Common form of Lyme borreliosis carditis--complete heart block with syncope: report on 3 cases.

abstract：:Patients with coronary artery disease can exhibit substantial vascular involvement; and vascular patients have a high incidence of coronary disease. Combined coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and treatment of extracranial cerebrovascular disease was performed in 52 patients, presenting strong indications for surg...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Carrel T,Stillhard G,Turina M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening event with a broad presentation spectrum ranging from asymptomatic cases to sudden cardiac arrest. It is unclear if right atrial emboli cause PE in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) or if mild PE itself increases right cardiac pressure provoking AF. OBJECTI...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Guler GB,Can MM,Guler E,Akinci T,Sogukpinar O,Hatipoglu S,Kilicaslan F,Serebruany VL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 6 patients with healthy hearts (controls), 17 with coronary artery disease (CAD) and 6 with left ventricular hypertrophy due to aortic valvular disease, aortic pressure, coronary sinus blood flow (CSF) and lactate extraction were determined before and after the sudden onset of a paced ventricular tachycardia of 170...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Thormann J,Schlepper M,Neuss H

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four biochemical markers, creatine kinase (CK)-MB isoenzyme, myoglobin, myosin light chains and troponin I, were studied in 1,338 patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain suggestive of coronary artery disease (CAD). One hundred and eighty-seven patients had an acute myocardial infarction (MI). A...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ellestad MH,Startt-Selvester R,Stanton E,VanNatta B,Ahmad J,Gawad Y,Swiger F

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular responses to static-dynamic exercises were studied in 27 patients with recent myocardial infarction. Patients with ischemic electrocardiographic changes at peak weight carrying exercise (group 1 = 8 patients) had a significantly larger left ventricular end-diastolic volume than those without (group 2 = ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Takehana K,Sugiura T,Nagahama Y,Inada M,Iwasaka T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events. The aim of this study is to clarify whether stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) could predict cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events. In the Gunma-CKD SPECT Stud...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Toyama T,Kasama S,Sato M,Sano H,Ueda T,Sasaki T,Nakahara T,Higuchi T,Tsushima Y,Kurabayashi M

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：AIM:To determine the frequency and outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in patients with a wide spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). METHODS AND RESULTS:We prospectively enrolled 10,484 ACS patients from 103 hospitals in 25 countries across Europe and the Mediterranean basin. Of the 10,204 pa...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Solodky A,Behar S,Boyko V,Battler A,Hasdai D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging with thallium-201 was evaluated in 492 consecutive, unselected patients to ascertain the patterns of use and additive value to the exercise electrocardiogram in the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia in a community hospital setting. Myocardial perfusion images ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： McClellan JR,Dugan TM,Heller GV

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A smooth muscle layer exists in the parietal endocardium. Notwithstanding previous pioneer work, little has been known on the phenotypes of these smooth muscles. In humans as in animals, smooth muscles show two distinct phenotypes, the 'synthetic' and 'contractile' states, which can be differentiated on the basis of t...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Suzuki T,Aikawa M,Kuro-o M,Watanabe M,Kimura K,Yazaki Y,Nagai R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anonymous patient perception comprehension and satisfaction questionnaire was sent to 438 patients 1-3 months after they had participated in a clinical cardiovascular trial to examine the level of patient comprehension as perceived by the patient. We compared perceived comprehension in acute (acute myocardial infar...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yuval R,Halon DA,Flugelman MY,Lewis BS

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors were measured in circulating mononuclear leukocytes in 5 patients affected by Conn's syndrome (3 cases of bilateral adrenal hyperplasia and 2 cases of adenoma plus unilateral hyperplasia). The number of the binding sites per cell resulted significantly lower (189 +/- 114,...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Armanini D,Witzgall H,Strasser T,Weber PC

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to measure changes in the levels of several miRNAs during open-heart surgery and to investigate the relationship between these changes and cardiac biomarkers. METHODS:Creatine kinase-muscle band (CK-MB), cardiac troponin (cTnI) and miRNA (miR-1/21/208a/499) levels were measured during open-heart su...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Yang W,Shao J,Bai X,Zhang G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of arterial compliance on stenotic hemodynamics were examined in an in vitro arterial preparation. Carotid arteries, obtained from anesthetized mongrel dogs (11.3-15.4 kg), were attached to a perfusion apparatus consisting of a constant pressure reservoir and a fixed distal resistance. To create an intralu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Santamore WP,Bove AA,Carey RA

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is a huge healthcare issue not only for clinicians but for healthcare managers also, with increasing pressure to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of therapies especially for common chronic conditions. The cost-effectiveness of heart failure treatments relate to their effects on the progression of the d...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Giles T

