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abstract：BACKGROUND:Case fatality rates after acute myocardial infarction (MI) have decreased markedly over the last 3 decades. Some subgroups may have benefited more than others, but this hypothesis has not been evaluated in a large nationally representative cohort. Accordingly, we sought to assess long-term temporal trends in...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wellenius GA,Mittleman MA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma cholesterol levels were measured in 15,892 participants of a cholesterol screening in Hartford, Connecticut. The screenees were typically health conscious as evidenced by the low prevalence of current cigarette smoking (12%). However, more than 25% of the men and 35% of the women over the age of 50 years had ch...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Wynder EL,Harris RE,Haley NJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only limited data from large randomized clinical trials have been published on the long-term performance of second-generation drug-eluting stents in bifurcation lesions. METHODS:We investigated in patients in the randomized TWENTE trial the long-term safety and efficacy of treating bifurcation lesions with ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lam MK,Sen H,van Houwelingen KG,Löwik MM,van der Heijden LC,Kok MM,de Man FH,Linssen GC,Tandjung K,Doggen CJ,von Birgelen C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether cholinergic mechanisms contribute to blood pressure responses during arterial baroreflex inhibition and stimulation, we assessed the effects of atropine on pressor and depressor responses during and after release of the Valsalva maneuver, upon administration of intravenous phenylephrine and nitrog...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Goldstein DS,Keiser HR

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation might promote the development of atherosclerosis, and high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen are associated with an increased risk of acute coronary events. OBJECTIVE:We assessed the levels of CRP and other risk factors in patients with angiographically documented coronary arter...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Abdelmouttaleb I,Danchin N,Ilardo C,Aimone-Gastin I,Angioï M,Lozniewski A,Loubinoux J,Le Faou A,Guéant JL

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date, considerable controversy exists on the prognostic significance of morphometric endomyocardial biopsy findings in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC). METHODS:Quantitative analyses of interstitial structured tissue, myofibril volume fraction, and myocytic fiber diameters of left ve...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Grimm W,Rudolph S,Christ M,Pankuweit S,Maisch B

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effects of standard therapeutic interventions on the total ischemic burden, 86 patients with stable angina underwent 48 hours of ambulatory ST segment monitoring and treadmill exercise testing before and at a mean of 10 weeks after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) (group 1, N = 46) or percutaneous t...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mulcahy D,Keegan J,Phadke K,Wright C,Sparrow J,Purcell H,Fox K

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The isovolumic index is a recently described echocardiographic parameter of left ventricular function that is calculated as the ratio between the sum of the time of isovolumic contraction and relaxation divided by the ejection time. Although the individual components of this index may be altered by heart rate and load...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mancini GB,Friedman HZ,Hramiec JE,DeBoe SF

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this investigation was to determine the prevalence and clinical associations of systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral chordae (chordal SAM) in patients without evidence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Although SAM of the mitral valve is thought to be a specific marker of hypertrophic obstructiv...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pearson AC,Pasierski TJ,Orsinelli DA,Gray P,Huschart K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the relationship between the improvement of wall motion in infarcted regions after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and thallium-201 uptake in the delayed image of exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy before PTCA, 14 patients with anterior old myocardial infarction were studied. Exercise ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Yamamoto K,Asada S,Masuyama T,Nanto S,Matsumura Y,Naito J,Hirayama A,Mishima M,Naka M,Sasaki J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of the right ventricle to exercise was examined in 19 patients with heart disease by constructing right ventricular function curves and determining the relationship between right ventricular afterload and preload. Simultaneous cardiac output and right heart pressures were measured at rest, during exercise...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Weiner BH,Alpert JS,Dalen JE,Ockene IS

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some pharmacist-managed anticoagulation services (PMAS) provide initial follow-up to patients on oral anticoagulant, who are transferred to their physician once they are stabilized. This may be as effective as and less expensive than long-term PMAS follow-up. METHODS:Once PMAS patients were stabilized and r...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lalonde L,Martineau J,Blais N,Montigny M,Ginsberg J,Fournier M,Berbiche D,Vanier MC,Blais L,Perreault S,Rodrigues I

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical profile and outcome of idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy in a group of eight children are reviewed. There were six girls and two boys. Age at presentation was 4.0 +/- 2.6 years (range 1.3 to 9.5 years). All patients had evidence of congestive heart failure with systemic venous congestion. Right or lef...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lewis AB

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine cardiac stress is widely used as an alternative to exercise testing during myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Dyspnea often accompanies the adenosine stress test. Although known asthmatic patients are excluded from this test because of the danger of bronchospasm, there is incomplete information re...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Balan KK,Critchley M

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:Evaluation of pericardial effusion was attempted with computed tomography in 11 patients. The volume and distribution of pericardial fluid were assessed with satisfactory resolution and the nature of the fluid was estimated by the difference in x-ray transparency (CT numbers). The volume of pericardial fluid calculate...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Tomoda H,Hoshiai M,Furuya H,Oeda Y,Matsumoto S,Tanabe T,Tamachi H,Sasamoto H,Koide S,Kuribayashi S,Matsuyama S

