abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolism remodeling has been recognized as an early event following cardiac pressure overload. However, its temporal association with ventricular hypertrophy has not been confirmed. Moreover, whether trimetazidine could favorably affect this process also needs to be determined. The aim of the study was to ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Chen A,Li W,Chen X,Shen Y,Dai W,Dong Q,Li X,Ou C,Chen M

更新日期：2016-11-17 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:Carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) is a reliable predictor of cardiovascular events. We Investigated the relationship between markers of glycemia and C-IMT in intermediate-risk cardiovascular patients. METHODS:This study analyzed 427 subjects, aged 35 to 74 years (mean, 60.3 ± 8.5 years), 55 % women, en...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gomez-Marcos MA,Gomez-Sanchez L,Patino-Alonso MC,Recio-Rodriguez JI,Regalado NG,Ramos R,Marti R,Agudo-Conde C,Rodriguez-Sanchez E,Maderuelo-Fernandez JA,Garcia-Ortiz L,MARK Group.

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidation and inflammation play significant roles in the pathogenesis of coronary artery diseases. Monocyte count to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol ratio (MHR) is a new marker and has revealed as an indicator of inflammation in the literature. The present study aimed to search the effect of MHR o...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ucar FM

更新日期：2016-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) cause considerable morbidity and mortality amongst Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Secondary antibiotic prophylaxis in the form of 4-weekly benzathine penicillin injections is the mainstay of control programs. Evidence sugge...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Chamberlain-Salaun J,Mills J,Kevat PM,Rémond MG,Maguire GP

更新日期：2016-08-31 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:Although the benefits of supervised physical activity programs in cardiac rehabilitation have been well documented, the amount of physical activity often drops quickly after the end of the supervised period. This trial (registered as ISRCTN77313697 ) will evaluate the effectiveness of an experimental interve...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Fournier M,Radel R,Tifratene K,Pradier C,Fuch A,Mossé P,Domerego JJ,Gal J,d'Arripe-Longueville F

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory derivatives from adipose tissue, known as adipokines, act as metabolic factors. The aim of this study was to analyse the secreted expression of different adipo/cytokines in secretomes of unstable carotid atherosclerotic plaque versus non-atherosclerotic mammary ar...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Auguet T,Aragonès G,Guiu-Jurado E,Berlanga A,Curriu M,Martinez S,Alibalic A,Aguilar C,Camara ML,Hernández E,Ruyra X,Martín-Paredero V,Richart C

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher creatine kinase (CK) activity is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease in black African populations. We compared CK activity and investigated associations of blood pressure with CK activity in black and white men as well as black and white women. METHODS:Ambulatory blood pressure,...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Mels CM,van Zyl C,Huisman HW

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies regarding the association between prehypertension and the structual changes of left heart are scanty. However, which type of the geometrical change of left heart is predominated one in prehypertension and hypertension is controversial. It is therefore important to investigate geometrical and function...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Li T,Yang J,Guo X,Chen S,Sun Y

更新日期：2016-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress is involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, and hyperglycemia is known to increase oxidative stress, which injures the endothelium and accelerates atherosclerosis. To clarify the relation between oxidative stress, diabetes mellitus (DM), and acute myocardial infarction ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Kitano D,Takayama T,Nagashima K,Akabane M,Okubo K,Hiro T,Hirayama A

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) with poor parasympathetic function being implicated as an underlying factor. Factors related to parasympathetic function, commonly assessed by heart rate recovery (HRR) following maximal exercise, are currently no...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Osailan A,Metsios GS,Rouse PC,Ntoumanis N,Duda JL,Kitas GD,Veldhuijzen van Zanten JJ

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fabry disease is caused by mutations in the α-galactosidase A (GLA) gene, which is located in X-chromosome coding for the lysosomal enzyme of GLA. Among many gene mutations, E66Q mutation is under discussion for its pathogenicity because there is no clinical report showing pathological evidence of Fabry dise...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Oikawa M,Sakamoto N,Kobayashi A,Suzuki S,Yoshihisa A,Yamaki T,Nakazato K,Suzuki H,Saitoh S,Kiko Y,Nakano H,Hayashi T,Kimura A,Takeishi Y

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular secondary preventive recommendations are often not reached. We investigated whether a nurse-led telephone-based follow-up could improve the implementation of a new guideline within a year after its release. METHODS:In February 2013, a new secondary preventive guideline for diabetic patients w...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Jakobsson S,Huber D,Björklund F,Mooe T

