Bradycardia and hypotension following reperfusion with streptokinase (Bezold-Jarisch reflex): a sign of coronary thrombolysis and myocardial salvage.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with left ventricular dysfunction who undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery frequently have late sudden cardiac death. The CABG Patch Trial is a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial that randomized patients at high risk at the completion of CABG surgery to implantation o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Curtis AB,Cannom DS,Bigger JT Jr,DiMarco JP,Estes NA 3rd,Steinman RC,Parides MK

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of blood medium on tissue ablation by a pulsed dye laser and its selectivity for atheroma were investigated. The role of shock waves on tissue ablation was also evaluated. Normal and atherosclerotic human aortas were irradiated by a 480 nm pulsed dye laser activated at 5 Hz. The laser was coupled with a ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Tomaru T,Geschwind HJ,Lange F,Boussignac G

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Three landmark trials involving 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) were published between 1994 and 1996 (the Scandinavian Simvastatin Survival Study [4S], the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study, and the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events trial). These trials provided e...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wang TJ,Stafford RS,Ausiello JC,Chaisson CE

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outpatient prognostic assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) by exercise electrocardiography has limitations, including the feasibility of the test and its low positive predictive value in several clinical conditions. In the current study we investigated the safety, feasibility, and prognostic value...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cortigiani L,Picano E,Coletta C,Chiarella F,Mathias W,Gandolfo N,De Alcantara M,Mazzoni V,Gensini GF,Landi P,Echo Persantine International Cooperative (EPIC) Study Group.,Echo Dobutamine International Cooperative (EDIC) Study Group

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of mitral regurgitation is difficult whether invasive or noninvasive methods are used. The determination of the regurgitant volume itself cannot be done in clinical practice with reasonable accuracy. In six sheep with chronic mitral regurgitation, left ventricular and left atrial pressures were recorded wit...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Teien D,Jones M,Shiota T,Yamada I,Sahn DJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recovery of left ventricular function (LVF) after revascularization takes time. alpha-Adrenergic blockade acutely improves coronary blood flow and LVF, whereas the effects of more prolonged alpha-adrenergic blockade on LVF recovery after stenting are unknown. METHODS:In 32 patients (age 58 +/- 12 y) wit...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kozàkovà M,Marco J,Heusch G,Bernies M,Bossi IM,Palombo C,Anguissola GB,Donatelli F,Laurent JP,Gregorini L

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the prevalence and clinical significance of transient U wave inversion in 43 patients with variant angina. Twenty-four patients (group A) had ST segment elevation in the anterolateral and 19 patients (group B) had this finding in the inferoposterior leads of the ECG during spontaneous angina. In none of the...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Matsuguchi T,Koiwaya Y,Nakagaki O,Takeshita A,Nakamura M

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We review our 10-year experience of mitral valve (MV) repair in comparison with MV replacement in the elderly for floppy mitral valves/mitral valve prolapse (FMV/MVP). The use of MV repair for this entity has not been fully utilized by surgeons. METHODS:Two hundred ninety-two consecutive patients aged > or ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gogbashian A,Sepic J,Soltesz EG,Nascimben L,Cohn LH

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise training is now an accepted component of the therapeutic regimen in patients with heart failure and underlying ischemia, but few data are available on the effects of training in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS:Twenty-four patients (mean age 55 +/- 9 years, mean ejection fr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Myers J,Wagner D,Schertler T,Beer M,Luchinger R,Klein M,Rickli H,Muller P,Mayer K,Schwitter J,Dubach P

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the effects of IV digoxin (0.04 mg/kg) and nitroprusside (NP) (1.2 and 1.8 microgram/kg/min) on left ventricular (LV) performance in six preinstrumented conscious dogs with 3 and 6 hours after digoxin administration (serum level, 3.5 +/- 0.6 ng/ml), there were no changes in heart rate, LV systolic (LVSP) a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： O'Rourke RA,Badke FR,Forst D

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence and significance of exercise-induced localized perfusion defects in symptomatic patients with aortic valve disease, thallium-201 rest and exercise studies were performed in a consecutive series of 29 such patients prior to left heart catheterization with coronary arteriography. Eight patien...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pfisterer M,Müller-Brand J,Bründler H,Cueni T

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ECGs taken from four patients with concealed atrial bigeminy were analyzed to find the mechanisms of disappearance and reappearance of extrasystoles. Observations in three patients showing the classic form of concealed bigeminy suggest that when the extrasystole disappeared, the first sinus impulse after the last mani...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kinoshita S,Kato Y,Nakagawa K,Yasukouchi T

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety and efficacy of ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with fibrinolytic therapy remain uncertain. OBJECTIVES:The primary objective of the TicagRElor in pAtients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with Thrombolysis (TREAT) trial is to evaluate ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Berwanger O,Nicolau JC,Carvalho AC,Jiang L,Goodman S,Nicholls SJ,Parkhomenko A,Averkov O,Tajer C,Malaga G,Kerr Saraiva JF,Fonseca F,Guimaraes HP,de Barros E Silva PGM,Damiani LP,Paisani DM,Lasagno CMR,Candido CT,Valei

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine infusion is accompanied by increases in coronary blood flow and myocardial blood volume. Myocardial blood volume may produce changes in diastolic left ventricular (LV) performance by increasing myocardial turgor. Diastolic dysfunction may also be the result of myocardial ischemia. The relation between change...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ren JF,Pancholy SB,Kegel JG,Lighty GW Jr,Heo J,Iskandrian AS