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term effects of smoking and smoking cessation on markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prognosis obtained during treadmill stress testing (TST) are unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of smoking cessation and continued smoking on TST parameters that predict CVD...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Asthana A,Piper ME,McBride PE,Ward A,Fiore MC,Baker TB,Stein JH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with syndrome X have been found to have an abnormal coronary blood flow reserve. The physical performance during exercise, however, has been incompletely investigated. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is a reliable noninvasive method to provide indexes of lung, heart, circulation, and muscle functions. ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Montorsi P,Agostoni PG,Annoni L,Vincenzi P,Guazzi MD

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The pathogenesis of human coronary artery disease (CAD) is likely to require the transcription of many different genes. We report here the differential gene expression profiling of human CAD using copy DNA (cDNA)/nylon array hybridization techniques. METHODS AND RESULTS:Human coronary arteries...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Satterthwaite G,Francis SE,Suvarna K,Blakemore S,Ward C,Wallace D,Braddock M,Crossman D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Galectin-3, a β-galactoside binding lectin involved in important regulatory roles in adhesion, inflammation, immunity, and fibrosis, may be relevant to atrial fibrillation (AF) etiology. METHODS:We included 8,436 participants free of AF at baseline (1996-1998) and with measures of plasma galectin-3 from the...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Fashanu OE,Norby FL,Aguilar D,Ballantyne CM,Hoogeveen RC,Chen LY,Soliman EZ,Alonso A,Folsom AR

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) dosing algorithms for the prevention of secondary thrombotic events in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients are inconsistent and lack sufficient data support. METHODS:We performed a systematic review of the literature for studies that assessed clinical outcomes in patien...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Berger JS,Sallum RH,Katona B,Maya J,Ranganathan G,Xu Y,Mwamburi M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of captopril (CPT), an oral angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, on systemic failure (CHF). In 15 patients, CPT decreased mean arterial pressure from 75 +/- 3 to 60 +/- 3 mm Hg associated with a 16% increase in cardiac output, a 24% reduction in systemic vascular resistance, and a 36% decrease in...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Powers ER,Bannerman KS,Stone J,Reison DS,Escala EL,Kalischer A,Weiss MB,Sciacca RR,Cannon PJ

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subcortical small vessel disease, represented as white matter hyperintensity (WMH) on magnetic resonance images (MRI) is associated with functional decline in older people with hypertension. We evaluated the relationships of clinic and out-of-office blood pressures (BP) with WMH and functional status in olde...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： White WB,Jalil F,Wakefield DB,Kaplan RF,Bohannon RW,Hall CB,Moscufo N,Fellows D,Guttmann CRG,Wolfson L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug trials during electrophysiologic study were performed in 166 patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation. In the first 21 patients (group I), a maximum of two extrastimuli was used. In 145 subsequent patients (group II), drug efficacy was assessed using three extrastimuli if o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Swerdlow CD,Blum J,Winkle RA,Griffin JC,Ross DL,Mason JW

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better characterize the cardiac structural and functional changes that are associated with aging, Doppler-echocardiography was performed on 23 young (mean age, 25 years) and 30 old (mean age, 70 years) healthy normotensive subjects. Left ventricular cavity dimensions and wall thickness were determined and left vent...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pearson AC,Gudipati CV,Labovitz AJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatal myocardial infarction occurring in a neonate is reported. The patient presented with a clinical picture of cardiogenic shock simulating a hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Etiology of the myocardial infarction is uncertain for the coronary arteries were patent, anatomically and histologically normal, and there wa...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Iannone LA,Duritz G,McCarty RJ

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) aims at primordial prevention of cardiovascular diseases in the population. However, there is a lack of research describing ICH in youth from middle-income countries. The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of ICH at 18 and 22-years old and to investigate the ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Oliveira RS,Schneider BC,Callo-Quinte G,Oliveira IO,Gonçalves H,Wehrmeister F,Menezes AMB

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that elevated plasma levels of natriuretic peptides may serve to identify patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, we assessed the predictive diagnostic value of natriuretic peptide levels, in addition to clinical and electro-cardiographic risk factors, as noninvasive indicators of cardi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Muders F,Kromer EP,Griese DP,Pfeifer M,Hense HW,Riegger GA,Elsner D

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate hydration is recommended for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). However, the optimal hydration regimen has not been well established in these high-risk patients. The objective of t...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Liu Y,Chen JY,Huo Y,Ge JB,Xian Y,Duan CY,Chen SQ,Jiang W,Chen PY,Tan N,RESCIND group.

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to assess the relation between the regional work and oxidative metabolism in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). By using carbon 11 acetate as a tracer of myocardial blood flow (%A(0)) and oxygen consumption (k value), 12 patients with HCM with asymmetric septal hypertrophy and 10 normal subjec...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ishiwata S,Maruno H,Senda M,Toyama H,Nishiyama S,Seki A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00