Presence of contractile-type smooth muscle cells in the endocardium.

abstract：:The early administration of nitrates in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may lower myocardial oxygen demand and increase blood supply to the ischemic myocardium. Actually, nitrates are the drugs most largely used in AMI patients, but no definite proof of their clinical benefits had been reported before GISSI 3 and IS...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tavazzi L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pulmonary artery aneurysm is defined as pulmonary artery dilatation >4 cm. Pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare findings and are usually not associated with chest pain. This is the first report of a case of pulmonary artery aneurysm causing chest pain in a patient with Noonan's syndrome. Chest X-ray showed cardiomega...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Brown JR,Plotnick G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 50 patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty because of chronic angina pectoris, a collateral flow index (CFI) was determined at the start and the end of two 1-min coronary occlusions, randomly accompanied by a resting state or a 3-min dynamic handgrip exercise (DHE). CFI expressing collate...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Pohl T,Wustmann K,Zbinden S,Windecker S,Mehta H,Meier B,Seiler C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic values of adenosine, dobutamine, and exercise radionuclide ventriculography (RNVG) in the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD), and the characteristics of those patients who showed myocardial ischemia during the infusion of adenosine or dobutamine were assessed in 41 patients with suspected CAD. S...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Nagaoka H,Isobe N,Kubota S,Iizuka T,Imai S,Suzuki T,Nagai R

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Heart failure (HF) patients with diabetes mellitus experience poor prognosis. We assessed the independent predictive effect of prevalent diabetes mellitus on all-cause mortality in HF outpatients. Furthermore, we investigated if optimized HF medication differed in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients. METHO...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stubnova V,Os I,Grundtvig M,Waldum-Grevbo B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The left ventricular function of 14 acromegalic patients was investigated using radionuclide ventriculography. After labeling the red blood cells with 750-1,000 MBq 99mTc-pertechnetate, ECG-triggered left anterior oblique images were recorded. Fourier analysis was then performed on the time-activity curve of the left ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Erbas T,Erbas B,Usman A,Bekdik CF

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 6-min walk test (6MWT) is a simple and inexpensive exercise test to evaluate physical functional capacity that is widely used in heart failure (HF) patients. With the 6MWT, a distance <350 m is associated with increased mortality in patients with HF, and change in walking distance >50 m is considered clinically re...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Sgorbini L,Rossetti A,Galati A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coarctation of the aorta commonly presents in infancy as congestive heart failure, or later in childhood as hypertension or as a heart murmur. However, we experienced a unique infant case of isolated coarctation presenting with acute decompensation of a dilated cardiomyopathy, which recovered completely 8 months posto...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hwang MS,Chu JJ,Chang YS,Su WJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus here is on relationships between major risk factors and long-term mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) and all causes, and on longevity, in Chicago cohorts: 25-year follow-up for Peoples Gas (PG) men aged 25-39 (n = 1,119), 30-year follow-up for PG men aged 40-59 (n = 1,235), 24-year follow-up for Wes...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stamler J,Dyer AR,Shekelle RB,Neaton J,Stamler R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spectrum of patients operated on without preoperative catheterization and angiography, the accuracy of echocardiographic diagnosis and its impact on the results of surgical treatment were prospectively assessed in 2,788 children consecutively operated for congenital heart defects (CHD) between 1986 and 1992. The o...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Marek J,Skovránek J,Hucín B,Chaloupecký V,Tax P,Reich O,Samánek M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since recent studies demonstrated an impaired outcome after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with chronic renal failure but did not address the aetiology of renal failure, we now analysed the outcome of patients with diabetic nephropathy in 721 consecutive patients undergoing PCI. Diabetic nephrop...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Reinecke H,Matzkies F,Fobker M,Breithardt G,Schaefer RM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study examined the effects of temperature on myocardial pH, contractile function and adenosine triphosphate metabolism, particularly the production of adenosine. We matched intermittent delivery of blood cardioplegia in two groups (hypothermia 15 degrees C; normothermia 37 degrees C), for 2 h of cardiopleg...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Shortt KG,Stahl RF,Soller BR,Belle Isle JM,Auerbach AH,Hsi CC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) induces cardiac hypertrophy, whereas adiponectin may elicit protective effects in the vasculature and myocardium. We therefore evaluated the relationship between plasma ET-1 and adiponectin levels in heart failure (HF) patients, and the association between adiponectin expression and ET-1-...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yin WH,Chen YH,Wei J,Jen HL,Huang WP,Young MS,Chen DC,Liu PL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Four drug classes, platelet inhibitors, β-blockers, statins, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (or angiotensin receptor blockers), have been shown to reduce mortality in clinical trials. We sought to evaluate whether the simple number of secondary prevention drugs at discharge is independently asso...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kopel E,Klempfner R,Goldenberg I,Schwammenthal E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid-lowering agents are used with the purpose of ameliorating hyperlipoproteinemias, in order to prevent arterial disease. Lipid-lowering drugs can be classified into absorbable agents and into nonabsorbable compounds, acting within the gastrointestinal lumen. Absorbable drugs (fibric acids, nicotinic acid, probucol...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Sirtori CR,Manzoni C,Lovati MR

