abstract：AIMS:In Belgium, general practitioners (GPs) mainly manage oral anticoagulation therapy. To improve the quality of oral anticoagulation management by GPs and to compare different models and interventions, a randomized clinical trial was performed. METHODS AND RESULTS:Stratified randomization divided 66 GP-practices in...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Claes N,Buntinx F,Vijgen J,Arnout J,Vermylen J,Fieuws S,Van Loon H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the effect of thrombolysis on mortality and its causes in older patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:An analysis of 706 consecutive patients > or =75 years old with a first AMI enrolled in the PPRIMM75 registry showed that although there were important differences in ba...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bueno H,Martínez-Sellés M,Pérez-David E,López-Palop R

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We investigated the role of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) for clinical outcome of patients with unstable angina. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty-five patients with stable angina, 36 patients with unstable angina, and 40 healthy controls were included in this study. Coronary artery disease (CAD) patients were prosp...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Krempl TK,Maas R,Sydow K,Meinertz T,Böger RH,Kähler J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Transplant-associated coronary artery disease (TxCAD) is a major cause of post-transplant graft failure. The aim of this study was to investigate a possible role of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency and complement activation in TxCAD. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective study of heart transplant recipients...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Fiane AE,Ueland T,Simonsen S,Scott H,Endresen K,Gullestad L,Geiran OR,Haraldsen G,Heggelund L,Andreassen AK,Wergeland R,Frøland S,Aukrust P,Mollnes TE

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate personality traits and sympatho-vagal modulation of heart rate variability (HRV) during acute myocardial infarction (AMI), assessing their relationships and their long-term prognostic value. METHODS AND RESULTS:Psychological traits and 24 h HRV were prospectively investigated in 246 patients at dis...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Carpeggiani C,Emdin M,Bonaguidi F,Landi P,Michelassi C,Trivella MG,Macerata A,L'Abbate A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Drug-eluting stents (DES) represent a major advance in interventional cardiology. Along with the success shown, current DES also present limitations related to the presence of polymer-coating, fixed drug, and dose used. With the ISAR (Individualized Drug-Eluting Stent System to Abrogate Restenosis) project, a DES ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Hausleiter J,Kastrati A,Wessely R,Dibra A,Mehilli J,Schratzenstaller T,Graf I,Renke-Gluszko M,Behnisch B,Dirschinger J,Wintermantel E,Schömig A,investigators of the individualizable durg-eluting Stent System to Abrogate Restenosi

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the efficacy and outcome of emergency percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with stent thrombosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between 1995 and 2003, 6058 patients underwent bare-metal stent implantation, of which 95 (1.6%) patients suffered from stent thrombosis. The timing of stent thromb...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Wenaweser P,Rey C,Eberli FR,Togni M,Tüller D,Locher S,Remondino A,Seiler C,Hess OM,Meier B,Windecker S

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We designed this study in order to determine the effect of insulin on cardiac function in overweight and obese subjects during exercise. METHODS AND RESULTS:The cardiac function of 62 normal glucose tolerant subjects, aged 30-40 and divided into normal weight (group 1, n=22, BMI 20-24.9 kg/m(2)), overweight (grou...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sasso FC,Carbonara O,Nasti R,Marfella R,Esposito K,Rambaldi P,Mansi L,Salvatore T,Torella R,Cozzolino D

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Recent data suggest that the administration of bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSC) might improve myocardial perfusion and left ventricular (LV) function after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of this study was to assess spontaneous mobilization of BMSC expressing the haematopoietic and endothelial prog...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Leone AM,Rutella S,Bonanno G,Abbate A,Rebuzzi AG,Giovannini S,Lombardi M,Galiuto L,Liuzzo G,Andreotti F,Lanza GA,Contemi AM,Leone G,Crea F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The purpose of the Euro Heart Survey Programme of the European Society of Cardiology is to evaluate to which extent clinical practice endorses existing guidelines as well as to identify differences in population profiles, patient management, and outcome across Europe. The current survey focuses on the invasive dia...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Lenzen MJ,Boersma E,Bertrand ME,Maier W,Moris C,Piscione F,Sechtem U,Stahle E,Widimsky P,de Jaegere P,Scholte op Reimer WJ,Mercado N,Wijns W,European Society of Cardiology.

