The impact of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy on health care systems.

abstract：:The objective of this investigation was to assess the acute and long-term outcome after coronary angioplasty in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Previous studies have suggested a high incidence of restenosis after coronary angioplasty performed in patients with renal failure. Medical discharge abstracts for 8...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ahmed WH,Shubrooks SJ,Gibson CM,Baim DS,Bittl JA

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study evaluated the accuracy of phase analysis of scintigraphic imaging in defining the site of earliest ventricular activation in pediatric patients with electrophysiologic disorders. Twenty patients (10.8 +/- 5.5 years) with preexcitation (n = 16) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) (n = 4) were indepen...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Silka MJ,Chelsky R,Kron J,Wilson RA

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of chronic ambulatory captopril (CPT) therapy was evaluated over an 18-month period in 36 patients with refractory chronic congestive heart failure (CHF) by cardiac catheterization, treadmill exercise, nuclear scintigraphy, echocardiography, and symptomatology. Clinical improvement to New York Heart Assoc...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Creager MA,Faxon DP,Halperin JL,Melidossian CD,McCabe CH,Schick EC,Ryan TJ

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The impact of race and sex on clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions remains incompletely understood. Specific data on patient demographics, lesion characteristics, and outcomes of black versus white patients are poorly described. To further evaluate these issues, we analyzed the New App...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Marks DS,Mensah GA,Kennard ED,Detre K,Holmes DR Jr

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. A 4-year-old boy with the congenital partial defect of the left pericardium who presented with myocardial infarction, died of incarceration of the left ventricle. 2. This is the fourth reported case of death from this anomaly in the world. 3. Because this anomaly occasionally causes sudden death, it is important to...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Saito R,Hotta F

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In animal models, physical activity (PA) prevents cardiac myocyte cell death. Data for PA mitigating myocyte injury in humans are limited to observational studies. Using a randomized controlled trial design, we sought to determine if introducing moderate PA to previously sedentary older adults could reduce t...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： deFilippi CR,de Lemos JA,Newman AB,Guralnik JM,Christenson RH,Pahor M,Church T,Espeland M,Krithevsky SB,Stafford R,Seliger SL,LIFE Study Group.

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a chronologic investigation of left (LV) and right (RV) ventricular myosin ATPase activity and hemodynamics in newborn lambs. We found an elevation in myosin ATPase activity for the LV, which was achieved by 6 to 8 weeks of age and which correlated directly with increasing ventricular stroke work. Myosin ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Riemenschneider TA,Brenner RA,Wikman-Coffelt J,Mason DT

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of cardiac events in Japanese men (mean age 54 +/- 10 years) with atypical or nonanginal chest pain was assessed prospectively. Three groups of patients, those with typical angina (TA; n = 134), those with atypical angina (AA; n = 192), and those with nonanginal chest pain (NA; n = 311) were studied with...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sato I,Nishijima H,Matsumura N,Nishida M,Okita K,Yasuda H

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose metabolism are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is still not clear whether glucose levels can predict CVD risk among patients without diabetes. The primary aim of this study is to assess whether normoglycemic fasting plasma gl...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Shaye K,Amir T,Shlomo S,Yechezkel S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Moderate alcohol drinking and marine omega-3 fatty acids (omega3) have both been associated with low mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD). However, there is little data evaluating the interactions of wine ethanol drinking with omega3 in CHD patients. METHODS:The relationships between wine drinking an...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： de Lorgeril M,Salen P,Martin JL,Boucher F,de Leiris J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen has long been assumed beneficial for all ill and injured patients. However, hyperoxia may be harmful and aggravate myocardial injury such as that caused by myocardial infarction. We aimed to investigate if hyperoxia increases myocardial injury following direct current cardioversion compared with room air. METH...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lauridsen KG,Schmidt AS,Adelborg K,Bach L,Hornung N,Jepsen SM,Deakin CD,Rickers H,Løfgren B

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A morphologic study of 466 cardiac mural thrombi, 66 examples of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, 25 myxomas, and 12 papillary endocardial lesions was performed. It appeared that three different sequences of organization of endocardial thrombi are possible. (1) Ordinary mural thrombi are converted into a flat, fi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Salyer WR,Page DL,Hutchins GM

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the safety and cost-effectiveness of same-day discharge after uncomplicated transradial percutaneous coronary intervention (TR-PCI) is well established in Europe and Asia, such data are not available for US patients. METHODS:All patients who underwent TR-PCI at our high-volume US medical center bet...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Jabara R,Gadesam R,Pendyala L,Chronos N,Crisco LV,King SB,Chen JP

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate recovery (HRR) is a marker of vagal tone that is associated with survival, but little is known about the effects of exercise training on HRR in patients with heart failure (HF). METHODS:Twenty-four patients with HF were randomized to a 2-month residential rehabilitation program or to usual care. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Myers J,Hadley D,Oswald U,Bruner K,Kottman W,Hsu L,Dubach P

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infants born to cocaine-using mothers have a 3- to 8-fold increase in sudden infant death syndrome. Its underlying cause, in part, may be attributed to abnormal autonomic function. We proposed to study heart rate variability, reflecting autonomic control of the heart, in cocaine-exposed infants. METHODS:Fro...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mehta SK,Super DM,Salvator A,Singer L,Connuck D,Fradley LG,Harcar-Sevcik RA,Kaufman ES

