Beta-blocking agents in heart failure. Should they be used and how?

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 effects of a single oral dose of nisoldipine, 10 mg, were investigated in two groups of patients. Firstly, the effects of nisoldipine on exercise left ventricular function were assessed in 20 patients with chronic stable angina and coronary disease. Secondly, the effects of nisoldipine on the left ventricular resp...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Dymond DS,Caplin JL,O'Keefe JC,Banim S

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of oral sotalol were compared with the findings obtained in the baseline study of a group of 26 consecutive patients with sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation and inducible ventricular tachycardia. The mean age was 62 years and the mean ejection fraction 33%. The number...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jordaens LJ,Palmer A,Clement DL

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Thrombin is an important factor in the pathogenesis of thrombotic diseases. To clarify whether smoking has an effect in platelet-dependent thrombogenesis, we studied the acute effects of smoking on platelet-dependent thrombin level in smokers. METHODS AND RESULTS:Subjects consisted of ten smokers and nine non-smo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hioki H,Aoki N,Kawano K,Homori M,Hasumura Y,Yasumura T,Maki A,Yoshino H,Yanagisawa A,Ishikawa K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Early and late microvascular obstruction (MO) assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are prognostic markers for combined clinical endpoints after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). However, there are only limited data for hard endpoints and no consensus exists which of the two best predicts clinical...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： de Waha S,Desch S,Eitel I,Fuernau G,Zachrau J,Leuschner A,Gutberlet M,Schuler G,Thiele H

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with abnormal sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) calcium release, which is promoted by adenosine A(2A) receptor (A(2A)R) activation. Here, we tested the hypothesis that abnormal calcium release in AF is linked to A(2A)R remodelling. METHODS AND RESULTS:Western blotting and quantita...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Llach A,Molina CE,Prat-Vidal C,Fernandes J,Casadó V,Ciruela F,Lluís C,Franco R,Cinca J,Hove-Madsen L

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The duration of the reduction of mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is an important issue and this study was undertaken to evaluate time in relation to excess mortality among CABG patients compared with the general population. Survival was analysed in 4661 patients who had undergone their first iso...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ståhle E,Bergström R,Holmberg L,Edlund B,Nyström SO,Sjögren I,Hansson HE

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study investigated the effects of irbesartan vs. enalapril, with early vs. late treatment, on markers of inflammation and ischaemic heart disease in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS). METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients hospitalized with ischaemic symptoms and evidence of NSTE...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Montalescot G,Drexler H,Gallo R,Pearson T,Thoenes M,Bhatt DL

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been suggested that oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL) plays an important role in atherogenesis by facilitating the accumulation of lipids in macrophages. In vitro studies from our laboratory have shown that oxidized LDL is recognized not only by a specific receptor, but also by a receptor which r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kita T,Ishii K,Yokode M,Kume N,Nagano Y,Arai H,Kawai C

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of quantitative assessment of coronary artery dimensions at the site of the most critical coronary stenosis was assessed by comparison with the correspondent reactive hyperaemia as measured by digital subtraction angiography and with the functional results. Thirty-two coronary lesions were analysed and flow ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Legrand V,Mancini GB,Le Free MT,Vogel RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the haemodynamic changes after physical training in patients with left ventricular aneurysm, 60 uncomplicated patients, mean age 51 +/- 10 years, underwent a maximal ergometric test in the supine position with haemodynamic monitoring (Swan-Ganz catheter) 37 +/- 10 days from acute myocardial infarction a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Giordano A,Giannuzzi P,Tavazzi L

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined two 'cohorts' of elderly men, 60 and 67 years old. The two 'cohorts' overlapped to a large extent in terms of numbers but not in the follow-up periods. The mean have been followed-up for 7 and 8 years respectively. Among the 748 60-year-old men without prior myocardial infarction the 7-year incidence of co...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Welin L,Eriksson H,Larsson B,Ohlson LO,Svärdsudd K,Tibblin G,Wilhelmsen L

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between pulse pressure (PP) and cardiovascular outcomes in a large, elderly, coronary artery disease (CAD) population with hypertension, and compare the predictive power of PP with other blood pressure measures. METHODS AND RESULTS:In INternational VErapamil...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bangalore S,Messerli FH,Franklin SS,Mancia G,Champion A,Pepine CJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Hitherto, sudden cardiac death in children (SCDc)-defined as sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the 1-18 years old-has been incompletely described in the general population. Knowledge on incidence rates, causes of death and symptoms prior to death is sparse and has been affected by reporting and referral bias. METHODS...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Winkel BG,Risgaard B,Sadjadieh G,Bundgaard H,Haunsø S,Tfelt-Hansen J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern-day stenting procedures leverage advances in pharmacotherapy and device innovation. Patients treated with contemporary antiplatelet agents, peri-procedural antithrombin therapy and new-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have excellent outcomes over the short to medium term. Indeed, coupled with the reducing c...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Byrne RA,Joner M,Kastrati A

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The optimal timing of intervention in non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) remains uncertain. The aim of this multicentre trial was to assess whether an immediate invasive approach is superior to an early invasive or a selective invasive approach with respect to reduction of large infarction. METHODS A...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Thiele H,Rach J,Klein N,Pfeiffer D,Hartmann A,Hambrecht R,Sick P,Eitel I,Desch S,Schuler G,LIPSIA-NSTEMI Trial Group.

