Dopamine-induced increase in atrioventricular conduction in atrial fibrillation-flutter.

abstract：:Three randomized, clinical trials of the drug ranolazine relate to patients with symptomatic myocardial ischemia. A fourth randomized, controlled, clinical trial compares optimal medical therapy with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) plus medical therapy. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Conti CR

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary amyloidosis, systemic senile amyloidosis, isolated atrial amyloidosis, and transthyretin isoleucine 122 amyloidosis frequently involve the heart. Amyloid fibrils infiltrate the myocardium, impairing ventricular contraction and relaxation. The clinical manifestations of cardiac infiltration in these disorders a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： McCarthy RE 3rd,Kasper EK

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overt hypothyroidism has been found to be associated with cardiovascular disease. Moreover, subclinical hypothyroidism is a strong indicator of risk for aortic atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that variation of thyroid function within the normal range may influence the p...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Auer J,Berent R,Weber T,Lassnig E,Eber B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of diltiazem on the left ventricular function in postinfarction patients. Twelve patients without cardiac decompensation at rest began diltiazem therapy beginning 3 months after an acute myocardial Q-wave infarction. Oral diltiazem was administered on the fir...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Boström PA,Lilja B,Johansson BW,Meier K

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive evidence supports that increase of lipids bring more risk of atherosclerosis. However, it is not clear if lipids measured a long time ago bear more risk than the current measurement. HYPOTHESIS:Lipids measured currently is more associated with carotid atherosclerosis than lipids measured long time a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Huang Y,Yu X,Millican D,Wu L,Shi P,Lu M,Wu Y

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Randomized controlled trials showed the nonvitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC) edoxaban was effective and safe for stroke and systemic embolism prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE; including pulmonary embolism and deep vein th...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： De Caterina R,Agnelli G,Laeis P,Unverdorben M,Rauer H,Wang CC,Nakamura M,Chiu KM,Reimitz PE,Koretsune Y,Chen C,Thee U,Kaburagi J,Kim YH,Choi WI,Yamashita T,Cohen A,Kirchhof P

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), despite adequate anticoagulation, ischemic stroke (IS) is an uncommon yet concerning occurrence. HYPOTHESIS:Specific laboratory parameters may affect the efficacy of warfarin despite therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) in patient with AF who present wi...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Aachi RV,Birnbaum LA,Topel CH,Seifi A,Hafeez S,Behrouz R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography have become extremely useful in the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Echocardiography is noninvasive, relatively inexpensive, and has no known biohazards. It offers unequaled information about cardiac anatomy and function. In the acute setting ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Katz AS,Harrigan P,Parisi AF

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global T-inversion (GTI) electrocardiogram (ECG) is strikingly abnormal with major QTc prolongation, but with a surprisingly good prognosis by Kaplan-Meier curve. This contrasts with most significant QTc prolongations. HYPOTHESIS:This study was undertaken to ascertain QT interval dispersion (QTd) in glo...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Desai SA,Mehrok S,Spodick DH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:QT interval shortens with exercise. Some of this shortening is due to an increase in heart rate, and some is due to other effects of exercise, probably mostly neuroendocrine effects. Data from subjects with cardiac transplants have suggested that non-heart rate-related changes in QT interval on exercise are ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Davey P,Bateman J

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a growing body of evidence that advanced glycation end products (AGE) and their receptor (RAGE) system are implicated in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We have previously found that a long-acting calcium channel blocker, azelnidipine, but not amlodipine, improves renal injury in CKD patients. However...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Nakamura T,Sato E,Fujiwara N,Kawagoe Y,Koide H,Ueda Y,Takeuchi M,Yamagishi S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) not only plays an important role in plaque formation, but also impairs the endothelium-dependent relaxation. Constrictive remodeling rather than intimal hyperplasia mainly contributes to restenosis after balloon angioplasty. Probucol (powerful antioxidant) reduced res...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Yoneyama S,Arakawa K,Yonemura A,Isoda K,Nakamura H,Ohsuzu F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural history studies in heart failure have shown that increases in left ventricular (LV) volume and LV mass are directly related to future deterioration in LV performance and a less favorable clinical course. Despite the recognized importance of remodeling in heart failure, very little is known about the basic mech...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kurrelmeyer K,Kalra D,Bozkurt B,Wang F,Dibbs Z,Seta Y,Baumgarten G,Engle D,Sivasubramanian N,Mann DL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although ischemic threshold reportedly is lower in the early morning than in the afternoon, the mechanisms that account for the diurnal change in minimal coronary vascular resistance in the potentially ischemic area are unknown. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that calcium-channel blockers and alpha 1 blockers m...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fujita M,Tanaka T,Nakae I,Tamaki S,Kihara Y,Nohara R,Sasayama S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term effects of valve replacement for chronic isolated aortic regurgitation as assessed by first-pass exercise radionuclide angiography have never been reported. We studied 20 males and 5 females before, 15 months postoperatively, and from 29 to 109 (mean 62 +/- 21) months following valve replacement with exe...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Lumia FJ,LaManna M,Gonzalez-Lavin L,Maranhao V

