Fatalities from myocardial infarction in Nordic countries and Lithuania. The MONICA Investigators.

abstract：:Left ventricular flow patterns were studied at rest by colour flow Doppler echocardiography in 33 patients with mitral tilting-disc prostheses (group 1), in 38 patients with mitral tissue prostheses (group 2) and in 18 healthy volunteers (controls). A 'crossed' flow pattern was seen in 14 patients with mechanical (42%...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maire R,Ikram S,Odemuyiwa O,Groves PH,Lo SV,Banning AP,Hall RJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Various definitions of major bleeding have been used to evaluate safety in randomized controlled trials of antiplatelet therapy. We compared the definitions and rates of major bleeding in phase III randomized controlled trials of oral P2Y(12) inhibitors in the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes (...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Quinlan DJ,Eikelboom JW,Goodman SG,Welsh RC,Fitchett DH,Théroux P,Mehta SR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As regional wall motion abnormality (RWA) is the first sign of ischaemia, transoesophageal echocardiography was evaluated as a monitoring device in 51 patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery. Wall motion of the entire left ventricular wall (nine segments) was semiquantitatively evaluated 15 min before and after a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Koolen JJ,Visser CA,Reichert SL,Jaarsma WJ,Kromhout JG,van Wezel HB,Dunning AJ

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Quantitative analysis of rest-stress myocardial perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide assessments of regional myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR). The purpose of this study was to compare regional MPR determined by myocardial perfusion MRI with coronary flow reserve (CFR) by intracoronary Doppler f...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kurita T,Sakuma H,Onishi K,Ishida M,Kitagawa K,Yamanaka T,Tanigawa T,Kitamura T,Takeda K,Ito M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The totally subcutaneous implantable-defibrillator (S-ICD) is a new alternative to the conventional transvenous ICD system to minimize intravascular lead complications. There are limited data describing the long-term performance of the S-ICD. This paper presents the first large international patient population col...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lambiase PD,Barr C,Theuns DA,Knops R,Neuzil P,Johansen JB,Hood M,Pedersen S,Kääb S,Murgatroyd F,Reeve HL,Carter N,Boersma L,EFFORTLESS Investigators.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of the Euro Heart Survey Programme of the European Society of Cardiology is to evaluate to which extent clinical practice endorses existing guidelines as well as to identify differences in population profiles, patient management, and outcome across Europe. The current survey focuses on the invasive dia...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lenzen MJ,Boersma E,Bertrand ME,Maier W,Moris C,Piscione F,Sechtem U,Stahle E,Widimsky P,de Jaegere P,Scholte op Reimer WJ,Mercado N,Wijns W,European Society of Cardiology.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemodynamic effects of pharmacological doses of insulin during acute ischaemic heart failure were studied in 8 dogs. Severe depression of left ventricular function was induced by the injection of 50 micron plastic microspheres into the left main coronary artery. This was demonstrated by a significant increase in left...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Reikerås O,Gunnes P,Sørlie D,Ekroth R,Jorde R,Mjøs OD

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It has recently been suggested that exercise testing may be more valuable prognostically than it is diagnostically in apparently healthy subjects. We wanted to compare the accuracy of CHD risk assessment based on classical risk factors with an assessment also based on multiple exercise test parameters. METHODS AND...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Erikssen G,Bodegard J,Bjørnholt JV,Liestøl K,Thelle DS,Erikssen J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired relaxation of the ventricle has been described in hypertrophy and in ischemic heart disease. Some of these abnormalities are transient, but all occur at an early stage of the disease. The underlying mechanisms may vary depending on the etiology of the disease, and, except for ischemic heart disease, true myoc...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brutsaert DL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial dyssynergy does not necessarily indicate myocardial necrosis in patients with coronary artery disease. The differentiation between viable and non-viable tissue is of great clinical importance in order to make the most appropriate clinical decision in the individual patient. Several techniques are used to as...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Piérard LA,Lancellotti P,Benoit T

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality from cardiac surgery is an essential indicator of quality and forms the basis of treatment strategy decisions in eligible patients. No contemporary complete data on unselected adult cardiac surgery patients are available in Germany. METHODS AND RESULTS:A registry was started in June 1997 of all pa...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vogt A,Grube E,Glunz HG,Hauptmann KE,Sechtem U,Mäurer W,Tebbe U,Heinrich KW,Engel HJ,Kettner W,Krawietz W,Neuhaus KL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is well established as an important diagnostic tool in medicine. However, the presence of a cardiac pacemaker is usually regarded as a contraindication for MRI due to safety reasons. In this study, heating effects at the myocardium-pacemaker lead tip interface have been investigate...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Luechinger R,Zeijlemaker VA,Pedersen EM,Mortensen P,Falk E,Duru F,Candinas R,Boesiger P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the clinical significance of monitoring during physical training in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients with asymptomatic exercise-induced ischaemia, we studied 232 patients who were survivors of first recent acute MI and consecutively admitted to the same CCU, who underwent an exercise test (ET) and co...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Opasich C,Riccardi G,Assandri J,Calsamiglia G,Forni R,La Rovere M,Cobelli F,De Servi S,Specchia G

