Long-term outcome after heart transplantation for peripartum cardiomyopathy.

abstract：:The Salt Substitute and Stroke Study is an ongoing 5-year large-scale cluster randomized trial investigating the effects of potassium-enriched salt substitute compared to usual salt on the risk of stroke. The study involves 600 villages and 20,996 individuals in rural China. Intermediate risk markers were measured in ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Huang L,Tian M,Yu J,Li Q,Liu Y,Yin X,Wu JH,Marklund M,Wu Y,Li N,Elliott P,Yan LL,Labarthe DR,Hao Z,Shi J,Feng X,Zhang J,Zhang Y,Zhang R,Zhou B,Li Z,Sun J,Zhao Y,Yu Y,Neal B

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated ethnic differences in the 10-year risk of myocardial infarction or coronary death derived from Framingham risk equation and in a composite measure of emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors in women and whether statistical adjustments for educational attainment, geographic location, and lif...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Matthews KA,Sowers MF,Derby CA,Stein E,Miracle-McMahill H,Crawford SL,Pasternak RC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Procoagulant stress responses may contribute to atherosclerosis development and acute coronary thrombosis. In the present study, we examined the role of beta2-adrenergic receptor function and plasma catecholamines in the stress-induced increase in the 2 hypercoagulability markers thrombin-antithrombin III (T...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： von Känel R,Mills PJ,Ziegler MG,Dimsdale JE

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dobutamine (and dopamine) are potent positive inotropic drugs which are frequently given to treat decompensated congestive heart failure. This study reports on the use of ambulatory dobutamine (and dopamine) infusions in 21 outpatients with advanced congestive heart failure. Each patient was initially hospitalized, an...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Applefeld MM,Newman KA,Sutton FJ,Reed WP,Roffman DS,Talesnick BS,Grove WR

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the influence of peak respiratory exchange ratio (pRER), as an index of effort adequacy, on peak VO2 prognostic reliability in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and reduced exercise capacity, whose peak VO2 may be underestimated because of poor patient motivation. METHODS:A cardiopulmon...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mezzani A,Corrà U,Bosimini E,Giordano A,Giannuzzi P

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to determine the impact of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) on the outcomes of death, myocardial infarction (MI), and late coronary revascularization procedures. METHODS:In patients undergoing exercise-stress MPI (January 1, 2003-March 31, 2007), we determined the impact of summe...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lee DS,Verocai F,Husain M,Al Khdair D,Wang X,Freeman M,Iwanochko RM

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pair of endocardial pacemaker leads, identical except for the presence or absence of dexamethasone elution from the distal stimulating electrode, was implanted into the right ventricle of each of 12 dogs for either 3 weeks (n = six pairs) or 6 weeks (n = six pairs). Fibrous connective tissue sheaths (0.04 to 0.20 mm...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Radovsky AS,Van Vleet JF

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy has been discouraged in patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) to avoid the risk of precipitating recurrent or progressive left ventricular dysfunction. We assessed left ventricular size and contractile function using echocardiography in four PPCM patients prior to pregnancy, during the third trimest...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sutton MS,Cole P,Plappert M,Saltzman D,Goldhaber S

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a demographic study, the black Ohio residents were characterized by those born in Ohio and those born in other regions of the United States, and comparisons were made of rates for all deaths (1960-1967) for coronary heart disease (420), endocarditis and myocardial degeneration (421-422), hypertensive cardiovascular...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mancuso TF,Redmond CK

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antihypertensive effects of the renin inhibitor enalkiren were compared with those of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor enalaprilat in 17 hypertensive patients (14 white, 3 black; mean age 57 years), whose renin systems had been stimulated by diuretic pretreatment. Patients were studied on 3 separate in-...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Neutel JM,Luther RR,Boger RS,Weber MA

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Appropriate thromboprophylaxis for patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter (AF) remains a national challenge. METHODS:We hypothesized that a shared decision-making interaction facilitated by an Atrial Fibrillation Shared Decision Making Tool (AFSDM) would improve patient knowledge about atrial f...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Eckman MH,Costea A,Attari M,Munjal J,Wise RE,Knochelmann C,Flaherty ML,Baker P,Ireton R,Harnett BM,Leonard AC,Steen D,Rose A,Kues J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated electrocardiographically the acute effect of captopril in the initial treatment of malignant or severe hypertension and the findings were compared with the data obtained with diazoxide. The captopril group included seven patients treated with captopril or with a combination of diuretics. The diazoxide gro...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Abe I,Kawasaki T,Kawazoe N,Omae T

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to assess trends in evidence-based therapy use and short- and long-term mortality over time among older patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). BACKGROUND:With the prevalence of national quality improvement efforts, the use of evidence-based ther...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Chin CT,Wang TY,Chen AY,Mathews R,Alexander KP,Roe MT,Peterson ED

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four children with cor triatriatum underwent intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography. Two patients had cor triatriatum alone and two had associated complex congenital heart disease. Transesophageal echocardiography provided optimal imaging of these defects and provided unique information that facilitated surgi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Shuler CO,Fyfe DA,Sade R,Crawford FA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiographic evidence of coronary dissection after angioplasty is found in 25% to 30% of cases. Although patients are usually asymptomatic, in a small percentage angioplasty-induced coronary dissection results in luminal impairment and ischemic complications. The present study was undertaken to identify factors respon...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sharma SK,Israel DH,Kamean JL,Bodian CA,Ambrose JA