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice with increasing incidence. However, the effects of statins on patients with AF are not quite clear. HYPOTHESIS:To investigate the protective effect of calcium channel blocker (CCB) and valsartan combined fluvastatin on hypertensio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zhao Z,Yang Y,Wang J,Dong Z,Niu X,Liu E,Liu T,Li L,Liang Y,Li G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] concentrations were determined in 365 patients undergoing coronary angiography for stable angina (n = 159), unstable angina (n = 99), recent myocardial infarction (n = 45), and nonischemic heart disease (cardiomyopathy or valvular disease, n = 62, non-IHD). Mean +/- SD and median Lp(a) concentr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Brunelli C,Spallarossa P,Bertolini S,Balbi M,Barbara C,Masturzo P,Lantieri PB,Pastorini C,Caponnetto S

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), rapid restoration of coronary blood flow is the primary therapeutic goal. Because of the acute nature of this clinical presentation, bleeding risks may not be adequately evaluated, limiting the us...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wöhrle J,Nusser T,Langenwalder S,Heombach V,Kochs M

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Triage decisions for chest pain patients receiving usual care are based on a dynamic and comprehensive strategy performed in the physician's mind. It remains controversial whether simple, structured risk tools can surpass real, complex judgments. HYPOTHESIS:The potentially used History, Electrocardiogram, A...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang G,Zheng W,Wu S,Ma J,Zhang H,Zheng J,Wang J,Xu F,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last several years dilating balloons have been applied in the treatment of stenotic cardiac valves. This interest has been extended to stenotic porcine bioprosthetic valves. Part I of this review discusses the pathologic changes producing stenotic porcine prosthetic valves. Part II of this review describes ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,McKay C,VanTassel J,Allen M

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium channel blockers are important drugs for the treatment of chronic stable angina. However, negative inotropic and dromotropic effects may limit their usefulness in patients with atrioventricular conduction abnormalities or left ventricular dysfunction. A new generation of calcium channel blockers will soon be a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Pepine C

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Reduction in ENdpoints with the Angiotensin Antagonist Losartan (RENAAL) study reported that losartan delayed the progression of renal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy. Diabetic or renally impaired patients are at high cardiovascular risk, a risk potentially increased in patients ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kowey PR,Dickson TZ,Zhang Z,Shahinfar S,Brenner BM,RENAAL Investigators.

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic evidence suggests that an elevated heart rate (HR) is an adverse and independent prognostic factor in arterial hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases. Although diltiazem is characterized as an HR-lowering calcium antagonist, no studies have quantified the magnitude of HR changes in pati...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Boden WE,Vray M,Eschwege E,Lauret D,Scheldewaert R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for primary prevention is well established in ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM). Data on the role of ICDs in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and no history of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT/VF) are more limited. HYPOTHESIS:DCM patients with an imp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Streitner F,Kuschyk J,Dietrich C,Mahl E,Streitner I,Doesch C,Veltmann C,Schimpf R,Wolpert C,Borggrefe M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal human aorta is not a stiff tube but is characterized by elastic properties with a buffering Windkessel function. Aortic stiffening may cause an increase in aortic pulse pressure, left ventricular load, and ultimately left ventricular hypertrophy. This, together with the decreased diastolic transmyocardial p...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Nemes A,Geleijnse ML,Forster T,Soliman OI,Ten Cate FJ,Csanády M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study affirms that compliance with medical regimen in a university cardiac clinic favorably influences patient outcome. The multiplicity of factors influencing compliance are emphasized, as is the need for continuing physician evaluation of compliance, and attempts to favorably influence it. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sampson JJ,Arbona CL

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional approaches to management of congestive heart failure (CHF) rely on drugs that increase myocardial contractility or reduce ventricular afterload. These approaches often improve cardiac symptoms and survival, but may be associated with significant deleterious effects. An alternative approach is to...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Lewis JF,DaCosta M,Wargowich T,Stacpoole P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Females with Ullrich-Turner syndrome (UTS) have typical clinical features such as short stature, ovarian failure, visible dysmorphic stigmata, and abnormalities in different organs such as kidney or heart. HYPOTHESIS:The aim of the present study was to analyze the distribution, prevalence, and relative risk...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Völkl TM,Degenhardt K,Koch A,Simm D,Dörr HG,Singer H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pacemaker syndrome refers to symptoms and signs in the pacemaker patient caused by inadequate timing of atrial and ventricular contractions. The lack of normal atrioventricular synchrony may result in decreased cardiac output and venous "cannon A waves." A sudden increase in atrial pressure at the onset of asynchr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Schüller H,Brandt J

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Randomized Endo-vein Graft Prospective (REGROUP) trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01850082) is a randomized, intent-to-treat, 2-arm, parallel-design, multicenter study funded by the Cooperative Studies Program (CSP No. 588) of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Cardiac surgeons at 16 Veterans Affairs (VA) medical ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zenati MA,Gaziano JM,Collins JF,Biswas K,Gabany JM,Quin JA,Bitondo JM,Bakaeen FG,Kelly RF,Shroyer AL,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00