Pulmonary valve fluttering in subpulmonic ventricular septal defect.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ACUTE Trial studied a transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided strategy compared with a conventional strategy for management of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing direct current cardioversion. The primary aim was to determine if patient functional capacity, measured by the Duke Activity St...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Jasper SE,Lieber EA,Murray RD,Apperson-Hansen C,Black IW,Grimm RA,Pape LA,Klein AL,ACUTE Investigators.

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cost estimates for acute myocardial infarction are necessary for decisions about allocating scarce resources, there is a relative paucity of studies that estimate these costs across the entire spectrum of hospitals in actual clinical practice. This study sought to determine the correlates of in-hospital costs...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Krumholz HM,Chen J,Murillo JE,Cohen DJ,Radford MJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is often difficult to make the clinical distinction between acute mitral regurgitation caused by papillary muscle dysfunction or rupture and ventricular septal defect complicating an acute myocardial infarction. A case of a patient with rapidly progressive congestive heart failure and a loud murmur is presented. Ec...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Rosenthal R,Kleid JJ,Cohen MV

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although inflammation is a core element of atherogenesis and plasma levels of fibrinogen (FGB), homocysteine, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) differ by race/ethnicity, little is known about the role of genetic polymorphisms in the FGB, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), and ICAM-1 ge...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Albert MA,Pare G,Morris A,Rose L,Buring J,Ridker PM,Zee RY

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal pattern of the myocardial sympathetic innervation was studied in 15 subjects using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) gamma scintigraphy with iodine 123-labeled meta-iodobenzylguanidine (I123MIBG). Seven young subjects (mean age 29.4 +/- 7.5 years SD) with supraventricular tachycardia and ei...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gill JS,Hunter GJ,Gane G,Camm AJ

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of propranolol administration on risk assessment based on submaximal exercise testing performed early after myocardial infarction. A total of 70 patients with recent infarction underwent modified Bruce treadmill testing with simultaneous measurement of expired gases in the absence of antianginal ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Curtis JL,Houghton JL,Patterson JH,Koch G,Bradley DA,Adams KF Jr

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The CPORT-E trial showed the noninferiority of nonprimary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at hospitals without cardiac surgery on-site (SoS) compared with hospitals with SoS for 6-week mortality and 9-month major adverse cardiac events (MACE). However, target vessel revascularization (TVR) was incre...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Czarny MJ,Miller JM,Naiman DQ,Hwang CW,Hasan RK,Lemmon CC,Aversano T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Cardiovascular Measurement System (CMS) the edge-detection algorithm, which was primarily designed for the Philips digital cardiac imaging system (DCI), is applied to cinefilms. Comparative validation of CMS and DCI was performed in vitro and in vivo with intracoronary insertion of stenosis phantoms in anesthet...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Haase J,van der Linden MM,Di Mario C,van der Giessen WJ,Foley DP,Serruys PW

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to describe the incidence and consequences of minor surgery after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. METHODS:The Evaluation of Drug-Eluting Stents and Ischemic Events (EVENT) Registry prospectively enrolled unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention at 47 ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Brilakis ES,Cohen DJ,Kleiman NS,Pencina M,Nassif D,Saucedo J,Piana RN,Banerjee S,Keyes MJ,Yen CH,Berger PB

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have generated inconsistent results when attempting to define predictors of stroke and death in patients with endocarditis. We sought to examine the relationship between vegetation 2-dimensional size and stroke in those with infective endocarditis (IE) and to identify differences between aor...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cabell CH,Pond KK,Peterson GE,Durack DT,Corey GR,Anderson DJ,Ryan T,Lukes AS,Sexton DJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical ventricular restoration (SVR) is an operation that demonstrates promise to improve outcomes for patients with left ventricular dysfunction. Current use and operative outcomes of SVR have come from centers of expertise, and operative risks of SVR in community practice are unknown. We sought to charac...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hernandez AF,Velazquez EJ,Dullum MK,O'Brien SM,Ferguson TB,Peterson ED

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequential bedside electrophysiologic testing was performed over 22 hours at intervals of 1 to 2 hours in 13 patients with left-sided Kent bundles to assess possible daily variations in the capacity to electrically induce reciprocating tachycardia. In all patients the tachycardia involved the accessory pathway in retr...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cinca J,Moya A,Bardají A,Figueras J,Rius J

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exotic strain of Trypanosoma cruzi recovered from Triatoma dimidiata from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, was shown by isoenzyme studies to be closely related to the Miles' zymodeme 1 and laboratory reference strain Tehuantepec. It was injected into Swiss random-bred ICR mice. Clean Triatoma protracta nymphs and adults, whi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Theis JH,Tibayrenc M,Ault SK,Mason DT

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We attempted to predict successful myocardial reperfusion and salvage in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) by using measurements of plasma superoxide dismutase (SOD), a plasma free-radical scavenger, activity. Forty-nine patients with AMI were studied within 6 hours of symptoms onset. In group 1 (n = 26), primary perc...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Tomoda H,Morimoto K,Aoki N

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitation of coronary luminal diameter with a 20 MHz mechanically rotating intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheter was compared with orthogonal-view cineangiography by use of a semiautomated edge-detection algorithm in 48 patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Quantitative comparison of 196 matched segments was...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： De Scheerder I,De Man F,Herregods MC,Wilczek K,Barrios L,Raymenants E,Desmet W,De Geest H,Piessens J