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A lack of donor hearts has stimulated interest in using blood pumps to treat severe heart failure. We tested the hypothesis that a new continuous flow circulatory assist device could be employed safely to relieve symptoms of heart failure and evaluated the potential to prolong life. METHODS AND RESULTS:An intraca...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Siegenthaler MP,Westaby S,Frazier OH,Martin J,Banning A,Robson D,Pepper J,Poole-Wilson P,Beyersdorf F

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the Myocardial Ischaemia Reduction with Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering (MIRACL) study had diminished cardiovascular events after 16 weeks of treatment of atorvastatin 80 mg daily. We determined whether plasma lipoproteins at baseline and then at 6 weeks after randomi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Olsson AG,Schwartz GG,Szarek M,Sasiela WJ,Ezekowitz MD,Ganz P,Oliver MF,Waters D,Zeiher A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Exposure of tissue factor (TF) is a critical proximal step in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes. Sunol-cH36, a chimaeric monoclonal antibody to TF, blocks binding of factor X to the TF:VIIa complex. This report describes the first completed trial of Sunol-cH36 in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:We assessed...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Morrow DA,Murphy SA,McCabe CH,Mackman N,Wong HC,Antman EM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Increased cardiovascular morbidity is manifested a long time after the repair of aortic coarctation (CoA). By way of impaired flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) and increased intima media thickness (IMT), surrogate parameters of atherosclerosis, cardiovascular risk factors (RFs) can be correlated with early vascular...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Meyer AA,Joharchi MS,Kundt G,Schuff-Werner P,Steinhoff G,Kienast W

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Large randomized trials have shown that beta-blockers reduce mortality and hospital admissions in patients with heart failure. The effects of beta-blockers in elderly patients with a broad range of left ventricular ejection fraction are uncertain. The SENIORS study was performed to assess effects of the beta-block...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Flather MD,Shibata MC,Coats AJ,Van Veldhuisen DJ,Parkhomenko A,Borbola J,Cohen-Solal A,Dumitrascu D,Ferrari R,Lechat P,Soler-Soler J,Tavazzi L,Spinarova L,Toman J,Böhm M,Anker SD,Thompson SG,Poole-Wilson PA,SENIORS In

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Mitral regurgitation (MR) following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) confers an adverse prognosis during long-term follow-up. There are no studies evaluating the influence of pre-AMI MR in the short- and long-term prognosis of such patients. Our aim was to assess the prognostic value of pre-AMI MR in the short...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zamorano J,de Isla LP,Oliveros L,Almería C,Rodrigo JL,Aubele A,Banchs J,Macaya C

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is well established as an important diagnostic tool in medicine. However, the presence of a cardiac pacemaker is usually regarded as a contraindication for MRI due to safety reasons. In this study, heating effects at the myocardium-pacemaker lead tip interface have been investigate...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Luechinger R,Zeijlemaker VA,Pedersen EM,Mortensen P,Falk E,Duru F,Candinas R,Boesiger P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Previous studies have suggested that a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with an improved outcome in congestive heart failure (CHF). However, the studies addressing this problem have not included enough patients with non-systolic heart failure to evaluate how left ventricular systolic function interacts wit...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Gustafsson F,Kragelund CB,Torp-Pedersen C,Seibaek M,Burchardt H,Akkan D,Thune JJ,Køber L,DIAMOND study group.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the long-term benefits of treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitors in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). METHODS AND RESULTS:In the trandolapril cardiac evaluation (TRACE) study, 1749 patients with LVD (ejection fraction< or =35%) w...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Buch P,Rasmussen S,Abildstrom SZ,Køber L,Carlsen J,Torp-Pedersen C,TRACE investigators.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cardiac angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) activity is influenced by the ACE I/D polymorphism. Evidence suggests that the DD-genotype may be a risk factor for cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure, especially in hypertensive subjects. We assessed the relation between the ACE I/D polymorphism and the risk of inc...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schut AF,Bleumink GS,Stricker BH,Hofman A,Witteman JC,Pols HA,Deckers JW,Deinum J,van Duijn CM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This is a prospective, randomized study comparing transvenous cryoablation with radiofrequency (RF) ablation of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT). METHODS AND RESULTS:In this pilot trial, 200 patients with AVNRT were randomized to undergo cryoablation or RF ablation of the slow pathway. A 7 Fr...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zrenner B,Dong J,Schreieck J,Deisenhofer I,Estner H,Luani B,Karch M,Schmitt C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maximal hyperaemia is paramount in the diagnosis of patients with coronary artery disease. However in these patients, enhanced alpha-adrenergic microvascular vasoconstriction may preclude adenosine to induce maximal hyperaemia. AIM:To assess the presence and the clinical relevance of residual microvascular ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Barbato E,Bartunek J,Aarnoudse W,Vanderheyden M,Staelens F,Wijns W,Heyndrickx GR,Pijls NH,De Bruyne B

