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abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of renal disease in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) is increasing, but little is known about the utilization, concurrent therapies, and outcomes of patients requiring acute renal replacement therapy (RRT) in this specialized environment. METHODS:In the Critical Care Cardiology Trials Net...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： van Diepen S,Tymchak W,Bohula EA,Park JG,Daniels LB,Phreaner N,Barnett CF,Kenigsberg BB,DeFilippis A,Singam NS,Barsness GW,Jentzer JC,Ternus B,Morrow DA,Katz JN,Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network Investigators.

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic nephropathy is associated with increased cardiovascular events. Coronary atherosclerosis is responsible for many of these events, but other mechanisms such as impaired flow reserve may be involved. The purpose of this study was to define the prevalence and mechanism of abnormal coronary velocity res...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ragosta M,Samady H,Isaacs RB,Gimple LW,Sarembock IJ,Powers ER

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate the hypothesis that mitral valve prolapse (MVP) can be induced after diuresis in women without the abnormality who have characteristic body habitus. Fifteen tall, slim, healthy female volunteers with a normal cardiac findings, echocardiogram, and history were investigated after m...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lax D,Eicher M,Goldberg SJ

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a demographic study, the black Ohio residents were characterized by those born in Ohio and those born in other regions of the United States, and comparisons were made of rates for all deaths (1960-1967) for coronary heart disease (420), endocarditis and myocardial degeneration (421-422), hypertensive cardiovascular...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mancuso TF,Redmond CK

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following pulmonary infarction, three patients developed the classical signs and symptoms of the Dressler syndrome associated with persistent left pleural effusion. Each responded dramatically to corticosteroid therapy. While the pathogenesis of this "Post-Pulmonary Infarction syndrome," like the Dressler syndrome, is...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sklaroff HJ

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In adults with coarctation of the aorta (CoA), hypertension (HTN) is a common long-term complication. We investigated the prevalence of HTN and analyzed factors associated with HTN. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the national register for congenital heart disease, 653 adults with repaired CoA were identified (mean age 36...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rinnström D,Dellborg M,Thilén U,Sörensson P,Nielsen NE,Christersson C,Johansson B

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A high fasting glucose level may be a marker not only for microvascular complications, but also for macrovascular complications. We evaluated the clinical significance of a high fasting glucose level (> or =110 mg/dL), detected either at baseline or during follow-up, in the Bezafibrate Infarction Prevention ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Arcavi L,Behar S,Caspi A,Reshef N,Boyko V,Knobler H

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is often difficult to make the clinical distinction between acute mitral regurgitation caused by papillary muscle dysfunction or rupture and ventricular septal defect complicating an acute myocardial infarction. A case of a patient with rapidly progressive congestive heart failure and a loud murmur is presented. Ec...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rosenthal R,Kleid JJ,Cohen MV

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the effect of delay times on racial differences in thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND:Lower rates of thrombolytic therapy in blacks with acute myocardial infarction have recently been reported, but the reasons for this disparity are unknown. We hypothesized that lower rates o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Syed M,Khaja F,Rybicki BA,Wulbrecht N,Alam M,Sabbah HN,Goldstein S,Borzak S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the influence of intrinsic limb vasodilator capacity on exercise performance, limb reactive hyperemic flows and their relations to exercise capacity during upright bicycle exercise were examined in 52 patients with recent myocardial infarction. Reactive hyperemic flow was measured in the forearm and the...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hattori T,Sumimoto T,Yuasa F,Kaida M,Jikuhara T,Hikosaka M,Sugiura T,Iwasaka T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity and symptom questionnaires have been used as surrogates for exercise testing to estimate a patient's functional capacity and to individualize an exercise testing protocol in accordance with exercise testing guidelines. To validate these approaches, they must be compared with measured oxygen...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Myers J,Bader D,Madhavan R,Froelicher V

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular myocardial infarction has been reported to occur exclusively in association with inferior left ventricular infarction. To determine the frequency of right ventricular myocardial infarction in association with anterior left ventricular myocardial infarction, all hearts with anterior myocardial infarct...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cabin HS,Clubb KS,Wackers FJ,Zaret BL

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：:Coronary heart disease is the single largest cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. The link between elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been clearly established. However, triglycerides (TG) are increasingly believed to be independently assoc...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Szapary PO,Rader DJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of exercise training on cardiac autonomic modulation in normal older adults by using analysis of heart rate variability. SUBJECTS:The exercise group consisted of 7 men and 9 women aged 66 +/- 4 years. The comparison group consisted of 7 men and 9 women also aged 66 +/- 4 years. METHO...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Stein PK,Ehsani AA,Domitrovich PP,Kleiger RE,Rottman JN

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify a method for characterizing the dynamic behavior of ventricular arrhythmias at different heart rates, 201 consecutive patients with frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) underwent two 24-hour electrocardiographic monitoring periods. The percentage of PVCs for each cycle length was calculated a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pitzalis MV,Mastropasqua F,Massari F,Passantino A,Forleo C,Luzzi G,Totaro P,De Nicolò M,Rizzon P