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many young investigators are interested in cardiovascular (CV) outcomes research; however, the current training experience of early investigators across the United States is uncertain. METHODS:From April to November 2014, we surveyed mentees and mentors of early-stage CV outcomes investigators across the Un...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Khazanie P,Al-Khatib SM,Wang TY,Crowley MJ,Kressin NR,Krumholz HM,Kiefe CI,Wells BL,O'Brien SM,Peterson ED,Sanders GD

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimating left ventricular wall stress has recognized applications, but formulae for global stress cannot be applied to ischemic ventricles. A mathematic method for estimating regional stress in infarcted ventricles has been described. The hypothesis tested was that exercise-induced ischemia increases end-systolic wa...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ginzton LE,Rodrigues D,Shapiro SM,Laks MM,Conant R,Lobodzinski SM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Analysis of high-frequency QRS amplitudes (HF-QRS) may provide an additional diagnostic tool in patients with heart disease, but the basic properties of these waveforms have not been sufficiently investigated. This study describes the spatial, individual, and temporal variation at rest of HF-QRS recorded wit...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pettersson J,Carro E,Edenbrandt L,Maynard C,Pahlm O,Ringborn M,Sörnmo L,Warren SG,Wagner GS

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the risk factors for coronary disease, 345 women, aged 35 to 59 years, who had undergone coronary arteriography for suspected coronary disease completed a mail questionnaire, telephone interview, or both. Two hundred eight women with angiographically normal coronary arteries constituted the control group, ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： McFarland KF,Boniface ME,Hornung CA,Earnhardt W,Humphries JO

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of aspirin to prevent ischemic cardiovascular disease has received considerable attention recently. To determine the prevalence of aspirin use for cardiovascular disease prevention, the Minnesota Heart Survey examined population-based samples of Twin Cities' adults in 1981 to 82 and 1985 to 86. Over the 4...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Folsom AR,Iso H,Sprafka JM,Edlavitch SA,Luepker RV

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free fatty acids (FFA), the predominant myocardial energy substrate, are present in increased quantities immediately following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and may cause deleterious alterations in cardiac rhythm, oxygen consumption, and mechanical performance. In an attempt to suppress FFA and simultaneously incr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rogers WJ,Stanley AW Jr,Breinig JB,Prather JW,McDaniel HG,Moraski RE,Mantle JA,Russell RO Jr,Rackley CE

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent developments have provided a unique opportunity for the organization of regional ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving center (SRC) networks. Because cumulative evidence has demonstrated that rapid primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most effective reperfusion strategy for acu...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rokos IC,Larson DM,Henry TD,Koenig WJ,Eckstein M,French WJ,Granger CB,Roe MT

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because coronary artery disease (CAD) is a prevalent comorbidity in patients with low ejection function (EF), a number of patients with heart failure undergo diagnostic cardiac catheterization. The objective of this study was to develop a model to assist clinicians in determining the likelihood of CAD before...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Whellan DJ,Tuttle RH,Velazquez EJ,Shaw LK,Jollis JG,Ellis W,O'Connor CM,Califf RM,Borges-Neto S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease optimally treated on a statin but with residual atherogenic dyslipidemia (low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C] and high triglycerides) will benefit from addition of niacin with fewer CV...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： AIM-HIGH Investigators.

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the significance of inferior ST-segment depression during anterior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by investigating the relationship between inferior ST-segment depression and (1) the site of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery lesion and (2) ST-segment deviation in the various ant...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Birnbaum Y,Solodky A,Herz I,Kusniec J,Rechavia E,Sulkes J,Sclarovsky S

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the reperfusion on myocardial infarction has been studied in the rat in order to assess the possible reversibility of myocardial damage. The present study deals with reperfusion of experimental myocardial infarction in the rat. Two groups of animals were compared: one was subjected to permanent ischemia ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Deloche A,Fabiani JN,Camilleri JP,Relland J,Joseph D,Carpentier A,Dubost C

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) is common and may have the same prognostic implications as symptomatic AF. Among patients receiving dual-chamber pacemakers, it is now possible to quantify asymptomatic AF accurately. Most of these episodes are of short duration, often lasting only seconds to minutes and are calle...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hohnloser SH,Capucci A,Fain E,Gold MR,van Gelder IC,Healey J,Israel CW,Lau CP,Morillo C,Connolly SJ,ASSERT Investigators and Committees.

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the frequency and significance of left ventricular wall motion abnormalities in patients without clinical evidence of myocardial infarction, we reviewed the two-dimensional echocardiograms of 252 patients who had no history or electrocardiographic evidence of myocardial infarction and who subsequently und...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lewis SJ,Sawada SG,Ryan T,Segar DS,Armstrong WF,Feigenbaum H

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated an Internet- and telephone-based telemedicine system for reducing blood pressure (BP) in underserved subjects with hypertension. METHODS:A total of 241 patients with systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg were randomized to usual care (C; n = 121) or telemedicine (T; n = 120). The T group reported BP, heart ra...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Bove AA,Homko CJ,Santamore WP,Kashem M,Kerper M,Elliott DJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reliable predictors have yet to be found for recurrent ischemia after thrombolysis for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), nor do we know whether early angiography can herald recurrent ischemia. This study sought to investigate the relationship between recurrent ischemia and cardiac procedures after thromboly...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pilote L,Miller DP,Califf RM,Topol EJ,Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Occluded Coronary Arteries (GUSTO-I) Investigators.

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00