abstract：:This study consists of a retrospective evaluation of microbiologic, echocardiographic, and clinical characteristics of patients with infective endocarditis seen at Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas and SSK Ihtisas Hospitals during the previous 5 years to provide a basis for comparison with other series. The study was performed r...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Heper G,Yorukoglu Y

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical studies have demonstrated that 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors are effective in the prevention of cardiovascular events and regression of atherosclerotic lesions evaluated by angiography. In this study, the authors investigated how lipid-lowering therapy effects on ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Arai Y,Hirose N,Yamamura K,Kimura M,Murayama A,Fujii I,Tsushima M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of pentoxifylline (PXF) in vascular inner ear disease (VIED) was studied comparing PXF and placebo in a 4-week study; 60 patients with unilateral loss of hearing, vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus (analyzed with an analogue scale line), and cochlear flow reduction were included. The aim of the study was to stu...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Incandela L,Cesarone MR,Belcaro G,De Sanctis MT,Nicolaides AN,Griffin M,Geroulakos G,Ramaswami G

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report concerns an 82-year-old white man, who was admitted with cardiogenic shock secondary to an acute anterior myocardial infarction with right bundle branch block requiring an intra-aortic balloon pump for hemodynamic support and mechanical ventilatory support for respiratory distress. An immediate cardiac cat...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Tariq M,Carroll R,Zabih I,Stenberg RG,Hussain KM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plaque rupture may play an important role in acute cerebral events. Recent technological advances in ultrasonographic systems provide a feasible diagnostic modality of atherosclerotic lesion by clearly visualizing flow conditions and vessel morphology. A 58-year-old man with chronic renal failure underwent duplex Dopp...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ohyama H,Mizushige K,Takahashi T,Hosomi N,Kohno M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essaven gel (EG) is a naturally derived compound indicated for the treatment of impaired venous circulation and, in microcirculatory disorders, hematomas, swelling, sprains, and all minor sport injuries. The aim of this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was to evaluate the standardized application of ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Incandela L,Belcaro G,Nicolaides AN,Geroulakos G,Cesarone MR,De Sanctis MT

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal mammary artery angiography is increasingly required, but the technique for left internal mammary artery (LIMA) angiography during right transradial coronary angiography is not well established. The authors investigated the feasibility and safety of a new, simple, and rapid nonselective technique. Following ri...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Cha KS,Kim MH,Hung JS,Woo JS,Kim YD,Kim JS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive tests have been developed to provide qualitative and quantitative information that can offer answers to most questions posed in venous diseases. While duplex scanning is used to assess the macrocirculation, microcirculatory methods assess and quantify venous microangiopathy. Laser Doppler flowmetry is used...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Cesarone MR,De Sanctis MT,Incandela L,Belcaro G,Griffin M,Cacchio M

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term outcome of primary successful percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for patients with peripheral occlusive arterial disease (POAD) is frequently compromised by the development of restenosis, especially when extensive dissections result from the angioplastic procedure. Unfortunately, prevention of t...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Schweizer J,Müller A,Forkmann L,Hellner G,Kirch W

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association between symptomatic carotid stenosis and recent infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae is reported. Thirty-five patients (20 symptomatic and 15 asymptomatic) with carotid stenosis of 70% to 90% underwent carotid endarterectomy. Endarterectomy was performed without patch and shunt; the average occlusion tim...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Katsenis C,Kouskouni E,Kolokotronis L,Rizos D,Dimakakos P

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalous origin of the circumflex coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva is the most common coronary anomaly and is usually considered benign. Although several researchers in the past believed that aberrancy predisposes this vessel to accelerated atherosclerosis, this could not get wide acceptance owing to ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Samarendra P,Kumari S,Hafeez M,Vasavada BC,Sacchi TJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Micro" and "macro" peripheral embolisms during coronary angiography have been described. In all these cases, the aorta or the left heart chambers have been the source of embolus. A patient who during coronary angiography for acute inferior myocardial infarction experienced acute embolism of the left common femoral ar...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Jain D,Kurz T,Katus HA,Richardt G

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a small, nonrandomized trial of cyclophosphamide in the treatment of patients with advanced thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) with modest results. The rationale of the treatment was based on the immunopathogenesis of the disease, ie, autoimmune vasculitis of peripheral arteries. Twelve male patien...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Saha K,Chabra N,Gulati SM

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accurate identification of patients at high risk for acute coronary syndromes among those seen in the emergency department with possible myocardial ischemia and nonischernic electrocardiograms is a problem. Two-dimensional echocardiography and myocardial perfusion imaging with 99m-technetium sestamibi can identify...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Paventi S,Parafati MA,Di Luzio E,Pellegrino CA

