Anomalous origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva associated with effort angina pectoris.

abstract：:The present review summarizes the available information on the effects of the three major classes of antianginal agents (nitrates, calcium and beta-blockers) on myocardial energy metabolism. It also discusses the role of some new molecules (L-carnitine, trimetazidine and ranolazine) that have been proposed as an alter...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chierchia SL,Fragasso G

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study investigated the functional outcome of wall-thinned, akinetic myocardium after revascularization and evaluated the accuracy of dobutamine echocardiography in predicting post-revascularization functional recovery with the assessment of end-diastolic wall thickness in chronic ischaemic patients. METHODS ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Furukawa T,Haque T,Takahashi M,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a subaortic aneurysm of the left ventricle causing compression of a coronary artery in a 52-year-old white man presenting with angina on effort. Endocarditis seemed to be implicated as the cause of this rare condition. To what extent coronary obstruction influenced the development of myocardial ischaemia was...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bartorelli A,Sala A

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now recognised after many years of speculation regarding the role of mammalian atria in the direct regulation of intravascular volume, that atrial myocites produce a peptide hormone that results in natriuresis and diuresis, under the condition of atrial distention. This atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is secrete...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cody RJ,Atlas SA,Laragh JH

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is often associated with atrial enlargement and stretch is known to cause electrophysiological alterations. Acute stretch may, depending on the moment at which it is applied, cause action potential shortening or induce both early and delayed afterdepolarizations which, when large enough, may initia...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Janse MJ

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:The ESC-EHRA Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Long-Term registry is a prospective, multinational study that aims at providing an accurate picture of contemporary real-world ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib) and its outcome. Methods and results:A total of 104 centres in 27 European countries participated and wer...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Arbelo E,Brugada J,Blomström-Lundqvist C,Laroche C,Kautzner J,Pokushalov E,Raatikainen P,Efremidis M,Hindricks G,Barrera A,Maggioni A,Tavazzi L,Dagres N,on the behalf of the ESC-EHRA Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Long-term Regis

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent report of the EuroHeart project has shown that women are still underrepresented in many cardiovascular clinical trials, while important gender differences are present within most areas of heart disease. As the burden of cardiovascular disease is increasing in middle-aged women relative to men, a more profound...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maas AH,van der Schouw YT,Regitz-Zagrosek V,Swahn E,Appelman YE,Pasterkamp G,Ten Cate H,Nilsson PM,Huisman MV,Stam HC,Eizema K,Stramba-Badiale M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:It is reported that one third of patients with heart failure have normal left ventricular systolic function, and may or may not have left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. We sought to define the prevalence of left ventricular diastolic filling abnormalities in a large unselected group of patients, unlike the dia...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Davie AP,Francis CM,Caruana L,Sutherland GR,McMurray JJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Quantitative analysis of rest-stress myocardial perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide assessments of regional myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR). The purpose of this study was to compare regional MPR determined by myocardial perfusion MRI with coronary flow reserve (CFR) by intracoronary Doppler f...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kurita T,Sakuma H,Onishi K,Ishida M,Kitagawa K,Yamanaka T,Tanigawa T,Kitamura T,Takeda K,Ito M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although a recent expert consensus statement has recommended periprocedural uninterrupted (UI) non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) as a Class I indication, there have been no clear randomized trials. We investigated the safety and efficacy of UI...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Yu HT,Shim J,Park J,Kim TH,Uhm JS,Kim JY,Joung B,Lee MH,Kim YH,Pak HN

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emerging evidence suggests that a mildly elevated body mass index (BMI), is related to improved survival and fewer cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We hypothesize that these results are related to the poor diagnostic performance of BMI to detect adiposity, especially in t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Romero-Corral A,Somers VK,Sierra-Johnson J,Jensen MD,Thomas RJ,Squires RW,Allison TG,Korinek J,Lopez-Jimenez F

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although inflammation contributes to cardiovascular disease, the associations of appendectomy and tonsillectomy, which remove mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, with risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are unknown. Our aim was to assess the association between these operations performed in childhood and AMI ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Janszky I,Mukamal KJ,Dalman C,Hammar N,Ahnve S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hypertrophy was induced in rats either by isoprenaline treatment or by experimental abdominal aortic stenosis. In both models, the UTP content increased in the hypertrophying heart, while the ATP level remained depressed. The rate of net synthesis of uracil nucleotides, estimated by phosphate incorporation int...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rossi A,Aussedat J,Olivarès J,Ray A,Verdys M

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can non-invasively measure myocardial blood flow reserve (MBFR). We aimed to examine whether MBFR identifies patients with a survival benefit after revascularization, helping to guide post-test management. METHODS AND RESULTS:We examined all-ca...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Patel KK,Spertus JA,Chan PS,Sperry BW,Al Badarin F,Kennedy KF,Thompson RC,Case JA,McGhie AI,Bateman TM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of investigators met for two days in Santorini, Greece, to discuss progress in the field of identification and treatment of high risk/vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques and patients. Many differences in the manner in which terms are being utilized were noted. It was recognized that increased understanding of t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schaar JA,Muller JE,Falk E,Virmani R,Fuster V,Serruys PW,Colombo A,Stefanadis C,Ward Casscells S,Moreno PR,Maseri A,van der Steen AF

