Angina with normal coronary arteries: diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment.

abstract：AIMS:Experimental and clinical studies indicate that tea exerts protection against cardiovascular diseases. However, a question of much debate is whether addition of milk modifies the biological activities of tea. We studied the vascular effects of tea, with or without milk, in humans and elucidated the impact of indiv...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lorenz M,Jochmann N,von Krosigk A,Martus P,Baumann G,Stangl K,Stangl V

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiazide diuretics are efficacious, either as monotherapy or in combination with other antihypertensive drugs. They reduce blood pressure in a high percentage of hypertensive patients with minimal subjective side effects. There is increasing evidence that the use of diuretics, singly or in combination, will reduce mor...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Moser M

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a pilot study, a prophylactic regimen including ciprofloxacin and amphotericin B was applied in 102 consecutive patients on artificial respiration for greater than or equal to 5 days to prevent respiratory tract infection with aerobic Gram-negative bacilli. Ciprofloxacin was given twice a day, as 500 mg through a g...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Haverkorn MJ

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrates are beneficial because they combine coronary and noncoronary effects. They have proven clinical efficacy, relieving symptoms and documented evidence of ischaemia. They can be given to patients by multiple routes and can be easily combined with other anti-ischaemic drugs including aspirin, heparin, calcium ant...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Conti CR

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Exposure of tissue factor (TF) is a critical proximal step in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes. Sunol-cH36, a chimaeric monoclonal antibody to TF, blocks binding of factor X to the TF:VIIa complex. This report describes the first completed trial of Sunol-cH36 in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:We assessed...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Morrow DA,Murphy SA,McCabe CH,Mackman N,Wong HC,Antman EM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Flavanol-rich chocolate (FRC) is beneficial for vascular and platelet function by increasing nitric oxide bioavailability and decreasing oxidative stress. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is characterized by impaired endothelial and increased platelet reactivity. As statins are ineffective in CHF, alternative therap...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Flammer AJ,Sudano I,Wolfrum M,Thomas R,Enseleit F,Périat D,Kaiser P,Hirt A,Hermann M,Serafini M,Lévêques A,Lüscher TF,Ruschitzka F,Noll G,Corti R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We now have conclusive data that ACE inhibitors reduce mortality, morbidity, and symptoms in patients with low ejection fraction and/or heart failure. Therefore, ACE inhibitors should be routinely used in all such patients, as long as there are no clear contraindications. Routine use of ACE inhibitors will lead to pro...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： McKelvie R,McConachie D,Yusuf S

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of 8 hypertensive elderly subjects with atenolol or with labetalol did not affect exercise performance, except after the development of circulatory congestion in 1 patient. Treatment with beta blockers did not alter the response to an exercise training programme in 15 elderly patients with ischaemic heart di...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fagard R,Reybrouck T,Vanhees L,Cattaert A,Vanmeenen T,Grauwels R,Amery A

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We sought to investigate the factors associated with restenosis and its potential association with late clinical deterioration after successful percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV). METHODS AND RESULTS:We analysed echocardiographic (median 74 months) and clinical (median 109 months) follow-up data of 329 patie...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Song JK,Song JM,Kang DH,Yun SC,Park DW,Lee SW,Kim YH,Lee CW,Hong MK,Kim JJ,Park SW,Park SJ

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiarrhythmic drugs are still used for the treatment of ventricular tachyarrhythmias, in combination with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators or without them. AIM OF THE STUDY:In a double-blind randomized crossover design, the short- and long-term efficacy and safety of oral dofetilide or oral sotalol ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Boriani G,Lubinski A,Capucci A,Niederle R,Kornacewicz-Jack Z,Wnuk-Wojnar AM,Borggrefe M,Brachmann J,Biffi M,Butrous GS,Ventricular Arrhythmias Dofetilide Investigators.

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The CONSENSUS trial was the first study to show prognostic improvement by an ACE inhibitor. Patients in NYHA class IV heart failure were treated with enalapril or placebo. After study completion (average 183 days) all patients were offered open-label enalapril therapy. This paper reports on the survival at t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Swedberg K,Kjekshus J,Snapinn S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now recognised after many years of speculation regarding the role of mammalian atria in the direct regulation of intravascular volume, that atrial myocites produce a peptide hormone that results in natriuresis and diuresis, under the condition of atrial distention. This atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) is secrete...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cody RJ,Atlas SA,Laragh JH

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated quadricuspid aortic valve is very rare. The identification of this malformation can be made by cross-sectional echocardiography. Two cases of quadricuspid aortic valve diagnosed by cross-sectional echocardiography are described. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chamsi-Pasha H,Barnes PC,Beton DC

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some studies provide a link between the width of QRS complexes and late potentials occurring at the end of the QRS complex in signal-averaged recordings. The purpose of this study was to compare three methods of QRS duration measurement: the conventional 12 lead ECG, the Frank vectorcardiogram (VCG) and the signal-ave...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brembilla-Perrot B

