abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a high fat diet (HFD) associated with pancreatic elastase (PE) infiltration, in establishing the rabbit aortic atherosclerosis model. METHODS:The HFD+PE method and the HFD+saccule injury (SI) method were simultaneously used to prepare the rabbit ather...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Liang SN,Xu K,Zhong HS

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The process of atherogenicity is known to be influenced by exercise. However, appropriate exercise stimulus necessary to generate the response and adaptation in sedentary non-obese individuals has not yet been investigated. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of an 8-week continuous t...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Ezeukwu AO,Agwubike EO,Uadia PO

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 6-minute walking test (6MWT) is a simple method used to evaluate exercise capacity in adults and children with cardiac diseases. Normal reference values in pediatric populations have been reported, but significant variations in the walking distance (6MWD) were noted among different studies. We aimed to p...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Chen CA,Chang CH,Lin MT,Hua YC,Fang WQ,Wu MH,Lue HC,Wang JK

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Coronary artery bifurcation disease of saphenous venous graft (SVG) is extremely rare. SVG disease remains a challenging lesion to treat because of increased morbidity and mortality with repeated coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), high rates of periprocedural complications, and in-stent restenosis ...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Chen KJ,Lee WL,Liu TJ,Chang WC,Wang KY,Su CS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a highly reproducible, accurate and lesion-specific index to indicate inducible ischemia for a particular coronary artery lesion. Invasively measured aortic pulsatility (AP) is an indicator of aortic stiffness. In this study we aimed to evaluate the possible impact of AP in t...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Duyuler S,Bayır PT,Güray Ü,Kalaycı B,Maden O,Kalaycı S,Kısacık HL

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to compare the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs) between rheumatic heart disease (RHD) patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and RHD patients without AF, and its efficacy in predicting the occurrence of AF in RHD patients. METHODS:Ninety-five patients were enrolled in...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Wu W,Lu Z,Li Y,Chen Z,Jiang H,Li Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A 91-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with dyspnea and chest pain. His electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in the V1-4 leads, and an emergency coronary angiogram revealed subtotal occlusion in the left descending coronary artery. A successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention was ...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Yamada T,Takahashi A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative conversion is a major threat in off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB). The conversion rate depends on patient selection and surgeon experience. Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility of OPCAB for patients with left main coronary artery stenosis (LMCAS) ≥ 50%. However, no studies ...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Chen JW,Lin CH,Hsu RB

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:20(S)-protopanaxadiol (PPD), a natural compound of dammarane ginsenoside purified from the ginseng plant, exhibits strong anticancer properties. It has also been reported to have strong antioxidant activity and plays a role in cardiovascular protection. However, the downstream signaling mechanism PPD employs...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Shieh YH,Chen CC,Li FA,Cheng JK,Lin MC,Huang B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have reported that women with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) have worse short- and long-term outcomes than men. It has not yet been confirmed whether these differences reflect differences in age between men and women. METHODS:We retrospectively enrolled 1035 consecutive STEMI patients tr...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Chua SK,Shyu KG,Hung HF,Cheng JJ,Lo HM,Liu SC,Chen LC,Chiu CZ,Chang CM,Lin SC,Liou JY,Lee SH

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A 32-year-old male presented with infective endocarditis and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (PA). The patient was treated with oxacillin but remained intermittently febrile for the next 3 weeks. Blood culture revealed Staphylococcus aureus. Treatment with oxacillin 2 g every 4 hours gradually reduced the fe...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Yeh TC,Liu CP,Tseng CJ,Can PR,Liou JC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leptin and adiponectin are secreted from adipose tissue and exert opposing effects on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and insulin resistance. As hypertrophic adipocytes secrete more leptin and less adiponectin, the leptin-to adiponectin ratio (LAR) has been proposed as a useful measure of insulin resistance ...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Chou HH,Hsu LA,Wu S,Teng MS,Sun YC,Ko YL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Right ventricular dysfunction has been observed in uremic patients receiving percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). This prospective study focuses on the impact of tissue Doppler imaging echocardiographic parameters on assessing right ventricle function in uremic patients post PTA of dysfunctional hemo...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Kuo FY,Huang WC,Chiou KR,Hsiao SH,Lin SK,Lai CC,Yeh TC,Lee TY,Yang JS,Lin TW,Mar GY,Lin SL,Liu CP

