Physiological parameters during the initial stages of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure. Their value in the assessment of clinical severity and prognosis.

abstract：:Although indicated by several experimental studies, the presence of a renin-angiotensin system has not been demonstrated in the human heart. The influence of a local renin-angiotensin system on the coronary vessels may be difficult to establish after oral or intravenous administration of an angiotensin converting-enzy...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Foult JM,Tavolaro O,Antony I,Nitenberg A

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with recurrent tachycardias exhibiting right bundle branch block with left axis deviation were referred for investigation. In each case, a supraventricular mechanism was suspected. During sinus rhythm the QRS morphology and axis (-10 to +60 degrees) and HV intervals were normal. Tachycardia was initiated...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ward DE,Nathan AW,Camm AJ

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglyceride, and low levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, are associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Only a minor part of the variation in lipids can be explained by defects in single genes of large effect; the...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cullen P,Funke H,Schulte H,Assmann G

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactivity (NPY-LI) is elevated in patients with acute myocardial ischaemia and congestive heart failure (CHF) owing to increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system. The prognostic value of plasma NPY-LI with regard to mortality was studied in 324 random patients admitted to a ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ullman B,Hulting J,Lundberg JM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The management and outcomes of patients with functional moderate/severe mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction are not well defined. We sought to determine the characteristics, management strategies, and outcomes of patients with moderate or severe mitral regurgitation (MR) and ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Samad Z,Shaw LK,Phelan M,Ersboll M,Risum N,Al-Khalidi HR,Glower DD,Milano CA,Alexander JH,O'Connor CM,Wang A,Velazquez EJ

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective serial study of 96 patients with acute myocardial infarction, two dimensional echocardiography identified left ventricular thrombus in 18 patients. The majority of thrombi (15) developed within the first 4 days after admission. In three patients thrombi were identified for the first time 4 months afte...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Visser CA,Kan G,Lie KI,Durrer D

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequential alterations of left ventricular volumes and haemodynamics were studied in 29 patients between 4 days and 4 weeks after myocardial infarction. Left ventricular volume was determined by single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT), infarct size by creatine kinase (CK) analysis, angiography and thall...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gaudron P,Eilles C,Ertl G,Kochsiek K

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Real-time MRI creates images with superb tissue contrast that may enable radiation-free catheterization. Simple procedures are the first step towards novel interventional procedures. We aim to perform comprehensive transfemoral diagnostic right heart catheterization in an unselected cohort of patients entirely usi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Ratnayaka K,Faranesh AZ,Hansen MS,Stine AM,Halabi M,Barbash IM,Schenke WH,Wright VJ,Grant LP,Kellman P,Kocaturk O,Lederman RJ

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The extent to which hospital and geographic characteristics influence the time course of uptake of evidence from key clinical trials and practice guidelines is unknown. The gap between evidence and practice is well recognized but the factors influencing this disjunction, and the extent to which such factors are mo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fox KA,Goodman SG,Anderson FA Jr,Granger CB,Moscucci M,Flather MD,Spencer F,Budaj A,Dabbous OH,Gore JM,GRACE Investigators.

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The transversal distribution of coronary atherosclerotic plaques (AP) (myocardial vs pericardial) affects vessel remodelling. The aim of this study was to define the impact of transversal lesion distribution on vessel remodelling in proximal and distal coronary segments using a 3D intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Prati F,Arbustini E,Labellarte A,Sommariva L,Pawlowski T,Manzoli A,Pagano A,Motolese M,Boccanelli A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ventricular fibrillation (VF), the main cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD), occurs most frequently in the acute phase of myocardial infarction: a certain fraction of VF, however, develops in an apparently healthy heart, referred as idiopathic VF. The contribution of perturbation in the fast conduction system in th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Koizumi A,Sasano T,Kimura W,Miyamoto Y,Aiba T,Ishikawa T,Nogami A,Fukamizu S,Sakurada H,Takahashi Y,Nakamura H,Ishikura T,Koseki H,Arimura T,Kimura A,Hirao K,Isobe M,Shimizu W,Miura N,Furukawa T

更新日期：2016-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathophysiology of myocardial infarction (MI) may differ depending on whether it occurs early or late in life. We tested the hypothesis that risk factor pattern differs according to the age at MI. METHODS:We performed a matched case-control study in the population-based Malmö Preventive Project (n = 33 ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gränsbo K,Almgren P,Nilsson PM,Hedblad B,Engström G,Melander O

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The impact on mortality outcomes of beta-blockers and calcium blockers in post-myocardial infarction (MI) has been suggested to be related to resting heart rate (HR) reduction. A meta-regression of randomized clinical trials was carried out to assess this relationship using weighted meta-regression of logarithm of...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cucherat M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Danish Verapamil Infarction Trial II (DAVIT II) intervention with verapamil significantly decreased the first major event rate (i.e. reinfarction or death) in patients recovering from acute myocardial infarction. As calcium channel antagonists might have a detrimental effect in patients with heart failure, the ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Jespersen CM

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The economic evaluation of the results of the Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Occluded Coronary Artery (GUSTO) trial found that recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is more cost-effective than streptokinase for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. AIM:We...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lorenzoni R,Pagano D,Mazzotta G,Rosen SD,Fattore G,De Caterina R,Gensini G

