses in nonexercising beds during exercise in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) have yielded varying results. We proposed that the clinical and hemodynamic severity of heart failure may explain some of the variation. We reasoned that diastolic ventricular interaction (D...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Atherton JJ,Dryburgh LG,Thomson HL,Moore TD,Wright KN,Muehle GW,Fitzpatrick LE,Frenneaux MP

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 53-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease and hypertension, who had received regular artificial hemodialysis for 10 years, has been treated with candesartan in a dose of 8 mg/day against her hypertension, but premature ventricular contractions were often observed during the hemodialysis. QT interval was 445 ms ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Cao X,Nakamura Y,Wada T,Izumi-Nakaseko H,Ando K,Sugiyama A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular disease with high in-hospital mortality. However, the risk factors of aortic dissection have not been fully elucidated. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been increasingly recognized as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Among the underlying mechanisms to ...

journal_title：Heart and vessels

authors： Naito R,Sakakura K,Kasai T,Dohi T,Wada H,Sugawara Y,Kubo N,Yamashita S,Narui K,Ishiwata S,Ohno M,Ako J,Momomura S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00