Role of QRS Fragmentation for Risk Stratification in Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot.

abstract：:Background Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (su PAR ) is a proinflammatory biomarker associated with immune activation and fibrinolysis inhibition. Plasminogen activator inhibitor ( PAI -1) is associated with excessive fibrin accumulation, thrombus formation, and atherosclerosis. The relationship betwe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Corban MT,Prasad A,Nesbitt L,Loeffler D,Herrmann J,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background There are limited data about cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in adult congenital heart disease. We aimed to assess early and late outcomes of CRT among patients with adult congenital heart disease. Methods and Results We retrospectively studied 54 patients with adult congenital heart disease (median...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Yin Y,Dimopoulos K,Shimada E,Lascelles K,Griffiths S,Wong T,Gatzoulis MA,Babu-Narayan SV,Li W

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Public health policies reflect concerns that certain fruit sources may not have the intended benefits and that vegetables should be preferred to fruit. We assessed the relation of fruit and vegetable sources with cardiovascular outcomes using a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Zurbau A,Au-Yeung F,Blanco Mejia S,Khan TA,Vuksan V,Jovanovski E,Leiter LA,Kendall CWC,Jenkins DJA,Sievenpiper JL

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have suggested that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have impairment in the baroreflex. It is not clear whether these findings are the result of the associated comorbid conditions or the arrhythmia itself. We hypothesized that AF is associated with impairment in baroreflex function and that the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Field ME,Wasmund SL,Page RL,Hamdan MH

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) following primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is frequently interpreted as contrast-induced AKI but may result from other insults. We aimed to determine the causal association of contrast material exposure and the incidence of AKI following pPCI using a control group o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Caspi O,Habib M,Cohen Y,Kerner A,Roguin A,Abergel E,Boulos M,Kapeliovich MR,Beyar R,Nikolsky E,Aronson D

更新日期：2017-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown improving survival after cardiac arrest. However, data regarding sex-based disparities in treatment and outcomes after cardiac arrest are limited. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients suffering cardiac arrest between 2003 and 2012 using the Nati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Kim LK,Looser P,Swaminathan RV,Horowitz J,Friedman O,Shin JH,Minutello RM,Bergman G,Singh H,Wong SC,Feldman DN

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Catheter ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), but high levels of post-procedure inflammation predict adverse clinical events. Ascorbic acid (AA) has shown promise in reducing inflammation but is untested in this population. We sought to test the feasibility, safety, and prelimina...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Trankle CR,Puckett L,Swift-Scanlan T,DeWilde C,Priday A,Sculthorpe R,Ellenbogen KA,Fowler A,Koneru JN

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication adherence improves outcomes for patients with heart failure, but adherence rates remain low. We examined the association between earlier postdischarge follow-up and medication adherence. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients ≥65 years who were hospitalized for ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Chang LL,Xu H,DeVore AD,Matsouaka RA,Yancy CW,Fonarow GC,Allen LA,Hernandez AF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) plays a key role in removing toxic aldehydes. Deficient variant ALDH2*2 genotype is prevalent in up to 40% of the East Asians and reported to be associated with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). To elucidate the mechanisms underlying the association of ALDH2*2 ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Mizuno Y,Hokimoto S,Harada E,Kinoshita K,Nakagawa K,Yoshimura M,Ogawa H,Yasue H

更新日期：2016-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Many observational studies and trials have shown that coronary artery bypass grafting improves the survival in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. However, these results are based on data generated from developed countries. Poor socioeconomic statuses, lack of uniformity in healthcare delivery, differenc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Jose R,Shetty A,Krishna N,Chathoth V,Bhaskaran R,Jayant A,Varma PK

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Ticagrelor reduces ischaemic end points in acute coronary syndromes. However, outcomes of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in real-world patients with acute coronary syndromes treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remain unclear. We sought to examine whether treatment with ticagrelor is superio...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Völz S,Petursson P,Odenstedt J,Ioanes D,Haraldsson I,Angerås O,Dworeck C,Hirlekar G,Myredal A,Albertsson P,Råmunddal T,Redfors B,Omerovic E

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychosocial characteristics have a strong effect on risk of depression, and their direct treatment with behavioral interventions reduces rates of depression. Because new-onset poststroke depression (NPSD) is frequent, devastating, and often treatment-resistant, novel preventive efforts are needed. As a firs...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Salinas J,Ray RM,Nassir R,Lakshminarayan K,Dording C,Smoller J,Wassertheil-Smoller S,Rosand J,Dunn EC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Meta-analyses are expected to follow a standardized process, and thus, they have become highly formulaic, although there is little evidence that such regimentation yields high-quality results. Methods and Results This article describes the results of a critical examination of 14 published meta-analyses of c...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Packer M

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events. We aimed to investigate the coronary plaque phenotype of diabetic patients who presented with acute coronary syndromes by optical coherence tomography. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 322 patients with acute coronary syndromes who under...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Sugiyama T,Yamamoto E,Bryniarski K,Xing L,Fracassi F,Lee H,Jang IK

更新日期：2018-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Middle-aged adults with ideal blood pressure, cholesterol, and glucose levels exhibit substantially lower cardiovascular mortality than those with unfavorable levels. Four healthy lifestyle components-optimal body weight, diet, physical activity, and not smoking-are recommended for cardiovascular health (CVH...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Gooding HC,Shay CM,Ning H,Gillman MW,Chiuve SE,Reis JP,Allen NB,Lloyd-Jones DM