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To study the ablation effects induced by excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA), we examined 41 segments of nine isolated coronary arteries. An electronic intracoronary ultrasound device (ICUS: 20 MHz, 3.5F, Endosonics) was positioned coaxially within the vessel. Angioplasty was performed using a 1.7 mm E...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schmid KM,Xie D,Voelker W,Oberhoff M,Wehrmann M,Baumbach A,Haase KK,Karsch KR

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The curiosity that leanness is associated with poor survival in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) needs further insight by investigating the impact of weight loss on prognosis in a large sample of patients across a broad spectrum of both reduced and preserved left ventricular (LV) systolic function. METHO...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pocock SJ,McMurray JJ,Dobson J,Yusuf S,Granger CB,Michelson EL,Ostergren J,Pfeffer MA,Solomon SD,Anker SD,Swedberg KB

更新日期：2008-11-01 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：:Approximately 20% of patients undergoing diagnostic coronary arteriography for acute or chronic cardiac ischaemia have angiographically normal coronary arteries. The mechanism behind this phenomenon is likely to be the result of a combination of functional or anatomical abnormalities in the coronary microcirculation, ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chierchia SL,Fragasso G

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) has proven to its prognostic and therapeutic value. However, the additive prognostic value of coronary flow reserve (CFR) remains unclear. This study sought to investigate the clinical utility of combined FFR and CFR measurements to predict outcomes. Methods and results:Using the pro...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ahn JM,Zimmermann FM,Johnson NP,Shin ES,Koo BK,Lee PH,Park DW,Kang SJ,Lee SW,Kim YH,Lee CW,Park SW,Pijls NHJ,Park SJ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors that exacerbate the risk of atherosclerotic plaque formation include cigarette smoking, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, sedentary lifestyle, and oestrogen deficiency. The potentially important role of oestrogen deficiency in this process is evidenced by the significant increase in cardiovascular risk obse...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sullivan JM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) define the current standard for the management of syncope, but are still incompletely applied in the clinical setting. METHODS AND RESULTS:Prospective systematic evaluation, on strict adherence to the guidelines, of consecutive patients referred for synco...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brignole M,Menozzi C,Bartoletti A,Giada F,Lagi A,Ungar A,Ponassi I,Mussi C,Maggi R,Re G,Furlan R,Rovelli G,Ponzi P,Scivales A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Little research exists on exercise performance and training in patients with an implemented cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and only in a limited number of patients. This study aims to investigate the effect of exercise training in ICD patients in comparison to the effects in other cardiac patients without an ICD...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vanhees L,Kornaat M,Defoor J,Aufdemkampe G,Schepers D,Stevens A,Van Exel H,Van Den Beld J,Heidbüchel H,Fagard R

更新日期：2004-07-01 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：: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：AIMS:To evaluate outcomes for left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenting and compare results between protected (left coronary grafted) and unprotected LMCA stenting in the current bare-metal stent era. METHODS:We reviewed outcomes among 142 consecutive patients who underwent protected or unprotected LMCA stenting since...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Kelley MP,Klugherz BD,Hashemi SM,Meneveau NF,Johnston JM,Matthai WH Jr,Banka VS,Herrmann HC,Hirshfeld JW Jr,Kimmel SE,Kolansky DM,Horwitz PA,Schiele F,Bassand JP,Wilensky RL

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed Doppler echocardiography was performed in 30 patients to assess the influence of mitral orifice area and velocity on the determination of mitral stroke volume and inflow. Aortic forward stroke volume and outflow were measured at the centre of the aortic annulus, and compared with mitral flow measurements calcul...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Tribouilloy C,Slama M,Shen WF,Choquet D,Delonca J,Mertl C,Dufosse H,Lesbre JP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:the prototype of a transoesophageal echocardiographic transducer with a rotatable cross-sectional scanning plane underwent initial evaluation. METHODS:the 5 MHz, phased array, 64 element transducer is incorporated into a 16 by 11 by 40 mm echoscope tip. The instrument also has pulsed wave and colour flow Do...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Flachskampf FA,Hoffmann R,Verlande M,Schneider W,Ameling W,Hanrath P

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：:The fundamental abnormality in syndrome X (angina pectoris, ischaemia-like stress ECG despite angiographically normal coronary arteries) might be patchily distributed increased tone in pre-arteriolar coronary vessels with compensatory release of adenosine. The aim of this study was to confirm this hypothesis and to ex...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Meeder JG,Blanksma PK,Crijns HJ,Anthonio RL,Pruim J,Brouwer J,de Jong RM,van der Wall EE,Vaalburg W,Lie KI

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man suffering from effort angina pectoris had an anomalous origin of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) from the right sinus of Valsalva (RSV). The anomalous LAD with a small ostium and without other significant narrowing initially ran into the interventricular septum and subsequently the...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Takenaka T,Horimoto M,Fujiwara M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the value of pulsed Doppler echocardiography in detection of valvular regurgitation, 63 patients were evaluated for aortic and/or mitral regurgitation using pulsed Doppler echocardiography and selective cineangiography. The Doppler study was considered as positive when a turbulent flow was detected ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wautrecht JC,Vandenbossche JL,Englert M

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00