Idiopathic left ventricular outflow tract ectopy: a single focus with extremely divergent breakouts.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-9 (C1562T), MMP-9 (R279Q), MMP-9 (P574R) and MMP-9 (R668Q) polymorphisms and risk of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). METHODS:After a systematic literature search, pooled odds ratio (OR) and their corresponding 95% confi...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Hassanzadeh-Makoui R,Razi B,Aslani S,Imani D,Tabaee SS

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The arterial wall possesses several functional and structural properties that define arterial health. Once they become impaired, cardiovascular risk increases. We aimed to ascertain the pattern of correlations among different arterial wall properties and to explore their relations to traditional risk factors...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lunder M,Janic M,Kejzar N,Sabovic M

更新日期：2012-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic heart failure requires a complex treatment regimen on a life-long basis. Therefore, self-care/self-management is an essential part of successful treatment and comprehensive patient education is warranted. However, specific information on program features and educational strategies enhancing treatment...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Meng K,Musekamp G,Seekatz B,Glatz J,Karger G,Kiwus U,Knoglinger E,Schubmann R,Westphal R,Faller H

更新日期：2013-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate a diagnostic value of transoesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) in appropriately anticoagulated patients with a non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and to establish possible additional indications for TEE; to evaluate the incidence of left atrial (LA) thrombi in appropriately anticoagulated patient...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Barysienė J,Žebrauskaitė A,Petrikonytė D,Marinskis G,Aidietienė S,Aidietis A

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psoriasis is an inflammatory disease associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease. However, the potential impact of psoriasis on the prognosis following percutaneous coronary revascularization (PCI) is unknown. METHODS:The study comprised the entire Danish population undergoing first-time PCI i...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ahlehoff O,Lindhardsen J,Gislason GH,Olesen JB,Charlot M,Skov L,Torp-Pedersen C,Hansen PR

更新日期：2012-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microsomal transfer protein inhibitors (MTPi) have the potential to be used as a drug to lower plasma lipids, mainly plasma triglycerides (TG). However, studies with animal models have indicated that MTPi treatment results in the accumulation of hepatic TG. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether J...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Aggarwal D,West KL,Zern TL,Shrestha S,Vergara-Jimenez M,Fernandez ML

更新日期：2005-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) with poor parasympathetic function being implicated as an underlying factor. Factors related to parasympathetic function, commonly assessed by heart rate recovery (HRR) following maximal exercise, are currently no...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Osailan A,Metsios GS,Rouse PC,Ntoumanis N,Duda JL,Kitas GD,Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2014 ACC/AHA guidelines redefined the strategy for LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) treatment. According to data from evidence-based studies, the basis for earlier therapeutic recommendations for LDL-C target levels (2.6 and 1.8 mmol/L) may be disputed, and only the data for the percent LDL-C reduction are object...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Császár A

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic and environment play a significant role in the etiology of essential hypertension (EH). Recently STK39 rs3754777, ATP2B1 rs2681472 and rs17249754 have been associated with BP variation and hypertension. In this study we aimed to determine firstly whether index variants were associated with the risk o...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Sombié HK,Kologo JK,Tchelougou D,Ouédraogo SY,Ouattara AK,Compaoré TR,Nagalo BM,Sorgho AP,Nagabila I,Soubeïga ST,Djigma FW,Yonli AT,Zabsonré P,Millogo H,Simporé J

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute heart failure, which requires urgent evaluation and treatment, is a leading cause for admission to the emergency department. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of tolvaptan on acute heart failure and compare them with the effects of conventional therapy or placebo. METHODS:The e...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Wang C,Xiong B,Cai L

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:High fat diet (HFD) is a major contributor to the development of obesity and cardiovascular diseases due to the induction of cardiac structural and hemodynamic abnormalities. We used a model of diabetic cardiomyopathy in C57Bl/6 mice fed with a HFD to investigate the effects of granulocyte-colony ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Daltro PS,Alves PS,Castro MF,Azevedo CM,Vasconcelos JF,Allahdadi KJ,de Freitas LA,de Freitas Souza BS,Dos Santos RR,Soares MB,Macambira SG

更新日期：2015-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neprilysin has an essential role in regulating fluid balance and vascular resistance, and neprilysin inhibitors have shown beneficial effects in patients with heart failure. However, the potential predictive value of neprilysin levels as a biomarker for cardiovascular risk remains unclear. The aim of this st...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Choi IJ,Lim S,Hwang Y,Lee D,Lee WJ,Lee KY,Kim MJ,Jeon DS

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fabry disease (FD) is a hereditary metabolic disorder caused by the partial or total inactivation of a lysosomal hydrolase, the enzyme α-galactosidase A (GLA). This inactivation is responsible for the storage of undegraded glycosphingolipids in the lysosomes with subsequent cellular and microvascular dysfunc...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Pisani A,Imbriaco M,Zizzo C,Albeggiani G,Colomba P,Alessandro R,Iemolo F,Duro G

更新日期：2012-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Swallow or deglutition syncope is an unusual type of neurally-mediated syncope associated with life-threatening bradyarrhythmia and hypotension. It is a difficult condition to diagnose with commonly delayed diagnosis and management. There is lack of review articles that elucidate the basic demographics, clin...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Siew KSW,Tan MP,Hilmi IN,Loch A

