Effects of betel nut on cardiovascular risk factors in a rat model.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to evaluate atrium extracellular matrix remodeling in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with severe aortic stenosis, through histological fibrosis quantification and extracellular matrix gene expression analysis, as well as serum quantification of selected protein targets. METHODS:A posthoc...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Fragão-Marques M,Miranda I,Martins D,Barroso I,Mendes C,Pereira-Neves A,Falcão-Pires I,Leite-Moreira A

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The known risk factors for coronary heart disease among people prior suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with validated myocardial infarction aetiology and their thoughts about what lifestyle means to them after surviving have rarely been described. Therefore the aim of the study was to describe risk...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Forslund AS,Lundblad D,Jansson JH,Zingmark K,Söderberg S

更新日期：2013-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both systemic-pulmonary shunt and arterial duct stent could be the palliation of duct-dependent pulmonary circulation. We aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of the two approaches. METHODS:The PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched through December 2019 for studies comparing stent...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Li D,Zhou X,Li M

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of clinically apparent stroke in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) exceeds that of any other procedure performed by interventional cardiologists and, in the index admission, occurs more than twice as frequently with TAVI than with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). However, ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Fanning JP,Wesley AJ,Platts DG,Walters DL,Eeles EM,Seco M,Tronstad O,Strugnell W,Barnett AG,Clarke AJ,Bellapart J,Vallely MP,Tesar PJ,Fraser JF

更新日期：2014-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure and may contribute to development and course of disease, but the importance of a history of hypertension in patients with prevalent heart failure remains uncertain. METHODS:3078 consecutively hospitalized heart failure patients (NYHA classe...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Andersson C,Gislason GH,Weeke P,Kjaergaard J,Hassager C,Akkan D,Møller JE,Køber L,Torp-Pedersen C,EchoCardiography and Heart Outcome Study (ECHOS) investigators.

更新日期：2012-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is one of the most debilitating chronic illnesses. The prevalence is expected to increase due to aging population. The current study aimed to examine the management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) including drug use pattern, direct medical cost and humanistic outc...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Leung AW,Chan CY,Yan BP,Yu CM,Lam YY,Lee VW

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated plasma triglycerides (TGs) are widely used as a major cardiovascular risk predictor and are thought to play an important role in the progression of coronary heart disease (CHD). It has been demonstrated that lipid lowering was associated with lower mortality in patients with CHD. The present study t...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Bogari NM,Aljohani A,Amin AA,Al-Allaf FA,Dannoun A,Taher MM,Elsayed A,Rednah DI,Elkhatee O,Porqueddu M,Alamanni F,Khogeer SAA,Fawzy A

更新日期：2019-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To estimate the short- and long-term financial impact of early referral for implantable loop recorder diagnostic (ILR) versus conventional diagnostic pathway (CDP) in the management of unexplained syncope (US) in the Portuguese National Health Service (PNHS). METHODS:A Markov model was developed to estimate...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Providência R,Candeias R,Morais C,Reis H,Elvas L,Sanfins V,Farinha S,Eggington S,Tsintzos S

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between vitamin D levels and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) remains unclear. We assessed the association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels with the prevalence of PAD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM). METHODS:A total of 1018 T2DM patients participated in this cr...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Yuan J,Jia P,Hua L,Xin Z,Yang JK

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum paraoxonase 1 (PON1), an enzyme associated with high - density lipoproteins (HDL) particles, inhibits the oxidation of serum lipoproteins and cell membranes. PON1 activity is lower in patients with atherosclerosis and in inflammatory diseases. The systemic inflammatory response provoked during cardiopu...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Wysocka A,Cybulski M,Berbeć H,Wysokiński A,Stążka J,Daniluk J,Zapolski T

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerosis is a chronic progressive disease often presenting as clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. This study evaluated the characteristics of individuals with a diagnosis of atherosclerosis and estimated the incidence of CVD events to assist in the early identification of high-risk individua...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Robinson JG,Fox KM,Bullano MF,Grandy S,SHIELD Study Group.

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural heterologous valved conduits with a diameter greater than 22 mm that can be used for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction in adults are not commercially available. The purpose of this study was to measure by ultrasonography the maximum diameter of the distended jugular veins of horses and c...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Schwarzwald CC,Jenni R

更新日期：2009-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of early signs of atherosclerosis in young adults have the potential to guide early interventions to prevent later cardiovascular disease. We therefore analyzed measures of vascular structure and function and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in a sample of young healthy adults. METHODS:Pulse...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Pettersson-Pablo P,Cao Y,Bäckström T,Nilsson TK,Hurtig-Wennlöf A

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal function is an important predictor of mortality in patients with myocardial infarction (MI), but changes in the impact over time have not been well described.We examined the importance of renal function by estimated GFR (eGFR) and se-creatinine as an independent long-term prognostic factor. METHODS:Pr...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Kümler T,Gislason GH,Kober L,Gustafsson F,Schou M,Torp-Pedersen C

更新日期：2011-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been suggestions of an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae, chlamydial heat shock protein (Ch-hsp) 60 and human heat shock protein (h-hsp) 60 infection sero-status and development of secondary cardiovascular events. Patients with diabetes might be at higher risk since they are prone to infect...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Guech-Ongey M,Brenner H,Twardella D,Rothenbacher D