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins are lipid-lowering drugs that can simultaneously evoke pleiotropic effects on cardioprotection, vasodilation, and diabetes prevention. Recently, statins have been reported to be able to activate the AMP-activated protein kinase, thereby up-regulating sirtuin (SIRT) that functions as non-histone deace...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Lin MC,Hsing CH,Li FA,Wu CH,Fu YS,Cheng JK,Huang B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is currently an established device therapy for heart failure (HF) patients. Existing knowledge of implantation techniques, advances in device-based technologies and clinical trial experience have all significantly impacted this evolving therapy in recent years. This re...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Cheng CM,Huang JL,Wu TJ,Hsieh YC,Wang KY,Chen SA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Some anomalies of the conus artery are relatively common, such as those arising from the discrete ostium of the right coronary artery. We report a 63 y/o male with an unusual anatomic variation of the conus artery terminating in the pericardium. Coronary anomalies may cause coronary ischemia, infarction and ...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Caglar V,Akyuz A,Uygur R,Alpsoy S,Akkoyun DC

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the predictive value of the combined traditional Framingham risk score (FRS) and coronary artery calcium score (CACS) for subclinical coronary plaque detected by computed tomography coronary angiogram (CTCA) in asymptomatic subjects. METHOD:We evaluated 167 asymptomatic Taiwanese subj...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Yeh JS,Kao YT,Lin FY,Shih CM,Tsao NW,Chan CS,Hsieh MH,Shyu KG,Chen JW,Chang NC,Huang CY

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery complications are the predominant causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood Kawasaki disease (KD). The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of coronary artery complications and cardiac sequelae in pediatric patients with KD. METHODS:Using the Taiwan National Health Insuran...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Chiang CY,Ho CH,Chu CC,Chen ZC,Wang JJ,Tseng YZ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is defined as sudden unexplained death due to cardiac causes with an acute change in cardiovascular status within 1 hour of onset of symptoms. Alternatively, in unwitnessed cases, SCD can also be defined as a person last seen functionally normal 24 hours before being found dead. De...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Chang KC,Sasano T,Wang YC,Huang SK

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:A 75-year-old man had a history of triple vessel coronary artery disease. In August 2009, he had undergone successful percutaneous coronary intervention to the left circumflex coronary artery (LCX) for management of an in-stent restenosis (ISR) lesion. However, in September 2010, he began experiencing recurr...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Ko PY,Chang CP,Yang CC,Lin JJ

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of direct renin inhibitors in myocardial ischemia-induced heart failure is controversial. We hypothesized that direct renin inhibitors play a positive role, affecting in vivo myocardial function as well as in vitro extracellular matrix change. METHODS:Ten-week-old C57BL/6J male mice with 2-kidney 1...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Yang NI,Liao CC,Hung MJ,Cherng WJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the favorable impact of α1-blockers on lipid and glucose metabolism, this study was designed to compare the efficacy of two extended-release α1-blockers (bunazosin and doxazosin) as an add-on treatment in subjects with stage 1 or 2 essential hypertension which was inadequately controlled by valsartan 8...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Yang SC,Tsai WI,Liau CS,Wang TD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Chest pain is one of themost common complaints expressed by patients presenting to the emergency department, and any initial evaluation should always consider life-threatening causes. Esophageal rupture is a serious condition with a highmortality rate. If diagnosed, successful therapy depends on the size of ...

journal_title：Acta Cardiologica Sinica

authors： Inci S,Gundogdu F,Gungor H,Arslan S,Turkyilmaz A,Eroglu A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00