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac amyloidosis usually presents with heart failure, but rarely leads to coronary insufficiency. The authors report a case of a 69-year-old Japanese woman with cardiac amyloidosis presenting as microvascular angina. She had exertional angina with positive exercise test and normal coronary angiograms. However, hear...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Ogawa H,Mizuno Y,Ohkawara S,Tsujita K,Ando Y,Yoshinaga M,Yasue H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microalbuminuria (UAE) may be considered a marker of systemic vascular dysfunction, while pulse pressure (PP) is an indicator of the stiffness of vascular conduits. Both these parameters, together with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), are linked to cardiovascular morbidity in hypertensive patients. The aim of this ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Di Bello V,Pedrinelli R,Giorgi D,Bertini A,Caputo MT,Cioppi A,Talini E,Leonardo M,Dell'Omo G,Paterni M,Giusti C

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An abnormal increase in anti-beta2-glycoprotein I antibodies (abeta2GPI) is capable of producing thrombosis and the vasculopathy-simulating antiphospholipid antibody (aPL). However, it is rarely described in cerebral ischemia without an association with aPL. The authors report a middle-aged man who experienced recurre...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Chen WH,Liu JS

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that QT dispersion (QTD) increases during episodes of myocardial ischemia or infarction. However, no extensive data on the relation between the diseased coronary artery or the localization of stenosis and the QTD are available. The aim of the study was to examine the relation between QTD and diseased...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Tikiz H,Terzi T,Balbay Y,Demir AD,Soylu M,Keles T,Kutuk E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to develop a method for the analytical assessment of arterial obstruction in conditions of Raynaud's phenomenon capable of providing diagnostic criteria. Numerous attempts have been made to determine and quantify arterial obstruction in terms of Doppler ultrasound measurements of arteri...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Seitz WS,Kline HJ,McIlroy MB

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute peripheral occlusive arterial disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly among older persons. Catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy is the treatment of choice but has limitations: long lytic times, occlusions refractory to thrombolysis, and a high rate of restenosis. We conducted a p...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Schweizer J,Kirch W,Koch R,Müller A,Hellner G,Forkmann L

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated protein C resistance (APC-R) is the most common inherited cause of clinically apparent venous thromboembolism. Previous data indicate that left atrial thrombus (LAT) formation is a common complication in mitral stenosis (MS) and a hypercoagulable state exists in these patients. The aim of this study was to i...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Hisar I,Ileri M,Yetkĭn E,Atak R,Senen K,Kosar F,Dŭndar S,Demĭrkan D

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Color-flow duplex scanning (CDS) is a good diagnostic test for lower extremity proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This report aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CDS in detecting isolated calf DVT in two in-hospital populations. A total of 166 patients had routine DVT testing with both CDS and venography: 99...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Eskandari MK,Sugimoto H,Richardson T,Webster MW,Makaroun MS

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old man with low cardiac risks underwent coronary arteriography because of chest pain at rest. His only risk factors for coronary artery disease was smoking. Both right and left coronary arteries were ectatic and the left anterior descending artery was obstructed. In the acetylcholine provocation test, the l...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Hara Y,Komatsu J,Hiasa G,Ohtsuka T,Suzuki M,Shigematsu Y,Ohkura T,Hamada M,Hiwada K

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this international multicenter trial was to evaluate the effects of a new surgical device (Gore External Valve Support-EVS) and technique for external valvuloplasty of the long saphenous vein (LSV). Patients with superficial venous disease and venous hypertension due to pure superficial venous incompetence ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Incandela L,Belcaro G,Nicolaides AN,Agus G,Errichi BM,Cesarone MR,De Sanctis MT,Ricci A,Sabetai M,Mondani P,De Angelis R,Bavera P,Griffin M,Geroulakos G

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical observations and animal experiments indicate that T wave alternans (TWA) is associated with an increased propensity for ventricular fibrillation, and thus it may be considered as a noninvasive marker of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. There is substantial evidence indicating that TWA is an intrinsic...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Batur MK,Oto A,Ider Z,Aksöyek S,Kabakci G,Ovünç K,Tokgözoglu L,Ozmen F

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of left ventricular function in the presence of valvular regurgitation is still a clinical problem because ejection phase indices including ejection fraction are heavily dependent on preload and afterload and cannot be regarded as reliable indices of contractility in diseases associated with altered loading...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Abd-El-Aziz TA,Frere AE,Khalil TS,Mansour KS,Abd-El-Hamid AF,Abd-El-Barry KH

