Accuracy and reproducibility of biplane two-dimensional echocardiographic measurements of left ventricular dimensions and function.

abstract：:With the advent of therapeutic interventions to restore blood flow in patients with acute infarction, early identification of salvageable myocardium has gained clinical importance. It was the purpose of this study to define regional blood flow and glucose metabolism in patients with acute myocardial infarction as asse...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schwaiger M,Brunken RC,Krivokapich J,Child JS,Tillisch JH,Phelps ME,Schelbert HR

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease and inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischaemic stroke. We therefore investigated the risk of these endpoints in patients with psoriasis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Cohort study of the entire Danish population followed from 1997 to 20...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ahlehoff O,Gislason GH,Jørgensen CH,Lindhardsen J,Charlot M,Olesen JB,Abildstrøm SZ,Skov L,Torp-Pedersen C,Hansen PR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The haemodynamic side-effects of ionic (amidotrizoate) and non-ionic (iopamidol) contrast media after injection into the right atrium were compared in experimental and clinical studies. Pulmonary hypertension was induced in 10 dogs by embolization of the pulmonary vascular bed with agar-agar solution (mean pulmonary a...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schräder R,Hellige G,Kaltenbach M,Kober G

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:Short-term studies have reported left ventricular (LV) dilatation following surgical creation of arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) or arteriovenous grafts (AVGs), but chronic cardiac structural and functional changes have not been examined or related to clinical outcomes following AVF/AVG. We sought to characterize the...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Reddy YNV,Obokata M,Dean PG,Melenovsky V,Nath KA,Borlaug BA

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Characteristics of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) during sports offers a novel (and unexplored) setting to assess factors associated with disparities in outcomes across regions. METHODS AND RESULTS:From a prospective 5-year community-based French registry concerning SCA during sports in 10-75 year-olds, we evaluated...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Marijon E,Bougouin W,Celermajer DS,Perier MC,Benameur N,Lamhaut L,Karam N,Dumas F,Tafflet M,Prugger C,Mustafic H,Rifler JP,Desnos M,Le Heuzey JY,Spaulding CM,Avillach P,Cariou A,Empana JP,Jouven X

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart disease frequently occurs in advanced acromegaly. In order to investigate cardiac mass and function in acromegaly in the absence of obvious cardiac disease, we performed Doppler echocardiography in 15 asymptomatic acromegalic patients (six of them had systemic hypertension). The data were compared with those of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Morvan D,Komajda M,Grimaldi A,Turpin G,Grosgogeat Y

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the long-term benefit-risk ratio of drug-eluting (DES) vs. bare-metal stents (BMS) relative to stent size. METHODS AND RESULTS:All 826 consecutive BASKET (BAsel Stent Kosten-Effektivitäts Trial) patients randomized 2:1 to DES vs. BMS were followed after 3 years. Data were analysed separately for patient...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pfisterer M,Brunner-La Rocca HP,Rickenbacher P,Hunziker P,Mueller C,Nietlispach F,Leibundgut G,Bader F,Kaiser C,BASKET.

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A higher intake of fruits and vegetables has been associated with a lower risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), but there is some uncertainty about the interpretation of this association. The objective was to assess the relation between fruit and vegetable intake and risk of mortality from IHD in the European Pro...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Crowe FL,Roddam AW,Key TJ,Appleby PN,Overvad K,Jakobsen MU,Tjønneland A,Hansen L,Boeing H,Weikert C,Linseisen J,Kaaks R,Trichopoulou A,Misirli G,Lagiou P,Sacerdote C,Pala V,Palli D,Tumino R,Panico S,Bueno-de-Mesqu

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated cardiovascular and coronary responses to intravenous infusions of adrenaline, which raised arterial concentrations in a stepwise fashion from basal to about 5-6 nmol.l-1, in 11 non-rejecting heart transplanted patients, and in eight intact innervated subjects. Cardiac adrenaline extraction and noradren...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Roca J,Cruz Caturla M,Hjemdahl P,Masotti M,Ventura A,Oriol A,Crexells C

更新日期：1993-04-01 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：:Acute myocardial infarction remains the principal cause of death in people aged over 40 years, despite the reductions in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality that have been observed over the past 25 years in many European countries. Consequently, there is considerable potential to decrease further the risk of cardio...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Shepherd J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether sudden cardiac death from pulmonary embolism exhibits any chronobiological rhythm. Five hundred and seven consecutive subjects dying suddenly outside of hospital and brought into our Emergency Department from January 1983 to December 1989 were studied. The time and date o...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gallerani M,Manfredini R,Ricci L,Grandi E,Cappato R,Calò G,Pareschi PL,Fersini C

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cardioprotective effects of erythropoietin (EPO) have been shown in experimental and smaller clinical studies. We performed a prospective, multicentre, randomized trial to assess the effects of a single high dose of EPO after primary coronary intervention (PCI) for an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Me...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Voors AA,Belonje AM,Zijlstra F,Hillege HL,Anker SD,Slart RH,Tio RA,van 't Hof A,Jukema JW,Peels HO,Henriques JP,Ten Berg JM,Vos J,van Gilst WH,van Veldhuisen DJ,HEBE III Investigators.

