Sexual activity after first acute myocardial infarction in middle-aged men: demographic, psychological and medical predictors.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression of the osteoprotegerin (OPG)/receptor activator of nuclear factor-ĸB (RANK)/RANK ligand (RANKL) axis in the stabilization of spontaneously restored sinus rhythm (SR) in permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients after mitral valve (MV) surgery and study its clinical significance...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Xi L,Cao H,Zhu J,Røe OD,Li M,Wu Y,Wang D,Chen Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effect of coronary angioplasty (PTCA) on left ventricular (LV) diastolic filling, mitral Doppler flow tracings of 15 patients with isolated stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) and normal systolic LV function were recorded before PTCA as well as 24 h and 3 months after successful...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ricou F,Lerch R,Meier B,Rutishauser W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to determine factors that are related to atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) release in normal subjects, 10 male volunteers were studied at rest supine, sitting and during treadmill exercise. Echocardiography was used to measure atrial volumes, and a Swan-Ganz catheter was used to measure right atrial pressu...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hossack KF,Adair OV,Crowley ST

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is a complex disease. Its etiologies are diverse and genetic factors may also contribute to this disease. With the advent of modern molecular biology technology, it is now possible to explore the genetic components in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation. Past molecular genetic studies on atrial...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Lai LP,Lin JL,Huang SK

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular late potentials are obtained by signal averaging of surface electrocardiograms. Late potentials have been reported to be affected by body size or left ventricular mass. However, the effect of subadipose tissue, which is known to influence QRS amplitudes of surface ECG, on the variables of late potentials h...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Masui A,Tsuji H,Tamura K,Sugiura T,Matsui Y,Iwasaka T,Inada M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Heart failure (HF) patients with diabetes mellitus experience poor prognosis. We assessed the independent predictive effect of prevalent diabetes mellitus on all-cause mortality in HF outpatients. Furthermore, we investigated if optimized HF medication differed in diabetic versus nondiabetic patients. METHO...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Stubnova V,Os I,Grundtvig M,Waldum-Grevbo B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We compared the effect of arterial remodeling on intimal hyperplasia (IH) after the implantation of a sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) and a paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES). METHODS:The study population consisted of patients with positive or intermediate remodeling and negative remodeling. RESULTS:Sixty-nine p...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kang WC,Ahn T,Moon CI,Lee K,Han SH,Shin EK,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Jang Y,Kim BK,Oh SJ,Jeon DW,Yang JY

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed behavioral activity, dietary and emotional variables among patient cohorts with angina pectoris, atypical chest pain, and no chest pain in whom coronary disease is suspected. Questionnaire responses of 3,899 employed male patients at the time of coronary arteriography were analyzed. Patients with a...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Young LD,Barboriak JJ,Anderson AJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protruding aortic plaques--especially those with mobile properties--on transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) are a potential source of stroke and systemic embolism in the elderly. Whether the various morphologies of atheromas with mobile components represent potential differences in the risk for embolic events has no...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Tenenbaum A,Fisman EZ,Schneiderman J,Stroh CI,Shemesh J,Schwammenthal E,Vered Z,Motro M

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe teratogenic side effects of thalidomide led to its well-publicized withdrawal in the 1970s, but as it is cautiously being reintroduced into clinical use, new adverse effects are being described. A 65-year-old male with multiple myeloma received chemotherapy which included cyclophosphamide, thalidomide and d...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ali A,Hothi SS,Thompson A,Malik N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method is presented for decomposition of 99mTc-DTPA renal transfer functions (TF) into their capillary and tubular parts. Amplitudes and mean transit times of both parts were calculated and used for quantitative evaluation of renal perfusion, extraction and transport in 21 patients with renal artery stenosis. Th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Szabó Z,Vosberg H,Torsello G,Sandmann W,Feinendegen LE

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study investigates the genesis of the third heart sound (S3) in ischemic heart disease based on a mass-spring model. In such a system, the natural frequency of vibration, Fn, depends on the elastic constant, k, and the mass, m, according to the following relationship: Fn = 1/2 pi square root of k/m. To identify th...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Aggio S,Baracca E,Brunazzi C,Sgobino P,Aubert AE,Longhini C

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a man whose high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and the ratios of total cholesterol to HDL-C and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to HDL-C worsened dramatically during pravastatin treatment. After 3 years, pravastatin was replaced by fenofibrate. The result was spectacular. The HDL-C ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Devroey D,Betz W,Coigniez P,Lauwers R,Velkeniers B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors are used as an adjunct to antiplatelet therapy in percutaneous coronary intervention to reduce postprocedural enzyme elevations. Previous studies have shown a risk for thrombocytopenia that is associated with these agents. We sought to evaluate the incidence and outcomes of glycoprotei...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： George BJ,Eckart RE,Shry EA,Simpson DE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal hemodynamics in essential hypertensives is characterized by an increase in renal vascular resistance (RVR) and a decrease in renal plasma flow (RPF), while glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is either normal or slightly decreased. Filtration fraction (FF) is increased, indicating that vasoconstriction predominantl...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Beaufils M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to assess ventricular volumes and function by radionuclide angiography during asynchronous ventricular pacing in a group of 22 patients who needed an artificial pacemaker. 14 had ischaemic heart disease and 8 had primary disturbances of conduction of the impulse-forming system. The transition...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Weiss AT,Gotsman MS,Lewis BS,Rein AJ,Atlan H

