[Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm recognized 9 years after mitral valve replacement and repeated heart failure of 3 years duration: a case report].

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the useful parameters of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for the diagnosis of stroke subtypes in patients with acute cerebral infarction. METHODS:One hundred and one acute ischemic stroke patients met all of the following criteria; > or = 50 years of age, normal sinus rhythm on admission...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ling L,Hirono O,Okuyama H,Takeishi Y,Kayama T,Kubota I

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old woman without history of heart disease was admitted with chest oppression. Her electrocardiogram (ECG) at the time of admission showed ST segment elevation in leads V2-V6. Cardiac ultrasound revealed severe hypokinesis in mid to apical portion of anterior wall. Emergent coronary angiography showed normal...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Moriya M,Naito K,Takahashi M,Ozoe A,Manabe T,Hosaka H,Suzuki M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man was treated medically under a diagnosis of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy 7 years previously. He was transferred to our hospital because of sudden onset of dyspnea. Chest radiography showed marked pulmonary congestion. Echocardiography revealed hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, with a...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Wakeyama T,Ogawa H,Takaki A,Iwami T,Kimura M,Tanaka T,Uchinoumi H

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku district was struck by the most powerful known earthquake to hit Japan. Although stress-induced heart diseases rise after strong psychosocial stress, little is known about the characteristics of heart failure (HF) caused by psychosocial stress related to earthquakes. METHODS:We...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nakamura A,Satake H,Abe A,Kagaya Y,Kohzu K,Sato K,Nakajima S,Fukui S,Endo H,Takahashi T,Nozaki E,Tamaki K

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin receptor and neprilysin inhibition (ARNI) has been shown to reduce cardiovascular mortality by 20% as compared with enalapril in a randomized controlled trial. However, there is a paucity of real-world data on the effects of ARNI in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), e...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Chang HY,Feng AN,Fong MC,Hsueh CW,Lai WT,Huang KC,Chong E,Chen CN,Chang HC,Yin WH

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predictors of left ventricular reverse remodeling (LVRR) and differences in the time taken to achieve LVRR remain unclear. METHODS:We consecutively registered 129 patients with severe cardiomyopathy admitted with heart failure (HF). Patients were followed for a median of 778.0 days (IQ: 457.0, 1078.0). LVRR...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Banno A,Kohsaka S,Inohara T,Koide K,Shiraishi Y,Kohno T,Sano M,Yoshikawa T,Fukuda K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recurrence after catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) remains an unsolved issue. This study aimed to explore the association between the left atrial appendage peak flow velocity (LAAV) and AF recurrence after ablation in persistent AF patients. METHODS:Fifty-three consecutive patients wh...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kanda T,Masuda M,Sunaga A,Fujita M,Iida O,Okamoto S,Ishihara T,Watanabe T,Takahara M,Sakata Y,Uematsu M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cholinergic nerve plays an important role in the induction and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). Cholinergic innervation at supraventricular tissues is considered to be the histological basis and intervention-associated target site for the arrhythmia; however, the distribution of cholinergic nerve in sup...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Li Z,Zhao QY,Huang H,Yang B,Jiang H,Huang CX

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relationships between biventricular pressures, left ventricular shape and paradoxical septal motion in patients with right ventricular pressure overload (RVPO) are unknown. To clarify these relationships, we measured left and right ventricular short-axis dimensions and ventricular pressures using anesthetized open-che...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Tanazawa S,Yamashita H,Imamoto T,Obara A,Takashio T,Oumiya H,Inoue H,Onodera S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of three-dimensional echocardiographic reconstruction by semi-automatic border detection to assess left ventricular volume and function was investigated in a clinically applicable setting in 23 patients with various cardiac diseases and 7 normal volunteers. The commercial equipment permits digital acqu...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Iwase M,Kondo T,Hasegawa K,Kimura M,Matsuyama H,Watanabe Y,Hishida H

