First month course of left ventricular asynergy after intracoronary thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarction. A longitudinal echocardiographic study.

abstract：AIMS:Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) is an angiogenic and vasoprotective molecule whose expression is modulated by hypoxia and inflammatory mediators. Here we have tested the hypothesis that plasma levels of VEGF-A are influenced by pre-existing coronary artery disease and by changes in circulating interl...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cotton JM,Mathur A,Hong Y,Brown AS,Martin JF,Erusalimsky JD

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the prevalence, clinical significance, and prognosis of latent Brugada syndrome (BrS) in patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) unmasked by class 1C antiarrhythmic drugs. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between January 2000 and June 2008, all consecutive patients with new-onset AF, who after flecainide ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pappone C,Radinovic A,Manguso F,Vicedomini G,Sala S,Sacco FM,Ciconte G,Saviano M,Ferrari M,Sommariva E,Sacchi S,Ciaccio C,Kallergis EM,Santinelli V

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To study the implications of European guidelines on the use of antihypertensives and/or lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs) for primary prevention in a Norwegian population. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Tromsø study is a population-based study in the municipality Tromsø, Norway (from 1974 to till now). This analysis includes ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hartz I,Njølstad I,Eggen AE

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of a single infusion of cibenzoline, a class I antiarrhythmic drug, were assessed in 86 patients presenting with a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia following heart surgery in a placebo-controlled double-blind parallel study. Cibenzoline was effective in 13 patients (30%) vs three patients (6.9%...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ollitrault J,Quilliet L,Scheck F,Lelong B,Richard A,Jarry G,Guize L

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical management of refractory heart failure remains challenging, with a high rate of rehospitalizations despite advances in medical and device therapy. Care can be provided in person, via telehomecare (by telephone), or telemonitoring, which involves wireless technology for remote follow-up. Telemonitoring wireles...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hasan A,Paul V

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of the GISSI Prognosis Registry were to describe the diagnostic strategies initiated in acute myocardial infarction patients by a representative sample of Italian cardiological centres, and to determine which clinical or hospital characteristics were associated with the initiation of invasive diagnostic o...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maggioni AP,Tavazzi L,Fabbri G,Lucci D,Santoro E,Canonico A,Galli M,Achilli F,Tognoni G

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contradictory two-dimensional echocardiographic findings have been reported in relation to the role of prolapse of the mitral valve and lack of systolic leaflet coaptation in mitral regurgitation secondary to coronary heart disease. A prospective study of 22 patients with chronic coronary heart disease and mitral regu...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ballester M,Tasca R,Marin L,Rees S,Rickards A,McDonald L

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) exhibit detrimental changes in skeletal muscle that contribute to their impaired physical performance. This study investigates the possibility of counteracting these changes by chronic low-frequency electrical stimulation (CLFS) of left and right thigh muscles. METHODS AN...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nuhr MJ,Pette D,Berger R,Quittan M,Crevenna R,Huelsman M,Wiesinger GF,Moser P,Fialka-Moser V,Pacher R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Habitual cigarette smokers, paradoxically, present improved short-term prognosis after acute myocardial infarction, a phenomenon often termed "smoker's paradox". We sought to examine cigarette smokers' post-infarction survival advantage in a countrywide survey of unselected, consecutive patients presenting with ac...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Andrikopoulos GK,Richter DJ,Dilaveris PE,Pipilis A,Zaharoulis A,Gialafos JE,Toutouzas PK,Chimonas ET

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes the delayed improvement of left ventricular function by recanalization of an occluded coronary artery in a patient with intractable heart failure and three-vessel disease. The left anterior descending coronary artery was occluded distal to the first septal branch, the dominant right coronary...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Klein HH,Neuhaus KL

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Major bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is an independent risk factor for early and late mortality. We developed and validated a risk score predictive of major bleeding after PCI using the femoral approach. METHODS AND RESULTS:Baseline clinical and procedural variables from two contemporary,...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nikolsky E,Mehran R,Dangas G,Fahy M,Na Y,Pocock SJ,Lincoff AM,Stone GW

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:This study aimed to investigate the association between smoking cessation, post-cessation body mass index (BMI) change and risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke in men. Methods and results:A prospective cohort study using the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) data set collected from 2002 to 2013 wa...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kim K,Park SM,Lee K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term efficacy of transdermal nitrate therapy, in particular the ability of a single patch to provide 24 h prophylaxis against angina, has been questioned. Two mechanisms have been suggested for this loss of effect: the development of pharmacological tolerance, and premature patch exhaustion. This study was de...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： James MA,Papouchado M,Jones JV

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now recognised after many years of speculation regarding the role of mammalian atria in the direct regulation of intravascular volume, that atrial myocites produce a peptide hormone that results in natriuresis and diuresis, under the condition of atrial distention. This atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is secrete...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cody RJ,Atlas SA,Laragh JH

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanism of persistent neurohormonal and cardiorespiratory reflex abnormalities in chronic heart failure remain unclear. Also, why chronic heart failure patients who develop cachexia demonstrate a particularly abnormal neurohormonal profile and have a high risk of death is not known. Impaired reflex con...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ponikowski P,Piepoli M,Chua TP,Banasiak W,Francis D,Anker SD,Coats AJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study involves the early identification, among apparently healthy individuals, of those at high risk for sudden cardiac death. We tested the hypothesis that individuals who respond to mild mental stress in preparation for exercise test with the largest heart rate increases might be at highest risk....