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the implantation of internal cardioverter/defibrillators under local anaesthesia by electrophysiologists and to compare this to our former experience of implants with general anaesthesia. Forty-seven internal cardioverter/defibrillators were implanted at our institution by electroph...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schmitt C,Alt E,Plewan A,Schömig A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We investigated the influence of type one cannabinoid receptor (CB1) deficiency on acute heart failure (AHF) and the underlying mechanism. Acute heart failure syndrome is an important clinical problem because of its high morbidity and mortality rates. Activation of CB1 induces vascular dilation and reinforces the ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Liao Y,Bin J,Asakura M,Xuan W,Chen B,Huang Q,Xu D,Ledent C,Takashima S,Kitakaze M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of exercise are irrefutable. Individuals engaging in regular exercise have a favourable cardiovascular risk profile for coronary artery disease and reduce their risk of myocardial infarction by 50%. Exercise promotes longevity of life, reduces the risk of some malignancies, retards the onset of dementia, ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sharma S,Merghani A,Mont L

更新日期：2015-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, two patterns of regional contract on of the left ventricle have been studied: endocardial motion and wall thickening, in order to check which of these was the most affected after myocardial infarction. The clinical relevance of this comparison was to assess which parameter of the regional contraction ab...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Germain P,Roul G,Constantinesco A,Coulbois PM,Baruthio J,Mossard JM,Bareiss P,Sacrez A

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge for all health care systems is to identify the most efficient use of limited and finite resources available for health care. Economic evaluation provides a balance sheet of the benefits, harms and costs for making choices between alternative health care services and is one strategy to assist decision...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Oldridge NB

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The development of risk associated with diabetes mellitus during long-term follow-up after a myocardial infarction has not been studied in detail. We have studied time-related changes of risk of death during 10 years of follow-up in a cohort of patients not treated with thrombolytic therapy (the Glostrup cohort) a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Melchior T,Kober L,Madsen CR,Seibaek M,Jensen GV,Hildebrandt P,Torp-Pedersen C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic variables were measured in 34 patients with isolated systolic hypertension before and after acute administration of propranolol. The patients were separated into two groups, those younger than and those older than 45 years of age, respectively. After drug administration, systolic pressure decreased signifi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Levenson J,Simon A,Maarek B,Totomoukouo J,Gitelman R,Bouthier J,Safar M

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical reports show that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord reduces symptoms of angina pectoris, but so far have not provided evidence on the mechanisms involved. The hypothesis for this study was that inhibition of spinothalamic tract transmission may account for this result. Extracellular potentials of 28 s...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chandler MJ,Brennan TJ,Garrison DW,Kim KS,Schwartz PJ,Foreman RD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of myocarditis has improved with the application of new techniques such as immunohistochemistry, polymerase chain reaction, in situ hybridization and Southern blot in endomyocardial biopsies. Treatment of inflammatory heart disease is still difficult and not yet validated by a study with patient numbers suff...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maisch B,Hufnagel G,Schönian U,Hengstenberg C

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of fatal left ventricular outflow obstruction detected by intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography. This resulted from acute haematoma formation within the interventricular septum following internal mammary artery grafting to the left anterior descending coronary artery. This unusual case hi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ettles DF,Firth N,Nair RU,Williams GJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In patients with ischaemic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and viable myocardium, revascularization improves systolic function. Diastolic dysfunction is also present in such patients; however, whether revascularization improves diastolic function also is largely unknown. METHODS:Twenty-six patients with chronic...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Carluccio E,Biagioli P,Alunni G,Murrone A,Leonelli V,Pantano P,Vincenti G,Giombolini C,Ragni T,Reboldi G,Gentile F,Ambrosio G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Circulating progenitor cells (PC) may contribute to myocardial recovery following infarction. Growth factors including VEGF are produced during ischaemia and stimulate PC release and activation. In this study, we focused on the functional chemotactic response of PC to VEGF in subjects early after myocardial ischae...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vöö S,Eggermann J,Dunaeva M,Ramakers-van Oosterhoud C,Waltenberger J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The present study was done to assess the role of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among the presenting manifestations of and fatalities from cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). METHODS AND RESULTS:We analysed altogether 351 cases of CS presenting from year 1998 through 2015 in Finland. There were 262 patients with a clinical dia...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ekström K,Lehtonen J,Nordenswan HK,Mäyränpää MI,Räisänen-Sokolowski A,Kandolin R,Simonen P,Pietilä-Effati P,Alatalo A,Utriainen S,Rissanen TT,Haataja P,Kokkonen J,Vihinen T,Miettinen H,Kaikkonen K,Kerola T,Kupari M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific assessment of diagnostic tests should not be based upon a small series of results published by the best academic institutions, but ought to require large scale, multicentre validation founded on grass roots institutions with real doctors, real patients and real problems. To this purpose, an internationa...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Picano E,Sicari R,Landi P,Raciti M,Pingitore A,Vassalle C,Mathias W Jr,Lowenstein J,Petix N,Gigli G

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) define the current standard for the management of syncope, but are still incompletely applied in the clinical setting. METHODS AND RESULTS:Prospective systematic evaluation, on strict adherence to the guidelines, of consecutive patients referred for synco...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brignole M,Menozzi C,Bartoletti A,Giada F,Lagi A,Ungar A,Ponassi I,Mussi C,Maggi R,Re G,Furlan R,Rovelli G,Ponzi P,Scivales A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00