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While prior work has suggested that a high-grade atrioventricular block (HAVB) in the setting of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is associated with in-hospital death, limited information is available on the incidence of, and death associated with, HAVB in ACS patients receiving contemporary management. MET...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Singh SM,FitzGerald G,Yan AT,Brieger D,Fox KA,López-Sendón J,Yan RT,Eagle KA,Steg PG,Budaj A,Goodman SG

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed Doppler tracings of the mitral inflow are often proposed to describe left ventricular function during filling in hypertensive patients. The tracings are determined by the complex interaction of left atrial pressure and left ventricular relaxation, diastolic compliance and contractility of the left atrium. They ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Diebold B,Cohen A,Zelinsky R,Raffoul H,Foucher A,Guermonprez JL,Peronneau P

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We investigated the prevalence of prior myocardial infarction (MI) and incidence of ischaemic cardiovascular (CV) events among atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:In ROCKET AF, 14 264 patients with nonvalvular AF were randomized to rivaroxaban or warfarin. The key efficacy outcome for these ana...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mahaffey KW,Stevens SR,White HD,Nessel CC,Goodman SG,Piccini JP,Patel MR,Becker RC,Halperin JL,Hacke W,Singer DE,Hankey GJ,Califf RM,Fox KA,Breithardt G,ROCKET AF Investigators.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We examined the geographic variations in InTIME-II, a randomized double-blind trial comparing alteplase with lanoteplase for myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS:We compared baseline characteristics, management, and outcomes in four regions (Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, and Latin America) ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Giugliano RP,Llevadot J,Wilcox RG,Gurfinkel EP,McCabe CH,Charlesworth A,Thompson SL,Antman EM,Braunwald E,InTIME (Intravenous nPA for Treatment of Infarcting Myocardium Early) II Investigators.

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding limits the use of antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs. Risk factors for GI bleeding in post- myocardial infarction (MI) patients have not been well defined. We sought to identify risk factors for GI bleeding in patients following MI. METHODS AND RESULTS:The VALsartan In...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Moukarbel GV,Signorovitch JE,Pfeffer MA,McMurray JJ,White HD,Maggioni AP,Velazquez EJ,Califf RM,Scheiman JM,Solomon SD

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Thrombin plays a key role in the clinical syndrome of unstable angina. We investigated the safety and efficacy of five dose levels of efegatran sulphate, a direct thrombin inhibitor, compared to heparin in patients with unstable angina. METHODS:Four hundred and thirty-two patients with unstable angina were enroll...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Klootwijk P,Lenderink T,Meij S,Boersma H,Melkert R,Umans VA,Stibbe J,Müller EJ,Poortermans KJ,Deckers JW,Simoons ML

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Re-entry was demonstrated as a self-perpetuating mechanism as early as 1906. It may lead to single-cycle electrocardiographic phenomena as well as reciprocating tachycardias. Factors favouring re-entry are as follows. Unidirectional or temporary local block of conduction, a mechanism always involved in initiation of r...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Olsson SB

更新日期：1984-09-01 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：:This study describes the clinical profile and prognosis of elderly patients not eligible for predischarge exercise testing. The database consisted of 133 patients 55-64 years of age, and 111 patients older than 64 years of age who survived an acute myocardial infarction. Follow-up was one year. In the younger age grou...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Deckers JW,Fioretti P,Brower RW,Simoons ML,Baardman T,Hugenholtz PG

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Efficacy of aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may be influenced by a common allele in guanylate cyclase GUCY1A3, which has been shown to modify platelet function and increase CVD risk. METHODS AND RESULTS:We investigated whether homozygotes of the GUCY1A3 rs7692387 risk (G) allele bene...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hall KT,Kessler T,Buring JE,Passow D,Sesso HD,Zee RYL,Ridker PM,Chasman DI,Schunkert H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In seven patients with re-entry tachycardias and the implanted antitachycardia device Tachylog (Siemens Elema, Sweden) the variation in the termination window related to posture and exertion was investigated. The investigations were performed on an outpatient basis utilizing the interactive pacing mode of the implante...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schmidinger H,Sowton E

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the haemodynamic effects of amrinone in patients with pulmonary hypertension and impaired right ventricular function. Twelve patients with mitral stenosis (NYHA classification III and IV) took part in the study. The haemodynamic measurements were performed in the steady state u...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hess W,Arnold B,Veit S

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Elevated resting heart rate (RHR) is a known, independent cardiovascular (CV) risk factor, but is not included in risk estimation systems, including Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE). We aimed to derive risk estimation systems including RHR as an extra variable and assess the value of this addition. MET...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Cooney MT,Vartiainen E,Laatikainen T,Joulevi A,Dudina A,Graham I

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This overview provides a Europe-wide update on the current burden of cardiovascular disease, and specifically of coronary heart disease and stroke. Cardiovascular disease continues to cause a large proportion of deaths and disability in Europe, and places a substantial burden on the health care systems and economies o...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nichols M,Townsend N,Scarborough P,Rayner M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) stress the importance of treating global risk, rather than individual risk, factors. Patients at high cardiovascular (CV) risk, for example, benefit from a combination of aspirin, antihypertensive agents, lipid-lowering drugs, and possibly folic acid. As th...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sleight P,Pouleur H,Zannad F

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00