Systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve with and without asymmetric septal hypertrophy. Role of left ventricular posterior wall motion.

abstract：:Investigations on orthostatic tolerance and physical fitness prior to and after 6-8 h immersion experiments surprisingly revealed that all untrained subjects endured pre- and postimmersion tilt table tests without subjective complaints, whereas after immersion all trained participants collapsed within the first minute...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stegemann J

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening event with a broad presentation spectrum ranging from asymptomatic cases to sudden cardiac arrest. It is unclear if right atrial emboli cause PE in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or if mild PE itself increases right cardiac pressure provoking AF. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Guler GB,Can MM,Guler E,Akinci T,Sogukpinar O,Hatipoglu S,Kilicaslan F,Serebruany VL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGF-B)/platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β (PDGFR-β) signaling in chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS:Thirty-nine AF patients and 33 patients with sinus rhythm (SR) were enrolled. Twenty canines were randomized into 5 groups: control, sham...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Jiang Z,Zhong G,Wen L,Hong Y,Fang S,Sun P,Li S,Li S,Feng G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:COVID-19 is a rapidly growing infectious disease that represents an immediate threat for the health of millions of people around the world, both in direct and indirect ways. CASE PRESENTATION:In the present report we describe the development of stress cardiomyopathy in a patient who was overwhelmingly str...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Koutroumpakis E,Taylor T,Damaraju S,Badruddin Mawji S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective investigation was conducted in an attempt to identify noninvasive predictors of mortality for patients with Chagas' heart disease through a multivariate stepwise logistic regression study. Fifty-six patients with a positive complement fixation test for Chagas' disease were followed up at the Cardiomyo...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Bestetti RB,Dalbo CM,Freitas OC,Teno LA,Castilho OT,Oliveira JS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytes can be activated to produce and release opioid peptides. We investigated the levels of immunoreactive beta-endorphin in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 11 patients with acute myocardial infarction. The concentrations of beta-endorphin in mononuclear leukocytes of 30.2 +/- 6.9 pg/10(6) cells on admi...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Buratti T,Schratzberger P,Dunzendorfer S,Manfreda SE,Pechlaner C,Joannidis M,Sacerdote P,Panerai AE,Wiedermann CJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intracoronary administration of glycosaminoglycan analogs, including the complement inhibitor dextran sulfate, attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/R injury). However, dextran sulfate has a distinct anticoagulatory effect, possibly limiting its use in specific situations in vivo. We therefore...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Banz Y,Hess OM,Meier P,Korchagina EY,Gordeeva EA,Robson SC,Gajanayake T,Csizmadia E,Mettler D,Haeberli A,Bovin NV,Rieben R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass screening for heart disease in children can be accomplished by automatic analysis of phonocardiograms (PCG) obtained from five routine auscultation points. An ECG signal serves as reference. PCG signals exceeding 20% of the amplitude of the first heart sound S1 in the diastolic interval and 40% of S1 in the systo...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ninova PP,Dascalov IK,Dimitrova MI

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The risk for cardiovascular events conferred by decreased renal function is curvilinear with exponentially greater increases in risk as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) declines. In 13 non-diabetic pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, we employed quantitative F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Fink JC,Lodge MA,Smith MF,Hinduja A,Brown J,Dinits-Pensy MY,Dilsizian V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sixteen-year-old male presented with symptoms and investigations suggestive of acute myocardial infarction. The patient had suffered from a varicella zoster infection 5 days prior to presentation. Varicella myocarditis was suspected and diagnosed following treatment and positive varicella serology. This case highlig...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kelly E,Cullen G,McGurk C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency on the susceptibility to bypass graft occlusion in 62 patients with coronary heart disease. MBL deficiency appeared to be associated with occlusion (p = 0.0099). A high level of anti-cardiolipin IgG as well as the number of venous bypass grafts were ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Limnell V,Aittoniemi J,Vaarala O,Lehtimäki T,Laine S,Virtanen V,Palosuo T,Miettinen A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of oral anticoagulation (OAC) and aspirin was the antithrombotic treatment initially adopted after coronary stenting (PCI-S). Although dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a thienopyridine subsequently proved safer and more effective, OAC and aspirin combination is still used in patients with an ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Rubboli A,Milandri M,Castelvetri C,Cosmi B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular adaptation to the sudden inflation of a balloon in the descending aorta was investigated in intact awake, standing dogs. The balloon inflation raised pressure in the arterial bed proximal from the balloon. Initially, it lowered heart rate and cardiac output. After 4 sec, heart rate and cardiac output be...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ehrlich W,Rodriguez-Lopez E