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over 3 million patients annually present with symptoms suggestive of obstructive coronary artery disease (oCAD) in the United States (US), but a cardiac etiology is found in as few as 10% of cases. Usual care may include advanced cardiac testing with myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), with attendant radiati...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Phelps CE,O'Sullivan AK,Ladapo JA,Weinstein MC,Leahy K,Douglas PS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data are available on mitral valve replacement in the elderly patient. Therefore we report our 10-year experience including predictors of perioperative mortality and subsequent long-term cardiac mortality in elderly patients with mitral valve replacement compared to younger patients. Of the 126 consecutive pat...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Nair CK,Biddle WP,Kaneshige A,Cook C,Ryschon K,Sketch MH Sr

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with syndrome X have been found to have an abnormal coronary blood flow reserve. The physical performance during exercise, however, has been incompletely investigated. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is a reliable noninvasive method to provide indexes of lung, heart, circulation, and muscle functions. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Montorsi P,Agostoni PG,Annoni L,Vincenzi P,Guazzi MD

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevention of major bleeding during percutaneous coronary intervention is one of the most widely discussed and often controversial topics within interventional cardiology. The choice of arterial access should be considered a mechanism for bleeding avoidance, and various strategies have been proposed to prevent or ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Baker NC,Ansel GM,Rao SV,Jolly SS,Pichard AD,Steinberg D,Lipinski MJ,Escarcega RO,Minha S,Lhermusier T,Magalhães MA,Waksman R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Probucol, a new cholesterol-lowering agent, was administered to ambulatory outpatients representing several classes of hyperlipoproteinemia (HL) for two years without dietary restriction. In 32 patients with Type II HL and 12 with Type IIB HL, statistically significant reduction in mean serum cholesterol levels occurr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Parsons WB Jr

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-sectional echocardiography identified two abnormal patterns of mitral valve closure in 14 patients with mitral regurgitation due to papillary muscle dysfunction: (1) in three patients with an akinetic inferior-posterior wall but normal cavity size, papillary muscle fibrosis was associated with late systolic mitr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ogawa S,Hubbard FE,Mardelli TJ,Dreifus LS

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary heart disease (CHD) in women is strongly associated with estrogen deprivation. For example, risk for CHD increases dramatically after menopause. However, the role of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in CHD prevention currently is unresolved. To better understand CHD in women, the precise mechanisms...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： McCubbin JA,Helfer SG,Switzer FS 3rd,Price TM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:M-mode echocardiographic records of 26 patients with surgically proven complete atrioventricular canal defect were reviewed. Fragmentation of the interventricular septum and anterior displacement of the mitral annulus into the left ventricular outflow tract were noted in all patients. In 25 of 26 a common atrioventric...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Johnson GL,Twyman RE,Todd EP,Cottrill CM,Noonan JA

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have examined metabolic consequences of coronary occlusion and reperfusion using phosphorus31 nuclear magnetic resonance (31P-NMR) in an intact animal model. Accordingly, we developed a model to study serial changes in myocardial metabolism in the intact open-chest rabbit. Ten animals underwent 20 +/- 2 mi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kavanaugh KM,Aisen AM,Fechner KP,Chenevert TL,Dunham WR,Buda AJ

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After the Mustard or Senning procedure, adults with transposition of the great arteries may have right ventricular failure and require consideration of new therapies. A 2-stage arterial switch operation (ASO) may be performed as an alternative to heart transplantation. This procedure is relatively successful...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Benzaquen BS,Webb GD,Colman JM,Therrien J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CSL112 (apolipoprotein A-I [human]) is a plasma-derived apolipoprotein A-I developed for early reduction of cardiovascular risk following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The safety of CSL112 among AMI subjects with moderate, stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unknown. METHODS:CSL112_2001, a multi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gibson CM,Kerneis M,Yee MK,Daaboul Y,Korjian S,Mehr AP,Tricoci P,Alexander JH,Kastelein JJP,Mehran R,Bode C,Lewis BS,Mehta R,Duffy D,Feaster J,Halabi M,Angiolillo DJ,Duerschmied D,Ophuis TO,Merkely B

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether fibrinogen predicts cardiovascular events independently of echocardiographic cardiovascular abnormalities and traditional risk factors. METHODS:We studied 2671 American Indians who participated in the second Strong Heart Study examination (1993-1995) and were observed for an average of...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Palmieri V,Celentano A,Roman MJ,de Simone G,Best L,Lewis MR,Robbins DC,Fabsitz RR,Howard BV,Devereux RB,Strong Heart Study.

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A-II exerts its activity on various target tissues by binding to its receptors. The discovery of local RASs and A-II receptors within various tissues has generated interest in the clinical usefulness of RAS inhibition by directly blocking the action of A-II at the receptor level. Different A-II receptor subtypes have ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kang PM,Landau AJ,Eberhardt RT,Frishman WH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) is promoted as an independent predictor of atherosclerotic risk. In addition, cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely related to hsCRP in single-sex cross-sectional analyses. Our objective was to determine if modulating fitness with exercise training imposes changes...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Huffman KM,Samsa GP,Slentz CA,Duscha BD,Johnson JL,Bales CW,Tanner CJ,Houmard JA,Kraus WE

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00