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We analysed the contemporary incidence, outcomes, and predictors of heart failure (HF) and/or left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) before discharge in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). The baseline presence of HF or LVSD, or its development during hospitalisation, increases short- and long-te...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Velazquez EJ,Francis GS,Armstrong PW,Aylward PE,Diaz R,O'Connor CM,White HD,Henis M,Rittenhouse LM,Kilaru R,van Gilst W,Ertl G,Maggioni AP,Spac J,Weaver WD,Rouleau JL,McMurray JJ,Pfeffer MA,Califf RM,VALIANT registr

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Patients with diabetes are at excessive risk of mortality and cardiovascular morbidity. Previous studies suggest that aspirin may be less effective in diabetic patients. In this multi-centre, randomized, double blind trial picotamide, a dual inhibitor of thromboxane A2 synthase and receptor, was compared with aspi...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Neri Serneri GG,Coccheri S,Marubini E,Violi F,Drug Evaluation in Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease in Diabetics (DAVID) Study Group.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To compare patients treated for heart failure in relation to the management in general practices versus hospital admission. METHODS AND RESULTS:Twelve randomly selected general practices (GP) were screened for patients receiving ACE-inhibitor, digoxin, or loop diuretic treatment. The first 500 volunteers of 959 po...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Nielsen OW,McDonagh T,Cowburn P,Blue L,Robb SD,Dargie H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) is a key regulator of extracellular matrix degradation. We examined relations of plasma total TIMP-1 to cardiovascular risk factors and echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) structure and function in a community-based sample. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 1069 ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Sundström J,Evans JC,Benjamin EJ,Levy D,Larson MG,Sawyer DB,Siwik DA,Colucci WS,Wilson PW,Vasan RS

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the prevalence, incidence rate, lifetime risk and prognosis of heart failure. METHODS AND RESULTS:The Rotterdam Study is a prospective population-based cohort study in 7983 participants aged > or =55. Heart failure was defined according to criteria of the European Society of Cardiology. Prevalence wa...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Bleumink GS,Knetsch AM,Sturkenboom MC,Straus SM,Hofman A,Deckers JW,Witteman JC,Stricker BH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Whether increased homocysteine is one mechanism linking obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) to cardiovascular abnormalities is unclear. We hypothesised that plasma homocysteine would be higher in OSA patients than in control subjects, would increase further during sleep, and decrease after treatment with continuous pos...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Svatikova A,Wolk R,Magera MJ,Shamsuzzaman AS,Phillips BG,Somers VK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study was designed to characterise both the systolic and diastolic mechanical properties of regions with different degrees of myocardial ischaemic injury after reperfused acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS AND RESULTS:Fourteen dogs underwent 90-min coronary artery occlusion followed by reperfusion. I...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Azevedo CF,Amado LC,Kraitchman DL,Gerber BL,Osman NF,Rochitte CE,Edvardsen T,Lima JA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Little research exists on exercise performance and training in patients with an implemented cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and only in a limited number of patients. This study aims to investigate the effect of exercise training in ICD patients in comparison to the effects in other cardiac patients without an ICD...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Vanhees L,Kornaat M,Defoor J,Aufdemkampe G,Schepers D,Stevens A,Van Exel H,Van Den Beld J,Heidbüchel H,Fagard R

