Role of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and congestive heart failure.

abstract：AIMS:Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is an important determinant of functional status and survival in various diseases states. Data are sparse on the epidemiology and outcome of patients with severe RVD. This study examined the characteristics, aetiology, and survival of patients with severe RVD. METHODS AND RESUL...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Padang R,Chandrashekar N,Indrabhinduwat M,Scott CG,Luis SA,Chandrasekaran K,Michelena HI,Nkomo VT,Pislaru SV,Pellikka PA,Kane GC

更新日期：2020-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias were assessed by the application of ECG criteria derived from experimental electrophysiology. These interval criteria describe for ideal and modulated parasystole, resetable spontaneous automaticity, early and delayed afterdepolarizations and reentry, how QRS complexes of ectopic ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： van Hemel NM,Swenne CA,Robles de Medina EO

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on long-term survival of patients without baseline left ventricular (LV) mechanical dyssynchrony. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 290 heart failure patients (age 67 ± 10 years, 77% males) without significant baseline LV dyssynchrony (<60 ms as asse...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Auger D,Bleeker GB,Bertini M,Ewe SH,van Bommel RJ,Witkowski TG,Ng AC,van Erven L,Schalij MJ,Bax JJ,Delgado V

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:An abnormal left ventricular volume response during dobutamine echocardiography identified patients with severe coronary artery disease. The aim of the study was to assess the prognostic value of left ventricular volume changes during dobutamine stress echocardiography in 136 patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:Endpoin...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Coletta C,Galati A,Ricci R,Sestili A,Guagnozzi G,Re F,Ceci V

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 546 patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) were retrospectively reviewed to assess the efficacy of percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty (PTV) and valve replacement (VR). Of these, 490 underwent VR between 1968 and 1986 (mean age 62 +/- 12 years, 71.7% were in NYHA class III or IV), 68.8% received mech...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Acar J,Vahanian A,Slama M,Cormier B,Michel PL,Luxereau P,Farah E,Leborgne O,Dermine P

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of this study was to identify novel genetic variants influencing circulating asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) levels and to evaluate whether they have a prognostic value on cardiovascular mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a genome-wide association stud...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Seppälä I,Kleber ME,Lyytikäinen LP,Hernesniemi JA,Mäkelä KM,Oksala N,Laaksonen R,Pilz S,Tomaschitz A,Silbernagel G,Boehm BO,Grammer TB,Koskinen T,Juonala M,Hutri-Kähönen N,Alfthan G,Viikari JS,Kähonen M,Raitakari OT,

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 24 weeks of treatment with simvastatin, a new HMG coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (dosages of 20 and 40 mg day-1) on serum lipid, lipoprotein and apolipoprotein A-I and B concentrations as well as safety parameters and subjective side effects were studied in 11 patients with familial (FH) and 10 patients ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mölgaard J,von Schenck H,Olsson AG

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) can persist in many organs after primary infection. Not only is it suspected to cause morbidity during reactivation in patients under immunosuppression, but it may also induce long-term latency by chronic disease, e.g. in the myocardium. Endomyocardial biopsies of 27 patients with active my...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schönian U,Crombach M,Maser S,Maisch B

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman presented with fever and malaise. Three blood cultures were positive for Streptococcus sanguis. A diagnosis of endocarditis was made and the patient was treated with intravenous penicillin and gentamicin. Endocardiography revealed a large left atrial tumour. At operation a myxoma covered by deposit...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： ten Berg JM,Elbers HR,Defauw JJ,Plokker HW

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Adenosine stress computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (CTP) is an emerging non-invasive method for detecting myocardial ischaemia. Its value when compared with fractional flow reserve (FFR), a highly accurate index of ischaemia, is unknown. Our aim was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of CTP and it...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ko BS,Cameron JD,Meredith IT,Leung M,Antonis PR,Nasis A,Crossett M,Hope SA,Lehman SJ,Troupis J,DeFrance T,Seneviratne SK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether sudden cardiac death from pulmonary embolism exhibits any chronobiological rhythm. Five hundred and seven consecutive subjects dying suddenly outside of hospital and brought into our Emergency Department from January 1983 to December 1989 were studied. The time and date o...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gallerani M,Manfredini R,Ricci L,Grandi E,Cappato R,Calò G,Pareschi PL,Fersini C

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), a proteolytic enzyme able to degrade types I and III collagens, is present in atherosclerotic lesions but absent from the normal blood vessel wall. The recent observation that, in a transgenic mouse model, MMP-1 gene expression slows the development and progression of atheroscle...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ye S,Gale CR,Martyn CN

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent identification of mutations in the beta-myosin heavy chain gene (MYH7), a major responsible gene for HCM, has provided the opportunity to characterize genotype-phenotype correlation in HCM families. In this study we analysed the phenotypic expression of two beta-myosin heavy chain (beta MHC) mutations...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Marian AJ,Mares A Jr,Kelly DP,Yu QT,Abchee AB,Hill R,Roberts R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The 2019 report from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas provides a contemporary analysis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) statistics across 56 member countries, with particular emphasis on international inequalities in disease burden and healthcare delivery together with estimates of progress towards me...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Timmis A,Townsend N,Gale CP,Torbica A,Lettino M,Petersen SE,Mossialos EA,Maggioni AP,Kazakiewicz D,May HT,De Smedt D,Flather M,Zuhlke L,Beltrame JF,Huculeci R,Tavazzi L,Hindricks G,Bax J,Casadei B,Achenbach S,Wrig

