Abstract:
:To examine whether smoking cessation would improve the short-term prognosis for patients with variant angina, 37 smokers with variant angina who were discharged after the complete disappearance of angina by medical treatment with calcium blockers were advised to stop smoking and were followed-up for 1 year. Urinary cotinine radioimmunoassay was used to evaluate their current smoking status. Patients with a urinary cotinine concentration above 50 ng/ml were classified as current smokers. The prevalence of smokers was underestimated by self-reports (11% by self-reports vs. 35% by urinary cotinine measurements after 3 months; 17% by self-reports vs. 36% by urinary cotinine measurements after 1 year). The presence of angina during the first 3 months was significantly (P < 0.05) more prevalent in those who continued to smoke (8/13, 62%) than in those who succeeded in smoking cessation (5/24, 21%) when the current smoking status was determined by urinary cotinine measurements. Smoking cessation definitely improved the prognosis for variant angina even during a relatively short follow-up period.
journal_name
Int J Cardioljournal_title
International journal of cardiologyauthors
Miwa K,Fujita M,Miyagi Ydoi
10.1016/0167-5273(94)90019-1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-04-01 00:00:00pages
151-6issue
2eissn
0167-5273issn
1874-1754pii
0167-5273(94)90019-1journal_volume
44pub_type
杂志文章abstract::A 13-year-old black male who died suddenly as a result of atresia of the left coronary ostium and left main coronary artery is presented. An association between this anomaly and supravalvar aortic stenosis is observed. The literature is reviewed and 14 similar cases are compared. Presentation of this anomaly is variab...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(89)90284-2
更新日期:1989-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The present study was performed to evaluate how to assess cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) efficacy in chronic heart failure (CHF) through clinical, echocardiographic and exercise analysis. We analyzed 41 stable CHF (NYHA III) patients with: left bundle-branch-block, ejection fraction <35%, left-ventricular dis...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.052
更新日期:2009-08-14 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) imposes substantial social costs, including an increased risk of work-related disability and accelerated cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the study is to determine the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) associated with RA in a nationwide retrospective cohort study. METHOD...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.233
更新日期:2013-10-12 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:There is considerable research interest about the platelet GPIIb/IIIa receptor polymorphisms in CAD. METHODS:We investigated differences in the frequency of the polymorphism in the GPIIb subunit of the receptor HPA-3 (a and b allele) between patients with more extensive coronary thrombosis such as patients ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.04.039
更新日期:2008-06-23 00:00:00
abstract::Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a remnant of the foetal circulation, found in about a quarter of the population. PFO is an asymptomatic condition and the high prevalence infers that it is in most cases of no or only limited clinical significance. However, recent research has found an increased prevalence of PFO in crypt...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.01.049
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effect of intracoronary administration of autologous bone marrow cells on autonomic modulation of heart rate has not yet been demonstrated. Therefore, we investigated different parameters of heart rate variability (HRV) in 46 patients without (n=23) or with (n=23) intracoronary stem cell therapy after transmural m...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.169
更新日期:2007-07-31 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Limited data is available regarding the novel Reveal LinQ (LinQ) which is a new generation implantable loop recorders (ILRs). METHODS:We performed a prospective, observational study of all consecutive patients undergoing conventional (Reveal XT; XT) and LinQ devices at our institution between January 2012...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.241
更新日期:2015-07-15 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mechanisms underlying the dual effects of estrogen on vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). METHODS:MTT assay, ELISA, flow cytometry and Western analysis were used to investigate the effects of 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) on proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle progression, ERK and p38 activiti...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.02.017
更新日期:2009-05-29 00:00:00
abstract:UNLABELLED:The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of percussion of the left cardiac border. Sixty-six adult patients were studied. The left cardiac border as determined by percussion and marked with a calibrated lead marker was compared with that obtained by a chest X-ray. The error in locating the lef...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(92)90267-7
更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Recent studies in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) patients have drawn attention to atrial fibrillation (AF) as an arrhythmic manifestation of ARVC and as an indicator of atrial involvement in the disease progression. We aimed to assess the prevalence of AF in the Scandinavian cohort of...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.07.086
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Right ventricular myocardial (RVM) fibrosis may be a significant indicator of prognosis in pulmonary hypertension (PH). To detect the presence of RVM fibrosis in PH subjects, we employed ECG gated 320-slice CT. METHODS:62 confirmed PH subjects (16 males; 55±16years; 45 chronic thromboembolic PH (CTEPH) who und...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.131
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study tracks the temporal changes in prevalence of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in different regions of China from 1985 to 2005. Using a series data of the Chinese National Survey on Students Constitution and Health, we compared the temporal changes over a 20-year period of the prevalence of ov...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 社论
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.07.003
更新日期:2009-02-06 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Accurate predictors of good clinical response after MitraClip implant in patients with heart failure (HF) are still lacking. Aim of this study was to investigate the role of regurgitant fraction >50% as a marker of disproportionate functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) in identifying best responders to Mit...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.08.026
