Myocardial bridging as a cause of acute myocardial infarction: a case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reported effects of obesity on the extent of angiographic coronary artery disease(CAD) have been inconsistent. The present study aimed to investigate the relationships between the indices of obesity and other anthropometric markers with the extent of CAD. METHODS:This study was conducted on 1008 consecutive...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Nabati M,Moosazadeh M,Soroosh E,Shiraj H,Gholami M,Ghaemian A

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette exposure increases brain oxidative stress. The literature showed that increased brain oxidative stress affects cardiovascular regulation. However, no previous study investigated the involvement of brain oxidative stress in animals exposed to cigarette and its relationship with cardiovascular regula...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Valenti VE,de Abreu LC,Sato MA,Ferreira C,Adami F,Fonseca FL,Xavier V,Godoy M,Monteiro CB,Vanderlei LC,Saldiva PH

更新日期：2012-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed at investigating the CV health and CV disease knowledge in terms of LS7 score among 3 age groups in Hong Kong. METHODS:A cross-sectional multicenter observational study was conducted to observe the CV health and disease risk knowledge in Hong Kong. Elderly subjects were recruited from 15 el...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lee VWY,Fong FYH,Cheng FWT,Yan BPY

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candida prosthetic endocarditis is associated with high mortality rates and valve replacement surgery, together with antifungal treatment, play a major role in eradicating the fungal infection. Valve reoperations in these scenarios may be relatively common due to the high infection relapse rates and, in some...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： de Santis A,Gilberto GM,Mangini S,Megale AB,Gaiotto FA,Terra RM,Garcia RG

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colchicine has been used as anti-inflammatory agent in pericardial effusion (PE). We sought to perform a meta-analysis of randomized trials assessing the efficacy and safety of colchicine in patients with pericarditis or postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS). METHODS:In the systematic literature search followin...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

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

更新日期：2019-09-02 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:Up to over half of the patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are reported to undergo spontaneous reperfusion without therapeutic interventions. Our objective was to evaluate the applicability of T wave inversion in electrocardiography (ECG) of patients with STEMI as an indicator of...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ranjbar A,Sohrabi B,Sadat-Ebrahimi SR,Ghaffari S,Kazemi B,Aslanabadi N,Seyvani B,Hajizadeh R

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High blood glucose impairs voltage-gated K+ (Kv) channel-mediated vasodilation in rat coronary artery smooth muscle cells (CSMCs) via oxidative stress. Advanced glycation end product (AGE) and receptor for AGE (RAGE) axis has been found to impair coronary dilation by reducing Kv channel activity in diabetic ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gao S,Hua B,Liu Q,Liu H,Li W,Li H

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The previous genome-wide studies have shown that rs7193343 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in zinc finger homeobox 3 (ZFHX3) gene correlate with risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the distribution of this SNP differs significantly among various populations. The present study was to investigate w...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhai C,Cong H,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Liu X,Zhang H,Ren Z

更新日期：2015-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics have been found to be associated with subclinical vascular abnormalities. However, the relationship between ideal CVH metrics and retinal vessel calibers and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in a Chinese population is unknown. METHODS:We collected informat...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhang Q,Wang D,Wang A,Zhang S,Pan Y,Li Y,Chen S,Wu S,Wei W,Zhao X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory derivatives from adipose tissue, known as adipokines, act as metabolic factors. The aim of this study was to analyse the secreted expression of different adipo/cytokines in secretomes of unstable carotid atherosclerotic plaque versus non-atherosclerotic mammary ar...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Auguet T,Aragonès G,Guiu-Jurado E,Berlanga A,Curriu M,Martinez S,Alibalic A,Aguilar C,Camara ML,Hernández E,Ruyra X,Martín-Paredero V,Richart C

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic aortic valve regurgitation (AR) causing left ventricular (LV) volume overload can remain asymptomatic for many years despite having a severely dilated heart. The sudden development of heart failure is not well understood but alterations of myocardial energy metabolism may be contributiv...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lachance D,Dhahri W,Drolet MC,Roussel É,Gascon S,Sarrhini O,Rousseau JA,Lecomte R,Arsenault M,Couet J

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Denmark and other countries, there has been a shift in the management of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with remote device monitoring largely replacing in-hospital visits. Less patient-nurse and patient-physician interaction may lead to gaps in patients' quality of care and ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Pedersen SS,Skovbakke SJ,Wiil UK,Schmidt T,dePont Christensen R,Brandt CJ,Sørensen J,Vinther M,Larroudé CE,Melchior TM,Riahi S,Smolderen KGE,Spertus JA,Johansen JB,Nielsen JC

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) cause considerable morbidity and mortality amongst Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Secondary antibiotic prophylaxis in the form of 4-weekly benzathine penicillin injections is the mainstay of control programs. Evidence sugge...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Chamberlain-Salaun J,Mills J,Kevat PM,Rémond MG,Maguire GP

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an increasing cause of death in patients. The absence of dystrophin leads to loss of membrane integrity, cell death and fibrosis in cardiac muscle. Treatment of cardiomyocyte membrane instability could help prevent cardiomyopathy. METHODS:Three month ol...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Spurney CF,Guerron AD,Yu Q,Sali A,van der Meulen JH,Hoffman EP,Nagaraju K