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) registry included very few patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40. We present a case of a 40-year-old male with a BMI of 44 and ejection fraction of 25% who underwent S-ICD implantation for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death in the ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Levine JD,Ellins C,Winn N,Kim R,Hsu SS,Catanzaro JN

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laminar color Doppler flow was discovered in the pericardial space in a 35-year-old man with postpericardiotomy effusive constrictive pericarditis. The flow was detected by transesophageal color Doppler echocardiography. A further pulsed Doppler study revealed a to-and-fro flow, which was synchronized with the cardi...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lai LP,Shyu KG,Chang CI,Ko YL,Kuan P,Lien WP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:9 patients with clinically manifest ischemic heart disease underwent hemodynamic and electrocardiographic monitoring at rest, during several levels of submaximal and near maximal exercise on a treadmill and in recovery. The observations were repeated following infusion of mannitol. Despite augmentation of cardiac outp...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hossack KF,Bruce RA,Kusumi F

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although aortic stiffness plays an important role in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), the influence of aortic stiffness on left ventricular systolic function has not yet been fully evaluated. In the present study, we measured brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), which is a new index of aortic stiffn...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Sakuragi S,Iwasaki J,Tokunaga N,Hiramatsu S,Ohe T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary arteries in diabetic patients appear to be narrower than in normal subjects, but this has not been examined systematically. To investigate this hypothesis we reviewed the data of 711 consecutive patients with angiographically 'normal coronary arteries'. Excluded were patients with valvular, myocardial or peri...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Mosseri M,Nahir M,Rozenman Y,Lotan C,Admon D,Raz I,Gotsman MS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We undertook this study to assess the relationship between presentation pattern and mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. METHODS:This registry included 10,455 patients with ACS, of whom 2,853 patients had ST-segment elevation myocardial infa...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ndrepepa G,Mehilli J,Schulz S,Iijima R,Keta D,Byrne RA,Pache J,Seyfarth M,Schömig A,Kastrati A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen congestive heart failure patients (NYHA: class III or IV) were enrolled in the study and were classified into two groups. Six patients (group I) received combined therapy by nitroglycerin tape (5 mg) and ibopamine (100 mg), while the remaining 9 patients (group II) were given nitroglycerin tape (5 mg) and nife...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Taniguchi K,Tsujibayashi T,Itoh H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent research has indicated that red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases such as chronic heart failure and coronary heart disease. We aimed to study the predictive value of RDW for bleeding events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Zhang Q,Qin Y,Zhao DS,Zhao HP,Zhou L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel is currently recommended in patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), this practice is not supported by sufficient evidence. This study was performed to compare DAPT to single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT). METHODS:An ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hu X,Yang FY,Wang Y,Zhang Y,Chen M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared the effect of arterial remodeling on intimal hyperplasia (IH) after the implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) and a paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES). METHODS:The study population consisted of patients with positive or intermediate remodeling and negative remodeling. RESULTS:Sixty-nine p...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kang WC,Ahn T,Moon CI,Lee K,Han SH,Shin EK,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Jang Y,Kim BK,Oh SJ,Jeon DW,Yang JY

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of different CYP2C19*2 polymorphisms on clinical outcomes and the effects of CYP2C19*2 polymorphism on predicting clinical outcomes in association with classic risk factors in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). METHODS:Between July 2008 and September 2009, 497 consecutive pat...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yan SD,Chen M,Li Q,Liu XJ,Peng Y,Chai H,Xu YN,Wei JF,Huang DJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrosis in atrial myocardium is a common phenomenon for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Remodeling of connexins was found accompanying with AF. The aim of the study is to investigate whether it is by causing the remodeling of connexin 43 (Cx43) that the fibrosis of atrial muscle plays an important r...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Luo MH,Li YS,Yang KP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apical segmental dysfunction is an unusual finding in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It is characterized by a poor clinical course and a high incidence of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Long-term prognosis of patients with HCM and apical segmental dysfunction is still unclear. We report 2 cases of apical ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ko YL,Lin JL,Lei MH,Chen JJ,Tsou SS,Kuan P,Lien WP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Most cases of infective endocarditis are caused by nonenterococcal streptococci. The emergence of strains resistant to penicillin is increasingly recognized worldwide. This study sought to assess the effect of penicillin resistance on presentation and outcome of streptococcal endocarditis. METHODS:...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hsu RB,Lin FY

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common entity in female population. Although this is a minor disease, it may cause annoying symptoms that impair quality of life (QOL), and no established therapy for this problem. The aim of this study isto examine whether programmed exercise training by treadmill in female ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hung HF,Kao PF,Lin YS,Chen FC,Chen FC,Tsai JC,Chan P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00