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several lines of evidence support the clinical use of trimetazidine as an adjunctive therapy in cardioischemic patients. Therefore, we assessed here the efficacy and safety of adjunctive trimetazidine therapy in acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients by a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Li Y,Wang D,Hu C,Zhang P,Zhang D,Qin S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the reported incidence of pericardial effusion following thrombolysis is highly variable, we have evaluated 80 consecutive patients with first acute myocardial infarction treated with streptokinase. Two-dimensional echocardiographic studies were performed on days 1, 2, 3, and 7, at 3 and 6 weeks, and 3, 6, and 1...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Otasević P,Nesković AN,Bojić M,Popović AD

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rosuvastatin (Crestor; licensed to AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, UK from Shionogi, Osaka, Japan) is a new statin with pharmacologic characteristics that translate into selectivity of effect in hepatic cells and enhanced potency in 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibition. It is approved for use at doses...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Schuster H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the left ventricle function in 24 patients with severe (forced expiratory volume in 1 sec less than 50% of predicted) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and in 21 normal people. We measured the left ventricular systolic time intervals (STI) and echocardiographic left ventricular diameters, volume...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Louridas G,Patakas D,Stavropoulos C

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the possible role of endothelin in coronary vasoconstriction contributing to the development of myocardial ischemia, plasma endothelin concentrations at rest and during atrial pacing-induced myocardial ischemia have been measured in blood samples drawn from the aorta and coronary sinus in 12 patients wi...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Vojácek J,Rohác J,Jindra A Jr,Jáchymová M,Savlíková J,Kmonicek P,Simek S,Horký K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is largely unknown. Proteomics offers an approach to overview the molecular activities and signal transduction pathways involved in specific disease processes. OBJECTIVES:In this study, the expression of proteins in endarterectomized ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Xi Q,Liu Z,Song Y,Gan H,Huang Z,Luo Q,Zhao Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of a longitudinal study of the effects of 40 mg of propranolol orally in 14 patients with coronary heart disease demonstrated a minor but not statistically significant change in the relationship of percentage of maximal oxygen uptake to percentage of maximal heart rate. In a cross-sectional comparison of severa...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hossack KF,Bruce RA,Clarke LJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Red blood cell microparticles (RBCm) have potential adverse vascular effects and they have been shown to be elevated in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The purpose of this study is to investigate their relationship with biochemical infarct size. METHODS:RBCm were quantified with flow cytometry i...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Giannopoulos G,Vrachatis DA,Oudatzis G,Paterakis G,Angelidis C,Koutivas A,Sianos G,Cleman MW,Filippatos G,Lekakis J,Deftereos S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular assist devices have emerged as the standard of care in treating end-stage heart failure. Their success in bridging patients to transplantation is well documented. The data supporting their ability to bridge patients to recovery is sparser. However, as technology continues to advance, these devices will off...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kherani AR,Maybaum S,Oz MC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The shift toward a preventative approach in medical aftercare of congenital heart disease (CHD) patients has led to encouragement of regular physical activity (PA) in this patient population. Objective measures are crucial in accurately displaying PA levels and have increasingly found their way into clinical...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Brudy L,Meyer M,Garcia-Cuenllas L,Oberhoffer R,Hager A,Ewert P,Müller J

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 47-year-old woman who experienced an Eisenmenger reaction (mean pulmonary artery pressure: 86 mm Hg) induced by atrial septal defect. Radionuclide myocardial scans with 99mTc-MIBI and 123I-BMIPP showed increased uptake to the right ventricular myocardium, whereas the 123I-MIBG scan disclosed no uptake t...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hirose Y,Ishida Y,Hayashida K,Satoh T,Shimotsu Y,Nishimura T

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electromechanical events occurring during acute myocardial ischemia were assessed in 10 patients who developed spontaneous angina during cardiac catheterization. Aortic pressure and electrocardiogram were recorded, and heart rate and systolic and diastolic time intervals were measured under control conditions, at ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ferro G,Saccà L,Piscione F,Spinelli L,Spadafora M,Duilio C,Chiariello M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-two patients aged 2-65 years (mean 20.2) with fixed subaortic stenosis (FSS) are reported. All patients underwent echocardiography and angiography prior to surgical intervention. Sixty-four (89%) had discrete subaortic stenosis (DSS) and 8 (11%) tunnel type stenosis (TSS). Patients with DSS aged 2-65 years (me...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tentolouris K,Kontozoglou T,Trikas A,Brilli S,Chlapoutakis E,Exadactylos N,Pitsavos C,Toutouzas P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency on the susceptibility to bypass graft occlusion in 62 patients with coronary heart disease. MBL deficiency appeared to be associated with occlusion (p = 0.0099). A high level of anti-cardiolipin IgG as well as the number of venous bypass grafts were ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Limnell V,Aittoniemi J,Vaarala O,Lehtimäki T,Laine S,Virtanen V,Palosuo T,Miettinen A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic significance of finding vegetations by M-mode echocardiography in patients with infective endocarditis remains controversial because many such patients are referred for early surgery. We detected vegetations in 7 of 25 consecutive subjects with active infective endocarditis (28.1%) studied by M-mode ech...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Markiewicz W,Moscovitz M,Edoute Y,Finkelstein R,Raz R

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00