更新日期：2011-05-16 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:Depression often co-exists with non-cardiovascular morbid conditions. Whether this comorbidity increases the risk of cardiovascular disease has so far not been studied. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine if non-cardiovascular morbidity modifies the effect of depression on future risk of CVD. METHO...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Almas A,Moller J,Iqbal R,Lundin A,Forsell Y

更新日期：2019-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whilst it is well known that psychosocial determinants may contribute to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), data from specific groups are scarce. The present study aims to determine the contribution of psychosocial determinants in increasing the risk of cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction and stroke), a...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Mejía-Lancheros C,Estruch R,Martínez-González MA,Salas-Salvadó J,Castañer O,Corella D,Arós F,Gómez-Gracia E,Fiol M,Lapetra J,Serra-Majem L,Pintó X,Ros E,Díez-Espino J,Basora J,Sorlí JV,Lamuela-Raventos RM,Ruiz-Gutiérrez

更新日期：2014-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess among pacemaker patients their overall satisfaction with the pacemaker system, pain, soreness/discomfort, cosmetic results, restrictions due to impaired movement of the shoulder/arm/chest, related sleep disturbances, and concern about possible device malfunction. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Magnusson P,Liv P

更新日期：2018-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) and secondary prevention are effective components of evidence-based management for cardiac patients, resulting in improved clinical and behavioural outcomes. Mobile health (mHealth) is a rapidly growing health delivery method that has the potential to enhance CR and heart failure ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Hamilton SJ,Mills B,Birch EM,Thompson SC

更新日期：2018-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies from Saudi Arabia have reported a continued increase in the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and their associated risk factors. The objective of this study was to measure the gender differences in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk based on Framingham risk scores (FRS) and to explore the asso...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： AlQuaiz AM,Siddiqui AR,Kazi A,Batais MA,Al-Hazmi AM

更新日期：2019-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'My Experience of Taking Medicines' (MYMEDS) questionnaire is a self-reporting tool for identifying modifiable adherence barriers among individuals prescribed post-myocardial infarction (MI) secondary prevention medicines (SPM) in clinical practice. It was found to be a useful tool to support the conduct...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Khatib R,Patel N,Hall AS

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association of platelet reactivity and clinical outcomes, especially stent thrombosis, was not so clear. We sought to investigate whether high platelet reactivity affects clinical outcomes of patients with drug eluting stents (DESs) implantation. METHODS:All enrolled individuals treated with DESs implan...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhang JJ,Gao XF,Ge Z,Tian NL,Liu ZZ,Lin S,Ye F,Chen SL

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The usefulness of the CHA2DS2-VASC risk score (CVRS) in predicting the occurrence of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) among patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unclear. METHOD:A total of 239 patients with CTO who underwent PCI were includ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Wang Y,Zhao HW,Zhang XJ,Chen BJ,Yu GN,Hou AJ,Luan B

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and decreasing rates of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery followed the introduction of drug eluting stents in Western Australia in 2002. We assessed the impact of these changes on one-year outcomes for the total population of patients und...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Sanfilippo FM,Rankin JM,Hobbs MS,Nguyen M,Knuiman MW,Berg P,Whitford EG,Hendriks R,Hockings BE,Muhlmann M,Newman M,Larbalestier R,Gilfillan I,Briffa TG

更新日期：2013-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipid accumulation product (LAP) has been advocated as a simple clinical indicator of metabolic syndrome (MS). However, no studies have evaluated the accuracy of LAP in predicting MS in Taiwanese adults. The aim of our investigation was to use LAP to predict MS in Taiwanese adults. METHODS:Taiwanese adults ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Chiang JK,Koo M

更新日期：2012-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that oral anticoagulation (OAC) is underused among Chinese patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) have been recommended by recent guidelines and have been covered since 2017 by the Chinese medical insurance; thus, the ov...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Liu T,Yang HL,Gu L,Hui J,Omorogieva O,Ren MX,Wang XH

更新日期：2020-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) is a reliable predictor of cardiovascular events. We Investigated the relationship between markers of glycemia and C-IMT in intermediate-risk cardiovascular patients. METHODS:This study analyzed 427 subjects, aged 35 to 74 years (mean, 60.3 ± 8.5 years), 55 % women, en...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gomez-Marcos MA,Gomez-Sanchez L,Patino-Alonso MC,Recio-Rodriguez JI,Regalado NG,Ramos R,Marti R,Agudo-Conde C,Rodriguez-Sanchez E,Maderuelo-Fernandez JA,Garcia-Ortiz L,MARK Group.

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is one of the major risk factors for cardiomyopathy and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF) and highly associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in human. This study aimed 1) to noninvasively assess cardiac function using echocardiography; 2) to test the hypothesis that like di...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gu H,Liu Y,Mei S,Wang B,Sun G,Wang X,Xiao Y,Staup M,Gregoire FM,Chng K,Wang YJ

更新日期：2015-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to improve attendance at exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR), a greater insight into patients' perspectives is necessary. The aim of the study was to explore aspects that influence patients' attendance at exercise-based CR after acute coronary artery disease (CAD) and the role of the physioth...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Bäck M,Öberg B,Krevers B

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00