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Missense mutations in KCNH2, a gene encoding the Kv11.1 channel, cause long QT syndrome (LQTS) type 2 primarily by disrupting the intracellular transport of Kv11.1 to the plasma membrane. The present study aimed to clarify the functional changes by two novel KCNH2 missense mutations. METHODS:We performed ge...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fukumoto D,Ding WG,Wada Y,Fujii Y,Ichikawa M,Takayama K,Fukuyama M,Kato K,Itoh H,Makiyama T,Omatsu-Kanbe M,Matsuura H,Horie M,Ohno S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary plaque has a distinct spatial distribution with the peak incidence on the outer wall around the bifurcation of the left main coronary artery. Intravascular ultrasound scanning was used to evaluate the distribution of the plaque in the proximal site of the left anterior descending coronary artery in 16 patient...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Watanabe H,Yoshikawa J,Yoshida K,Akasaka T,Hozumi T,Takagi T,Honda Y,Okura H,Yamamuro A

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Genesis stent was implanted in two children, one with superior vena caval (SVC) stenosis and one with pulmonary artery branch stenosis. Case 1 was a 2-month-old baby with SVC stenosis following intracardiac repair for total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) and case 2 was a 2-year-old child with left low...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kobayashi T,Tomita H,Yokozawa M,Takamuro M,Hatakeyama K,Kim SH,Ono Y,Sakamoto K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality in cyanotic patients with congenital heart diseases (CHD) is high, mainly due to cardiovascular complications. It is known that endothelial dysfunction, increased arterial stiffness, and impaired vascular function have negative influence on cardiovascular prognosis. The aim of the study was to asse...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Trojnarska O,Szczepaniak-Chicheł L,Gabriel M,Bartczak-Rutkowska A,Rupa-Matysek J,Tykarski A,Grajek S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Many clinical trials have shown that 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) can significantly reduce coronary artery disease in both primary and secondary prevention. A recent study showed that aggressive lipid-lowering therapy with strong statins could ach...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Watanabe T,Miyamoto T,Miyasita T,Shishido T,Arimoto T,Takahashi H,Nishiyama S,Hirono O,Matsui M,Sugawara S,Ikeno E,Miyawaki H,Akira F,Kubota I

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic importance of age among well-known prognostic factors such as extent of coronary artery lesions, cardiac function, and myocardial ischemia was evaluated in 147 elderly patients with coronary artery disease aged 65 years or older who underwent dipyridamole perfusion scintigraphy and coronary angiography....

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Furuno T,Yamasaki F,Yabe T,Matsumura Y,Kitaoka H,Doi Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine which improves clinical outcomes more, sutureless (including rapid-deployment) aortic valve replacement (AVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), we performed a meta-analysis of comparative studies. METHODS:MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched through June 2015 using Web-based search...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takagi H,Umemoto T,ALICE (All-Literature Investigation of Cardiovascular Evidence) Group.

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain the relationship between the types of myocardial perfusion defects and supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), 26 patients were studied with dipyridamole-loading thallium-201 scintigraphy and the results were correlated with 24-hour ambulatory ECG, echocardi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Doi Y,Yonezawa Y,Chikamori T,Hamashige N,Kuzume O,Takata J,Yamada M,Ozawa T

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study assessed the side effects of nitroglycerin administration and their clinical significance. METHODS:Adverse reactions associated with sublingual nitroglycerin administration were investigated in 103 patients, 71 men and 32 women (mean age 56 +/- 11 years), 32 patients with coronary artery stenosis...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Noike H,Iizuka T,Matsumoto J,Kaku M,Yoshinaga K,Aoyagi K,Sakurai T,Sugiyama Y,Hitsumoto T,Kanai M,Ohsawa H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are cases of cardiomyopathy which are not easily classifiable into hypertrophic, dilated or restrictive type. They often show ventricular arrhythmia, right or left bundle branch block, intraventricular conduction disturbance, atrioventricular conduction disturbance, and sinus node dysfunction (sick sinus syndrom...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sekiguchi M,Hasegawa A,Hiroe M,Morimoto S,Nishikawa T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether an "obesity paradox" on post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) mortality exists, we abstracted exclusively adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and/or hazard ratios (HRs) for mortality from each study, and then combined them in a meta-analysis. METHODS:MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched throug...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takagi H,Umemoto T,ALICE (All-Literature Investigation of Cardiovascular Evidence) Group.

