Flail tricuspid valve in a patient with history of stab chest wound.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasma trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) is associated with cardiovascular disease; however specific relationships with cardiac arrhythmias are unknown. We evaluated the association between plasma TMAO and incident atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS:Risk associations were explored among 3797 patients with suspec...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Svingen GFT,Zuo H,Ueland PM,Seifert R,Løland KH,Pedersen ER,Schuster PM,Karlsson T,Tell GS,Schartum-Hansen H,Olset H,Svenningsson M,Strand E,Nilsen DW,Nordrehaug JE,Dhar I,Nygård O

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sassanid Empire in Persia (224-637 AD) ruled one of the most influential eras in world history. They with the Romans and later the Byzantines were two global powers in ancient times. Medicine was well organized in the official Sassanid system. Hospitals, medical centers, and universities were developed throughout ...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Zargaran A

更新日期：2014-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial calcification is commonly seen in atherosclerosis, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes and has long been considered a natural progression of atherosclerosis. Yet it is a systemic condition, occurring in a wide and diverse range of disease states and no medical treatment for cardiovascular disease has ye...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Nicoll R,Henein M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively performed the follow-up study in 11 female patients with Takayasu arteritis and severe aortic regurgitation by echocardiography. A mean follow-up period was 4 years. The inflammatory state was controlled in all patients. Antihypertensive agents including beta-blocker were administered in nine patients...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Hashimoto Y,Tanaka M,Hata A,Kakuta T,Maruyama Y,Numano F

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded end point (PROBE) study examining the relative efficacy of irbesartan 300 mg/day versus maximising dose of ACE inhibitor, additional to background conventional heart failure therapy. Patients with CHF, NYHA Class II-III and a left ventricular ejection fractio...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Brack J,Sindone A,Funston R,Schneider H,Skiba M,Ueng KC,Krum H

更新日期：2010-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Fontan palliation is associated with numerous complications during long-term. The Fontan conversion operation has been advocated as an option to avoid some of these problems by converting classical Fontan types to modern forms of the circulation. Early mortality of Fontan conversion, however, remains unc...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Brida M,Baumgartner H,Gatzoulis MA,Diller GP

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic stenosis (AS) poses a perioperative management dilemma to physicians looking after patients who require non-cardiac surgery. The objective of this review is to investigate mortality and adverse cardiovascular events in patients with and without AS who underwent non-cardiac surgery. METHODS:We searche...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Kwok CS,Bagur R,Rashid M,Lavi R,Cibelli M,de Belder MA,Moat N,Hildick-Smith D,Ludman P,Mamas MA

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypobaric hypoxia (HH) during flight might be more detrimental to pulmonary circulation in Fontan patients compared healthy individuals. This study was designed to clarify whether exercise-induced hypoxia could predict HH during flight in Fontan patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:Percutaneous oxygen saturation (...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Morimoto Y,Ohuchi H,Kurosaki K,Nakai M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Native T1 mapping has emerged as a noninvasive non-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method to assess for diffuse myocardial fibrosis. However, LV native T1 time in AF patients and its clinical relevance are unclear. METHODS:Fifty paroxysmal AF patients referred for PVI (60 ± 8 years, 37 male) and 1...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Kato S,Foppa M,Roujol S,Basha T,Berg S,Kissinger KV,Goddu B,Manning WJ,Nezafat R

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A proposed etiology of apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) is a spontaneously aborted anterior myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with a long "wrap around" left anterior descending artery (LAD) rather than it being a unique cardiomyopathy. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether patients with ABS have...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Hoyt J,Lerman A,Lennon RJ,Rihal CS,Prasad A

更新日期：2010-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital left ventricular diverticulum is a rare cardiac malformation in an elderly patient. It frequently is associated with other cardiac or non-cardiac congenital malformations. We present an asymptomatic elderly patient, evaluated because of an incidental finding of a left ventricular anatomic change on chest co...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Sakabe K,Fukuda N,Fukuda Y,Wakayama K,Nada T,Morishita S,Shinohara H,Tamura Y

更新日期：2008-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure due to thyrotoxicosis without preexisting heart disease is rare. Indeed, the very existence of a thyrotoxic heart disease has been much discussed. We describe a 44-year-old woman in whom thyrotoxicosis was found to be the sole cause of congestive heart failure. ...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Toft P,Bøtker HE

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used worldwide, diclofenac (DIC), has been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The molecular mechanism(s) by which DIC causes CVD is unknown. METHODS:Proteasome activities were studied in hearts, livers, and kidneys f...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Ghosh R,Goswami SK,Feitoza LFBB,Hammock B,Gomes AV

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As drug-eluting stent (DES) has almost overcome the disadvantage of frequent restenosis, off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) has been introduced to avoid complications of cardiopulmonary bypass. However, which approach may promise better outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease remains...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Lu D,Nie X,Wan J,He S,Du S,Zhang Z,Wang Z,Wang W

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Describe quality outcomes of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) undergoing cardiovascular procedures and admissions in a free-standing children's hospital with a multi-disciplinary ACHD program and compared with pediatric outcomes. BACKGROUND:A challenge for the U.S. healthcare system is where to t...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Crumb SR,Cook SC,Cheatham JP,Galantowicz M,Feltes TF,Phillips A,Chan DP,Holzer RJ,Sisk M,Olshove V,Cook LR,Hickey JC,Hill SL,Daniels CJ