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Alcohol is a risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias. Retrospective analyses suggest supraventricular arrhythmias consecutive to acute alcohol consumption, but prospective data are limited. We intended to prospectively associate acute alcohol consumption with cardiac arrhythmias. Methods and results:At the 2015 Munic...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brunner S,Herbel R,Drobesch C,Peters A,Massberg S,Kääb S,Sinner MF

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart rate and age are independent variables associated with the pattern of normal left ventricular filling. Since heart rate variability also varies with age, the relationship between these and left ventricular filling in normal subjects was assessed. In 31 subjects (age range 21 to 71 years), power spectral analysis...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Finkelhor RS,Karwa P,Kaufman ES,Bahler RC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The role of cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis in the aetiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms is not well understood. The aim of this study was to determine the association between atherosclerosis and aortic aneurysm in the general population and the extent to which cardiovascular risk factors might i...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lee AJ,Fowkes FG,Carson MN,Leng GC,Allan PL

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Epidemiological studies strongly suggest a link between stress, depression, and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); the mechanistic correlation, however, is poorly understood. A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the BDNF gene (BDNFVal66Met), associated with depression and anxiety, has been proposed as a genetic risk f...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Amadio P,Colombo GI,Tarantino E,Gianellini S,Ieraci A,Brioschi M,Banfi C,Werba JP,Parolari A,Lee FS,Tremoli E,Barbieri SS

更新日期：2017-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) is currently considered for the decision making of patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). However, LVEF represents change in LV volume between end-diastole and end-systole but does not characterize the intrinsic function of the myocardium. In contrast, speckle-track...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kamperidis V,Marsan NA,Delgado V,Bax JJ

更新日期：2016-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate efficacy and safety of intrapericardial treatment with the crystalloid corticosteroid triamcinolone in autoreactive pericardial effusion. METHODS AND RESULTS:Two hundred and sixty consecutive patients with pericarditis/myopericarditis underwent pericardiocentesis, pericardioscopy (Storz-AF1101B1), and...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maisch B,Ristić AD,Pankuweit S

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The evidence base for fasting plasma glucose (FPG) in the non-diabetic range as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is inconclusive. We investigated this question in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS). METHODS AND RESULTS:In WOSCOPS, we related FPG in 6447 men (mean age 55 years) ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Preiss D,Welsh P,Murray HM,Shepherd J,Packard C,Macfarlane P,Cobbe S,Ford I,Sattar N

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be a rapidly progressive disorder and is associated with high rate of mortality, despite medical intervention. With the availability of effective therapy, early disease detection is an important strategic objective to improve treatment outcomes. Resting echocardiography is cur...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lau EM,Manes A,Celermajer DS,Galiè N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old patient with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome suffering from recurrent intractable reciprocating atrioventricular tachycardia (RAVT) is reported. He used amiodarone, sotalol, quinidine, propafenone and flecainide unsuccessfully. An electrophysiological study (EPS) performed with four catheters localize...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Delise P,Bonso A,Raviele A,Cazzin R,Di Pede F,Piccolo E

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombotic therapy and invasive risk stratification in selected high-risk patients have improved outcomes from non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS), but carry a risk of bleeding and blood transfusion. Although the true incidence of bleeding depends on the population studied (i.e. clinical t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rao SV,Eikelboom JA,Granger CB,Harrington RA,Califf RM,Bassand JP

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen supplementation is a standard treatment for all patients who present with acute coronary syndrome, regardless of oxygen saturation levels. Most of the data regarding the function of oxygen in myocardial infarction is based on a limited number of basic and clinical studies. We performed a systematic literature r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Shuvy M,Atar D,Gabriel Steg P,Halvorsen S,Jolly S,Yusuf S,Lotan C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was found to be an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality as well as adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in high-risk populations. Findings from population-based studies are scarce and inconsistent. We investigated the gender-specific association of CKD with all-cause ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Meisinger C,Döring A,Löwel H,KORA Study Group.

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In the dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) study, continued thienopyridine beyond 12 months after drug-eluting stent placement was associated with increased mortality compared with placebo. We sought to evaluate factors related to mortality in randomized patients receiving either drug-eluting or bare metal stents in ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mauri L,Elmariah S,Yeh RW,Cutlip DE,Steg PG,Windecker S,Wiviott SD,Cohen DJ,Massaro JM,D'Agostino RB Sr,Braunwald E,Kereiakes DJ,DAPT Study Investigators.

更新日期：2016-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 3-year period 2500 asymptomatic male aviators were screened routinely for coronary artery disease by maximal bicycle exercise testing. In 55 cases (2.1%) the exercise ECG was abnormal (40 subjects exhibited ST depression, 14 ventricular ectopic activity and in one subject both abnormalities were observed). Fu...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pedersen F,Sandøe E,Laerkeborg A

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of 8 hypertensive elderly subjects with atenolol or with labetalol did not affect exercise performance, except after the development of circulatory congestion in 1 patient. Treatment with beta blockers did not alter the response to an exercise training programme in 15 elderly patients with ischaemic heart di...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fagard R,Reybrouck T,Vanhees L,Cattaert A,Vanmeenen T,Grauwels R,Amery A

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I.S.A.M. was a prospective, placebo-controlled, double-blind multicentre trial of high-dose short-term intravenous streptokinase in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) within 6 h of the onset of symptoms. Determination of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by radionuclide ventriculography was performed 1 and 7 mo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Voth E,Tebbe U,Schicha H,Neumann P,Schröder R,Neuhaus KL,Emrich D

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00