更新日期：2006-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The significant reduction of angiographic restenosis rates in the ISAR-SWEET study (intracoronary stenting and antithrombotic regimen: is abciximab a superior way to eliminate elevated thrombotic risk in diabetes) raises the question of whether abciximab acts on clopidogrel-independent mechanisms in suppress...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Voisard R,Alan M,von Müller L,Baur R,Hombach V

更新日期：2006-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The simultaneous occurrence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), kidney disease, and anaemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. In the community setting, little data exists about the risk associated with milder levels of anaemia when it is present concurrently with CVD and chronic kidney disea...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Anderson J,Glynn LG,Newell J,Iglesias AA,Reddan D,Murphy AW

更新日期：2009-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loss-of-function mutations of human cardiac sodium channel gene SCN5A induce a wide range of arrhythmic disorders. Mutation carriers with co-existing conditions such as congenital heart diseases and histories of cardiac surgeries, could develop complex arrhythmic events that are difficult to diagnose. CASE ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Kato K,Ozawa T,Ohno S,Nakagawa Y,Horie M

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse effects, treatment resistance and high costs associated with pharmacological treatment of hypertension have led to growing interest in non-pharmacological complementary therapies such as music interventions. This meta-analysis aims to provide an overview of reported evidence on the efficacy of music ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Kühlmann AY,Etnel JR,Roos-Hesselink JW,Jeekel J,Bogers AJ,Takkenberg JJ

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Although autopsy studies have documented that the heart is affected in most SLE patients, clinical manifestations occur in less than 10%. QT dispersion is a new parameter that can be used to assess homogen...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Kojuri J,Nazarinia MA,Ghahartars M,Mahmoody Y,Rezaian Gr,Liaghat L

更新日期：2012-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with ischemic systolic left ventricular dysfunction (SLVD) are routinely performed although their impact on prognosis remains unclear. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated 385 consecutive patients (76 % male, 66 ± 9 years) with SLVD (left ventricular eje...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ammirati E,Guida V,Latib A,Moroni F,Arioli F,Scotti I,Rimoldi OE,Colombo A,Camici PG

更新日期：2015-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have found a connection between left coronary artery dominance and worse prognoses in patient with acute coronary syndrome, which remains a predominant cause of morbidity and mortality globally. The aim of this study was to investigate whether coronary dominance is associated with the incide...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Wang L,Li J,Gao Y,Li R,Zhang J,Su D,Wang T,Yang G,Wang X

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Tolvaptan significantly increases urine volume in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF); serum sodium level increases due to aquaresis in almost all cases. We aimed to elucidate clinical factors associated with hypernatremia in ADHF patients treated with tolvaptan. METHODS:We enrolled 117 ADHF patients ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Fukuoka H,Tachibana K,Shinoda Y,Minamisaka T,Inui H,Ueno K,Inoue S,Mine K,Ueda K,Hoshida S

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is the most common life-threatening disorder, and MMP-2 is involved in TAD pathogenesis. Our purpose is to systematically evaluate the association of the MMP-2 gene with TAD risk in Chinese Han population. METHODS:In our case-control study, we recruited 755 unrelated partici...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Liu O,Li J,Xin Y,Qin Y,Li H,Gong M,Liu Y,Wang X,Li J,Zhang H

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autophagy plays a crucial role in the pathological process of cardiovascular diseases. However, little is known about the pathological mechanism underlying autophagy regulation in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). METHODS:We explored whether up-regulating autophagy could improve cardiac function in mice with ex...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Jin B,Shi H,Zhu J,Wu B,Geshang Q

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of hypertensives may be influenced by blood pressure, adverse effects of drugs used to treat hypertension, or other factors, such as the labelling effect, or beliefs and attitudes about illness and treatment. There is paucity of information on the determinants of HR...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ogunlana MO,Adedokun B,Dairo MD,Odunaiya NA

更新日期：2009-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:After publication of the original article [1], we were notified that an author's name is not complete. ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lutschinger LL,Rigopoulos AG,Schlattmann P,Matiakis M,Sedding D,Schulze PC,Noutsias M

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate variability (HRV) is known to be impaired in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Time-domain analysis of ECG signals traditionally relies heavily on linear indices of an essentially non-linear phenomenon. Poincaré plots are commonly used to study non-linear behavior of physiologic signal...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Thakre TP,Smith ML

更新日期：2006-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systematic investigation and analysis of cardiovascular health status (CVHS) of Chinese women is rare. This study aimed to assess CVHS and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) burden in the Chinese women physicians (CWP) and community-based non-physician cohort (NPC). METHODS:In this prospective, ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Han TW,Liu YQ,Dong W,Bai XJ,Liu YY,Su X,Li YM,Qian JY,Xiang MX,Cai L,Lin Q,Hou JB,Yang J,Li DD,Yang HW,Zhou SS,Wang J,Tian F,Zhao XQ,Chen YD

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most studies of outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI) focus on the acute phase after the index event. We assessed mortality and morbidity trends after the first year in survivors of acute MI, by conducting a systematic literature review. METHODS:Literature searches were conducted in Embase, MEDLINE, and...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Johansson S,Rosengren A,Young K,Jennings E

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00