更新日期：2016-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adverse effects, treatment resistance and high costs associated with pharmacological treatment of hypertension have led to growing interest in non-pharmacological complementary therapies such as music interventions. This meta-analysis aims to provide an overview of reported evidence on the efficacy of music ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Kühlmann AY,Etnel JR,Roos-Hesselink JW,Jeekel J,Bogers AJ,Takkenberg JJ

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients after aortic valve surgery, the quality of life is hypothesized to be influenced by the type of the valve procedure. A cross-sectional study on the postoperative quality of life was carried out in patients after aortic valve-sparing surgery (with regards to the age of the patient), Ross procedure...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zacek P,Holubec T,Vobornik M,Dominik J,Takkenberg J,Harrer J,Vojacek J

更新日期：2016-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate whether screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has led to a decrease in ruptured AAA (rAAA) incidence. METHOD:The Malmö population was evaluated regarding the incidence of rAAA and elective AAA surgery 4 years before and after start of AAA-screening in 2010. Data...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Otterhag SN,Gottsäter A,Lindblad B,Acosta S

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate whether B-type natriuretic peptide (NP)-guided treatment of heart failure (HF) patients improved their health related quality of life (Hr-QoL) compared to routine HF treatment, and whether changes in Hr-QoL differed depending on whether the patient was a responder to NP-guided therapy or not. ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Karlström P,Johansson P,Dahlström U,Boman K,Alehagen U

更新日期：2016-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the absence of a systematic collection of data pertaining to heart failure, summarizing the data available from individual studies provides an opportunity to estimate the burden of heart failure. The present study systematically reviewed the literature to estimate the incidence and prevalence rates of hea...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Sahle BW,Owen AJ,Mutowo MP,Krum H,Reid CM

更新日期：2016-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to systematically assess the efficacy and safety of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) for patients with heart failure (HF) and diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS:We conducted a comprehensive search for controlled studies that evaluated the efficacy and safety of MRAs in pa...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Chen MD,Dong SS,Cai NY,Fan MD,Gu SP,Zheng JJ,Yin HM,Zhou XH,Wang LX,Li CY,Zheng C

更新日期：2016-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implantation of left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion devices was shown to be a feasible and effective alternative to oral anticoagulation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. However, only few data about in-hospital and peri-procedural data are currently available. This study aims to report ab...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Fastner C,Behnes M,Sartorius B,Yildiz M,Mashayekhi K,El-Battrawy I,Lehmann R,Baumann S,Becher T,Borggrefe M,Akin I

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is the most common life-threatening disorder, and MMP-2 is involved in TAD pathogenesis. Our purpose is to systematically evaluate the association of the MMP-2 gene with TAD risk in Chinese Han population. METHODS:In our case-control study, we recruited 755 unrelated partici...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Liu O,Li J,Xin Y,Qin Y,Li H,Gong M,Liu Y,Wang X,Li J,Zhang H

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is the most important reversible cardiovascular risk factor. It is well established that quitting smoking reduces coronary events. However, on several occasions, the cardiovascular safety of smoking cessation drugs has been questioned. Our goal is to evaluate the effects of smoking cessation drugs on...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Silva AP,Scholz J,Abe TO,Pinheiro GG,Gaya PV,Pereira AC,Santos PC

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:High fat diet (HFD) is a major contributor to the development of obesity and cardiovascular diseases due to the induction of cardiac structural and hemodynamic abnormalities. We used a model of diabetic cardiomyopathy in C57Bl/6 mice fed with a HFD to investigate the effects of granulocyte-colony ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Daltro PS,Alves PS,Castro MF,Azevedo CM,Vasconcelos JF,Allahdadi KJ,de Freitas LA,de Freitas Souza BS,Dos Santos RR,Soares MB,Macambira SG

更新日期：2015-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can be a useful tool during drug-eluting stents (DES) implantation as it allows accurate assessment of lesion severity and optimal treatment planning. However, numerous reports have shown that IVUS guided percutaneous coronary intervention is not associated with improved clini...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhang YJ,Pang S,Chen XY,Bourantas CV,Pan DR,Dong SJ,Wu W,Ren XM,Zhu H,Shi SY,Iqbal J,Gogas BD,Xu B,Chen SL

更新日期：2015-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes is one of the major risk factors for cardiomyopathy and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF) and highly associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in human. This study aimed 1) to noninvasively assess cardiac function using echocardiography; 2) to test the hypothesis that like di...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Gu H,Liu Y,Mei S,Wang B,Sun G,Wang X,Xiao Y,Staup M,Gregoire FM,Chng K,Wang YJ