更新日期：2019-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiogenesis is up-regulated in myocardial ischemia. However, limited data exist assessing the value of circulating angiogenic biomarkers in predicting future incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Our aim was to examine the association between circulating levels of markers of angiogenesis with risk...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Iribarren C,Phelps BH,Darbinian JA,McCluskey ER,Quesenberry CP,Hytopoulos E,Vogelman JH,Orentreich N

更新日期：2011-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neointimal formation in atherosclerosis has been subject for intense research. However, good animal models mimicking asymmetrical lesion formation in human subjects have been difficult to establish. The aim of this study was to develop a model which would lead to the formation of eccentric lesions under macr...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Kivelä A,Hartikainen J,Ylä-Herttuala S

更新日期：2012-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventricular strain measurements vary depending on cardiac chamber (left ventricle [LV] or right ventricle [RV]), type of strain (longitudinal, circumferential, or radial), ventricular level (basal, mid, or apical), myocardial layer (endocardial or epicardial), and software used for analysis, among other demo...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Xia H,Yeung DF,Di Stefano C,Cha SS,Pellikka PA,Ye Z,Thaden JJ,Villarraga HR

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitral stenosis, one of the grave consequences of rheumatic heart disease, was generally considered to take decades to evolve. However, several studies from the developing countries have shown that mitral stenosis follows a different course from that seen in the developed countries. This study reports the pr...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Tadele H,Mekonnen W,Tefera E

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic variation at 1p13 modulates serum lipid levels and the risk of coronary heart disease through the regulation of serum lipid levels. Here we investigate if the interaction between genetic variants at 1p13 and serum lipid levels affects the risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) in the Stockholm ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gigante B,Leander K,Vikström M,Ye S,de Faire U

更新日期：2012-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to increased CAD risk factors in Saudi Arabia, research on more feasible and predictive biomarkers is needed. We aimed to evaluate glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a predictor of CAD in low-risk profile non-diabetic patien...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ewid M,Sherif H,Billah SMB,Saquib N,AlEnazy W,Ragab O,Enabi S,Rajab T,Awad Z,Abazid R

更新日期：2019-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of bifurcation lesions is technically challenging and associated with lower success rates and higher frequency of adverse outcomes. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the immediate and long-term treatment effect and adverse events of a new modified jailed-bal...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhang W,Ji F,Yu X,Wang X

更新日期：2019-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of our study was to investigate the reliability of automated oscillometric blood pressure (BP) monitoring in the presence and absence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in hypertensive patients. METHODS:BP was measured and compared in 71 randomly selected patients with AF and arterial hypertension diagnosi...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Šelmytė-Besusparė A,Barysienė J,Petrikonytė D,Aidietis A,Marinskis G,Laucevičius A

更新日期：2017-03-23 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：BACKGROUND:Sudden cardiac death (SCD) among the young is a rare and devastating event, but its exact incidence in many countries remains unknown. An autopsy is recommended in every case because some of the cardiac pathologies may have a genetic origin, which can have an impact on the living family members. The aims of ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Hofer F,Fellmann F,Schläpfer J,Michaud K

更新日期：2014-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome is associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors and lipid abnormalities. Previous studies evaluated the dietary habits and nutrient intakes among patients with metabolic syndrome; however the association between metabolic risk factors and adiponectin with dietary diversity score (DDS) in ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Farhangi MA,Jahangiry L

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the impact of severity of hypertension on the association of genes with high blood pressure, which may cause the inconsistently reported associations of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha) gene with blood pressure. METHODS:A cardiovascular e...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Xie G,Guo D,Li Y,Liang S,Wu Y

更新日期：2007-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk stratification is recommended as the key step to prevent contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) among at-risk patients following coronary angiography (CAG) and/or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Patients with hypoalbuminemia are prone to CA-AKI and do not have their own risk stratifi...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Liu L,Liu J,Lei L,Wang B,Sun G,Guo Z,He Y,Song F,Lun Z,Liu B,Chen G,Chen S,Yang Y,Liu Y,Chen J

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients after aortic valve surgery, the quality of life is hypothesized to be influenced by the type of the valve procedure. A cross-sectional study on the postoperative quality of life was carried out in patients after aortic valve-sparing surgery (with regards to the age of the patient), Ross procedure...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zacek P,Holubec T,Vobornik M,Dominik J,Takkenberg J,Harrer J,Vojacek J

更新日期：2016-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transesophageal echocardiography may be used to assess pulmonary veins for atrial fibrillation ablation. No study focused on the role of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in evaluating the diameter and anatomy of pulmonary veins. METHODS:Among 142 atrial fibrillation patients (57.7% men; mean age, 60.5) ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Dong QQ,Yang WY,Sun YP,Zhang Q,Chu G,Zhou GQ,Chen G,Chen SW,Liu SW,Wang F

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and recalibrate an Australian 5-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk score to produce contemporary predictions of risk. METHODS:Data were pooled from six Australian cohort studies (n = 54,829), with baseline data collected between 1989 and 2003. Participants included were aged 40-74 ye...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Backholer K,Hirakawa Y,Tonkin A,Giles G,Magliano DJ,Colagiuri S,Harris M,Mitchell P,Nelson M,Shaw JE,Simmons D,Simons L,Taylor A,Harding J,Gopinath B,Woodward M

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00