Addition of felodipine to metoprolol vs replacement of metoprolol by felodipine in patients with angina pectoris despite adequate beta-blockade. Results of the Felodipine ER and Metoprolol CR in Angina (FEMINA) Study. Working Group on Cardiovascular Resea

abstract：:Both epidemiological studies and intervention trials support an important role of diet in reducing the risk of a variety of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, and overall mortality. We discuss available evidence indicating that the generation of a pro-inflammatory milieu might be one mechanism through...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Esposito K,Giugliano D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the role of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in a series of orthotopic cardiac transplant recipients with severe epicardial coronary occlusive disease. Ten orthotopic cardiac transplant patients treated by PTCA up to March 1990 were reviewed. All had significant epicardial coronary ar...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mullins PA,Shapiro LM,Aravot DA,Scott JP,Large SR,Wallwork J,Schofield PM

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the study was to evaluate the long-term results of allograft and prosthetic valve replacement in the treatment of infective aortic valve endocarditis with periannular abscess. METHODS:Between March 1988 and March 1996, 65 patients underwent surgery for active aortic valve endocarditis and paravalvular ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Knosalla C,Weng Y,Yankah AC,Siniawski H,Hofmeister J,Hammerschmidt R,Loebe M,Hetzer R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the potential adjunct of high-sensitivity (hs) C-reactive protein for risk stratification in patients with stable congestive heart failure (CHF). METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 546 consecutive patients clinically stable with an ejection fraction <45% who were referred to our centre for evaluation of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lamblin N,Mouquet F,Hennache B,Dagorn J,Susen S,Bauters C,de Groote P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord electrical stimulation is an alternative therapy for patients with chronic pain syndromes including angina. Although it has been shown to produce symptomatic relief and reduce ischaemia, doubts remain about its long-term safety. We report here for the first time the results of a follow-up study over a peri...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sanderson JE,Ibrahim B,Waterhouse D,Palmer RB

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of the concept of pacemaker dependence, 86 patients who had permanent ventricular demand (VVI) pacemakers implanted for more than six months and were in predominantly paced rhythm underwent repeated interruption of pacing both abruptly and after gradual reduction of paced rate. Non-invasive pace slowing was...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Crick JC,Rokas S,Sowton E

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The present study aimed to assess the benefits of two-stent techniques for patients with DEFINITION criteria-defined complex coronary bifurcation lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS:In total, 653 patients with complex bifurcation lesions at 49 international centres were randomly assigned to undergo the systematic two-ste...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zhang JJ,Ye F,Xu K,Kan J,Tao L,Santoso T,Munawar M,Tresukosol D,Li L,Sheiban I,Li F,Tian NL,Rodríguez AE,Paiboon C,Lavarra F,Lu S,Vichairuangthum K,Zeng H,Chen L,Zhang R,Ding S,Gao F,Jin Z,Hong L,Ma L,We

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether Atorvastatin (Ator) treatment improves the cardiac micro-environment that facilitates survival and differentiation of bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) implanted in the post-infarct myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS:Myocardial infarction was created by coronary ligation and im...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Yang YJ,Qian HY,Huang J,Geng YJ,Gao RL,Dou KF,Yang GS,Li JJ,Shen R,He ZX,Lu MJ,Zhao SH

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:The efficacy of sustained-release diltiazem (diltiazem-SR) 120 mg b.i.d. was compared with metoprolol 100 mg b.i.d. in 12 patients with stable angina. Following a 1-week placebo period, patients received diltiazem-SR or metoprolol in two 3-week treatment periods, in a randomized double-blind crossover design. Total ex...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Posma JL,van Dijk RB,Lie KI

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleic acid-based therapeutics are currently developed at large scale for prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), since: (i) genetic studies have highlighted novel therapeutic targets suggested to be causal for CVD; (ii) there is a substantial recent progress in delivery, efficacy, and safety of ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Landmesser U,Poller W,Tsimikas S,Most P,Paneni F,Lüscher TF

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our objective was to create a simple prognostic risk score for patients with systolic heart failure and mild symptoms. We then assessed the efficacy of eplerenone across different categories of risk. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Eplerenone in Mild Patients Hospitalization and Survival Study in Heart Failure trial (EMP...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Collier TJ,Pocock SJ,McMurray JJ,Zannad F,Krum H,van Veldhuisen DJ,Swedberg K,Shi H,Vincent J,Pitt B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with pulmonary hypertension (PHT) are often excluded from surgical therapies for tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR) with the MitraClip™ technique is a novel treatment option for these patients. We aimed to assess the role of PHT in severe TR and its implications for ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lurz P,Orban M,Besler C,Braun D,Schlotter F,Noack T,Desch S,Karam N,Kresoja KP,Hagl C,Borger M,Nabauer M,Massberg S,Thiele H,Hausleiter J,Rommel KP

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of hypertensive aircrew should also include changes in dietary habits, and advice against smoking. Relaxation exercises and changes in life style may prove of benefit. Increasing age, hypertension and smoking multiply to give a risk of cardiovascular event which merits careful assessment. ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bulpitt CJ

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We tested the hypothesis that dapagliflozin may regress left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS AND RESULTS:We randomly assigned 66 people (mean age 67 ± 7 years, 38 males) with T2D, LVH, and controlled blood pressure (BP) to receive dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily or placeb...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Brown AJM,Gandy S,McCrimmon R,Houston JG,Struthers AD,Lang CC

