Long-term treatment effect and adverse events of a modified jailed-balloon technique for side branch protection in patients with coronary bifurcation lesions.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR), an indirect inflammatory biomarker, has been recently demonstrated to be associated with severity of coronary artery disease. In the present study, we sought to investigate whether PLR is associated with vulnerable plaque characteristics of non-culprit lesions in patie...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Wang X,Xie Z,Liu X,Huang X,Lin J,Huang D,Yu B,Hou J

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ST elevation Myocardial infarction is a medical emergency. A variety of noncardiac conditions had been known to mimic the ECG changes that are seen in acute coronary syndrome. Although the common ECG changes that are documented with raised intracranial pressure are T inversions, prolongation of QT interval a...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Yogendranathan N,Herath HM,Pahalagamage SP,Kulatunga A

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) and/or premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) arise most commonly from the right ventricular outflow tract and less frequently from the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT), either below or above the semilunar valves. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a case of 24-year-...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gouda S,Wichterle D,Peichl P,Kautzner J

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Here we investigated Brahma-related gene 1 (BRG1) expression in aortic smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and its role in the regulation of the pathological changes in aortic SMCs of thoracic arotic dissection (TAD). METHODS:BRG1, matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP2), and MMP9 mRNA and protein expression in human aort...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Yuan Y,Wang C,Xu J,Tao J,Xu Z,Huang S

更新日期：2014-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac fibroblasts, regarded as the immunomodulatory hub of the heart, have been thought to play an important role during sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC). However, the detailed molecular mechanism and targeted therapies for SIC are still lacking. Therefore, we sought to investigate the likely protective...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ji J,Liu Z,Hong X,Liu Z,Gao J,Liu J

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to evaluate the ADL(activity of daily living) of patients with acute cerebral infarction through BI scoring, in order to observe its predictive value in the prognosis of these patients. METHODS:According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, patients with acute anterior circulation cerebr...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Li QX,Zhao XJ,Wang Y,Wang DL,Zhang J,Liu TJ,Peng YB,Fan HY,Zheng FX

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to compare the adverse clinical outcomes associated with a short and a prolonged duration of Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy (DAPT) in patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) after undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). METHODS:Medline/PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane library were sear...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Bundhun PK,Yanamala CM,Huang F

更新日期：2016-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transradial access (TRA) has been considered as the default choice in cardiac catheterization. Although infrequent, vascular complications of this approach remain. Recently, the distal transradial approach (dTRA) in cardiac catheterization was reported by interventionalists. METHODS:We retrieved the relevan...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Cai G,Huang H,Li F,Shi G,Yu X,Yu L

更新日期：2020-08-05 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:Early detection of heart failure is essential to effectively reduce related mortality. The quantification of the mechanical properties of the myocardium, a primordial indicator of the viability of the cardiac tissue, is a key element in patient's care. Despite an incremental utilization of multi-parametric m...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Périé D,Dahdah N,Foudis A,Curnier D

更新日期：2013-03-27 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:Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a marker of systemic inflammation that correlates with cardiac events. This study assessed the association between NLR and the presence of chronic coronary total occlusion (CTO). METHODS:The study population included 225 patients, a control group (n = 75), a coronary ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Demir K,Avci A,Altunkeser BB,Yilmaz A,Keles F,Ersecgin A

更新日期：2014-09-27 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:In subjects with hypercholesterolaemia, cholesterol values remain above guideline levels. One of the limiting factors to the achievement of goals in such patients is therapeutic non-adherence. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an intervention designed to improve control of hypercholeste...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Párraga-Martínez I,Rabanales-Sotos J,Lago-Deibe F,Téllez-Lapeira JM,Escobar-Rabadán F,Villena-Ferrer A,Blasco-Valle M,Ferreras-Amez JM,Morena-Rayo S,del Campo-del Campo JM,Ayuso-Raya MC,Pérez-Pascual JJ

更新日期：2015-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the associations among angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism, ACE activity and post-myocardial infarction (MI) left ventricular dysfunction and acute heart failure (AHF) early after presentation with MI with ST-segment elevation (STEMI). METHODS:A total ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Parenica J,Goldbergova MP,Kala P,Jarkovsky J,Poloczek M,Manousek J,Prymusova K,Kubkova L,Tomcikova D,Toman O,Tesak M,Tomandl J,Vasku A,Spinar J

