Evaluation of mitral valve prolapse by four-dimensional echocardiography.

abstract：:The incidence and prognosis of acute coronary reocclusion occurring after patients had left the catheterization laboratory following a successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedure and the temporal relation of this event to the discontinuation of systemic heparin administration were analyz...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gabliani G,Deligonul U,Kern MJ,Vandormael M

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we have performed human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A and B typing on nine patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and their relatives. Four patients had relatives who also had the disease. HLA typing of the familial form of HCM revealed a very close association of a given HLA-A,B haplotype with the ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kishimoto C,Kaburagi T,Takayama S,Yokoyama S,Hanyu I,Takatsu Y,Tomimoto K

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the clinical course of chronic heart failure demonstrates that current outcomes remain highly unsatisfactory both in mortality and perhaps more important in morbidity. The extraordinary satisfactory functional responses seen in patients who undergo cardiac transplantation clearly identify the primary cause...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Swan HJ

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tailored Antiplatelet Initiation to Lessen Outcomes Due to Decreased Clopidogrel Response after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (TAILOR-PCI) is the largest cardiovascular genotype-based randomized pragmatic trial (NCT#01742117) to evaluate the role of genotype-guided selection of oral P2Y12 inhibitor ther...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Pereira NL,Avram R,So DY,Iturriaga E,Byrne J,Lennon RJ,Murthy V,Geller N,Goodman SG,Rihal C,Rosenberg Y,Bailey K,Pletcher MJ,Marcus GM,Farkouh ME,Olgin JE

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of endothelin-1 are elevated in patients with chronic heart failure; however, it is unknown whether changes in plasma endothelin-1 levels accurately reflect clinical response to therapy in these patients. To determine this, we measured plasma endothelin-1 in addition to functional, hemodynamic, and other...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Krum H,Gu A,Wilshire-Clement M,Sackner-Bernstein J,Goldsmith R,Medina N,Yushak M,Miller M,Packer M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baroreflex modulation of forearm vascular resistance (FVR) has been reported to be abnormal in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). However, the neurohumoral mechanisms for this impairment are not defined. We assessed the responses of arterial pressure, FVR, plasma norepinephrine, and plasma renin activity to...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Mohanty PK,Arrowood JA,Ellenbogen KA,Thames MD

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parasympathetic dysautonomia is an established feature of advanced Chagas cardiomyopathy. However, in the absence of cardiac involvement, the presence of vagal dysfunction remains controversial. In a cross-sectional study, we compared patients with Chagas disease without cardiac involvement and healthy indiv...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ribeiro AL,Moraes RS,Ribeiro JP,Ferlin EL,Torres RM,Oliveira E,Rocha MO

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current practice related to the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) complicating coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is uncertain. METHODS:We examined management of post-CABG AF in the PREVENT-IV trial, and we explored patterns of use of postoperative rhythm versus rate control and anticoagulation for...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Al-Khatib SM,Hafley G,Harrington RA,Mack MJ,Ferguson TB,Peterson ED,Califf RM,Kouchoukos NT,Alexander JH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that brief episodes of myocardial ischemia can render the heart more resistant to a prolonged subsequent ischemic episode. This phenomenon, called "preconditioning," has been described in human beings during coronary angioplasty with the use of clinical, electrocardiographic (ECG), or metabolic param...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Eltchaninoff H,Cribier A,Tron C,Derumeaux G,Koning R,Hecketsweiller B,Letac B

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic significance of functional status has not been previously studied in the setting of acute myocardial infarction. We assessed the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score, a simple functional status scale that is commonly used to categorize physical ability, in 849 patients with acute myocardial infarcti...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Brezinski D,Stone PH,Muller JE,Tofler GH,Davis V,Parker C,Hartley LH,Braunwald E

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peculiar asynergy, which consists of hypokinesis or akinesis from the mid portion to the apical area and hyperkinesis of the basal area on contrast left ventriculogram, is rare. Because the end-systolic left ventriculogram looks like a "tako-tsubo," which was used for trapping octopuses in Japan, we proposed...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kurisu S,Sato H,Kawagoe T,Ishihara M,Shimatani Y,Nishioka K,Kono Y,Umemura T,Nakamura S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review focuses on selected aspects of the treatment of patients being evaluated for and undergoing cardiac transplantation. Cardiac transplantation is a potential therapeutic option for a variety of irreversible cardiac disorders when the symptomatic status and anticipated survival after transplantation exceeds t...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Taylor AJ,Bergin JD

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 15 patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB), atrial (A), His bundle (H), and ventricular (V) electrograms were recorded. Successively more premature atrial depolarizations were introduced via a catheter in the right antrium. In eight patients, the ventricular specialized conducting system (VSCS) was the most r...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Cannom DS,Goldreyer BN,Damato AN

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine correlates of and recent trends in aspirin use in middle-age men and women, we analyzed data from population-based samples selected in four U.S. communities. Aspirin use (during a 2-week period preceding the study examination) was more prevalent in whites than in blacks (30% vs 11%; p < 0.001) and in men ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Shahar E,Folsom AR,Romm FJ,Bisgard KM,Metcalf PA,Crum L,McGovern PG,Hutchinson RG,Heiss G