更新日期：2011-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) is more frequent in heart failure. It is unknown what variables predict future AF in these patients and how AF might evolve over time. We investigated this in patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD) where AF detection is optimal. METHODS:Singl...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Campbell NG,Cantor EJ,Sawhney V,Duncan ER,DeMartini C,Baker V,Diab IG,Dhinoja M,Earley MJ,Sporton S,Davies LC,Schilling RJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine whether the recent flattening of mortality rates for coronary heart disease (CHD) observed among young adults in the UK and the US is also occurring in the Australian population. METHODS:Mortality data from 1976 to 2006 were used to calculate overall age-adjusted and age-specific mortality rates ...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： O'Flaherty M,Allender S,Taylor R,Stevenson C,Peeters A,Capewell S

更新日期：2012-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using 12-lead-electrocardiograms (ECGs) has been recommended; however, the best method for interpreting ECGs to diagnose AF is not known. We compared accuracy of methods for diagnosing AF from ECGs. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and LILACS until March 24,...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Taggar JS,Coleman T,Lewis S,Heneghan C,Jones M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD), it is important to stratify their cardiovascular risk. We investigated whether peripheral endothelial dysfunction is associated with the presence of CAD in patients with CKD and is a predictor of cardi...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Hirata Y,Sugiyama S,Yamamoto E,Matsuzawa Y,Akiyama E,Kusaka H,Fujisue K,Kurokawa H,Matsubara J,Sugamura K,Maeda H,Iwashita S,Jinnouchi H,Matsui K,Ogawa H

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number and age demographic of the future Fontan population is unknown. METHODS:Population projections were calculated probabilistically using microsimulation. Mortality hazard rates for each Fontan recipient were calculated from survivorship of 1353 Fontan recipients in the Australia and New Zealand Fon...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Schilling C,Dalziel K,Nunn R,Du Plessis K,Shi WY,Celermajer D,Winlaw D,Weintraub RG,Grigg LE,Radford DJ,Bullock A,Gentles TL,Wheaton GR,Hornung T,Justo RN,d'Udekem Y

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis of anaphylaxis as a pathogenic factor in acute myocardial infarction. Mast cells were counted in the myocardium, coronary arteries and airways. Total serum IgE, mast cell tryptase, complements C3, C4, and factor B, were measured in 29 cases of sudden death from coronary artery thrombosis and i...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Edston E,van Hage-Hamsten M

更新日期：1995-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a controversy surrounding the correlation between fibrinogen (Fib) level and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). We try to investigate the role of the subtypes of CAD in this controversy. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted from a single center CAD registered database. 3020 conse...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Peng Y,Li YM,Chai H,Zuo ZL,Wang PJ,Gui YY,Huang BT,Liao YB,Xia TL,Huang FY,Liu W,Zhang C,Pu XB,Chen SJ,Chen M,Huang DJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery have increased risk for aortic valve replacement. Whether surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) offers better outcomes in this population is unclear. We aimed...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Ando T,Briasoulis A,Holmes AA,Afonso L,Schreiber T,Kondur A

更新日期：2016-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of percussion of the left cardiac border. Sixty-six adult patients were studied. The left cardiac border as determined by percussion and marked with a calibrated lead marker was compared with that obtained by a chest X-ray. The error in locating the lef...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Karnegis JN,Kadri N

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure after a cryptogenic cerebral ischemic event is a routinely procedure. The most used device is Amplatzer™ PFO Occluder 25 mm, but PFOs with complex anatomy require larger device for closure. We compared Amplatzer™ Septal Occluder (ASO) device versus Amplatzer™ PFO Occluder 3...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Giordano M,Gaio G,Santoro G,Palladino MT,Sarubbi B,Golino P,Russo MG

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated that undersized ring mitral annuloplasty (URMA) for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (CIMR) can induce iatrogenic mitral stenosis. The impact of this functional mitral stenosis on clinical and echocardiographic results is not well established. METHODS:125 consecutive UR...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Rubino AS,Onorati F,Santarpia G,Achille F,Lorusso R,Santini F,Renzulli A

更新日期：2012-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with dyslipidemia are at increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), while treatment to reduce low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations lessens this risk. Consequently, the Lipid Treatment Assessment Project (L-TAP) was undertaken in the US to determine the extent to which primary care p...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Pearson TA

更新日期：2000-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Degenerative disease of the mitral valve (DDMV) is always accompanied by lengthening and/or rupture of chordae tendineae. However, the mechanisms and the mode of chordal rupture remain controversial, and the pathologic anatomy of the apparently healthy chordae has mostly been overlooked. We analyze the struc...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Icardo JM,Colvee E,Revuelta JM

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise electrocardiography in asymptomatic adults has been criticized because of relatively poor accuracy predicting future heart disease risk, but studies may have been too short. We investigated if integrated analysis of graded exercise tolerance tests (GXT) predicted long-term coronary heart disease (CH...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Shin SY,Park JI,Park SK,Barrett-Connor E

更新日期：2015-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between transoesophageal Doppler pulmonary venous flow pattern and spontaneous left atrial contrast was studied in 23 patients with isolated severe mitral stenosis (mitral valve area = 0.8 +/- 0.2 cm2). The patients with none or minimal (1+) spontaneous contrast (n = 15, group I) were compared with th...

journal_title：International journal of cardiology

authors： Jolly N,Mohan JC,Arora R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00