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding pulmonary vein (PV) anatomy is important for the planning and execution of PV isolation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, screening for PV stenosis after the procedure, and investigating the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation. We hypothesized that significant changes in PV size occu...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hauser TH,Yeon SB,Kissinger KV,Josephson ME,Manning WJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize patient profile and hemodynamic profile of those undergoing intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) for cardiogenic shock and define predictors of hemodynamic failure of IABP support. BACKGROUND:Clinical characteristics of IABP support in cardiogenic shock not related to acute myocardial infarction...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Hsu S,Kambhampati S,Sciortino CM,Russell SD,Schulman SP

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient U wave inversion can be caused either by regional myocardial ischemia or by an elevation of systemic blood pressure. The characteristics of U wave inversion during chest pain attacks in 21 patients with variant angina were compared with those observed in 38 patients with hypertension without apparent ischemi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Miwa K,Miyagi Y,Fujita M,Fujiki A,Sasayama S

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) refers to infrequent, short-lasting, asymptomatic AF that is detected only with long-term continuous monitoring. Subclinical AF is common and associated with an increased risk of stroke; however, the risk of stroke with subclinical AF is lower than for cli...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lopes RD,Alings M,Connolly SJ,Beresh H,Granger CB,Mazuecos JB,Boriani G,Nielsen JC,Conen D,Hohnloser SH,Mairesse GH,Mabo P,Camm AJ,Healey JS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The safety and efficacy of ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with fibrinolytic therapy remain uncertain. OBJECTIVES:The primary objective of the TicagRElor in pAtients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with Thrombolysis (TREAT) trial is to evaluate ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Berwanger O,Nicolau JC,Carvalho AC,Jiang L,Goodman S,Nicholls SJ,Parkhomenko A,Averkov O,Tajer C,Malaga G,Kerr Saraiva JF,Fonseca F,Guimaraes HP,de Barros E Silva PGM,Damiani LP,Paisani DM,Lasagno CMR,Candido CT,Valei

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic markers of inflammation increase after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The rise in inflammatory markers after PCI is frequently attributed to the inflammatory stimulus associated with coronary artery injury during balloon inflation and coronary stent implantation. The aim of this study was...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Goldberg A,Zinder O,Zdorovyak A,Diamond E,Lischinsky S,Gruberg L,Markiewicz W,Beyar R,Aronson D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively contrasted the medical outcome of patients removed from the heart transplant consideration list because of clinical improvement with that of transplant recipients. Of 60 patients awaiting transplantation, 18 were removed from the list (group A), and 42 required transplant or died (group B). Group A ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Levine TB,Levine AB,Goldberg AD,Tobes M,Narins B,Lesch M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa antagonists have become a mainstay for the treatment of acute coronary syndromes. Yet, they have rarely been evaluated under relevant pathophysiologic conditions, for example, high shear rates in the presence of physiologic calcium concentrations. We compared the efficacy of eptifi...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Derhaschnig U,Pachinger C,Jilma B

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weekly fish consumption has been related to a lower risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) and incident stroke in populations with a low fish intake. This relation has mainly been attributed to n-3 fatty acids in fish, that is, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). It is at present ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Geleijnse JM,Giltay EJ,Schouten EG,de Goede J,Oude Griep LM,Teitsma-Jansen AM,Katan MB,Kromhout D,Alpha Omega Trial Group.

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients with atrial septal defects, aged 7 months to 18 years (median 8.9), underwent biplane transesophageal (TEE) and transthoracic (TTE) echocardiography. The size of the defect and the shunt flow volume were measured by TEE and compared with the actual size at surgery (N = 14) or the shunt volume measu...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ishii M,Kato H,Inoue O,Takagi J,Maeno Y,Sugimura T,Miyake T,Kumate M,Kosuga K,Ohishi K

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this overview we studied evidence for the occurrence of silent myocardial ischemia, its pathophysiologic mechanisms, and the circadian distribution of ischemic episodes. The correlation between many hemodynamic parameters and their potential as drug targets was assessed. ECG evidence of myocardial ischemia (ST segm...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Fox K,Mulcahy D,Keegan J,Wright C

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the relation between myocardial ischemia, ventricular arrhythmias (VA), and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, we evaluated 74 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) using radionuclide angiography (to determine the resting ejection fraction [EF]), resting thallium-201 scintigraphy (to ascertain the exte...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Edlin DE,Morganroth J,Iskandrian AS,Speilman SR,Horowitz LN,Kay H

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been considerable debate regarding the value of programmed electrical stimulation in patients who present with asymptomatic, or minimally symptomatic, nonsustained VT. Unfortunately, there has never been a sufficiently large study of an untreated group of patients to make any sense of the issue. We culled th...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kowey PR,Taylor JE,Marinchak RA,Rials SJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 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：:T-lymphocyte levels may adversely affect the clinical course and outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). To characterize the T-lymphocyte profile during AMI and to explore whether these cells play a detrimental role in the extent of myocardial insult, levels of T-lymphocyte subpopulations, free sol...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Blum A,Sclarovsky S,Rehavia E,Shohat B

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00