[Congenital aortic regurgitation complicated by infective endocarditis of tricuspid valve due to spontaneous closure of ventricular septal defect: a case report].

abstract：:To study the relations of central venous flow velocity (VFV) to cardiac pump function, hepatic venous flow velocity was recorded using Doppler echocardiography in six normal subjects and 47 patients with heart disease, of whom 28 had sinus rhythm and 19, atrial fibrillation. The area under the VFV profile during systo...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Himura Y,Kannagi T,Tanio H,Nakamura Y,Kumada T,Kawai C

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate noninvasively the patency of aortocoronary bypass grafts using the left internal mammary artery (LIMAG), color flow mapping Doppler echocardiography was performed in 23 consecutive patients. There were 22 males and one female. The average number of involved coronary arteries per patient was 2.5 +/- 0.6. Th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kyo S,Matsumura M,Takamoto S,Yokote Y,Omoto R

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of abnormal high signal intensity observed in left ventricular myocardium by gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients was assessed by comparison with T1-weighted MR imaging, thallium-201 (201Tl) myoc...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Koito H,Suzuki J,Nakamori H,Ohkubo N,Wakayama Y,Iwasaka T,Inada M,Katoh T

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a useful index for determining the functional severity of epicardial coronary artery stenosis as an invasive physiological method. Although intravenous adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) is generally used as a hyperemic agent for FFR measurement in Japan, there are some concerns...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Takami H,Sonoda S,Muraoka Y,Sanuki Y,Kashiyama K,Fukuda S,Oginosawa Y,Tsuda Y,Araki M,Otsuji Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report of 3 cases of cardiac sarcoidosis. None of the 3 patients had other overt systemic involvement. Multinucleated giant cells and non-caseating epithelial cell granulomas with small lymphocytic infiltrations were detected in the endomyocardial biopsy specimen. Some focal left ventricular wall motion abno...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Sakoda S,Fukuhara T,Mitsunami K,Kinoshita M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with a risk of coronary heart disease. The prevalence and distribution of the CAC score have been examined in Western countries, but few studies have been performed in Asia, and especially in Japan. The goal of this study was to investigate CAC scores in an asympto...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ohmoto-Sekine Y,Yanagibori R,Amakawa K,Ishihara M,Tsuji H,Ogawa K,Ishimura R,Ishiwata S,Ohno M,Yamaguchi T,Arase Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The relationship between the duration of arrhythmia and the subsequent long-term efficacy of disopyramide in preventing atrial fibrillation was investigated in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. METHODS:A total of 60 patients (39 men, 21 women, mean age 65 +/- 11 years)...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Komatsu T,Yomogida K,Nakamura S,Suzuki O,Horiuchi D,Kameda K,Tomita H,Abe N,Owada S,Oikawa K,Okumura K

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aortic valve calcification (AVC) reflects the state of aortic valve sclerosis (AVS), which is a precursor to aortic valve stenosis (AS). Therefore, we investigated the presence of AVC in patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA), which is an effective tool for evaluating early-stag...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Norimatsu K,Miura S,Suematsu Y,Shiga Y,Miyase Y,Nakamura A,Zhang B,Saku K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is a known risk factor for thromboembolism. This study investigated the use of coagulation markers to predict thromboembolism in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients. METHODS:One hundred thirty nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients (104 males, 26 females, mean age 63.7...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Enta K,Iwade K,Aosaki M,Uchida T,Kasanuki H

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Although physicians frequently perform palpation of the apex beat to evaluate left ventricular (LV) size and hypertrophy, the clinical significance of apex beat palpation is still unclear. The introduction of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) has enabled assessment not only of coronary stenoses but also ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ehara S,Okuyama T,Shirai N,Oe H,Matsumura Y,Sugioka K,Itoh T,Otani K,Hozumi T,Yoshiyama M,Yoshikawa J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of endothelin, an important endogenous vascular constrictor, and prostanoids in coronary vasospasm was evaluated in 14 patients with and 12 patients without coronary vasospasm who had normal coronary angiograms. Coronary vasospasm was defined as a total or subtotal occlusion or diffuse and intense cons...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Igarashi K,Horimoto M,Takenaka T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 71-year old woman with schizophrenia was admitted to our hospital on November 26, 2002 under a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction because of ST segment elevation in leads V2-V5 and positive serum cardiac troponin T level. Emergent coronary angiography showed no significant stenosis, but left ventriculography d...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Amaya K,Shirai T,Kodama T,Kasao M,Tsuchida K,Asano K,Inoue K

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：:The number of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction has been increasing. However, the choice of treatment remains controversial. Medical records of 310 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction were reviewed. Two retrospective analyses were performed. 1) Patients were divided into the elderly g...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kagoshima M,Miyashita Y,Takei K,Kawakami T,Ichikawa Y,Katai S,Abe K,Ito K,Sakurai S,Owa M

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the mechanism for the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction (MI) has been investigated by many pathological and clinical studies, it has not been adequately clarified yet. Although the disruption of vulnerable plaque is a well-known cause of acute MI, there are many silent plaque disruptions detected in t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ueda Y,Kosugi S,Abe H,Ozaki T,Mishima T,Date M,Uematsu M,Koretsune Y

