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abstract::Three-dimensional echocardiography depicts the heart and its structures in their realistic forms. This capability decreases variability both in the quality and the interpretation of complex pathology, among investigators. Therefore, it is likely that the method will become the standard echocardiography examination in ...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199811000-00002
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::In evaluating patients with nondiagnostic initial clinical or electrocardiogram (ECG) findings for acute cardiac ischemia, continuous 12-lead ECG monitoring increases the detection of diagnostic ECG findings, including ST-segment elevation, in patients awaiting hospital admission. Rest scanning with technitium-99m ses...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199807000-00005
更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The mechanisms of pathogenesis of myocarditis have remained elusive. Despite the demonstration a decade ago that persistent viral infection of the myocardium occurred in many patients, a clear description of the pathologic progression has not been forthcoming. Over the past year, a number of studies have added to the ...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1998-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent epidemiologic studies of the risk factors for early and late phases of transplant coronary artery disease (TxCAD) have identified metabolic abnormalities such as hyperlipidemia and insulin resistance as important risk factors, independent of rejection. In randomized trials, calcium channel blockers and hydroxym...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199803000-00007
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fewer than 50 pediatric lung transplants are performed each year. Surgical advances in the field have resulted in improved operative outcomes and in technical innovations that have broadened both the target population and the donor pool. At the same time, late referral of critically ill patients and shortage of donor ...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199801000-00012
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Myocardial protection seems to be evolving toward simplified techniques, among which the use of minimally diluted tepid blood cardioplegia delivered retrograde or in a combined fashion is gaining wider clinical acceptance. In the future, agents that can duplicate the cardioprotective effects of ischemic preconditionin...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199711000-00002
更新日期:1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Stress myocardial perfusion imaging has become a mainstay in the noninvasive assessment of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease for several compelling reasons. Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging can be performed using a variety of stressors, including exercise, pharmacologic stress (includin...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199711000-00012
更新日期:1997-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Interest in transmyocardial laser revascularization for the treatment of otherwise inoperable coronary artery disease has increased rather dramatically in recent years. The results of several industrially sponsored clinical series have been reported recently, all with significant improvement in angina pectoris that ap...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although significant pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic advances in treating hypertension during the last decade have reduced mortality and morbidity, hypertension continues to be a major health concern worldwide. Therefore, the search continues for newer specific pharmacologic treatment of this disorder. This review ...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The benefit of digoxin in chronic heart failure has been debated fervently for decades. In the 1970s, the use of digoxin was challenged due to the high incidences of digitalis toxicity and the lack of data on the effects of digoxin in patients with chronic heart failure. In the 1980s, interest in digoxin was renewed a...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199705000-00004
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::This review of advances made toward understanding the molecular basis of congenital heart disease covers studies on subjects ranging from atrioventricular septal defects to zebrafish models. Genetically abnormal mice with atrioventricular septal defects have abnormal endocardial cushion development with the delayed ap...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199705000-00014
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Endocarditis remains a major worldwide problem despite significant advances in diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. This review centers on the recent studies that have been published in the past year concerning the epidemiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of infective and noninfective endocarditis in bo...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199703000-00006
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death world-wide in populations older than 65 years of age. The variation in cardiovascular mortality rates in this population indicates a substantial potential for effective coronary prevention. The highest risk for development of coronary heart disease is in individuals...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199703000-00017
更新日期:1997-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The treatment of ischemic heart disease by coronary artery bypass grafting remains under intense scrutiny. A better understanding of the long-term outcome for particular patient subgroups will allow a more appropriate choice to be made among the options of coronary artery bypass grafting, angioplasty, or continued med...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199611000-00003
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Magnetic resonance imaging of the cardiovascular system is now a well-recognized primary investigative technique for many conditions of structural abnormality in clinical cardiology, but the assessment of functional abnormality is also valuable and is increasingly being recognized by clinicians because of the accuracy...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199611000-00013
更新日期:1996-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although it has been recognized for almost 70 years that there is a substantial genetic component to the pathogenesis of hypertension, only recently have systematic efforts been made to identify the responsible genetically determined mechanisms. In the case of several rare syndromes, spectacular progress has been made...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199609000-00002
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although it has been the topic of intense medical and surgical attention for over 20 years, the coexistence of severe carotid artery disease in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft continues to be a major cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality. Refinements in diagnostic modalities, mainly by duplex...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199609000-00012
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Coronary artery bypass surgery performed in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction improves survival compared with antianginal therapy alone. The mechanisms for this survival advantage with revascularization therapy have not been systematically elucidated. Many of these patients have "h...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199607000-00008
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::As a result of the increasing size of waiting lists and lengthening of waiting times for heart transplantation, coronary revascularization has emerged as an important therapeutic option in the management of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. A critical challenge is the identification of candidates with regions of ...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199605000-00008
更新日期:1996-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The incidence of congenital valvular heart disease has not significantly altered in recent decades. Major factors contributing to altered profiles of acquired valvular heart disease in the past few decades include an increased elderly segment of the population and increasing recognition of nonrheumatic forms of valvul...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199603000-00002
