[ST segment re-evaluation immediately after successful recanalization in acute myocardial infarction: predictor for poor recovery of left ventricular regional wall motion].

abstract：:A 56-year-old man with old anteroseptal myocardial infarction was admitted to treat a gradually expanding coronary aneurysm. Coronary angiography demonstrated the aneurysm and delayed flow in the left coronary descending artery. The aneurysm was successfully treated with stenting. Technetium-99m-sestamibi single photo...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Koyama Y,Matsuoka H,Kawakami H,Inoue K,Nishimura K,Ito T

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year old woman with schizophrenia was admitted to our hospital on November 26, 2002 under a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction because of ST segment elevation in leads V2-V5 and positive serum cardiac troponin T level. Emergent coronary angiography showed no significant stenosis, but left ventriculography d...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Amaya K,Shirai T,Kodama T,Kasao M,Tsuchida K,Asano K,Inoue K

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of our study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) for the identification and quantification of mitral valve regurgitation in comparison with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). METHODS:Twenty-six patients (15 females, 11 males with a mean age of 44.6±14...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Vural M,Ucar O,Celebi OO,Cicekcioglu H,Durmaz HA,Selvi NA,Koparal S,Aydogdu S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Genesis stent was implanted in two children, one with superior vena caval (SVC) stenosis and one with pulmonary artery branch stenosis. Case 1 was a 2-month-old baby with SVC stenosis following intracardiac repair for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) and case 2 was a 2-year-old child with left low...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kobayashi T,Tomita H,Yokozawa M,Takamuro M,Hatakeyama K,Kim SH,Ono Y,Sakamoto K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old male was hospitalized in the surgical ward for abdominal pain due to stenosis of the splenic flexure of the colon and abscess around the stenosis. After segmental colectomy, the patient received intravenous continuous infusion of trimetaphan (Arfonad) to control his blood pressure. Twenty hours later, he...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hirata K,Kyushima M,Kawamitsu K,Asato H,Sunagawa H,Uehara H

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven directional coronary atherectomy procedures were performed in seven patients with angina pectoris and four patients with myocardial infarction, 10 men and 1 woman aged 41 to 69 years (mean 57 +/- 7 years). The onset of angina pectoris or myocardial infarction had occurred 2 months to 17 years previously. The pr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kebukawa K,Horie T,Sumiyoshi T,Magosaki N,Kawaguchi M,Tanino S,Hosoda S,Endo M

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is a risk factor for adverse post-procedural outcome after revascularization; however, it is unclear how left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) and clinical HF symptoms affect percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes. We investigated the characteristics and long-term outcome...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kimura M,Kohno T,Sawano M,Heidenreich PA,Ueda I,Takahashi T,Matsubara T,Ueno K,Hayashida K,Yuasa S,Ohki T,Fukuda K,Kohsaka S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case with type A acute aortic dissection that vascular echo disclosed a free-floating thrombus in the right common carotid artery. ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Taguchi E,Nishigami K,Kamio T,Honda T,Nakao K

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and triple vessel coronary disease generally have poor prognoses. However, it is not known whether there are particular angiographic variables associated with the poor prognosis in MI patients with triple vessel disease. The angiographic variables for poor prognosis were invest...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yabe T,Takata J,Chikamori T,Seo H,Yamada M,Yamasaki F,Doi Y

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The relationship between the duration of arrhythmia and the subsequent long-term efficacy of disopyramide in preventing atrial fibrillation was investigated in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. METHODS:A total of 60 patients (39 men, 21 women, mean age 65 +/- 11 years)...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Komatsu T,Yomogida K,Nakamura S,Suzuki O,Horiuchi D,Kameda K,Tomita H,Abe N,Owada S,Oikawa K,Okumura K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus may be an independent risk factor for disturbance of cardiac function, but the detailed mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, histological examinations were carried out on 25 hearts from diabetes model rats as well as myocardial biopsy materials from patients with diabetes (n = 25). The me...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kawaguchi M,Asakura T,Saito F,Nemoto O,Maehara K,Miyake K,Sugai N,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predictors of left ventricular reverse remodeling (LVRR) and differences in the time taken to achieve LVRR remain unclear. METHODS:We consecutively registered 129 patients with severe cardiomyopathy admitted with heart failure (HF). Patients were followed for a median of 778.0 days (IQ: 457.0, 1078.0). LVRR...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Banno A,Kohsaka S,Inohara T,Koide K,Shiraishi Y,Kohno T,Sano M,Yoshikawa T,Fukuda K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) and open mitral commissurotomy (OMC) were evaluated in 18 patients who underwent PTMC and 16 patients who underwent OMC, before and within one month of the procedure, using two-dimensional and color Doppler echocardiography. There was no significant ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Hozumi T,Yoshikawa J,Yoshida K,Akasaka T,Yamaura Y,Shiratori K,Koizumi K,Okumachi F,Kato H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy of early invasive strategy for the treatment of Braunwald III-B type unstable angina pectoris. METHODS:This study included 573 consecutive patients of whom 267 underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (312 lesions). The patients were divided into two groups, 95 treated with ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nozaki K,Nakao K,Horiuchi K,Kasanuki H,Honda T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From April 1987 to October 1989, 32 patients with mitral stenosis (MS) were treated, of whom percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) was performed in 14. PTMC was indicated by the surgeons in 5 patients including 1) 2 patients who refused reoperation, 2) one with early gastric cancer, 3) one with severe ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ishihara H,Hamanaka Y,Sueda T,Kanehiro K,Shikata H,Matsuura Y,Matsuura H,Okamoto M,Tsuchioka Y,Nakagawa H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Effects of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)on visceral fat storage and the autonomic nervous system were evaluated by abdominal computed tomography (measurement of visceral fat area) and power spectral analysis of heart rate variability, respectively. METHODS:The parameters of visceral fat area and heart rate va...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Matsumura K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic preconditioning is an attenuation of myocardial ischemia by repeated brief coronary occlusions observed during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The effects of the time delay between balloon inflations during PTCA on ischemic preconditioning were investigated in 48 patients with chronic s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tanaka T,Oka Y,Tawara I,Sada T,Kira Y

