Effect of age on left atrial function in patients with coronary artery disease.

abstract：AIMS:To find the true prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) in a population aged 75 years in 2 municipalities in Norway, and to study the use of antithrombotic therapy in this group. METHODS:All 1,117 citizens in Asker and Baerum municipalities in eastern Norway born in 1930 were invited to ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tveit A,Abdelnoor M,Enger S,Smith P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is largely unknown. Proteomics offers an approach to overview the molecular activities and signal transduction pathways involved in specific disease processes. OBJECTIVES:In this study, the expression of proteins in endarterectomized ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Xi Q,Liu Z,Song Y,Gan H,Huang Z,Luo Q,Zhao Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the relation between baseline electrocardiographic ischemia grades and initial myocardial area at risk (AR) and final infarct size (IS) in 49 patients who had undergone (99m)Tc sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomography before and 6 +/- 1 days after thrombolysis. Patients were classed as having g...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Birnbaum Y,Mahaffey KW,Criger DA,Gates KB,Barbash GI,Barbagelata A,Clemmensen P,Sgarbossa EB,Gibbons RJ,Rahman MA,Califf RM,Granger CB,Wagner GS,AMISTAD (Acute Myocardial Infarction Study of Adenosine) Investigators.

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common entity in female population. Although this is a minor disease, it may cause annoying symptoms that impair quality of life (QOL), and no established therapy for this problem. The aim of this study isto examine whether programmed exercise training by treadmill in female ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hung HF,Kao PF,Lin YS,Chen FC,Chen FC,Tsai JC,Chan P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is the most frequent cause of occlusion of aortocoronary saphenous vein grafts between 5 and 10 years after coronary artery bypass surgery. The typical atherosclerotic plaque appears between 1 and 3 years after operation and, at a mean of 5 years, histologic changes of atherosclerosis are present in 21...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Bourassa MG,Campeau L,Lespérance J,Solymoss BC

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic changes in essential hypertension were investigated in 7 girls and 4 boys under the age of 18 years. The Fick method was used for the estimation of cardiac output (CO). The cardiac indices (CIs) ranged form 2.8 to 6.6 litres/min/m2 and the total peripheral resistance (TPR) from 1,100 to 2,860 dyn/s/cm...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Uhari M,Paavilainen T

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary calcification is a hard challenge for the interventional cardiologist, as it is associated with incomplete stent expansion and frequently stent failure. In recent years, innovative techniques, such as rotational atherectomy, have been developed to treat coronary calcification. However, these are burdened with...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tassone EJ,Tripolino C,Morabito G,Grillo P,Missiroli B

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：AIM:The aim of this study was to determine whether on-line vectorcardiography (VCG) gives independent prognostic information, regarding death, myocardial infarction (MI), and revascularization in patients with unstable coronary artery disease, i.e. unstable angina or non-Q-wave MI. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred and ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lundin P,Jensen J,Lindahl B,Wallentin L,Eriksson SV

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine efficacy of the Senning procedure for correction of transposition of the great arteries we performed detailed hemodynamic and electrophysiological studies in 6 consecutive children operated upon at 5-18 months of age. Cardiac catheterizations were performed 10-19 months following surgery. All patients wer...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Epstein ML,Riemenschneider TA,Mathewson JW,Hurley EJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogenated oils containing trans-fatty acids (TFA) are used to produce margarine and various processed foods. TFA affect serum lipid levels, fatty acid metabolism, and endothelial function. High TFA intake is linked to increased all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease mortality, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Wilczek MM,Olszewski R,Krupienicz A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a group of eight patients with ventricular premature beats, ventriculoatrial conduction, with retrograde activation of the His bundle and the atria could be demonstrated by His bundle electrograms in four subjects. All had early ventricular premature beats with coupling indices between 210 and 350 msec. In the othe...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gavrilescu S,Luca C

更新日期：1974-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of M-mode tissue Doppler imaging for localizing the accessory pathway in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. METHODS:Two-dimensional guided tissue Doppler M-mode was recorded at the mitral and tricuspid annular levels in 13 WPW patients...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Nagai H,Takata S,Sakagami S,Furusho H,Takamura M,Yuasa T,Kobayashi K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with coronary artery disease can exhibit substantial vascular involvement; and vascular patients have a high incidence of coronary disease. Combined coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and treatment of extracranial cerebrovascular disease was performed in 52 patients, presenting strong indications for surg...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Carrel T,Stillhard G,Turina M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite recent advances in cardiovascular surgery, hyperbilirubinemia after heart valve surgery occurs often and the mechanism is not well clarified. We evaluated the incidence and nature of postoperative hyperbilirubinemia in heart valve surgery patients to analyze its risk factors and to identify its clini...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Nishi H,Sakaguchi T,Miyagawa S,Yoshikawa Y,Fukushima S,Saito S,Ueno T,Kuratani T,Sawa Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The shift toward a preventative approach in medical aftercare of congenital heart disease (CHD) patients has led to encouragement of regular physical activity (PA) in this patient population. Objective measures are crucial in accurately displaying PA levels and have increasingly found their way into clinical...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Brudy L,Meyer M,Garcia-Cuenllas L,Oberhoffer R,Hager A,Ewert P,Müller J

