The clinical distinction between regional postinfarction pericarditis and other causes of postinfarction chest pain: ancillary observations regarding the effect of lytic therapy upon the frequency of postinfarction pericarditis, postinfarction angina, and

abstract：:The serum concentration of several lipids, including high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and the HDL subfractions, HDL-2-C and HDL-3-C, were measured in 44 male and 26 female survivors of myocardial infarction and compared with those of a control group matched for age, sex, and body weight. Serum concentratio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Brugger P,Kostner GM,Kullich WC,Klein G

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：:Hospitals typically use Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) administrative reports as the standard of heart failure (HF) admission quantification. We aimed to evaluate the HF admission population identified by CMS HRRP definition of HF hospital admissions comp...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Cox ZL,Lai P,Lewis CM,Lenihan DJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 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：:Women's health and well-being are shaped by a combination of healthcare policies that impact the type of health insurance coverage they benefit from, as well as access to preventive, screening, and treatment services. Furthermore, more distal policies, such as those that pertain to housing, education, and employment, ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Brindis CD,Freund KM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sex-based differences in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) mortality may attenuate with age due to better symptom recognition and prompt care. HYPOTHESIS:Age is a modifier of temporal trends in sex-based differences in ACS care. METHODS:Among 104 817 eligible patients with ACS enrolled in the AHA Get With the ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Udell JA,Fonarow GC,Maddox TM,Cannon CP,Frank Peacock W,Laskey WK,Grau-Sepulveda MV,Smith EE,Hernandez AF,Peterson ED,Bhatt DL,Get With The Guidelines Steering Committee and Investigators.

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have an increased stroke risk compared with those in sinus rhythm, although the absolute risk for individual patients is modulated by the presence of various additional risk factors. Patient selection for oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention is based on risks of stroke and ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Verheugt FW

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Warfarin and other 4-hydroxycoumarins are effective antithrombotic agents. They affect four blood coagulation proteins that act sequentially to produce thrombin. Coumarin therapy decreases the biological activity of these proteins, and therefore decreases the rate at which blood clots. As the mechanism by which these ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Suttie JW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relatively little information is available concerning the incidence of sudden death in athletes in the United States. The present study provides annual incidence rates of sudden athletic deaths in Marion County, Indiana, home of Indianapolis, the "amateur sports capital of the world." The overall incidence was 0.04% (...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Waller BF,Hawley DA,Clark MA,Pless JE

更新日期：1992-11-01 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：:Auscultation was compared to two-dimensional echocardiography (2D echo) and Doppler ultrasonography in 140 consecutive patients referred for evaluation for suspected mitral valve prolapse (MVP) to asses the precision of the two diagnostic methods. Ninety patients (64%) had midsystolic clicks, of which 42 (47%) had MVP...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Barron JT,Manrose DL,Liebson PR

更新日期：1988-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:The effect of body fat distribution on left ventricular (LV) mass and geometry has been recently recognized. However, data regarding circulating inflammatory markers in relation to regional visceral fat deposits, which are metabolically active tissues that can impact cardiac structural remodeling, remain spa...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Lai YH,Liu CC,Kuo JY,Hung TC,Wu YJ,Yeh HI,Bulwer BE,Hung CL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of whether several attempts at transducer insertion increase the risk of performing transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) has not been addressed to date. In the course of performing TEE in 45 patients with CAD, two or more attempts to insert the transducer w...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Grosse-Heitmeyer W,Engberding R

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium has been used for the treatment of bipolar disorder for more than 6 decades. Reports of cardiac side effects resulting in both benign electrocardiographic (ECG) changes and near fatal arrhythmias have been reported in the literature. A systematic literature search was conducted on 2 electronic databases-PubMed...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Mehta N,Vannozzi R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and diabetic dyslipidemia is a major contributor to cardiovascular risk in these patients. Here we report the rationale and design of a phase 3, double-blind study specifically designed to evaluate the lipid-lowering efficac...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Lorenzatti AJ,Eliaschewitz FG,Chen Y,Fialkow J,Lu J,Baass A,Monsalvo ML,Hsu HC,Somaratne R,Ge J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated admission glucose level is a strong predictor of short-term adverse outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, the prognostic value of diabetic control (ie, hemoglobin A(1c) levels) in patients with ACS is still undefined. HYPOTHESIS:Hemoglobin A(1c) level may predict short-te...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Chan CY,Li R,Chan JY,Zhang Q,Chan CP,Dong M,Yan BP,Lam YY,Yu CM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is limited by acute occlusion and late restenosis. In 25 patients (20 men, 5 women, age range 36-81 years) coronary angioplasty was performed using a new cutting balloon into which 3-4 longitudinally orientated blades are incorporated so as to reduce the ra...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Unterberg C,Buchwald AB,Barath P,Schmidt T,Kreuzer H,Wiegand V

