- Right ventricular cardiomyocyte apoptosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction of the left ventricular wall
[作者:Abbate, A; Bussani, R; Sinagra, G; Barresi, E; Pivetta, A; Perkan, A; Hoke, NH; Sallourn, FN; Kontos, MC; Biondi-Zoccai, GGL; Vetrovec, GW; Sabbadini, G; Baldi, F; Silvestri, F; Kukreja, RC; Baldi, A,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:658-662 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Cardiac remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is characterized by molecular and cellular mechanisms involving both the left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) walls. Cardiomyoycte apoptosis in the peri-infarct ...
- Cost-efficiency of myocardial contrast echocardiography in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain of suspected cardiac origin and a nondiagnostic electrocardiogram
[作者:Wyrick, JJ; Kalvaitis, S; McConnell, J; Rinkevich, D; Kaul, S; Wei, K,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:649-652 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Assessment of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected cardiac chest pain and a nondiagnostic electrocardiogram (ECG) is lengthy and costly. It was hypothesized that myocardial contrast echocar...
- Association between admission neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome
[作者:Tamhane, UU; Aneja, S; Montgomery, D; Rogers, EK; Eagle, KA; Gurm, HS,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:653-657 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has recently been described as a predictor of mortality in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention. The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of admission ...
- Usefulness of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide and brain natriuretic peptide to predict cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction
[作者:Grewal, J; McKelvie, RS; Persson, H; Tait, P; Carlsson, J; Swedberg, K; Ostergren, J; Lonn, E,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:733-737 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- More than 40% of patients hospitalized with heart failure have preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HF-PLVEF) and are at high risk for cardiovascular (CV) events. The purpose of this study was to determine the v...
- Stage-related effect of statin treatment on the progression of aortic valve sclerosis and stenosis
[作者:Antonini-Canterin, F; Hirsu, M; Popescu, BA; Leiballi, E; Piazza, R; Pavan, D; Ginghina, C; Nicolosi, GL,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:738-742 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- It has been suggested that statins could slow the progression of aortic stenosis (AS), but this hypothesis is still debated and has not been validated in large series of patients by long-term follow-up studies. Moreover,...
- Prognosis and risk factors in patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis and their modulation by atorvastatin (20 mg)
[作者:Dicht, W; Alber, HF; Feuchtner, GM; Hintringer, F; Reinthaler, M; Bartel, T; Sussenbacher, A; Grander, W; Ulmer, H; Pachinger, O; Muller, S,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:743-748 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- The aim of the prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled Tyrolean Aortic Stenosis Study (TASS) was to characterize the natural history and risk factors and their possible modulation by new-onset atorvastatin treatment ...
- Frequency of elevations in markers of cardiomyocyte damage in otherwise healthy newborns
[作者:Lipshultz, SE; Simbre, VC; Hart, S; Rifai, N; Lipsitz, SR; Reubens, L; Sinkin, RA,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:761-766 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Myocardial damage in infancy is a risk factor for eventual cardiac disease. Given that myocardial stress is greatest during the perinatal period and that the neonatal period is when most pediatric heart failure occurs, t...
- Clinical significance of epicardial fat measured using cardiac multislice computed tomography
[作者:Sarin, S; Wenger, C; Marwaha, A; Qureshi, A; Go, BDM; Woomert, CA; Clark, K; Nassef, LA; Shirani, J,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:767-771 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Cardiac adiposity defined as increased epicardial adipose tissue and massive deposits of fat within the atrial septum (lipomatous hypertrophy) is seen in overweight persons and is associated with coronary artery disease ...
- Continuous quality improvement program and major morbidity after cardiac surgery
[作者:Stamou, SC; Camp, SL; Reames, MK; Skipper, E; Stiegel, RM; Nussbaum, M; Geller, R; Robicsek, F; Lobdell, KW,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:772-777 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- The aim of this study was to investigate how a continuous quality improvement (CQI) program affected major morbidity and postoperative outcomes after cardiac surgery. Patients were divided into 2 groups: those who underw...
- Accuracy and reproducibility of quantitation of left ventricular function by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography versus cardiac magnetic resonance
[作者:Soliman, OII; Kirschbaum, SW; van Dalen, BM; van der Zwaan, HB; Delavary, BM; Vletter, WB; van Geuns, RJM; Ten Cate, FJ; Geleijnse, ML,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:778-783 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy and reproducibility of the quantification of left ventricular (LV) function by real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) using current state-of-the-art hardwar...
- Comparison of brain natriuretic peptide plasma levels versus logistic EuroSCORE in predicting in-hospital and late postoperative mortality in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for symptomatic aortic stenosis
[作者:Pedrazzini, GB; Masson, S; Latini, R; Klersy, C; Rossi, MG; Pasotti, E; Faletra, FF; Siclari, F; Minervini, F; Moccetti, T; Auricchio, A,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:749-754 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- The accuracy of the logistic EuroSCORE (logES), a widely used risk prediction algorithm for cardiac surgery including aortic valve surgery, usually overestimates observed perioperative mortality. Elevated brain natriuret...
- C-reactive protein and coronary artery calcium in asymptomatic women with systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis
[作者:Kao, AH; Wasko, MCM; Krishnaswami, S; Wagner, J; Edmundowicz, D; Shaw, P; Cunningham, AL; Danchenko, N; Sutton-Tyrrell, K; Tracy, RP; Kuller, LH; Manzi, S,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:755-760 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The aims of this study were to compare the presence of coronary ar...
- Weekend/holiday versus weekday hospital discharge and guideline adherence (from the American Heart Association's Get with the Guidelines - Coronary Artery Disease database)
[作者:Tickoo, S; Fonarow, GC; Hernandez, AF; Liang, L; Cannon, CP,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:663-667 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Most hospitals have reduced medical staff on weekends. Furthermore, a recent study on acute myocardial infarction suggested that weekend admissions were associated with higher mortality compared with weekday admissions. ...
- Prognostic significance of troponin T elevation in patients without chest pain
[作者:Carlson, ER; Percy, RF; Angiolillo, DJ; Conetta, DA,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:668-671 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Increased cardiac troponin with chest pain is important for the diagnosis, triage, and treatment of patients in the emergency department. However, the use of troponin for the diagnosis and triage of patients without ches...
- Costs and clinical outcomes in individuals without known coronary artery disease undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography from an analysis of Medicare category III transaction codes
[作者:Min, JK; Shaw, LJ; Berman, DS; Gilmore, A; Kang, N,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:672-678 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Multidetector coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) demonstrates high accuracy for the detection and exclusion of coronary artery disease (CAD) and predicts adverse prognosis. To date, opportunity costs relati...
- Safety of drug-eluting stents in patients with left ventricular dysfunction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
[作者:Nusca, A; Lipinski, MJ; Varma, A; Appleton, DL; Goudreau, E; Cowley, MJ; Wittkamp, MJ; Di Sciascio, G; Vetrovec, GW; Abbate, A,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:679-682 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-6]
- Recent studies have reported a higher incidence of late stent thrombosis in patients undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES). Reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) is considered a risk factor for this complica...
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