更新日期：2015-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in patients with ischemic systolic left ventricular dysfunction (SLVD) are routinely performed although their impact on prognosis remains unclear. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated 385 consecutive patients (76 % male, 66 ± 9 years) with SLVD (left ventricular eje...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Ammirati E,Guida V,Latib A,Moroni F,Arioli F,Scotti I,Rimoldi OE,Colombo A,Camici PG

更新日期：2015-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Globally, rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains an important cause of heart disease. In Australia it particularly affects younger Indigenous and older non-Indigenous Australians. Despite its impact there is limited understanding of the factors influencing outcome following surgery for RHD. METHODS:The Austr...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Russell EA,Tran L,Baker RA,Bennetts JS,Brown A,Reid CM,Tam R,Walsh WF,Maguire GP

更新日期：2015-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial stiffness predicts the future risk of macro- and micro-vascular diseases. Only a few studies have reported longitudinal changes. The present study aimed to investigate the progression rate of arterial stiffness and the factors influencing stiffness progression in a Han Chinese population residing in...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lin LY,Liao YC,Lin HF,Lee YS,Lin RT,Hsu CY,Juo SH

更新日期：2015-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periostin, an extracellular matrix protein, plays a significant role in adverse cardiac remodeling. However, no report has documented the function of periostin in left ventricular remodeling of streptozototin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The aim of the present study was to observe the expression of periostin...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Guan J,Liu WQ,Xing MQ,Shi Y,Tan XY,Jiang CQ,Dai HY

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The previous genome-wide studies have shown that rs7193343 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in zinc finger homeobox 3 (ZFHX3) gene correlate with risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the distribution of this SNP differs significantly among various populations. The present study was to investigate w...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Zhai C,Cong H,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Liu X,Zhang H,Ren Z

更新日期：2015-06-26 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:Although various iatrogenic complications could be observed in the process of permanent pacemaker implantation, pacemaker electrode mistakenly implanted into left ventricle via subclavian artery and aortic valve has not been reported. CASE PRESENTATION:Herein, we reported a 71-year-old woman with permanent ...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Tang G,Zhai C,Wang Z,Chen H

更新日期：2015-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to determine whether midlife obesity predicts heart failure (HF) over an extended follow-up into old age. METHODS:We studied 7495 men (from a population sample of 9,998 men) without HF, who were 47-55 years old when investigated in 1970 to 1973. All participants were followed up for 35 year...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Björck L,Novak M,Schaufelberger M,Giang KW,Rosengren A

更新日期：2015-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiponectin is a biomarker that is associated with type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Lower circulating level is a risk factor. Higher levels are protective. African Americans have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and hypertension and lower levels of adiponectin when compared to other racial/ethnic grou...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Davis SK,Gebreab SY,Xu R,Riestra P,Khan RJ,Sumner AE,Hickson D,Bidulescu A

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure (HF) is one of the most debilitating chronic illnesses. The prevalence is expected to increase due to aging population. The current study aimed to examine the management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) including drug use pattern, direct medical cost and humanistic outc...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Leung AW,Chan CY,Yan BP,Yu CM,Lam YY,Lee VW

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the advances in medical and interventional treatment modalities, some patients develop epicardial coronary artery reperfusion but not myocardial reperfusion after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), known as no-reflow. The goal of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of in...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Aksu T,Guler TE,Colak A,Baysal E,Durukan M,Sen T,Guray U

更新日期：2015-02-19 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:Exercise-based spectral T-wave alternans (TWA) has been proposed as a noninvasive tool-identifying patients at risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and cardiac mortality. Prior studies have indicated that ambulatory electrocardiogram (AECG)-based TWA is an important alternative platform to exercise for risk st...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Quan XQ,Zhou HL,Ruan L,Lv JG,Yao JH,Yao F,Huang K,Zhang CT

更新日期：2014-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic aortic valve regurgitation (AR) causing left ventricular (LV) volume overload can remain asymptomatic for many years despite having a severely dilated heart. The sudden development of heart failure is not well understood but alterations of myocardial energy metabolism may be contributiv...

journal_title：BMC cardiovascular disorders

authors： Lachance D,Dhahri W,Drolet MC,Roussel É,Gascon S,Sarrhini O,Rousseau JA,Lecomte R,Arsenault M,Couet J

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00