更新日期：2015-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with normalized mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) do not always regain normal exercise capacity. We evaluated right ventricular function, its interaction with both pulsatile and resistive afterload, an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Claessen G,La Gerche A,Dymarkowski S,Claus P,Delcroix M,Heidbuchel H

更新日期：2015-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although choline metabolism has been associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, less research attention has been paid to the associations of choline and its oxidative metabolite betaine with cardiac arrhythmias. METHODS AND RESULTS:We evaluated associations of plasma concentrations and dietary intakes o...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Zuo H,Svingen GFT,Tell GS,Ueland PM,Vollset SE,Pedersen ER,Ulvik A,Meyer K,Nordrehaug JE,Nilsen DWT,Bønaa KH,Nygård O

更新日期：2018-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the impact of lifecourse socioeconomic position (SEP) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among African Americans. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used data from the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) to examine the associations of multiple measures of lifecourse SEP with CVD events in a large coho...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Gebreab SY,Diez Roux AV,Brenner AB,Hickson DA,Sims M,Subramanyam M,Griswold ME,Wyatt SB,James SA

更新日期：2015-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The associations between high-sensitivity troponin I (hsTnI) levels and coronary artery disease (CAD) severity and progression remain unclear. We investigated whether there is an association between hsTnI and angiographic severity and progression of CAD and whether the predictive value of hsTnI level for inc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Samman Tahhan A,Sandesara P,Hayek SS,Hammadah M,Alkhoder A,Kelli HM,Topel M,O'Neal WT,Ghasemzadeh N,Ko YA,Gafeer MM,Abdelhadi N,Choudhary F,Patel K,Beshiri A,Murtagh G,Kim J,Wilson P,Shaw L,Vaccarino V,Epstein SE

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Tetrahydrobiopterin is a cofactor of endothelial NO synthase ( eNOS ), which is critical to embryonic heart development. We aimed to study the effects of sapropterin (Kuvan), an orally active synthetic form of tetrahydrobiopterin on eNOS uncoupling and congenital heart defects ( CHD s) induced by pregestati...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Engineer A,Saiyin T,Lu X,Kucey AS,Urquhart BL,Drysdale TA,Norozi K,Feng Q

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Previous studies have demonstrated a possible association between the induction of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) after statin treatment and statin-induced myopathy. However, whether CoQ10 supplementation ameliorates statin-induced myopathy remains unclear. Methods and Results PubMed, EMBASE , and Cochrane Library we...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Qu H,Guo M,Chai H,Wang WT,Gao ZY,Shi DZ

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Low income and short education have been found to be independently associated with inferior survival after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), whereas the use of secondary prevention medications is associated with improved survival. We investigated whether underusage of secondary prevention medications ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Nielsen SJ,Karlsson M,Björklund E,Martinsson A,Hansson EC,Malm CJ,Pivodic A,Jeppsson A

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Background There are spatial disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality related to area-level socioeconomic status (SES) disadvantage, but little is known about the spatial distribution of CVD mortality according to built environment factors. We examined joint associations of neighborhood walkability attrib...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Koohsari MJ,Nakaya T,Hanibuchi T,Shibata A,Ishii K,Sugiyama T,Owen N,Oka K

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Active commuting is related to a higher level of physical activity but more exposure to ambient air pollutants. With the rather serious air pollution in urban China, we aimed to examine the association between active commuting and risk of incident cardiovascular disease in the Chinese population. Methods an...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Fan M,Lv J,Yu C,Guo Y,Bian Z,Yang S,Yang L,Chen Y,Huang Y,Chen B,Fan L,Chen J,Chen Z,Qi L,Li L,China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group.

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure is a highly prevalent cardiovascular complication among patients receiving long-term hemodialysis, but the benefits of carvedilol, bisoprolol, and metoprolol controlled release/extended release on the outcomes of these patients remain unclear. In this study, we address the use of these 3 β-bloc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Tang CH,Wang CC,Chen TH,Hong CY,Sue YM

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac fibrosis occurs because of disruption of the extracellular matrix network leading to myocardial dysfunction. Angiotensin II has been implicated in the development of cardiac fibrosis. Recently, microRNAs have been identified as an attractive target for therapeutic intervention in cardiac pathologies;...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Li L,Bounds KR,Chatterjee P,Gupta S

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Coronary artery disease is the primary etiology for sudden cardiac arrest in adults, but potential differences in the incidence and utility of invasive coronary testing between resuscitated men and women have not been extensively evaluated. Our aim was to characterize angiographic similarities and differenc...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： May T,Skinner K,Unger B,Mooney M,Patel N,Dupont A,McPherson J,McMullan P,Nielsen N,Seder DB,Kern KB

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although several risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) have been identified, early detection of AKI in acute decompensated heart failure patients remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a risk score for early prediction of AKI in acute decompensated heart failure patients....

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Zhou LZ,Yang XB,Guan Y,Xu X,Tan MT,Hou FF,Chen PY

更新日期：2016-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, making improving cardiovascular health a key population health goal. As part of efforts to achieve this, the American Heart Association has developed the first comprehensive cardiovascular health index (CVHI). Our objective was to inv...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Pilkerton CS,Singh SS,Bias TK,Frisbee SJ

更新日期：2015-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Background We evaluated a community-engaged stroke preparedness intervention that aimed to increase early hospital arrival and emergency medical services (EMS) utilization among patients with stroke in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Methods and Results We compared change in early hospital arrival (<3 hours from ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Heart Association

authors： Prabhakaran S,Richards CT,Kwon S,Wymore E,Song S,Eisenstein A,Brown J,Kandula NR,Mason M,Beckstrom H,Washington KV,Aggarwal NT

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00