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant hypertension is associated with high mortality and morbidity usually caused by cardiovascular events. The course and prognosis of malignant hypertension patients treated with renal replacement therapy has not been thoroughly investigated. In the present work, we compared the clinical evolution and survival o...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： De Lima JJ,da Fonseca JA,Godoy A,Bortolotto LA,Krieger EM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular late potentials are obtained by signal-averaged surface electrocardiography. Late potentials have been reported to be affected by body characteristics or left ventricular mass. To evaluate late potentials in relation to body characteristics, 52 healthy Japanese young volunteers (21 girls, 31 boys) aged 15-...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Iwasaka T,Usui H,Masui A,Tamura K,Sugiura T,Karakawa M,Inada M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary aim of the management of hypertension should be to prevent coronary heart disease. Antihypertensive treatment should have a beneficial effect on the risk factors associated with coronary heart disease, particularly hypertension, dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and/or glucose intolerance. Other important ri...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Weidmann P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carvedilol is a multiple-action cardiovascular agent that is a nonselective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist and a vasodilator. beta-Adrenoceptor antagonists reduce myocardial work, secondary to reductions in heart rate and contractility, both in animals and in humans. For these reasons, carvedilol may improve survival of...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ruffolo RR Jr,Bril A,Feuerstein GZ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radial artery is the preferred access site for cardiac catheterization because of patient comfort, early ambulation, and improved survival in acute coronary syndromes, when compared to the femoral artery route. However, it is associated with a high radial artery occlusion (RAO) rate, and patent haemostasis which c...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ferreira-Martins J,Lim PO

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in echocardiography have made possible simple, noninvasive evaluation of the heart. We report the echocardiographic findings in a case of intrapericardial bronchogenic cyst. The patient, a 36-year-old woman, was hospitalized because of pericarditis. Echocardiography revealed a large unilocular cystic structur...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Shimizu M,Takeda R,Mifune J,Tanaka T

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular assist devices have emerged as the standard of care in treating end-stage heart failure. Their success in bridging patients to transplantation is well documented. The data supporting their ability to bridge patients to recovery is sparser. However, as technology continues to advance, these devices will off...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kherani AR,Maybaum S,Oz MC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An abundance of clinical trial data indicates that lipid-regulating therapy reduces coronary artery disease morbidity and mortality. In patients with established coronary artery disease, lipid regulation has been shown to attenuate progression of atherosclerosis and extend survival. In primary prevention, a clear bene...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Gotto AM Jr

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Digital health is rapidly entering clinical practice in cardiology. Estonia is one of the leading nations in implementing digital nationwide solutions. Recently, the European Society of Cardiology organized the 1st Summit on Digital Health in Tallinn, which provided the opportunity to discuss various aspects...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lotman EM,Viigimaa M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the success rate and the safety of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in patients with unstable angina pectoris (group 1) versus stable angina (group 2), we studied 299 consecutive patients who underwent coronary angioplasty of 373 consecutive lesions. Of these patients, 149 had unstable angin...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ilia R,Kolansky D,Setaro J,Brennan J,Cabin H,Cleman M,Remetz M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out in order to investigate the relationship between endogenous sex steroid hormones and coronary artery disease (CAD). Three hundred and thirty-seven men undergoing coronary angiography were enrolled in the study. Total testosterone, estradiol, free testosterone levels in men with CAD (n = 213)...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kabakci G,Yildirir A,Can I,Unsal I,Erbas B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fenofibrate is a fibric acid derivative with enhanced potency and specificity of action on lipids. Preclinical toxicology reveals minimal toxic effects; dose-related changes occurred seldom, with only hepatic effects in rodents (mainly enzyme changes), some renal effects in dogs, and no reactions in monkeys. Teratogen...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Roberts WC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mother and her two children with idiopathic ascending aortic dilatation are reported. This provides further evidence that genetic factors are involved in the etiology of aortic aneurysms and calls for screening first-degree family members, including children, of young adult patients diagnosed with this condition. ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Beghetti M,Steinmann B,Didier D,Kalangos A,Bottani A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00