Infective aneurysm of the left ventricle: angiographic and echocardiographic features.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complications of vascular access are one of the most common adverse events after coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and are reported to occur in 1% to 9% of cases. There are conflicting reports of the association of vascular complications with the use of vascular closure device...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Arora N,Matheny ME,Sepke C,Resnic FS

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Clinical studies were performed on patients with mild-to-moderate essential hypertension to elucidate the efficacy and mode of action of manidipine. Augmentation of diuresis and natriuresis during the short- and long-term phases of manidipine treatment was found in essential hypertensive patients. Manidipine partly in...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Iimura O,Shimamoto K

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal pattern of the myocardial sympathetic innervation was studied in 15 subjects using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) gamma scintigraphy with iodine 123-labeled meta-iodobenzylguanidine (I123MIBG). Seven young subjects (mean age 29.4 +/- 7.5 years SD) with supraventricular tachycardia and ei...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gill JS,Hunter GJ,Gane G,Camm AJ

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that brief episodes of myocardial ischemia can render the heart more resistant to a prolonged subsequent ischemic episode. This phenomenon, called "preconditioning," has been described in human beings during coronary angioplasty with the use of clinical, electrocardiographic (ECG), or metabolic param...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Eltchaninoff H,Cribier A,Tron C,Derumeaux G,Koning R,Hecketsweiller B,Letac B

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A counterimmunoelectrophoresis technique for detection of serum myoglobin (Mb) was improved using non-ionic polymer dextran. Precipitin lines were graded according to their strength, which was ascertained by radioimmunoassay data. By this method, serum Mb in concentrations of 500 ng./ml. before stain and of 200 ng./ml...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hiramori K,Sumiyoshi T,Motegi S,Honda T,Kimata S,Hirosawa K,Kawai H,Kondo A,Iwaasa M,Miyoshi K

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were conducted in 15 patients with coronary artery disease to determine if the type of pacing used to induce an extrasystole had a bearing on subsequent postextrasystolic potentiation (PESP) and if the fact that these were evaluated in jeopardized or nonjeopardized portions of the ventricle altered the ability...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cooper MW,Lutherer LO,Stanton MW,Lust RM Jr

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy has been discouraged in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) to avoid the risk of precipitating recurrent or progressive left ventricular dysfunction. We assessed left ventricular size and contractile function using echocardiography in four PPCM patients prior to pregnancy, during the third trimest...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sutton MS,Cole P,Plappert M,Saltzman D,Goldhaber S

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of cocaine-related acute coronary syndromes presents unique challenges. Although percutaneous coronary intervention in cocaine abusers appears to be safe in the short term, longer-term outcomes have not been reported. We postulated that cocaine use would be associated with increased risk for st...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： McKee SA,Applegate RJ,Hoyle JR,Sacrinty MT,Kutcher MA,Sane DC

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To observe the stereoscopic structure and the motion of the prolapsing mitral valve and its regurgitant jet in comparison with the normal mitral valve, four-dimensional (or dynamic three-dimensional) echocardiography of mitral valve apparatus was obtained in 20 patients with mitral valve prolapse and 10 unaffected sub...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cheng TO,Xie MX,Wang XF,Li ZA,Hu G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramuscular lidocaine administration is known to produce blood concentration levels considered to be therapeutic for prevention of premature ventricular contractions. This double blind study was designed to study the effect of intramuscular lidocaine in the prevention of PVC's in acute myocardial infarction. Forty-s...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Singh JB,Kocot SL

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred four patients (101 men, three women), under 40 years of age, with myocardial infarction (MI), underwent coronary arteriography. Eighty patients had significant obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) (group 1), 23 had normal coronary arteries (group 2), and one patient had coronary ostial stenosis as a r...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kaul U,Dogra B,Manchanda SC,Wasir HS,Rajani M,Bhatia ML

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty cases of paradoxical embolism are reviewed to consolidate clinical presentations and common predisposing factors. The presence of patent foramen ovale in the great majority of these patients in association with maneuvers that transiently elevate right atrial pressure is emphasized in relation to the pathophysio...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Loscalzo J

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 178 transseptal left heart catheterizations performed, 173 successful cases are reported, with the use of a Swan-Ganz, flow-directed, balloon-tipped catheter. By means of a modified Brockenbrough technique, which is described in detail, a 10F Teflon tube (3.3 mm outside diameter) was inserted into the left atrium. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bagger JP,Sennels F,Vejby-Christensen H,Rasmussen K,Thomsen PE,Gøtzsche H

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though congestive heart failure is extremely common, the mechanisms responsible for the clinical manifestations remain a puzzle. The central and autonomic (sympathetic) nervous systems are responsible for a large part of the clinical manifestations. The role of the nervous system in CHF is discussed briefly. It i...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Burch GE

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiofrequency-powered, thermal balloon angioplasty is a new technique that enhances luminal dilatation with less dissection than conventional angioplasty. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of radiofrequency heating of balloon fluid on the pressure-volume mechanics of in vitro balloon angioplasty and ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mitchel JF,Fram DB,Aretz TA,Gillam LD,Woronick C,Waters DD,McKay RG