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jouven X,Schwartz PJ,Escolano S,Straczek C,Tafflet M,Desnos M,Empana JP,Ducimetière P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To document tracking patterns, if any, over time, of classical cardiovascular risk factors in men and women participants in the Vorarlberg Health Monitoring and Promotion Programme (VHM&PP) METHODS AND RESULTS: 67,413 men and 82,237 women underwent a total of 45,4448 standardised examinations in the 15 year period...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ulmer H,Kelleher C,Diem G,Concin H

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the accuracy of echocardiography in conjunction with quantitative high-dose dipyridamole technetium-99m sestamibi tomography (SPECT) in detecting coronary allograft vasculopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Seventy-eight consecutive heart transplant recipients underwent echocardiography while at rest and high...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ciliberto GR,Ruffini L,Mangiavacchi M,Parolini M,Sara R,Massa D,De Maria R,Gronda E,Vitali E,Parodi O

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate fatalities from myocardial infarction at 28 days and one-year among patients aged 35-64 years in the Nordic and Lithuanian centres participating in the World Health Organization MONICA (Monitoring of Trends and Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease) Project. METHODS AND RESULTS:Altogether 9100 myoc...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Salomaa VV,Lundberg V,Agnarsson U,Radisauskas R,Kirchhoff M,Wilhelmsen L

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent innovations have the potential to improve rhythm control therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Controlled trials provide new evidence on the effectiveness and safety of rhythm control therapy, particularly in patients with AF and heart failure. This review summarizes evidence supporting the use of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Willems S,Meyer C,de Bono J,Brandes A,Eckardt L,Elvan A,van Gelder I,Goette A,Gulizia M,Haegeli L,Heidbuchel H,Haeusler KG,Kautzner J,Mont L,Ng GA,Szumowski L,Themistoclakis S,Wegscheider K,Kirchhof P

更新日期：2019-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Vascular ageing is characterized by arterial stiffening, dilation, and arterial wall thickening. We investigated the extent to which these changes are related and their heritability during 5 year follow-up in the Twins UK cohort. Methods and results:Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWVcf), carotid diameter, c...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cecelja M,Jiang B,Keehn L,Hussain T,Silva Vieira M,Phinikaridou A,Greil G,Spector TD,Chowienczyk P

更新日期：2018-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:All citizens (N = 22066) aged 16 to 65 of a medium-sized Belgian town were personally invited to CPR training sessions held in their neighbourhood. 1152 responded by attending a training session. Those who did not so respond were surveyed (random sample N = 600) for reasons of their not coming. The sample fitted well ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lejeune PO,Delooz HH

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous adenosine proved effective in eight out of ten episodes of acute spontaneous supraventricular tachycardia. AV node blockade induced by adenosine occurred 20 s after injection, and disappeared very quickly. Side-effects were transient and never serious. Therefore, it is thought that adenosine can be propose...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Munoz A,Leenhardt A,Sassine A,Galley P,Puech P

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To document the impact of intensive insulin therapy during intensive care on long-term (4 years) outcome of high-risk cardiac surgery patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:In this pre-planned sub-analysis and follow-up study of a large, randomized controlled trial on the effects of intensive insulin therapy during critic...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ingels C,Debaveye Y,Milants I,Buelens E,Peeraer A,Devriendt Y,Vanhoutte T,Van Damme A,Schetz M,Wouters PJ,Van den Berghe G

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Prophylactic administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) (600mg orally twice daily), along with hydration, prevents contrast agent-associated nephrotoxicity (CAN) induced by a low dose of non-ionic, low-osmolality contrast dye. We tested whether a double dose of NAC is more effective to prevent CAN. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Briguori C,Colombo A,Violante A,Balestrieri P,Manganelli F,Paolo Elia P,Golia B,Lepore S,Riviezzo G,Scarpato P,Focaccio A,Librera M,Bonizzoni E,Ricciardelli B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific assessment of diagnostic tests should not be based upon a small series of results published by the best academic institutions, but ought to require large scale, multicentre validation founded on grass roots institutions with real doctors, real patients and real problems. To this purpose, an internationa...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Picano E,Sicari R,Landi P,Raciti M,Pingitore A,Vassalle C,Mathias W Jr,Lowenstein J,Petix N,Gigli G

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We sought to investigate the factors associated with restenosis and its potential association with late clinical deterioration after successful percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV). METHODS AND RESULTS:We analysed echocardiographic (median 74 months) and clinical (median 109 months) follow-up data of 329 patie...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Song JK,Song JM,Kang DH,Yun SC,Park DW,Lee SW,Kim YH,Lee CW,Hong MK,Kim JJ,Park SW,Park SJ

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1978 to August 1983, 41 prosthetic valve thromboses in 34 patients were operated upon in our service. They comprised 15 aortic, 25 mitral and one tricuspid valve thromboses. Seven patients had massive thrombus with dysfunction of the prosthesis; others had small and disseminated thrombi on their prosthesi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pavie A,Bors V,Baud F,Gandjbakhch I,Cabrol C

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) are common and associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Little is known about the impact of PVD on the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance. Methods and results:Heart failure with preserved eject...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gorter TM,Obokata M,Reddy YNV,Melenovsky V,Borlaug BA

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombolytic therapy is a practical, effective approach to the management of acute myocardial infarction that is widely used in Europe today. Early European trials demonstrated a clear reduction in mortality in patients who received thrombolytic therapy compared with those given conventional treatment. The findings of...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vahanian A

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00