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a 47-year-old woman with intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) extending into the right ventricular cavity. This rare entity is a neoplasm originating from smooth muscle of the uterus, with vermiform extensions into the inferior vena cava. The patient underwent a one-stage operation under simultaneous ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Wakiyama H,Sugimoto T,Ataka K,Yamashita C,Tsuji Y,Nakagiri K,Inoue K,Okada M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An implantable cardioverter defibrillator is an important therapeutic option for patients with high risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. However, their use is also associated with several complications including inappropriate shock. Although the most frequent cause of inappropriate shock is supraventricul...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Oto A,Atalar E,Yildirir A,Kabakci G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the influence of Buflomedil hydrochloride on collateral function. Ten patients with isolated superficial femoral occlusions were investigated twice by duplex sonography with measurement sites at the common femoral artery (CF) and the popliteal artery (PA). After the second scan 200 m...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Labs KH,Eichlisberger R,Jeanneret C,Frauchiger B,Aschwanden M,Jäger KA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since acoustic properties of the myocardium are sensitive to the myocardial structure and the contractile conditions of myocyte, the authors evaluated cardiac dysfunction based on the integrated ultrasonic backscatter in 18 hemodialysis (HD) patients (duration: 102 +/- 84 months, mean age: 57.6 +/- 9.7 years) and 11 a...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Mizushige K,Tokudome T,Seki M,Kondo I,Hirao K,Nozaki S,Miki S,Yuasa S,Matsuo H

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the behavior of ultrasound contrast microbubbles in human capillaries. The evaluation of circulatory effects of echo contrast media may bring valuable information for the interpretation of echo contrast phenomena in the human myocardium. In 12 healthy volunteers (aged 31 +/- 6.7 years; five women...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Immer FF,Seiler AM,Aeschbacher BC,Mahler F,Saner H

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swelling is one of the most frequent complaints of patients in daily clinical practice; leg edema is its objective confirmation. It can be associated with several diseases. Micronized purified flavonoid fraction (MPFF) is a phlebotropic drug commonly used to treat the signs and symptoms associated with chronic venous ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Olszewski W

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes an aggressive form of accelerated atherosclerosis predicted early after transplant by dobutamine stress echocardiography in a patient who died of massive myocardial infarction 32 months after transplantation. The main objective finding of this event was markedly increased cardiac filling pre...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Rossignol DA,Kipreos B,Akosah K,Mohanty PK

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are reported to prevent neointimal formation after balloon injury in animal models, but in most prospective studies in humans, ACE inhibitors failed to prevent restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The ACE genotype assigned by an insertio...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Okamura A,Ohishi M,Rakugi H,Katsuya T,Yanagitani Y,Takiuchi S,Taniyama Y,Moriguchi K,Ito H,Higashino Y,Fujii K,Higaki J,Ogihara T

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyclic variation of thickness during the cardiac cycle in age-related degenerative mitral valve (MV) has not been reported. Transthoracic echocardiography was used to evaluate the cyclic alteration in MV thickness in 40 patients with age-related MV thickening (diastolic MV thickness > or = 4 mm, age 70 +/- 14 year...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Mizushige K,Masugata H,Senda S,Manabe K,Sakamoto H,Kinoshita A,Sakamoto S,Matsuo H

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the behavior of plasma endothelin-1 (ET-1) in 23 patients with acute myocardial infarction, complicated and uncomplicated by left ventricular failure, and treated with and without thrombolytic agents. ET-1 was measured on admission; on days 2, 3, and 5; and again on discharge. ...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Battistelli S,Billi M,Manasse G,Vittoria A,Roviello F,Forconi S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young Native American woman presented with ischemia of the left lower limb resulting from embolic occlusion of the left common iliac artery and left femoral artery. The source of her emboli was aortic thrombus. The only underlying abnormality responsible for her hypercoagulability appeared to be hyperhomocysteinemia...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Sindhav JB,Comp PC,Chandrasekaran K

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of calcium channel blockers and beta blockers is more effective for the treatment of exercise-induced angina pectoris than beta blocker monotherapy. Since ischemia in exercise-induced angina is essentially preceded by an increase in heart rate, calcium channel blockers with negative chronotropic proper...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： van der Vring JA,Daniëls MC,Holwerda NJ,Withagen PJ,Schelling A,Cleophas TJ,Hendriks MG

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a form of congenital heart disease uncommonly diagnosed in adult patients. Transcatheter closure of PDA has been widely used in children. However, the experience is limited in adults especially with use of Gianturco coils. The authors describe a case of successful transcatheter closur...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Shamsham F,Kwan T,Safi AM,Clark LT

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery aneurysm is a rare coronary abnormality, usually diagnosed incidentally by coronary angiography. Major causes of coronary aneurysms include coronary ectasia, Kawasaki disease, and atherosclerosis. Most of the discrete coronary aneurysms are of atherosclerotic origin. The incidence of atherosclerotic co...

journal_title：Angiology

authors： Rahmatullah SI,Khan IA,Nair VM,Vasavada BC,Sacchi TJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00