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thallium-201 redistribution pattern after exercise was related to rest and exercise left ventricular regional and global function, measured by radionuclide ventriculography, in 61 patients, 50 with coronary artery disease (CAD). Sixteen patients had exclusively transient thallium defects, suggesting ischemia: in this ...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kirshenbaum HD,Okada RD,Boucher CA,Kushner FG,Strauss HW,Pohost GM

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In adults with an atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter closure leads to an improvement of peak oxygen uptake (VO2), but the kinetics of recovery of VO2 after maximal exercise in this patient population and the impact of transcatheter ASD closure have never been investigated. METHODS:Twenty consecutive p...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Giardini A,Donti A,Specchia S,Coutsoumbas G,Formigari R,Prandstraller D,Bronzetti G,Bonvicini M,Picchio FM

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in the United States. We assess the prevalence of diabetes in Dallas County, quantify the association between diabetes and subclinical cardiovascular disease, and assess the use of evidence-based cardiovascular disease risk-modifying therapies. METHODS:This...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Das SR,Vaeth PA,Stanek HG,de Lemos JA,Dobbins RL,McGuire DK

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Racial differences in cardiovascular mortality among women remain largely unexplained. Preliminary data suggest that African American and Caucasian differences in endothelial function may parallel differential cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women. To further study differences in endothelial function bet...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Loehr LR,Espeland MA,Sutton-Tyrrell K,Burke GL,Crouse JR 3rd,Herrington DM

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High blood pressure is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality globally. Many patients remain on single-drug treatment with poor control, although guidelines recognize that most require combination therapy for blood pressure control. Our hypothesis is that a single-pill combination of 4 blood pressure...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Chow CK,Atkins ER,Billot L,Chalmers J,Hillis GS,Hay P,Neal B,Nelson M,Patel A,Reid CM,Schlaich M,Usherwood T,Webster R,Rodgers A

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk for ischemic stroke. In patients who have suffered a stroke, screening for AF is routinely performed only for a short period after the stroke as part of the evaluation for possible causes. If AF is detected after an ischemic stroke, oral anticoagul...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sinha AM,Diener HC,Morillo CA,Sanna T,Bernstein RA,Di Lazzaro V,Passman R,Beckers F,Brachmann J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although successful dilatation of a target lesion by means of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) can be attained as frequently in elderly as in younger patients, elderly patients have a higher risk of complications. Furthermore, cohorts of patients older than 75 years and undergoing PTCA include mor...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Lindsay J Jr,Reddy VM,Pinnow EE,Little T,Pichard AD

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short-term follow-up after percutaneous aortic balloon valvuloplasty shows a high incidence of restenosis. Yet a high percentage of patients with restenosis continue to show symptomatic improvement. Those with decreased left ventricular function originally tend to have a recurrence of symptoms. In this study Doppler-d...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Barbosa MM,Nishimura RA,Holmes DR Jr,Reeder GS,Ilstrup DM,Tajik AJ

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Race-ethnic differences exist in the epidemiology of heart failure, with blacks experiencing higher incidence and worse prognosis. Left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (LVSD) detected by speckle-tracking global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a predictor of cardiovascular events including heart failure. I...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Russo C,Jin Z,Homma S,Rundek T,Elkind MS,Sacco RL,Di Tullio MR

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data derived from stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) carry prognostic significance in young patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), but there are limited data on the utility of stress MPI in patients with HCM who are older. This study examined the prognostic significance of stress MPI in an a...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Sorajja P,Chareonthaitawee P,Ommen SR,Miller TD,Hodge DO,Gibbons RJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the pauses that followed the spontaneous termination of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias with the pauses that followed the cessation of atrial overdrive pacing in 21 patients. In 10 patients with abnormal sinus node function and in 11 patients with normal sinus node function we recorded the spontaneous te...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Gang ES,Reiffel JA,Livelli FD Jr,Bigger JT Jr

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of participation in cardiac rehabilitation on medical costs was determined by measuring hospitalization charges for cardiac admissions over a 3-year period in 580 post-coronary event patients (58% after coronary bypass surgery, 42% after myocardial infarction), of whom 230 entered a cardiac rehabilitation p...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Ades PA,Huang D,Weaver SO

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A population of 2955 patients admitted to the hospital with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was followed for 1 year after AMI or until death. Smokers as compared to nonsmokers were over 10 years younger (p less than 0.001) and had a lower prevalence of hypertension (p less than 0.01), congestive heart failure (p les...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Kelly TL,Gilpin E,Ahnve S,Henning H,Ross J Jr

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure (HF) are common and might be associated with inflammation. No studies have examined both the cross-sectional and prospective association between inflammation and depressive symptoms in patients with HF with adequate correction for disease severity. The aim o...

journal_title：American heart journal

authors： Johansson P,Lesman-Leegte I,Svensson E,Voors A,van Veldhuisen DJ,Jaarsma T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00