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peak oxygen consumption is a cornerstone for prognostic determination in patients with congestive heart failure. The purpose of this study was to assess whether plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) provided any additional prognostic information. METHODS:Plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Isnard R,Pousset F,Chafirovskaïa O,Carayon A,Hulot JS,Thomas D,Komajda M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early postexercise polarcardiographic (PCG) changes in the ST segment vector, as reflected in the variable MS X theta, are reported to clearly distinguish normal subjects from those with myocardial ischemia. We prospectively assessed the value of this test in detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) during treadmill ex...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lam JC,Chaitman BR,Hanson JS,Bernard P,Bourassa MG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular late potentials at the end of the surface QRS, detected on the signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG) have been shown to be markers for spontaneous and/or inducible ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We examined the correlations between electrophysiologic study ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Borbola J,Ezri MD,Denes P

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experience with the use of five new antiarrhythmic drugs for treating life-threatening arrhythmias in children will be briefly reviewed. Prevention of recurrent episodes of atrial flutter with digoxin and local anesthetic antiarrhythmic drugs often is only moderately successful, benefiting 65% of patients. Amiodar...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Moak JP,Smith RT,Garson A Jr

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common disorder in middle-aged men and is significantly influenced by cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) and cardiovascular disease. The substudy of the ONTARGET/TRANSCEND trials evaluates the relationship of erectile function to baseline characteristics and current treatment ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Böhm M,Baumhäkel M,Probstfield JL,Schmieder R,Yusuf S,Zhao F,Koon T,ONTARGET\/TRANSCEND ED-Investigators.

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Randomized trials have indicated that primary coronary angioplasty performed in patients admitted directly to highly-experienced angioplasty centers offers certain advantages over intravenous fibrinolytic therapy. However, the large majority of patients with acute myocardial infarction are submitted to hospi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Andersen HR,Nielsen TT,Vesterlund T,Grande P,Abildgaard U,Thayssen P,Pedersen F,Mortensen LS,DANAMI-2 Investigators.

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiarrhythmic effects of mexiletine (n = 14) were compared to procainamide (n = 16) by a double-blind parallel protocol in 30 patients (group I) with frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) (greater than 20/hr), and to amiodarone by an open-label sequential approach in 25 patients (mean left ventricula...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nademanee K,Feld G,Hendrickson J,Intarachot V,Yale C,Heng MK,Singh BN

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior studies have reported race and sex differences in cardiac catheterization use after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It is unclear whether race or sex differences in procedure refusal may contribute to this difference. We sought to determine whether cardiac catheterization refusal rates differ by pat...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rathore SS,Ordin DL,Krumholz HM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium channel blockers and central alpha-agonists are among the classes of antihypertensive drugs that yield the most favorable overall effects on risk factors for hypertension-related end-organ damage. An open-label prospective trial in 42 patients with a mean baseline blood pressure of 144/102 mm Hg sought to asse...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Houston MC,Hays L

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the influence of viscosity and iodine concentration, three matched and standardized left coronary arteriograms were obtained in 20 patients using iopamidol (Isovue-370), ioversol (Optiray-320), and iohexol (Omnipaque-350). The order of contrast media was randomized and the administration of contrast was doub...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kern MJ,Roth RA,Aguirre FV,Beauman G,Vogel R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the preventable morbidity and mortality associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), increased awareness of undiagnosed AF, and advances in mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, there is a critical need to assess the effectiveness of using such technology to routinely screen for AF in clinical practice. VITAL-...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ashburner JM,Atlas SJ,McManus DD,Chang Y,Trisini Lipsanopoulos AT,Borowsky LH,Guan W,He W,Ellinor PT,Singer DE,Lubitz SA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The follow-up of patients with mitral and tricuspid regurgitation is important for their clinical treatment. We aimed to evaluate the reproducibility of the flow convergence method in mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. METHODS:The proximal flow convergence region was imaged with color Doppler ultrasound sc...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Grossmann G,Hoffmeister A,Imhof A,Giesler M,Hombach V,Spiess J

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the relationship between echocardiographic and hemodynamic parameters in 28 patients with documented acute myocardial infarction (AMI), who underwent M-mode echocardiography and Swan-Ganz catheterization during the same hospitalization. Patients with valvular heart disease were excluded from the study. On ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nador F,De Martini M,Binda A,Radrizzani D,Cirò E,Lotto A

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug trials during electrophysiologic study were performed in 166 patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation. In the first 21 patients (group I), a maximum of two extrastimuli was used. In 145 subsequent patients (group II), drug efficacy was assessed using three extrastimuli if o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Swerdlow CD,Blum J,Winkle RA,Griffin JC,Ross DL,Mason JW

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progress in our understanding diabetic angiopathy has been slow, but we are now learning a number of lessons of interest to the cardiologist. Diabetic angiopathy is a collective term for conditions specific to the diabetic state and related to its duration more than to patient age. The angiopathy produces calcificatio...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： McMillan DE

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we reviewed M-mode and two-dimensional (2DE) echocardiographic observations in 13 patients with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and in six patients with truncus arteriosus in order to attempt to identify echocardiographic features distinguishing these two abnormalities in which no anato...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Vargas Barron J,Sahn DJ,Attie F,Valdes-Cruz LM,Grenadier E,Allen HD,Oliveira Lima C,Goldberg SJ

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00