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the antianginal efficacy and tolerability of felodipine, a new dihydropyridine calcium antagonist, 20 patients with stable exertional angina, not completely controlled by beta-blocker monotherapy, entered a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Patients on standard beta-blocker ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sangiorgio P,Di Pasquale G,Savonitto S,Urbinati S,Rubboli A,Cavallotti G,Pinelli G,Bracchetti D

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The EURObservational Research Programme-Atrial Fibrillation General Registry Pilot Phase (EORP-AF Pilot) provides systematic collection of contemporary data regarding the management and treatment of 3119 subjects with AF from 9 member European Society of Cardiology (ESC) countries. In this analysis, we repor...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lip GY,Laroche C,Ioachim PM,Rasmussen LH,Vitali-Serdoz L,Petrescu L,Darabantiu D,Crijns HJ,Kirchhof P,Vardas P,Tavazzi L,Maggioni AP,Boriani G

更新日期：2014-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:OBJECTIVE, DESIGN AND PATIENTS: Between August 1981 and July 1983, 5839 consecutive myocardial infarction patients were hospitalized in 13 coronary care units in Israel. The present study examines 10 year survival among 4037 consecutive patients with a first myocardial infarction with either Q or non-Q waves...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Behar S,Haim M,Hod H,Kornowski R,Reicher-Reiss H,Zion M,Kaplinsky E,Abinader E,Palant A,Kishon Y,Reisin L,Zahavi I,Goldbourt U

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial bridging of the left anterior descending coronary artery producing complete systolic occlusion was demonstrated in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, who had localized myocardial hypertrophy in the lateral left ventricular wall outside the territory of that artery. Although a cause and effect relat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Doi YL,Yamada M,Hamashige N,Yonezawa Y,Odawara H,Ozawa T

更新日期：1987-07-01 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:To evaluate the accuracy of echocardiography in conjunction with quantitative high-dose dipyridamole technetium-99m sestamibi tomography (SPECT) in detecting coronary allograft vasculopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Seventy-eight consecutive heart transplant recipients underwent echocardiography while at rest and high...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ciliberto GR,Ruffini L,Mangiavacchi M,Parolini M,Sara R,Massa D,De Maria R,Gronda E,Vitali E,Parodi O

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hypertrophy was induced in rats either by isoprenaline treatment or by experimental abdominal aortic stenosis. In both models, the UTP content increased in the hypertrophying heart, while the ATP level remained depressed. The rate of net synthesis of uracil nucleotides, estimated by phosphate incorporation int...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Rossi A,Aussedat J,Olivarès J,Ray A,Verdys M

更新日期：1984-12-01 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：:Exercise-induced U-wave inversion on chest wall mapping was compared with coronary arteriographic findings in 160 consecutive patients who presented with chest pain suggestive of ischaemic heart disease. ECG recordings were made from 16 points on the chest wall before, during and after exercise. None of the 27 patient...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Salmasi AM,Salmasi SN,Nicolaides AN,Vecht RJ,Hendry WG,Kidner PH,Besterman EM

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Pre-infarction angina is associated with better outcome after myocardial infarction. The aim of this study was to assess whether pre-infarction angina is associated with decreased no-reflow after coronary recanalization. METHODS AND RESULTS:Twenty-three patients underwent intracoronary myocardial contrast echocar...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Karila-Cohen D,Czitrom D,Brochet E,Faraggi M,Seknadji P,Himbert D,Juliard JM,Assayag P,Steg PG

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endocardial mapping of atrial fibrillation in humans is limited by its low resolution and by complexities in the arrhythmia and atrial anatomy. METHODS AND RESULTS:A catheter mounted non-contact multielectrode was deployed in the right atrium of 11 patients with atrial fibrillation and used to reconstruct 3...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schilling RJ,Kadish AH,Peters NS,Goldberger J,Davies DW

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Peripheral vessels provide a useful in vivo haemodynamic model allowing evaluation of local intravascular fluid dynamics. Velocity measurements using a 0.018 inch Doppler-tipped angioplasty guidewire, quantitative angiography and laboratory data were gathered from 45 patients with a total of 48 percutaneous ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wellnhofer E,Biamino G,Sauer HU,Trebeljahr A,Stalke J,Ragg C,Oswald H,Gotze S,Fleck E,Felix R

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional echocardiography (2D echo) and Doppler were performed in a group of patients who had a high probability of having right ventricular (RV) dysplasia (left bundle branch block arrhythmias, no signs of cardiopulmonary diseases) and in a group of age-matched normals. 2D echo showed RV morphofunctional abnor...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Iliceto S,Izzi M,De Martino G,Rizzon P

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the blood-vessel wall, the endothelium plays a key functional role by generating several substances that modulate vascular smooth muscle tone, as well as growth, and platelet function. This review focuses on the role of the endothelial L-arginine/nitric oxide signal transduction pathway in the maintenance of vascul...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cosentino F,Lüscher TF

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Elevated brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and tumour marker antigen carbohydrate 125 (CA125) levels have shown to be associated with higher risk for adverse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure (AHF). Nevertheless, no attempt has been made to explore the utility of combining these two biomarkers. We sought ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Núñez J,Sanchis J,Bodí V,Fonarow GC,Núñez E,Bertomeu-González V,Miñana G,Consuegra L,Bosch MJ,Carratalá A,Chorro FJ,Llàcer A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00