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Puerarin is the most abundant isoflavonoid in kudzu root. It has been used to treat angina pectoris and myocardial infarction clinically. However, little is known about the effect of puerarin on cardiac hypertrophy. METHODS:Aortic banding (AB) was performed to induce cardiac hypertrophy in mice. Puerarin pr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yuan Y,Zong J,Zhou H,Bian ZY,Deng W,Dai J,Gan HW,Yang Z,Li H,Tang QZ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of 3 cases of cardiac sarcoidosis. None of the 3 patients had other overt systemic involvement. Multinucleated giant cells and non-caseating epithelial cell granulomas with small lymphocytic infiltrations were detected in the endomyocardial biopsy specimen. Some focal left ventricular wall motion abno...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sakoda S,Fukuhara T,Mitsunami K,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both the prevalence of atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasing in aged societies. However, limited data are available regarding the prevalence of CAD and the incidence of coronary events in Japanese patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). METHODS AND RESULTS:The dat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Senoo K,Suzuki S,Sagara K,Otsuka T,Matsuno S,Uejima T,Oikawa Y,Yajima J,Nagashima K,Kirigaya H,Sawada H,Aizawa T,Lip GY,Yamashita T

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the useful parameters of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for the diagnosis of stroke subtypes in patients with acute cerebral infarction. METHODS:One hundred and one acute ischemic stroke patients met all of the following criteria; > or = 50 years of age, normal sinus rhythm on admission...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ling L,Hirono O,Okuyama H,Takeishi Y,Kayama T,Kubota I

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the occurrence of no-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be associated with worse short- and long-term clinical outcomes, the clinical relevance of preventing flow deterioration by using the filter-based distal protection devices (DPDs) is controversial. We inves...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Matsumoto K,Ehara S,Hasegawa T,Otsuka K,Yoshikawa J,Shimada K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether drug infusions at ambulatory clinic in patients with end stage congestive heart failure are safe and reduce the period of hospitalization. METHODS:Between May 2000 and November 2006, 21 ambulatory patients with end stage congestive heart failure were treated with infusions of the natriu...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nishi K,Sato Y,Miyamoto T,Taniguchi R,Matsuoka T,Kuwabara Y,Isoda K,Yamane K,Hatakenaka T,Fujinaga K,Fujiwara H,Takatsu Y

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have demonstrated that not only plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, but also the number of small dense LDL particles are involved in the development of arteriosclerosis. Anion exchange resins can reduce plasma LDL levels and affect LDL particle size via increasing triglycerides. In th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kishimoto N,Fujii S,Chiba H,Sakuma I,Tsutsui H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the involvement of vasospasm as the trigger of acute myocardial infarction without significant stenosis, the circadian variation of the time of onset of acute myocardial infarction was compared with that of vasospastic angina without significant stenosis. METHODS:The subjects consisted of 3 groups,...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nagashima M,Uchida T,Tanaka M,Enta K,Imamura K,Mori F,Byun T,Tanino S,Kasahara S,Hirosawa K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:CYP2C19*2 loss-of-function allele in Caucasians may be associated with wide interindividual variability in platelet response to clopidogrel, and the incidence of gene mutation varies with racial differences, especially between Asians and Caucasians. The aim was to examine the impact of CYP2C19 ge...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yamamoto K,Hokimoto S,Chitose T,Morita K,Ono T,Kaikita K,Tsujita K,Abe T,Deguchi M,Miyagawa H,Saruwatari J,Sumida H,Sugiyama S,Nakagawa K,Ogawa H

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to determine the prognostic importance of left ventricular (LV) myocardial stiffness, a hemodynamic index which is closely related to B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentration in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND:While elevated BNP, an abnormality of cardi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Watanabe S,Shite J,Takaoka H,Shinke T,Tanino Y,Otake H,Matsumoto D,Ogasawara D,Sawada T,Hirata K,Yokoyama M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of congestive heart failure. He had various symptoms caused by insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, sensorineural deafness, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and cardiomyopathy associated with mitochondrial DNA point mutation A3243G. Echocardiography had showed symme...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ohmoto N,Fujiwara Y,Kibira S,Kobayashi M,Saito T,Miura M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the relative importance of the anatomical characteristics of the coronary artery distribution and the sites of the arterial stenoses in relation to infarct size, 21 patients with old myocardial infarction and angiographically-proven 90% or greater stenoses (AHA classification) of one of the major coronary ar...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kamihata H,Kurimoto T,Shimada T,Karakawa M,Matsuura T,Ogura E,Hata T,Hamaguchi Y,Inada M,Nishiyama Y

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary plaque has a distinct spatial distribution with the peak incidence on the outer wall around the bifurcation of the left main coronary artery. Intravascular ultrasound scanning was used to evaluate the distribution of the plaque in the proximal site of the left anterior descending coronary artery in 16 patient...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Watanabe H,Yoshikawa J,Yoshida K,Akasaka T,Hozumi T,Takagi T,Honda Y,Okura H,Yamamuro A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00