更新日期：2010-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular (LV) rotation is increasingly examined in those with heart disease. The available evidence measuring LV rotation in those with heart diseases has not been systematically reviewed. METHODS:To review systematically the evidence measuring LV rotational changes in various heart diseases compare...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Phillips AA,Cote AT,Bredin SS,Warburton DE

更新日期：2012-06-24 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:Patients requiring anticoagulation suffer from comorbidities such as hypertension. On the occasion of INR monitoring, general practitioners (GPs) have the opportunity to control for blood pressure (BP). We aimed to evaluate the impact of Vitamin-K Antagonist (VKA) monitoring by GPs on BP control in patients ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Streit S,Kaplan V,Busato A,Djalali S,Senn O,Meli DN,FIRE Study Group.

更新日期：2015-06-10 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: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:A number of registry studies have reported suboptimal adherence to guidelines for cardiovascular prevention during the first year after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, only a few studies have addressed long-term secondary prevention after AMI. This study evaluates prevention guideline adherence a...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ergatoudes C,Thunström E,Rosengren A,Björck L,Bengtsson Boström K,Falk K,Fu M

更新日期：2016-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of new risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasingly sought in an effort to tackle this threatening disease. β2-microglobulin (B2M) is reported to associate with peripheral arterial disease and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, the association between B2M and cardi...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： You L,Xie R,Hu H,Gu G,Zheng H,Zhang J,Yang X,He X,Cui W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperlipidemia and hypertension are well-established risk factors for recurrent cardiovascular events among patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Despite national recommendations, concordance with guidelines for LDL cholesterol and blood pressure remains inadequate. The objectives of this study were to...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ho PM,Prochazka AV,Magid DJ,Sales AE,Grunwald GK,Hammermeister KE,Rumsfeld JS

更新日期：2006-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prevention and early detection of arterial stiffness are required to avoid severe cardiovascular events. Recently, new noninvasive arterial stiffness indices, the arterial pressure volume index (API) and the arterial velocity pulse index (AVI), have been developed. The purpose of this study was to examine th...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Okamoto M,Nakamura F,Musha T,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：2016-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large artery stiffening and wave reflections are independent predictors of adverse events. To date, their assessment has been limited to specialised techniques and settings. A new, more practical method allowing assessment of central blood pressure from waveforms recorded using a conventional automated oscil...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Nunan D,Wassertheurer S,Lasserson D,Hametner B,Fleming S,Ward A,Heneghan C

更新日期：2012-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy and safety of ambrisentan has been previously evaluated in Chinese patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). This post-hoc analysis assessed the efficacy and safety of ambrisentan in a subgroup of connective tissue disease (CTD) patients with PAH. METHODS:In this open-label, single-a...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Li M,Jing ZC,Li Y,Huo Y,Yu Z,Zhang G,Zhu P,Liu J,Ji Q,Wu B,Zhong J,Wang P,Zhu W,Zeng X

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, catheter ablation has increasingly been used for ablation of idiopathic premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) or ventricular tachycardias (IVTs). However, the mapping and catheter ablation of the arrhythmias originating from the vicinity of tricuspid annulus (TA) may not be fully understood...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Yue-Chun L,Wen-Wu Z,Na-Dan Z,Teng Z,Pin-Xiao W,Bei G,Jia L,Kang-Ting J,Jia-Feng L

更新日期：2012-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although drug-eluting stents have dramatically reduced the rates of restenosis and target lesion revascularization, they are associated with stent thrombosis (ST), a catastrophic event likely due to delayed endothelialization and chronic inflammation caused by the polymer and the metal scaffolds. To increase...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhang B,Zheng B,Wang X,Shi Q,Jia J,Huo Y,Pan C,Han J,Chen M

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery (AAOCA) from the opposite sinus of Valsalva with an interarterial course has received much attention due to its association with sudden death in otherwise healthy individuals. AAOCA is relatively common and may have significant public health implications. While ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Peñalver JM,Mosca RS,Weitz D,Phoon CK

更新日期：2012-10-01 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