Effects of atenolol and diltiazem-SR on exercise and pressure load in hypertensive patients.

abstract：:Ranolazine utilization in the management of refractory angina has been established by multiple randomized clinical studies. However, there is growing evidence showing an evolving role in the field of cardiac arrhythmias. Multiple experimental and clinical studies have evaluated the role of ranolazine in prevention and...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Saad M,Mahmoud A,Elgendy IY,Richard Conti C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is characterized by systolic ballooning of the left ventricular apex. It is triggered by emotional or physical stress, but the exact mechanism through which stress leads to TCM is not known. HYPOTHESIS:Coronary microvessel apoptosis is the missing link between stress and TCM. ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Uchida Y,Egami H,Uchida Y,Sakurai T,Kanai M,Shirai S,Nakagawa O,Oshima T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary tumors of the heart are infrequent at all ages. We present a newborn with hypoxia and a heart murmur, in whom an echocardiogram revealed a large tumor filling the right ventricle and the pulmonary annulus. To maintain pulmonary blood flow, the patency of the ductus arteriosus was achieved by infusion of prosta...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Farooki ZQ,Chang CH,Jackson WL,Clapp SK,Hakimi M,Arciniegas E,Pinsky WW

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although optimal pharmacological therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is carefully scripted by treatment guidelines, many eligible patients are not treated with guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in clinical practice. We designed a strategy for remote optimization of GDMT on a popula...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Blood AJ,Fischer CM,Fera LE,MacLean TE,Smith KV,Dunning JR,Bosque-Hamilton JW,Aronson SJ,Gaziano TA,MacRae CA,Matta LS,Mercurio-Pinto AA,Murphy SN,Scirica BM,Wagholikar K,Desai AS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computer interpretation of electrocardiograms is far from adequate. This paper highlights a particular type of computer error that is merely symbolic of the large number of errors the computer can make. In addition to computer errors in electrocardiography, it is likely that computer interpretation has diminished the ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Hurst JW,Treasure CB,Sathavorn CS

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypercholesterolemia is a risk factor for coronary artery disease, yet is associated with lower risk of adverse outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). HYPOTHESIS:We explored this paradox in 84,429 patients with non-ST-segment elevation ACS in the Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wang TY,Newby LK,Chen AY,Mulgund J,Roe MT,Sonel AF,Bhatt DL,DeLong ER,Ohman EM,Gibler WB,Peterson ED

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although ischemic threshold reportedly is lower in the early morning than in the afternoon, the mechanisms that account for the diurnal change in minimal coronary vascular resistance in the potentially ischemic area are unknown. HYPOTHESIS:We hypothesized that calcium-channel blockers and alpha 1 blockers m...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Fujita M,Tanaka T,Nakae I,Tamaki S,Kihara Y,Nohara R,Sasayama S

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine whether lifestyle modifications are associated with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) change in a cohort with long-term follow-up. HYPOTHESIS:Changes in alcohol consumption, smoking, or body mass index (BMI) are associated with within-individual changes in HDL-C. METHODS:W...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Rahilly-Tierney C,Vokonas P,Gaziano JM,Spiro A 3rd

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis for patients with non-Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) remains controversial, although a number of studies have shown a less favorable outlook after hospital discharge for patients with non-Q-wave than for those with Q-wave infarction. Numerous management strategies are available to the clinician, many ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Boden WE

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade, catheter ablation techniques and implantable devices have revolutionized the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias, junctional arrhythmias, and atrial flutter. For most patients presenting with atrial fibrillation (AF), the treatment available today is similar to that used a century ago, although no...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gallagher MM,Camm AJ

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusion of dobutamine in low and high doses in combination with echocardiography can be used for the assessment of myocardial viability and functional significance of coronary artery disease. Improvement of contractile function of hypokinetic or akinetic ventricular wall segment with low-dose dobutamine has a high pr...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Tanimoto M,Pai RG,Jintapakorn W,Shah PM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of competitive blood flow in the left coronary circulation after saphenous vein bypass grafting that resulted in the apparent progression of a proximal stenosis to total occlusion at coronary angiography. Repeat angiography with careful attention to catheter position and adequate injection of contrast...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Miller WP,Dash H

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients undergoing aortic valve replacement had rare or unusual causes of isolated, pure aortic regurgitation. Two patients had congenitally bicuspid aortic valves with a false commissure (raphe) displaced to the aortic wall ("tethered bicuspid aortic valve"), two had floppy aortic valves, one had a congenital qu...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Taliercio CP,Dickos DK,Howard J,Adlam JH,Jolly W

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of nisoldipine (10-20 mg b.i.d.) was evaluated as a replacement therapy for long-acting nifedipine (40-120 mg/day) in 21 patients with severe hypertension, who were resistant to or intolerant of nifedipine. Except for one patient with specific contraindications, all participants received an individually determ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Grossman E,Rosenthal T

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of diltiazem on the left ventricular function in postinfarction patients. Twelve patients without cardiac decompensation at rest began diltiazem therapy beginning 3 months after an acute myocardial Q-wave infarction. Oral diltiazem was administered on the fir...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Boström PA,Lilja B,Johansson BW,Meier K