更新日期:2021-01-15 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We determined the occurrence of presenting symptoms in patients with different sites of acute myocardial infarction after controlling for age and conventional risk factors. METHODS:Hospital-based study of patients hospitalized because of first anterior (n=731), inferior (n=719) and lateral (n=96) infarction ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(00)00414-9
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Successful reperfusion of epicardial coronary arteries does not necessarily result in actual myocardial perfusion. Local intracoronary (IC) delivery of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPI) has been proposed to achieve further clinical efficacy when compared to standard intravenous (IV) administration. However clinic...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.003
更新日期:2013-09-30 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The number of people living in high-rise buildings has recently been increasing in Japan, and delayed transport time by emergency-medical-service (EMS) personnel from higher floors could lead to lower survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, there are no clinical studies assessing the a...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.09.047
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate plasma tumor necrosis factor (TNF)alpha, tumor necrosis factor alpha soluble receptor I, interleukin-1beta and neopterin concentrations as markers of monocyte activation in patients with heart failure. STUDY DESIGN:The group consisted of patients with heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopath...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(97)00332-x
更新日期:1998-02-28 00:00:00
abstract::Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) covers a spectrum of heart anomalies with a common atrioventricular connection and has an incidence of 4-5.3 per 10.000 live births. About half of the AVSDs occur in patient with Down syndrome. This review provides a bench to bedside overview of AVSD. Developmental aspects, nomenc...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.09.081
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Evidence indicated an involvement of afferent nerves in the pathology of acute myocardial infarction. This study was undertaken to clarify the role and mechanisms by which the sensory afferent degeneration exacerbates the myocardial injury in acute myocardial infarction in rats. METHODS:The myocardial injur...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.03.025
更新日期:2012-09-20 00:00:00
abstract::In cardiac surgery, postoperative low cardiac output has been shown to correlate with increased rates of organ failure and mortality. Catecholamines have been the standard therapy for many years, although they carry substantial risk for adverse cardiac and systemic effects, and have been reported to be associated with...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.02.022
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Myeloperoxidase (MPO), expressed mainly in neutrophils, is an enzyme linked to inflammation and oxidative stress. MPO is an independent prognostic marker in healthy individuals as well as in patients with coronary artery disease. In this present study we analyze the role of MPO in experimental atherogenesis ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.128
更新日期:2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and, in particular, coronary artery disease (CAD) are the leading causes of death in developed countries, especially in the elderly population. Males exhibit a higher risk for cardiovascular events than women. The pericardial fluid (PF) is in direct contact with the epicardial sections of...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.06.028
更新日期:2011-01-21 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect on cardiac hemodynamic parameters of valsartan in patients with chronic stable congestive heart failure previously untreated with ACE inhibitors. METHODS:After a 2 to 4 week run-in period, 116 adult outpatients were randomized to receive valsartan 40, 80 or 160 mg twice daily, the ACE ...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(98)00149-1
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe 76 patients in whom a double inlet atrioventricular connexion was guarded by a common atrioventricular valve. The atriums were connected to a dominant right ventricle in 42, to a left ventricle in 29 and to a solitary indeterminate ventricle in 5. The most common atrial arrangement was isomerism of the rig...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0167-5273(90)90003-n
更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Multislice computed tomography coronary angiography has evolved as an accurate tool to identify the extent, morphology and distribution of significant lesions in the coronary tree of selected patients. More recently, the indications to perform MSCT have been broadened and have been applied in experimented centers to i...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 信件
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.01.032
更新日期:2007-01-31 00:00:00
abstract:AIM:To assess the prevalence of suboptimal bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS, Abbott Vascular, Santa Clara, California) deployment in real world practice with intracoronary optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging. METHODS:Consecutive patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention using BVS and the fin...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.096
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Defining an adequate endpoint for renal denervation trials represents a major challenge. A high inter-individual and intra-individual variability of blood pressure levels as well as a partial or total non-adherence on antihypertensive drugs hamper treatment evaluations after renal denervation. Blood pressure...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.110
更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The trends in the IHD mortality rates vary widely across countries, reflecting the heterogeneity in the variation of the exposure to the main risk factors and in the access to different management strategies among settings. We aimed to identify model-based patterns in the time trends in IHD mortality in 50 c...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.11.004
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 79 year old man was admitted to the hospital with increased breathlessness and fatigue on minimal exertion, and this since a few weeks. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, followed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging, demonstrated a cardiac pseudoaneurysm connected with both ventricular cavi...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.169
更新日期:2008-10-30 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Questions persist regarding the ability of drug-eluting stents (DES) to inhibit intimal growth in the long-term. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled 766 lesions treated with DES that underwent angiographic examination at 6 months and 2 years after stenting. Lesions with 6-month restenosis (>50% of visual sten...
journal_title:International journal of cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.08.032
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00