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first marathon run as an athletic event took place in the context of the Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Today, participation in a 'marathon run' has become a global phenomenon attracting young professional athletes as well as millions of mainly middle-aged amateur athletes worldwide each year. One of the...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Predel HG

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the diagnostic accuracy of 256-row computed tomographic angiography (CTA) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Non-invasive imaging of the coronary artery by CTA has increasingly been used in recent years. The accuracy of 256-row CTA has not yet been studied. We sought to assess the ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Chao SP,Law WY,Kuo CJ,Hung HF,Cheng JJ,Lo HM,Shyu KG

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress echocardiography is an established method for the diagnosis and prognostic stratification of coronary artery disease. In the last few years, the tremendous technological and conceptual versatility of this technique has been increasingly applied in challenging diagnostic fields. Today, in the echocardiography la...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Picano E,Pellikka PA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not yet clear whether 99mTc-methoxyisobutyl-isonitrile (MIBI)-uptake is a reliable indicator of myocardial viability, and a threshold value, differentiating viable from scarred myocardium, in comparison to a morphological and functional standard of reference has not been defined. MIBI-uptake was quantified in 80...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Baer FM,Smolarz K,Theissen P,Voth E,Schicha H,Sechtem U

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valvular heart disease is a significant, global cause of morbidity and mortality. In the ageing population of industrialized nations, degenerative aortic stenosis has become the most common native valve disorder. Although surgical aortic valve replacement is associated with excellent clinical outcomes, a large number ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schoenhagen P,Tuzcu EM,Kapadia SR,Desai MY,Svensson LG

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:There has been considerable controversy over whether elevated levels of triglycerides, or hypertriglyceridaemia, is an independent risk factor in coronary heart disease (CHD). Discrepancies between findings of univariate and multivariate statistical analyses are likely to be due to the strong inverse correlation betwe...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Miller M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Anecdotal observations suggest that sub-clinical electrophysiological manifestations of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) develop before detectable structural changes ensue on cardiac imaging. To test this hypothesis, we investigated a murine model with conditional cardiac genetic deletion of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gomes J,Finlay M,Ahmed AK,Ciaccio EJ,Asimaki A,Saffitz JE,Quarta G,Nobles M,Syrris P,Chaubey S,McKenna WJ,Tinker A,Lambiase PD

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We analysed the contemporary incidence, outcomes, and predictors of heart failure (HF) and/or left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) before discharge in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). The baseline presence of HF or LVSD, or its development during hospitalisation, increases short- and long-te...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Velazquez EJ,Francis GS,Armstrong PW,Aylward PE,Diaz R,O'Connor CM,White HD,Henis M,Rittenhouse LM,Kilaru R,van Gilst W,Ertl G,Maggioni AP,Spac J,Weaver WD,Rouleau JL,McMurray JJ,Pfeffer MA,Califf RM,VALIANT registr

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stents effectively reduce restenosis in small coronary vessels. The relative efficacy of these drug-eluting stents in this high-risk subset is not known. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 360 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for de novo lesions in native corona...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mehilli J,Dibra A,Kastrati A,Pache J,Dirschinger J,Schömig A,Intracoronary Drug-Eluting Stenting to Abrogate Restenosis in Small Arteries (ISAR-SMART 3) Study Investigators.

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent report of the EuroHeart project has shown that women are still underrepresented in many cardiovascular clinical trials, while important gender differences are present within most areas of heart disease. As the burden of cardiovascular disease is increasing in middle-aged women relative to men, a more profound...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Maas AH,van der Schouw YT,Regitz-Zagrosek V,Swahn E,Appelman YE,Pasterkamp G,Ten Cate H,Nilsson PM,Huisman MV,Stam HC,Eizema K,Stramba-Badiale M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

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：AIMS:Dysregulation of the bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 2 (BMPR2) is a hallmark feature that has been described in several forms of pulmonary hypertension. We recently identified the microRNA miR-20a within a highly conserved pathway as a regulator of the expression of BMPR2. To address the pathophysiologica...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brock M,Samillan VJ,Trenkmann M,Schwarzwald C,Ulrich S,Gay RE,Gassmann M,Ostergaard L,Gay S,Speich R,Huber LC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of dexamethasone on cultured rat beating heart cells experimentally infected with coxsackievirus B2 were investigated at an early stage (1-3 days) post challenge. Changes in the release of the cardiac enzyme, aspartate amino-transferase (AST), beating %, cytopathic effect (CPE), virus titre, ultrastructure...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Yang YZ,Yuan WL,Guo Q,Gong ZX,Zhow TS,Shen JY,Chen HZ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of severe iatrogenic fibrous left main coronary artery stenosis following aortic valve replacement (Hall-Kaster prosthesis) is documented clinically, angiographically and histologically. Reported histological data of this rare complication of valve replacement are reviewed. The onset of ischaemic symptoms in th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Prachar H,Mühlbauer J,Pollak H,Enenkel W

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ventricular fibrosis is promoted by many effectors that chronically activate phospholipase D (PLD), and induces cardiac dysfunction and heart failure in cardiovascular diseases. Since ethanolamine is a product of PLD, we hypothesised that an administration of an analogue of ethanolamine, N-methylethanolamine (MEA),...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Yamamoto K,Takahashi Y,Mano T,Sakata Y,Nishikawa N,Yoshida J,Oishi Y,Hori M,Miwa T,Inoue S,Masuyama T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study involves the early identification, among apparently healthy individuals, of those at high risk for sudden cardiac death. We tested the hypothesis that individuals who respond to mild mental stress in preparation for exercise test with the largest heart rate increases might be at highest risk....

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jouven X,Schwartz PJ,Escolano S,Straczek C,Tafflet M,Desnos M,Empana JP,Ducimetière P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00