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Raised blood pressure (BP) is the biggest contributor to mortality and disease burden worldwide and fewer than half of those with hypertension are aware of it. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global campaign set up in 2017, to raise awareness of high BP and as a pragmatic solution to a lack of formal screening wo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Beaney T,Burrell LM,Castillo RR,Charchar FJ,Cro S,Damasceno A,Kruger R,Nilsson PM,Prabhakaran D,Ramirez AJ,Schlaich MP,Schutte AE,Tomaszewski M,Touyz R,Wang JG,Weber MA,Poulter NR,MMM Investigators.

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), a proteolytic enzyme able to degrade types I and III collagens, is present in atherosclerotic lesions but absent from the normal blood vessel wall. The recent observation that, in a transgenic mouse model, MMP-1 gene expression slows the development and progression of atheroscle...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ye S,Gale CR,Martyn CN

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to assess the benefits of two-stent techniques for patients with DEFINITION criteria-defined complex coronary bifurcation lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS:In total, 653 patients with complex bifurcation lesions at 49 international centres were randomly assigned to undergo the systematic two-ste...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zhang JJ,Ye F,Xu K,Kan J,Tao L,Santoso T,Munawar M,Tresukosol D,Li L,Sheiban I,Li F,Tian NL,Rodríguez AE,Paiboon C,Lavarra F,Lu S,Vichairuangthum K,Zeng H,Chen L,Zhang R,Ding S,Gao F,Jin Z,Hong L,Ma L,We

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective serial study of 96 patients with acute myocardial infarction, two dimensional echocardiography identified left ventricular thrombus in 18 patients. The majority of thrombi (15) developed within the first 4 days after admission. In three patients thrombi were identified for the first time 4 months afte...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Visser CA,Kan G,Lie KI,Durrer D

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the relation between serum concentrations of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and prognosis in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). METHODS AND RESULTS:In total, 847 patients (53 ± 15 years; 67% male) with HCM (28% with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction ≥ 30 m...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Coats CJ,Gallagher MJ,Foley M,O'Mahony C,Critoph C,Gimeno J,Dawnay A,McKenna WJ,Elliott PM

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natriuretic peptides (NPs) family, including atrial, B-type, and C-type NPs, is a group of hormones possessing relevant haemodynamic and anti-remodelling actions in the cardiovascular (CV) system. Due to their diuretic, natriuretic, vasorelaxant, anti-proliferative, and anti-hypertrophic effects, they are involved...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Volpe M,Rubattu S,Burnett J Jr

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test whether N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) was independently associated with, and improved the prediction of, cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a primary prevention cohort. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS), a cohort of middle-aged men with hy...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Welsh P,Doolin O,Willeit P,Packard C,Macfarlane P,Cobbe S,Gudnason V,Di Angelantonio E,Ford I,Sattar N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:A genetic variant (rs20417) of the PTGS2 gene, encoding for COX-2, has been associated with decreased COX-2 activity and a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, this genetic association and the role of COX-2 in CVD remain controversial. METHODS AND RESULTS:The association of rs20417 with CVD was...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ross S,Eikelboom J,Anand SS,Eriksson N,Gerstein HC,Mehta S,Connolly SJ,Rose L,Ridker PM,Wallentin L,Chasman DI,Yusuf S,Paré G

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic effects of intravenous frusemide (1 mg/kg) were studied in 22 male patients with left ventricular failure following acute myocardial infarction. Radiographic pulmonary oedema was present in all patients and their average left heart filling pressure was 20 mmHg. Bolus injection of the drug was followed...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nelson GI,Ahuja RC,Silke B,Okoli RC,Hussain M,Taylor SH

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) represents an important phenotype among the broader spectrum of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but its mechanistic basis remains unclear. We hypothesized that activation of endothelin and adrenomedullin, two counterregulatory pathways important in ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Obokata M,Kane GC,Reddy YNV,Melenovsky V,Olson TP,Jarolim P,Borlaug BA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Older people increasingly constitute a large proportion of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) population. We examined the relationship of age with receipt of more intensive management and secondary prevention medicine. Then, the comparative association of intensive management (reperfusion/angiography) over a conser...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zaman MJ,Stirling S,Shepstone L,Ryding A,Flather M,Bachmann M,Myint PK

更新日期：2014-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The cardiac extracellular matrix is highly involved in regulating inflammation, remodelling, and function of the heart. Whether matrix alterations relate to the degree of inflammation, fibrosis, and overall rejection in the human transplanted heart remained, until now, unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Expression of m...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vanhoutte D,van Almen GC,Van Aelst LN,Van Cleemput J,Droogné W,Jin Y,Van de Werf F,Carmeliet P,Vanhaecke J,Papageorgiou AP,Heymans S

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Aspirin combined with clopidogrel is the treatment of choice for acute coronary syndromes. Although the maintenance of aspirin until surgery does not affect postoperative bleeding after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, the latter may be dramatically increased when clopidogrel is continued over a period...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ouattara A,Bouzguenda H,Le Manach Y,Léger P,Mercadier A,Leprince P,Bonnet N,Montalescot G,Riou B,Coriat P

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of coronary vascular reserve stems from the description of coronary autoregulation by Mosher in 1964. Schematically, the coronary blood flow at rest depends on the determinants of myocardial oxygen demand (heart rate, contractility and ventricular load). If maximal coronary vasodilation is produced, it res...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nitenberg A,Antony I

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00