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 6-minute walk test is a submaximal exercise test that is widely used as an outcomes measure in clinical trials and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. An initial learning effect with repeated administration is well documented, but it is unknown whether this learning effect persists with time. METHODS:This s...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wu G,Sanderson B,Bittner V

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative atrial fibrillation/flutter (PoAF) commonly complicates cardiac surgery, occurring in 25% to 60% of patients. Postoperative atrial fibrillation/flutter is associated with significant morbidity, higher long-term mortality, and increased health care costs. Novel preventive therapies are clearly needed. In ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mozaffarian D,Marchioli R,Gardner T,Ferrazzi P,O'Gara P,Latini R,Libby P,Lombardi F,Macchia A,Page R,Santini M,Tavazzi L,Tognoni G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-one patients with acute myocardial infarction and ST segment elevation were studied to determine the relationship between early changes in ST segment elevation, time to peak serum creatine kinase (CK), peak serum CK, left ventricular function, and patency of the infarct-related artery. ST segment elevation decre...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hackworthy RA,Vogel MB,Harris PJ

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A strategy using coronary artery calcium (CAC) screening to refine coronary heart disease risk assessment in moderately high risk (MHR) subjects (10-year risk 10%-20%) has been suggested. The potential impact of this strategy is unknown. METHODS:Coronary artery calcium screening strategies focused on MHR su...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Patel MJ,de Lemos JA,McGuire DK,See R,Lindsey JB,Murphy SA,Grundy SM,Khera A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the relationship between the improvement of wall motion in infarcted regions after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and thallium-201 uptake in the delayed image of exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy before PTCA, 14 patients with anterior old myocardial infarction were studied. Exercise ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Yamamoto K,Asada S,Masuyama T,Nanto S,Matsumura Y,Naito J,Hirayama A,Mishima M,Naka M,Sasaki J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVI) as a treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a high rate of success; however, outcomes for treating persistent and long-standing persistent AF with PVI alone are substantially lower and often require multiple procedures to maintain long-term f...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lee RJ,Lakkireddy D,Mittal S,Ellis C,Connor JT,Saville BR,Wilber D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to be one of the most common cardiac problems, placing an expanding burden on the public health system. In several circumstances, AF can increase the risk of stroke and heart failure. Current pharmacologic treatment options are associated with the potential for significant ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pratt CM,Reiffel JA,Ellenbogen KA,Naccarelli GV,Kowey PR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiarrhythmic efficacy and safety of intravenous amiodarone were evaluated in 13 patients with recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia. All patients had been refractory to at least three prior antiarrhythmic agents (mean, 3.3 per patient), and 11 had multiple direct current cardioversions. Intravenous amiodar...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Klein RC,Machell C,Rushforth N,Standefur J

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) produces high-resolution images of great-vessel anatomy in pediatric patients. In this study seven patients, aged 6 to 27 months were evaluated by using gated MRI and two-dimensional echocardiography 4 to 26 months after arterial switch operation for D-transposition of the great arteri...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hardy CE,Helton GJ,Kondo C,Higgins SS,Young NJ,Higgins CB

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After dipyridamole, canine studies have demonstrated a slower rate of myocardial thallium-201 clearance from zones distal to a coronary artery stenosis compared to normal zones. To determine if criteria based on canine myocardial thallium-201 clearance rates could be applied clinically, 40 patients with and 26 patient...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Okada RD,Dai YH,Boucher CA,Pohost GM

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemodynamic effects of molsidomine were studied in 48 patients with acute myocardial infarction and compared with hemodynamic properties in a control group of 24 patients. The most pronounced decrease in pulmonary artery diastolic pressure occurs between 30 and 60 minutes after oral administration of 8 to 12 mg (n...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Reifart N,Neidl K,Kaltenbach M,Bussmann WD

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:AutoCapture (AC) is a programmable feature that enables the pacemaker to both track the capture threshold and automatically adjust the output on a beat-by-beat basis. Although AC safely and significantly reduces the current drainage, some authors have argued that the longevity benefit of such a system is ove...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ribeiro AL,Rincón LG,Oliveira BG,Vinha CR,Melatto D,Torres AA,Barros VC,Levine PA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this editorial, the problem of restenosis after coronary balloon angioplasty and other transluminal interventions is reviewed from the perspective of quantitative coronary angiography. The review is largely based on the experience of the Thoraxcentre in the application of quantitative angiography to the study of re...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Serruys PW,Foley DP,Kirkeeide RL,King SB 3rd

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Balloon inflation during coronary angioplasty results in shear stress-induced vessel wall injury with development of restenosis. This randomized trial compared the impact of two different balloon inflation strategies (slow versus fast) on restenosis after coronary angioplasty. METHODS:Two hundred seven pati...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Miketic S,Carlsson J,Tebbe U

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00