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::There has been an intensive effort in the past year to identify immunologic and nonimmunologic factors in the pathogenesis of cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Significant progress has been made regarding cell proliferation and cell death, with particular focus on cell growth factors, cell death factors, and their recep...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199603000-00012
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recurrent episodes of unexplained syncope are among the most frequent of complaints referred to physicians for evaluation. Traditional methods of evaluation were both time consuming and expensive and left many patients without a diagnosis. Although neurocardiogenically mediated episodes of hypotension and bradycardia ...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199601000-00006
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cardiopulmonary bypass triggers a generalized inflammatory response that is largely mediated by activation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils, their adhesion to endothelial cells, and the subsequent release of cytotoxic products. It has been known for several years that the inflammatory response to extracorporeal circul...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with aortic dissection are divided into two main groups: those with hypertension and those with syndromes involving hereditary defects of the aortic wall. The common finding in the setting of both Marfan syndrome and hypertension is dilatation of the aorta. The biological events that may lead to dissection ar...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Intravenous thrombolysis has become a primary mode of reperfusion therapy for selected patients with acute myocardial infarction. The timing and potential benefits of cardiac angiography and coronary revascularization after thrombolysis in patients experiencing an uncomplicated myocardial infarction have been extensiv...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199507000-00007
更新日期:1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been shown to be a genetically heterogeneous disorder, linked to at least four different loci on chromosomes 14, 1, 15, and 11. Thus far, three genes have been identified that harbor mutations leading to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. These genes--cardiac beta myosin heavy chain, alpha tr...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199505000-00010
更新日期:1995-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this review I concentrate on issues related to prosthetic valves themselves: their development, performance, and durability. For example, mechanical failure or tissue deterioration appear to be intrinsic properties of the valve and are therefore central to my topic, whereas the development, diagnosis, and managemen...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199503000-00008
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are at increased risk for sudden death. Recent studies have improved our ability to risk-stratify such patients and have elucidated several potential mechanisms of sudden death and syncope. Certain noninvasive tests, such as signal-averaged electrocardiography and measurements...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199501000-00003
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The therapeutic benefits of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the treatment of hypertension, congestive heart failure, and atherosclerotic heart disease are undeniable. Recent studies, however, suggest that the cardioprotective effect produced by these drugs is complex and may not be solely related to inhibi...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199409000-00004
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although activation of the endocrine renin-angiotensin system with consequent vasoconstriction and salt retention have long been known as the hallmarks of the early phase of renovascular hypertension, the recent recognition of a local vascular angiotensin system and the understanding of the process of vascular remodel...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199409000-00015
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The introduction of new drugs, and a re-evaluation of older drugs, have radically changed the pharmacological management of heart failure. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, digitalis, diuretics and the combination of nitrates and hydralazine are now used. The first Cooperative North Scandinavian Enalapri...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199407000-00005
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Unusual forms and causes of ischemic heart disease include angina pectoris in the presence of normal coronary arteries (syndrome X), congenital coronary abnormalities, vasculitic disorders, and graft atherosclerosis after cardiac transplantation. There is now evidence that endothelial dysfunction of coronary resistanc...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a primary myocardial disorder with an autosomal pattern of inheritance, characterized by asymmetric left ventricular hypertrophy with myocyte and myofibrillar disarray. Approximately 30% to 50% of all cases are accounted for by mutations in the beta-cardiac myosin heavy chain gene on chr...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199405000-00011
更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Management of aortic valve disease follows traditional algorithms: initial gross diagnosis, noninvasive imaging and quantitation, possible catheterization or angiography, and medical treatment until symptoms of prognosis prediction indicates surgery. Most advances in this subject reflect improved technology and additi...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199403000-00003
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Over the past 30 years, there have been significant pharmacological and technological advances in the treatment of cardiogenic shock. Although most patients who develop cardiogenic shock can be effectively treated with conventional therapy, including inotropic and vasodilating drugs and intra-aortic balloon pumps, a s...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199403000-00013
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Catheter ablation techniques using radiofrequency current have become an accepted form of treatment for a variety of supraventricular tachycardias. The results are excellent in patients with preexcitation syndromes and as the complication rate is low, catheter ablation has become the first line of treatment for these ...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199401000-00006
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The increased use of arterial conduits in coronary artery bypass grafting is reflected in numerous publications addressing indications, choice of conduits, and possible side-effects. Besides the internal thoracic artery, the right gastroepiploic artery is becoming established, and the inferior epigastric artery is be...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199311000-00004
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is becoming increasingly popular in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with hypertensive disorders. Widespread clinical use, however, has been limited by a lack of normative data and prospective, controlled clinical studies of its impact on subsequent cardiovascular morbidity ...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199309000-00007
更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Indications for cardiac catheterization--including coronary angiography--have substantially broadened with the advent of nonsurgical therapeutic interventions performed in the catheterization laboratory. Consequently, the increasing number of facilities performing these procedures require clear and unmistakable guidel...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199307000-00004
更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinical work in cardiac transplantation has focused on combating the major complications of this procedure, namely graft rejection and infection. Retrospective analyses suggest that prospective HLA typing, as is done in renal transplantation, may improve patient survival. Trials using FK 506 in cardiac transplantati...
journal_title:Current opinion in cardiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001573-199303000-00016
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00