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optimal approach to electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation includes appropriate patient selection, anticoagulation, careful selection and monitoring of antiarrhythmic therapy, and proper electrical cardioversion technique. The optimal technique requires the use of metal electrodes, with one electrode of a...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Ewy GA

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histories, rest, and exercise ECG results of 60 patients without myocardial infarction complaining of chest pain were submitted to 6 physicians (3 cardiologists and 3 noncardiologists) who were unaware of the angiographic findings. The physicians were requested to estimate the probability of coronary artery diseas...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Schmoliner R,Dudczak R,Kronik G,Mösslacher H,Zangeneh M,Pollak C,Schurz B,Schoberwalter A

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2011 Update of the American Heart Association's Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guideline for Women is designed to help women and their physicians understand cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risks and undertake practical steps that are most effective in preventing heart disease and stroke. Defining a woman's risk st...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Wenger NK

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Senning operation for transposition of the great arteries (TGA) was first introduced by Senning in 1959 and was revived by Quaegebeur et al. in the late 1970s, thus becoming the intervention of choice for the correction of TGA in many centers. HYPOTHESIS:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lon...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Agnetti A,Carano N,Cavalli C,Tchana B,Bini M,Squarcia U,Frigiola A

更新日期：2004-11-01 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:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice with increasing incidence. However, the effects of statins on patients with AF are not quite clear. HYPOTHESIS:To investigate the protective effect of calcium channel blocker (CCB) and valsartan combined fluvastatin on hypertensio...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zhao Z,Yang Y,Wang J,Dong Z,Niu X,Liu E,Liu T,Li L,Liang Y,Li G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonpharmacologic therapies for patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia have been necessitated by the low frequency of drug-responsive patients. These nonpharmacologic therapies include antitachycardia pacemakers, low-energy cardioverters, defibrillators, surgery and, for the present, catheter ablation. Antitac...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Josephson ME,Miller JM,Marchlinski FE,Buxton AE

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased salt intake may induce hypertension, lead to cardiac hypertrophy, and exacerbate heart failure. When elderly patients develop heart failure, diastolic dysfunction is often observed, although the ejection fraction has decreased. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an established risk factor for heart failure....

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Kagiyama S,Koga T,Kaseda S,Ishihara S,Kawazoe N,Sadoshima S,Matsumura K,Takata Y,Tsuchihashi T,Iida M

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Electromechanical (EM) coupling heterogeneity is significant in long QT syndrome (LQTS), particularly in symptomatic patients; EM window (EMW) has been proposed as an indicator of interaction and a better predictor of arrhythmia than QTc. HYPOTHESIS:To investigate the dynamic response of EMW to exercise in ...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Charisopoulou D,Koulaouzidis G,Rydberg A,Michael HY

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a family of 4 members, all of whom have had multifocal, recurrent atrial myxomas associated with skin pigmentation, melanotic schwannomas, mucocutaneous myxomas, and tumors of the ovary and pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid glands. Immunochemistry of the myxoma cells is positive for calretinin, confirming t...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Shetty Roy AN,Radin M,Sarabi D,Shaoulian E

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have investigated the role of physical fitness in atrial fibrillation (AF), but the results remain controversial. We aimed to estimate the association between physical fitness and risk of AF. We comprehensively retrieved data from the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase databases until February 29, 20...

journal_title：Clinical cardiology

authors： Zhu W,Shen Y,Zhou Q,Xu Z,Huang L,Chen Q,Hong K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00