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ventricular fibrosis is promoted by many effectors that chronically activate phospholipase D (PLD), and induces cardiac dysfunction and heart failure in cardiovascular diseases. Since ethanolamine is a product of PLD, we hypothesised that an administration of an analogue of ethanolamine, N-methylethanolamine (MEA),...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Yamamoto K,Takahashi Y,Mano T,Sakata Y,Nishikawa N,Yoshida J,Oishi Y,Hori M,Miwa T,Inoue S,Masuyama T

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:It has recently been suggested that exercise testing may be more valuable prognostically than it is diagnostically in apparently healthy subjects. We wanted to compare the accuracy of CHD risk assessment based on classical risk factors with an assessment also based on multiple exercise test parameters. METHODS AND...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Erikssen G,Bodegard J,Bjørnholt JV,Liestøl K,Thelle DS,Erikssen J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The prognostic role of time-to-treatment in primary angioplasty is still a matter of debate. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between time-to-treatment and myocardial perfusion in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated by primary angioplasty. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： De Luca G,van 't Hof AW,de Boer MJ,Ottervanger JP,Hoorntje JC,Gosselink AT,Dambrink JH,Zijlstra F,Suryapranata H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of investigators met for two days in Santorini, Greece, to discuss progress in the field of identification and treatment of high risk/vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques and patients. Many differences in the manner in which terms are being utilized were noted. It was recognized that increased understanding of t...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Schaar JA,Muller JE,Falk E,Virmani R,Fuster V,Serruys PW,Colombo A,Stefanadis C,Ward Casscells S,Moreno PR,Maseri A,van der Steen AF

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The calculation of valve resistance (R) rather than aortic valve area (AVA) has been proposed for the assessment of aortic stenosis (AS), based on the claim that it is less flow-dependent. Even more importantly, valve resistance has been reported to distinguish between truly severe and "pseudosevere" AS in p...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Mascherbauer J,Schima H,Rosenhek R,Czerny M,Maurer G,Baumgartner H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report of an ESC Study Group reviews current knowledge on myocardial hibernation and relevant imaging techniques, and provides an algorithm for investigation and management when a patient presents with ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction. It covers the definitions of myocardial viability, stunning and hibernat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Underwood SR,Bax JJ,vom Dahl J,Henein MY,Knuuti J,van Rossum AC,Schwarz ER,Vanoverschelde JL,van der Wall EE,Wijns W,Study Group of the European Society of Cardiology.

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the hypothesis that diabetic status may be used as a prognostic indicator in heart failure (HF) patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied 1246 consecutive patients with left ventricular dysfunction. All patients had a cardiopulmonary exercise test and an echocardiogram. Cardiac catheterisation was systemat...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： De Groote P,Lamblin N,Mouquet F,Plichon D,McFadden E,Van Belle E,Bauters C

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Little is known about the prognostic significance of silent versus symptomatic coronary artery disease (CAD) in diabetic patients. We therefore assessed the incidence of scintigraphic evidence of CAD in diabetic patients without known CAD and the impact of symptoms and scintigraphic findings on prognosis. METHODS ...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Zellweger MJ,Hachamovitch R,Kang X,Hayes SW,Friedman JD,Germano G,Pfisterer ME,Berman DS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Estrogens regulate several biological processes involved in the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a key enzyme in the degradation of estrogens. There is a functional polymorphism in the COMT gene (Val158Met), affecting the activity of the enzyme. We investigated if the lo...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Eriksson AL,Skrtic S,Niklason A,Hultén LM,Wiklund O,Hedner T,Ohlsson C

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Our aim was to follow changes in myocardial function and physiology in patients awaiting coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) and relate changes to post-revascularisation functional response. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 21 patients with CAD and LV dysfunction, myocardial glucose utilisation (MGU) and blood flow (MBF)...

journal_title：European heart journal

authors： Pitt M,Dutka D,Pagano D,Camici P,Bonser R

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00