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The value of glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a surrogate marker for the prevention of cardiovascular outcomes on antidiabetic drugs is debated. The 2008 FDA guidance led to multiple large clinical trials to evaluate the effect of new antidiabetic drugs versus placebo on major adverse cardia...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ambrosi P,Daumas A,Villani P,Giorgi R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man with intermittent ventricular parasystolic bigeminy is reported in whom the parasystolic focus was protected from late intervening sinus impulses. This is the first report to suggest the presence of protection due to interference in parasystolic bigeminy. The findings in this case suggest that when a...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kinoshita S,Konishi G,Kinoshita Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodically in the history of hypertensive therapy there have been minor storms that have significantly affected the utilization of entire classes of agents. The first storm struck with the case-control studies suggesting that reserpine was associated with an increased risk of carcinoma of the breast, a claim subsequ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Zanchetti A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Niacin is underutilized due to flushing, which occurs in over 90% of niacin-treated patients. Laropiprant (LRPT) reduces flushing associated with niacin. This study compared flushing with a combination tablet of extended-release (ER) niacin (ERN)/LRPT to niacin ER (N-ER; without LRPT) during the first week of...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kush D,Hu DY,Ye P,Kim HS,Chen E,Sirah W,McCrary Sisk C,Paolini JF,Maccubbin D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent research has indicated that red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases such as chronic heart failure and coronary heart disease. We aimed to study the predictive value of RDW for bleeding events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Zhang Q,Qin Y,Zhao DS,Zhao HP,Zhou L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal and spatial pattern of left ventricular (LV) contraction and relaxation in 34 patients with isolated lesions of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) were studied from the LV cineangiogram in the right anterior oblique position using a computer interactive technique. The LV outline was divided into 10...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gotsman MS,Welber S,Sapoznikov D,Freiman I,Rosenman D,Lotan C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to assess ventricular volumes and function by radionuclide angiography during asynchronous ventricular pacing in a group of 22 patients who needed an artificial pacemaker. 14 had ischaemic heart disease and 8 had primary disturbances of conduction of the impulse-forming system. The transition...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Weiss AT,Gotsman MS,Lewis BS,Rein AJ,Atlan H

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were: (1) to evaluate the specificity of cardiac troponin I and creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme in ambulatory asymptomatic chronic renal failure patients on long-term hemodialysis, and (2) to evaluate the effect of hemodialysis on the serum levels of cardiac troponin I and creatine ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tun A,Khan IA,Win MT,Hussain A,Hla TA,Wattanasuwan N,Vasavada BC,Sacchi TJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of congestive heart failure has changed dramatically during the past 20 years, but diuretic drugs remain an essential component. Diuretics are essential despite the fact that these drugs stimulate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone (RAA) axis and lead to adaptive responses that may be counterproductive. In th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ellison DH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are noncoding single-stranded RNA molecules that regulate gene expression in physiological functions, development and disease. In recent studies, three miRNAs have been described as muscle or cardiac specific: miR-1, miR-133, and miR-208, being involved in heart development and disease; bu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Bostjancic E,Zidar N,Stajer D,Glavac D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antihypertensive therapy has been thought to be a life-long treatment. Nevertheless, antihypertensive medication may be discontinued in a substantial proportion of hypertensive patients at least for some time. The current study focused on predictors for the development of elevated blood pressure levels after discontin...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Schmieder RE,Rockstroh JK,Gatzka CD,Rüddel H,Schächinger H

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have compared the outcome between patients with and without a confirmed acute myocardial infarction (AMI) mainly during the first few years after its onset. Our aim was to compare the prognosis between patients with and without a confirmed AMI during 10 years of follow-up. Patients participating in an...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Herlitz J,Karlson BW,Hjalmarson A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A) reductase inhibitors, or 'statins', have revolutionized the management of patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease. Following 2 large acute coronary syndrome trials, additional clinical benefit outside their effect of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) lowering was prop...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Shaw SM,Fildes JE,Yonan N,Williams SG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To substitute the stroke volume index (SVi) with flow rate (FR) in the hemodynamic classification of severe aortic stenosis (AS) with preserved ejection fraction (EF), in order to evaluate its prognostic value. METHODS:A total of 529 patients (78.8 ± 9.8 years old, 44.1% males) with isolated severe AS (aort...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Alexandru D,Pollack S,Petillo F,Cao JJ,Barasch E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coarctation of the aorta commonly presents in infancy as congestive heart failure, or later in childhood as hypertension or as a heart murmur. However, we experienced a unique infant case of isolated coarctation presenting with acute decompensation of a dilated cardiomyopathy, which recovered completely 8 months posto...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hwang MS,Chu JJ,Chang YS,Su WJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Third degree atrioventricular (AV) heart block with severe Adams-Stokes attacks in 3 patients with Lyme borreliosis is described. All patients had similar clinical manifestations: previously healthy, they experience syncope as an abrupt onset of the disease. Data on skin changes--erythema migrans--was subsequently obt...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Vasiljević Z,Dmitrović R,Naumović Z,Ostojić M,Radosavljević M,Karadzić A,Prostran M,Colić M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The left ventricular function of 14 acromegalic patients was investigated using radionuclide ventriculography. After labeling the red blood cells with 750-1,000 MBq 99mTc-pertechnetate, ECG-triggered left anterior oblique images were recorded. Fourier analysis was then performed on the time-activity curve of the left ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Erbas T,Erbas B,Usman A,Bekdik CF

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00