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an ongoing debate regarding optimal management of patients with paradoxical low gradient severe aortic stenosis (PLG-SAS). We hypothesized that the presence of symptoms is closely associated with future adverse outcome. We aimed to determine the relation between symptoms and outcome in patients with...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Namisaki H,Nagata Y,Seo Y,Ishizu T,Izumo M,Akashi YJ,Yamashita E,Otsuji Y,Takeuchi M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been demonstrated that postconditioning (postcon), brief episodes of ischemia during reperfusion period, in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) confers protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury and as a result, postcon might reduce infarct size. However, whether postc...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Araszkiewicz A,Grygier M,Pyda M,Rajewska J,Lesiak M,Grajek S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus may be an independent risk factor for disturbance of cardiac function, but the detailed mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, histological examinations were carried out on 25 hearts from diabetes model rats as well as myocardial biopsy materials from patients with diabetes (n = 25). The me...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kawaguchi M,Asakura T,Saito F,Nemoto O,Maehara K,Miyake K,Sugai N,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of aorto-coronary bypass surgery in 28 children with coronary artery lesions due to Kawasaki disease were evaluated. Ages at surgery ranged from one to 17 years, and the intervals from disease onset to surgery ranged from 2 months to 16.8 years. All patients were followed by selective coronary arteriograph...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Suzuki A,Kamiya T,Ono Y,Nakamura Y,Yagihara T

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the usefulness of myoglobin measured by latex agglutination methods as a parameter for successful reperfusion of the infarct-related artery. Plasma myoglobin levels were measured for 25 patients with acute myocardial infarction in whom thrombolysis and/or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTC...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Abe S,Arima S,Yamaguchi H,Atsuchi Y,Tahara M,Nakao S,Tanaka H,Maruyama I,Nomoto K,Ueno M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Slow flow or no-reflow is a serious complication during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but little is known about the risk factors. A 64-year-old man underwent coronary angiography and PCI for stable angina. Pre-interventional intravascular ultrasound demonstrated an ultrasound attenuated coronary plaque, as...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Furuichi S,Itoh A,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Noguchi T,Miyawaki M,Nomura K,Arita Y,Otsuka M,Shindo T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vital exhaustion and type D personality previously predicted mortality and cardiac events in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Reduced heart rate recovery (HRR) also predicts morbidity and mortality in CHF. We hypothesized that elevated levels of vital exhaustion and type D personality are both assoc...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： von Känel R,Barth J,Kohls S,Saner H,Znoj H,Saner G,Schmid JP

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography is routinely used in evaluating patients with mitral valve prolapse but requires a systematic examination for accurate assessment of the involved lesion of mitral valve prolapse, because the sonographer is required to mentally reconstruct two-dimensional images into thre...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Abo K,Hozumi T,Fukuda S,Matsumura Y,Matsui M,Fujioka K,Nakao M,Takemoto Y,Watanabe H,Muro T,Takeuchi K,Yoshikawa J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effectiveness of percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention (PCI) was evaluated for chronic total occlusion (CTO) assessed as non-viable by myocardial scintigraphy. METHODS:In the period from January 2003 to October 2006, 17 patients who had successful reopening of the artery through revascularizat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Nii H,Wagatsuma K,Kabuki T,Uchida Y,Amano H,Toda M,Yamashina S,Yamazaki J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although tolvaptan is a recently approved drug for heart failure and causes aquaresis without affecting renal function, its clinical efficacy for patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is yet to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a prospective observational study in patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Matsue Y,Suzuki M,Seya M,Iwatsuka R,Mizukami A,Nagahori W,Ohno M,Matsumura A,Hashimoto Y

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with right ventricular overload, the free wall of the right ventricle is often visualized by 201T1 myocardial scintigraphy. To determine quantitatively the discriminant and characteristics of cor pulmonale, 201T1 myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was performed in 16 pa...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Kato H,Misawa T,Kutsumi Y,Sasaki F,Ishizaki T,Nakai T,Miyabo S,Matsushita T,Nakajima T,Ishii Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the histopathogenesis of successful and unsuccessful recanalization following selective intracoronary thrombolysis, coronary angiography (CAG) in thrombolysis and histologic findings were compared in 13 patients who died within four days (mean 1.5 days) after the procedure. Thirteen infarct-related arteries ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Onodera T,Fujiwara H,Tanaka M,Wu DJ,Matsuda M,Ishida M,Kawamura A,Takemura G,Kawai C

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is little information about the relationship between J waves and the occurrence of ventricular fibrillation (VF) in patients with vasospastic angina (VSA). The present study aimed to assess the incidence of J waves and the occurrence of VF in patients with VSA. METHODS:The subjects consisted of 62 pat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Fumimoto T,Ueyama T,Shimizu A,Yoshiga Y,Ono M,Kato T,Ishiguchi H,Okamura T,Yamada J,Yano M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A single and local administration of L-arginine after balloon angioplasty enhances nitric oxide (NO) generation and inhibits lesion formation in animals. OBJECTIVES:The present study assessed the effect of increasing NO to inhibit restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in hum...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Shiraki T,Takamura T,Kajiyama A,Oka T,Saito D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old man was admitted under a diagnosis of myocardial infarction. Cardiac catheterization revealed total occlusions of the right coronary artery and the left anterior descending artery, and ventriculography showed aneurysmal change in the anterior and septal segments. Circulatory support was introduced with i...

journal_title：Journal of cardiology

authors： Ueno K,Konishi T,Fukata M,Okura K,Furukawa H,Shiba Y,Yumoto K,Tamaki T,Nogami A,Kato K

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00