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early postexercise polarcardiographic (PCG) changes in the ST segment vector, as reflected in the variable MS X theta, are reported to clearly distinguish normal subjects from those with myocardial ischemia. We prospectively assessed the value of this test in detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) during treadmill ex...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lam JC,Chaitman BR,Hanson JS,Bernard P,Bourassa MG

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physician adherence to guidelines is often poor, but the reasons have not been completely studied. We investigated whether physician adherence to guidelines for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) varied by source, development methods, or the exten...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Leape LL,Weissman JS,Schneider EC,Piana RN,Gatsonis C,Epstein AM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor attenuates ventricular enlargement, whether beta-blocker therapy induces regression of left ventricular remodeling is not known. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of bisoprolol therapy with those of imidapril therapy on left ventricular remo...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Yoshitomi Y,Kojima S,Yano M,Sugi T,Matsumoto Y,Kuramochi M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk for ischemic stroke. In patients who have suffered a stroke, screening for AF is routinely performed only for a short period after the stroke as part of the evaluation for possible causes. If AF is detected after an ischemic stroke, oral anticoagul...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sinha AM,Diener HC,Morillo CA,Sanna T,Bernstein RA,Di Lazzaro V,Passman R,Beckers F,Brachmann J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognition that the onset of cardiovascular events follows a circadian periodicity and is frequently triggered by physical or mental stresses has created new possibilities for disease prevention. Morning peaks in occurrence are now well-documented for acute myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, transient m...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Muller JE

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In patients with severe heart failure additional therapeutic support with intravenous inotropic or vasodilator drugs is frequently used in the attempt to obtain hemodynamic control. The nature and extent to which diastolic filling, atrial function, and mitral regurgitation are modified by these drugs have no...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Capomolla S,Pozzoli M,Opasich C,Febo O,Riccardi G,Salvucci F,Maestri R,Sisti M,Cobelli F,Tavazzi L

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of various doses of adenosine administered intravenously on myocardial reperfusion injury in a model with poor collateral blood flow. New Zealand White rabbits were subjected to 30 minutes of occlusion of the obtuse marginal branch of the left circumflex artery ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Norton ED,Jackson EK,Virmani R,Forman MB

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The CD40 receptor and its ligand (CD40L) are known to modulate both inflammation and thrombosis-2 processes important for the development and clinical expression of atherosclerosis. Circulating soluble CD40L (sCD40L) concentration predicts cardiovascular risk in selected patient samples. The purpose of this ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Keaney JF Jr,Lipinska I,Larson MG,Dupuis J,Freedman JE,Hamburg NM,Massaro JM,Rong J,Sutherland P,Vita JA,Vasan RS,Benjamin EJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambulatory ECG recordings were obtained from 313 consecutive, totally symptom-free male subjects on whom cardiac catheterization was subsequently performed for occupational reasons. These recordings were examined for ventricular ectopy and the results were studied in relation to the findings on selective coronary angi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Batchelor AJ,Kruyer WB,Hickman JR Jr

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections related to cardiac surgery increase morbidity and mortality, and increase cost and use of health resources. With the widespread use of synthetic materials, whether in prosthetic valves or vascular conduits, bacterial infection and, more rarely, fungal complications can be devastating, requiring prolonged an...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lowy FD,Waldhausen JA,Miller M,Sopko G,Rosenberg Y,Skarlatos SI,National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases working group on antimicrobial strategies and cardiothoracic surgery.

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of the pathogenesis of congestive heart failure (CHF) has improved remarkably in recent years. However, despite better knowledge and novel pharmaceutical strategies, this disease is still one of the most brutal killers in the Western world. The pathophysiology of CHF is complex, and much of our compr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Malinin AI,O'Connor CM,Dzhanashvili AI,Sane DC,Serebruany VL

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single nucleotide polymorphisms of vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 (VKORC1) was reported to have association with arterial vascular disease. We investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphism of VKORC1 +2255 is associated with clinical outcomes among patients who underwent drug-eluting sten...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Suh JW,Baek SH,Park JS,Kang HJ,Chae IH,Choi DJ,Park HJ,Kim PJ,Seung KB,Kim HS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the recovery time of left atrial mechanical function after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation, we recorded transmitral flow, pulmonary venous flow velocities, and interatrial septal motion during atrial systole within 24 hours (16 +/- 5 hours) and 10 days after cardioversion in 25 patients with...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Iuchi A,Oki T,Fukuda N,Tabata T,Manabe K,Kageji Y,Sasaki M,Hama M,Yamada H,Ito S

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the results of coronary angioplasty for a first restenosis, the clinical, anatomic, and procedural data of 400 consecutive patients were compared with the data of 507 consecutive patients undergoing a first angioplasty. After angioplasty for restenosis, emergency redilatation had to be performed in only 0...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Piessens JH,Stammen F,Desmet W,De Scheerder IK,Willems JL

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatic disease and heart disease share common underpinnings involving inflammation. The high levels of inflammation that characterize rheumatic diseases provide a "natural experiment" to help elucidate the mechanisms by which inflammation accelerates heart disease. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most co...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Crowson CS,Liao KP,Davis JM 3rd,Solomon DH,Matteson EL,Knutson KL,Hlatky MA,Gabriel SE

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00