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether postoperative quality of life (QOL) for composite aortic root replacement patients differs according to whether it is based on the use of mechanical valves or bioprosthetic valves. METHODS:The study included 146 consecutive patients who underwent composite aortic root replacement at our ins...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Repack A,Ziganshin BA,Elefteriades JA,Mukherjee SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to examine the pathophysiology of ST depression (STD) in leads V1-V3 in the setting of inferior ST elevation myocardial infarction (iSTEMI) through the perspective of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). METHODS:Differences in myocardial area at risk (MaR), infarct size, ejection fraction and my...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Jia X,Heiberg E,Sejersten Ripa M,Engblom H,Carlsson M,Halvorsen S,Arheden H,Atar D,Clemmensen P,Birnbaum Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mechanism of alpha-allocryptopine-induced inhibition of the transient outward potassium current (I(to)) in rabbit left-ventricular myocytes. METHODS:We used the whole-cell patch-clamp technique to record the I(to) in the myocytes, which were isolated from the rabbit left ventricle by a Lan...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Li Y,Wang S,Liu Y,Li Z,Yang X,Wang H,Wen Y,Chen Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac death accounts for 60% of the total cardiovascular mortality in the United States. Individuals after myocardial infarction or with chronic left ventricular dysfunction are known to be at increased risk. Noninvasive studies have been applied to these populations, but the predictive accuracy of these test...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hessen SE,Nydegger CC,Kutalek SP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that pioglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist, will improve endothelial function in non-diabetic subjects with coronary artery disease, we conducted a prospective study to evaluate the effect of this medication on the brachial artery vasomotor function an...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Staniloae C,Mandadi V,Kurian D,Coppola J,Bernaski E,El-Khally Z,Morlote M,Pinassi E,Ambrose J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathogenesis of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is largely unknown. Proteomics offers an approach to overview the molecular activities and signal transduction pathways involved in specific disease processes. OBJECTIVES:In this study, the expression of proteins in endarterectomized ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Xi Q,Liu Z,Song Y,Gan H,Huang Z,Luo Q,Zhao Z

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:9 patients with clinically manifest ischemic heart disease underwent hemodynamic and electrocardiographic monitoring at rest, during several levels of submaximal and near maximal exercise on a treadmill and in recovery. The observations were repeated following infusion of mannitol. Despite augmentation of cardiac outp...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Hossack KF,Bruce RA,Kusumi F

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGF-B)/platelet-derived growth factor receptor-β (PDGFR-β) signaling in chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS:Thirty-nine AF patients and 33 patients with sinus rhythm (SR) were enrolled. Twenty canines were randomized into 5 groups: control, sham...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Jiang Z,Zhong G,Wen L,Hong Y,Fang S,Sun P,Li S,Li S,Feng G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:CHADS(2) score predicts embolic risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), but also bleeding risk in patients receiving oral anticoagulation (OAC). Our objective is to analyze the effectiveness and safety of OAC in patients with NVAF in daily clinical practice, according to embolic risk ev...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Ruiz Ortiz M,Romo E,Mesa D,Delgado M,Anguita M,Castillo JC,Arizón JM,Suárez de Lezo J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether detection of pathologic exercise hemodynamics can be based on assessment of noninvasive parameters, pulmonary artery pressure and cardiac output were measured during graded bicycle ergometry in 33 patients with mitral valve replacement and 42 patients with aortic valve replacement. No relationship...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Kraus F,Rudolph W

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent research has indicated that red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases such as chronic heart failure and coronary heart disease. We aimed to study the predictive value of RDW for bleeding events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Zhang Q,Qin Y,Zhao DS,Zhao HP,Zhou L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Retropharyngeal lesions are often associated with Kawasaki disease (KD). A 4-year-old male first presented a peritonsillar and retropharyngeal abscess-like lesion. Surgical tonsillectomy was performed to avoid a risk of mediastinal abscess, but he fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of KD after the operation. ...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Okada S,Kobayashi-Fujiwara Y,Oga A,Furuta T,Ikemoto K,Fujii H,Sakata Y,Suzuki Y,Hasegawa S,Kusuda T,Itoh H,Yamashita H,Ohga S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to define the phenotypic spectrum of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM) and clinical characteristics pertaining to identified subtypes. METHODS:In 182 consecutive ApHCM patients (58.9 +/- 11.2 years; 142 men) with left ventricular ejection fraction > or =50%, we measured en...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Choi EY,Rim SJ,Ha JW,Kim YJ,Lee SC,Kang DH,Park SW,Song JK,Sohn DW,Chung N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clopidogrel, in combination with acetylsalicylic acid, has become a mainstay of the pharmacological therapy for patients with acute coronary syndromes, especially in those undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). While a series of studies has shown that pre-treatment with a loading dose of clopidogrel 300...

journal_title：Cardiology

authors： Zeymer U,Arntz HR,Darius H,Huber K,Senges J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00