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) guidelines recognize low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) below 100 mg/dl as an optimal level. Evidence supporting this is scant. Both LDL-C and C reactive protein (CRP) are known correlates of atherosclerosis progression. HYPOTHESIS:We examined t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kent SM,Coyle LC,Flaherty PJ,Markwood TT,Taylor AJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a serious infectious disease that continues to occur with increasing incidence in various areas of the United States. A high case-fatality ratio (11%) persists in spite of availability of adequate chemotherapeutic agents, and the cardiac involvement may play an important role in the fin...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Marin-Garcia J

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical impact of increasing levels of blood loss has been shown to increase morbidity and mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The impact of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion for severe bleeding is unknown. We systematically collected baseline and 8-h postprocedure hematocrit (HCT) values on ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kim P,Dixon S,Eisenbrey AB,O'Malley B,Boura J,O'Neill W

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The frequency of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) peaks on Mondays and in the mornings. However, the distribution of the types of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including unstable angina (UA), has not been systematically evaluated. HYPOTHESIS:The distribution of the types of ACS and clinical presentations...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： LaBounty T,Eagle KA,Manfredini R,Fang J,Tsai T,Smith D,Rubenfire M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) dramatically changed the practice of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the 2000s. Little is known about trends in in-hospital outcome after PCI in the DES era. HYPOTHESIS:The in-hospital outcomes after PCI might be continuously improved over time. MET...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Liu SW,Xu B,Chen J,Hu FH,Wu YJ,Li JJ,Yang YJ,Chen JL,Gao RL,Qiao SB

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between left atrial (LA) myocardial function and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction in subjects with preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF). METHODS:The study included a group of 118 hypertensive patients and normal subjects. LV diastolic...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Guan Z,Zhang D,Huang R,Zhang F,Wang Q,Guo S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine-related cardiovascular events escalated during the 1980s as cocaine became purer, cheaper, and easier to obtain. Cocaine abuse is a risk factor for myocardial ischemia and/or infarction, cardiac arrhythmias, pulmonary edema, ruptured aortic aneurysm, cerebral infarction, infective endocarditis, vascular thromb...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Cregler LL

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an apparent benefit with extension of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) beyond 1 year after implantation of drug-eluting stents (DES). Assessment by a Double Randomization of a Conventional Antiplatelet Strategy vs a Monitoring-Guided Strategy for Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation, and of Treatment Interruption ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Collet JP,Silvain J,Kerneis M,Cuisset T,Meneveau N,Boueri Z,Barthélémy O,Rangé G,Cayla G,Belle EV,Elhadad S,Carrié D,Caussin C,Rousseau H,Aubry P,Monségu J,Sabouret P,O'Connor SA,Abtan J,Saint-Etienne C,Beygui F,

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS:Although it is well established that diabetes mellitus (DM) induces more severe coronary artery disease (CAD), it is not known whether it contributes to the development of coronary collateral circulation. The present study examines coronary collateral circulation in diabetic and nondiabetic pa...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Melidonis A,Tournis S,Kouvaras G,Baltaretsou E,Hadanis S,Hajissavas I,Tsatsoulis A,Foussas S

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, electrocardiogram (ECG) criteria have been proposed for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the presence of left bundle-branch block (LBBB). However, clinical experience indicates that such ECG changes indicative of AMI are occasionally noted in clinically stable patients with LBB...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Madias JE,Sinha A,Ashtiani R,Agarwal H,Win M,Narayan VK

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The electrocardiogram (ECG) is valuable for the identification of prior myocardial infarction (MI) in individuals participating in epidemiologic studies or undergoing screening examinations. Although the Minnesota Code, a set of criteria for the interpretation of ECGs in such situations, is commonly used to ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Sandler LL,Pinnow EE,Lindsay J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The real-world impact of remote pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) monitoring on New York Heart Association (NYHA) class improvement and heart failure (HF) hospitalization rate is presented here from a single center. HYPOTHESIS:METHODS: Seventy-seven previously hospitalized outpatients with NYHA class III HF w...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Jermyn R,Alam A,Kvasic J,Saeed O,Jorde U

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to test the comparative sensitivities of first-pass radionuclide and digital subtraction ventriculography in detecting wall motion abnormalities during exercise, 29 patients referred for coronary angiography were submitted to both types of stress ventriculograms. Resting and exercise ventriculograms by both t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Detrano R,Yiannikas J,Simpfendorfer C,Underwood DA,Salcedo EE,Rollins M

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with controlled atrial fibrillation-flutter (AFF) and mitral stenosis who developed a marked increase in atrioventricular conduction during an infusion of low dose dopamine with development of hemodynamic compromise. This side effect has not been previously described in humans. Dopamine infusion sh...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Gelfman DM,Ornato JP,Gonzalez ER

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy for primary prevention is well established in ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM). Data on the role of ICDs in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and no history of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT/VF) are more limited. HYPOTHESIS:DCM patients with an imp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Streitner F,Kuschyk J,Dietrich C,Mahl E,Streitner I,Doesch C,Veltmann C,Schimpf R,Wolpert C,Borggrefe M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00