更新日期：1994-01-01 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:We explored the association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and various cardiometabolic biomarkers in 10-year-old children. METHODS AND RESULTS:A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out. Data on ETS exposure and potential confounders were collected by parental questionnaire. A...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nagel G,Arnold FJ,Wilhelm M,Link B,Zoellner I,Koenig W

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Within the framework of the HYENA (hypertension and exposure to noise near airports) project we investigated the effect of short-term changes of transportation or indoor noise levels on blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) during night-time sleep in 140 subjects living near four major European airports. METHOD...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Haralabidis AS,Dimakopoulou K,Vigna-Taglianti F,Giampaolo M,Borgini A,Dudley ML,Pershagen G,Bluhm G,Houthuijs D,Babisch W,Velonakis M,Katsouyanni K,Jarup L,HYENA Consortium.

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular (LV) function were compared with the electrocardiographic findings in 40 patients with chronic severe aortic regurgitation. Total 12-lead QRS amplitude was linearly correlated with LV mass and its 'relative reduction' (less than 250 mm) indicated LV hypertrophy. Patient...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Scognamiglio R,Fasoli G,Bruni A,Dalla-Volta S

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Recent randomized trials suggest that intensive glycaemic control fails to reduce heart failure-related events in patients with diabetes. The molecular cues underlying persistent myocardial damage despite normoglycaemia restoration remain elusive. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small non-coding RNAs, orchestrate t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Costantino S,Paneni F,Lüscher TF,Cosentino F

更新日期：2016-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:It was recently shown that streptokinase may induce clot formation in vivo by immunoglobulin G mediated platelet stimulation. We evaluated the in vitro effect of streptokinase on platelet function in 103 subjects, of whom 52 were < or = 30 years and 51 were > or = 50 years old. Although streptokinase inhibited platele...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Terres W,Krüger K,Bleifeld W

更新日期：1992-11-01 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：:Dr Martin Stiles talks about the electrophysiology scene in NZ with Iona MacDonald. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： MacDonald I

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The SHould we emergently revascularize Occluded Coronaries in cardiogenic shocK (SHOCK) Trial showed no benefit of early revascularization in patients aged >/=75 years with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. We examined the effect of age on treatment and outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Dzavik V,Sleeper LA,Cocke TP,Moscucci M,Saucedo J,Hosat S,Jiang X,Slater J,LeJemtel T,Hochman JS,SHOCK Investigators.

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The transversal distribution of coronary atherosclerotic plaques (AP) (myocardial vs pericardial) affects vessel remodelling. The aim of this study was to define the impact of transversal lesion distribution on vessel remodelling in proximal and distal coronary segments using a 3D intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Prati F,Arbustini E,Labellarte A,Sommariva L,Pawlowski T,Manzoli A,Pagano A,Motolese M,Boccanelli A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyse quantitatively a coronary arterial segment from a cineangiogram, an end-diastolic or neighbouring frame is usually selected. However, different cardiologists may select other (although usually neighbouring) frames, even when the same selection criteria are followed. It is also possible that the frames are s...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Reiber JH,van Eldik-Helleman P,Kooijman CJ,Tijssen JG,Serruys PW

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2008, The ESC Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases proposed an updated classification of cardiomyopathies based on morphological and functional phenotypes and subcategories of familial/genetic and non-familial/non-genetic disease. In this position statement, we propose a framework for the clinical a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rapezzi C,Arbustini E,Caforio AL,Charron P,Gimeno-Blanes J,Heliö T,Linhart A,Mogensen J,Pinto Y,Ristic A,Seggewiss H,Sinagra G,Tavazzi L,Elliott PM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of atrial fibrillation (AF) evolved from a sole rhythm disturbance towards the complex concept of a cardiomyopathy based on arrhythmia substrates. There is evidence that atrial fibrosis can be visualized using late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and that it is a powerful pr...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sohns C,Marrouche NF

更新日期：2020-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:It has previously been demonstrated that the ratio of early mitral inflow velocity to global diastolic strain rate (E/e'sr) is a significant predictor of cardiac events in specific patient populations. The utility of this measurement to predict cardiovascular events in a general population has not been evaluated. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lassen MCH,Biering-Sørensen SR,Olsen FJ,Skaarup KG,Tolstrup K,Qasim AN,Møgelvang R,Jensen JS,Biering-Sørensen T

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different bradycardic agents, alinidine, AQ-A39 and UL-FS49 increase the intrinsic cycle length of the isolated SA node preparation of the rabbit. This increase is mainly caused by a decrease in rate of diastolic depolarization. One of these agents, alinidine, was used to study the underlying ionic mechanism of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： van Ginneken AC,Bouman LN,Jongsma HJ,Duivenvoorden JJ,Opthof T,Giles WR

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Here, the aim is to assess long-term clinical variation (CV) of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in stable chronic heart failure (CHF) patients. The proposed use of NT-proBNP for monitoring of CHF patients will require accurate information about long-term CV of the peptide. METHODS AND RESULTS...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schou M,Gustafsson F,Kjaer A,Hildebrandt PR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00