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Puerarin is the most abundant isoflavonoid in kudzu root. It has been used to treat angina pectoris and myocardial infarction clinically. However, little is known about the effect of puerarin on cardiac hypertrophy. METHODS:Aortic banding (AB) was performed to induce cardiac hypertrophy in mice. Puerarin pr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Yuan Y,Zong J,Zhou H,Bian ZY,Deng W,Dai J,Gan HW,Yang Z,Li H,Tang QZ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain the optimal time for surgery in chronic aortic regurgitation (AR), 66 patients with and without surgical correction were reviewed from the standpoint of left ventricular (LV) function based on their serial echocardiographic studies. Aggravation of the clinical status was usually associated with enlarged L...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ohta T,Kanda H,Sato H,Nishiwaki M,Okada M,Nakamura K,Yokota Y,Fukuzaki H

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although there is substantial interest in the use of newer biomarkers to identify patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), recently few investigations have evaluated the incremental usefulness of multiple conventional biomarkers. Combination of several biomarkers simultaneously could enhance risk stratific...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Niizeki T,Takeishi Y,Kitahara T,Suzuki S,Sasaki T,Ishino M,Kubota I

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mortality and morbidity associated with residual intracardiac floating thrombi in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism remain uncertain. Thirteen patients (2 men and 11 women, mean age 56 +/- 15 years) with pulmonary thromboembolism underwent echocardiography within 24 hours from onset of symptoms. Four p...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ikeda R,Yuda S,Nakahara N,Kobayashi N,Uno K,Nakata T,Tsuchihashi K,Shimamoto K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical indications for patients with ischemic heart disease are discussed from a physician's viewpoint. Among the subsets of this disease, surgical treatment is undoubtedly recommended for patients with serious complications following acute myocardial infarction (MI) such as cardiac rupture, interventricular septal ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Haze K

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between the time-course changes in the serum concentration of myosin light chain 1 (ML-1) and left ventricular (LV) function was investigated in 37 patients with initial anterior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after successful reperfusion. All patients were confirmed to have coronary arteries recana...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Shimizu M

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammation is a critical contributing factor to the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is produced abundantly in atherosclerotic lesions while C-reactive protein (CRP) is mainly produced in the liver. In this study, we investigated whether plasma levels of PTX3 might be a se...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Soeki T,Niki T,Kusunose K,Bando S,Hirata Y,Tomita N,Yamaguchi K,Koshiba K,Yagi S,Taketani Y,Iwase T,Yamada H,Wakatsuki T,Akaike M,Sata M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the quality of life (QOL) of Japanese patients with ischemic heart disease. METHODS:The QOL data of 753 patients with chronic and stable ischemic heart disease was assessed using SF-36 Japanese version 1.2 and compared with Japanese national norms. Physical (PCS) and Mental Component Summary ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nishiyama S,Momomura S,Ishiwata S,Daida H,Hara K,Nishimura S,Nakamura M,Yamashina A,Shirai T,Yutaro N,Yamazaki T,Research Group of Quality of Life for Ischemic Heart Disease.

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether beneficial hemodynamic effects of cardiovascular drugs are due to changes in the inotropic or loading conditions has been difficult to determine in clinical settings. In this study, the end-systolic pressure-volume relationship, known as a load-independent measurement of cardiac contractility, was obtained by ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kameyama T,Asanoi H,Ishizaka S,Nozawa T,Fujita M,Sasayama S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00