- Relation Between Previous Lipid-Lowering Therapy and Infaret Size (Creatine Kinase-MB Level) in Patients Presenting With Acute Myocardial Infarction
[作者:Aronow, HD; Lincoff, AM; Quinn, MJ; Mcrae, AT; Gurm, HS; Houghtaling, PL; Granger, CB; Harrington, RA; de Werf, FV; Topol, EJ; Lauer, MS,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1119-1124 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- Animal experimental data have shown that lipid-lowering agents reduce myocardial infarct size. This association has not been well studied in humans. We compared infarct size in 10,548 patients in the GUSTO IIb and PURSUI...
- Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis in Childhood for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
[作者:Hudgins, LC; Kleinman, B; Scheuer, A; White, S; Gordon, BR,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1199-1204 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- Untreated pediatric patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia usually have myocardial infarctions, heart failure, or death by the teenage years. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis effectively lowers LDL...
- Long-Term Risk of Atrial Fibrillation With Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Esophagitis
[作者:Bunch, TJ; Packer, DL; Jahangir, A; Locke, GR; Talley, NJ; Gersh, BJ; Roy, RR; Hodge, DO; Asirvatham, SJ,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1207-1211 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- The mechanisms underlying the triggers and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF) are not fully understood. One potential unproved mechanism is that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), in which acid reflux induces l...
- Comparison of Left Ventricular Dyssynchrony by Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Versus Tissue Doppler Imaging in Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function
[作者:Ng, ACT; Tran, DT; Newman, M; Allman, C; Vidaic, J; Leung, DY,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1146-1150 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- Assessment of left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony after myocardial infarction has prognostic value. There were no reference ranges for 2-dimensional (213) speckle tracking synchrony, and it was unclear whether color tissu...
- Relation of Lack of Knowledge About Dietary Sodium to Hospital Readmission in Patients With Heart Failure
[作者:Kollipara, UK; Jaffer, O; Amin, A; Toto, KH; Nelson, LL; Schneider, R; Markham, D; Drazner, MH,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1212-1215 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- It has previously been demonstrated that patients with heart failure (HF) in an urban public hospital had significant gaps in knowledge regarding dietary sodium restriction. The objective of this study was to determine w...
- Usefulness of Proteinuria as a Prognostic Marker of Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Data from the Evaluation of Oral Xemilofiban in Controlling Thrombotic Events [EXCITE] Trial)
[作者:Mercado, N; Brugts, JJ; Ix, JH; Shlipak, MG; Dixon, SR; Gersh, BJ; Lemos, PA; Guarneri, M; Teirstein, PS; Wijns, W; Serruys, PW; Boersma, E; O'Neill, WW,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1151-1155 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- Proteinuria was associated with cardiovascular events and mortality in community-based cohorts. The association of proteinuria with mortality and cardiovascular events in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interve...
- Prognostic Significance of Myocardial Ischemia by Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Patients Without Angina Pectoris After Coronary Revascularization
[作者:Pedone, C; Elhendy, A; Biagini, E; van Domburg, RT; Schinkel, AF; Di Pasquale, G; Bax, JJ; Poldermans, D,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1156-1158 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- The clinical utility of stress testing in patients without angina pectoris after revascularization has been questioned. Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) is an established technique for detection of myocardial isc...
- Illicit Stimulant Use in a United States Heart Failure Population Presenting to the Emergency Department (from the Acute Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry Emergency Module)
[作者:Diercks, DB; Fonarow, GC; Kirk, JD; Jois-Bilowich, P; Hollander, JE; Weber, JE; Wynne, J; Mills, RM; Yancy, C; Peacock, WF,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1216-1219 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- Illicit stimulant drug use may have a profound clinical impact in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The chronic use of cocaine and methamphetamine may lead to overt cardiomyopathy and ADHF. The Acute Decompensate...
- Comparison of the Impact of Short (< 1 Year) and Long-Term (>= 1 Year) Clopidogrel Use Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Mortality
[作者:Banerjee, S; Varghese, C; Samuel, J; Weideman, RA; Little, BB; Kelly, KC; Rao, SV; Reilly, RF; Brilakis, ES,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1159-1162 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- The optimal duration of clopidogrel administration after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unknown. Clopidogrel is currently recommended for minimums of I and 12 months after bare-metal stent and drug-elut...
- Usefulness of Dobutamine-Induced Changes of the Two-Dimensional Longitudinal Deformation Predict Clinical and Neurohumoral Improvement in Men After Levosimendan Treatment in Acutely Decompensated Chronic Heart Failure
[作者:Paraskevaidis, LA; Bistola, V; Ikonomidis, I; Parissis, JT; Papadopoulos, C; Filippatos, G; Kremastinos, DT,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1225-1229 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- Levosimendan reduces symptoms and improves hemodynamics in patients with a-cutely decompensated chronic heart failure (ADCHF). The aim of this study was to investigate (1) the association of changes induced by low-dose d...
- Relation of Left Ventricular Infarct Transmurality and Infarct Size After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty to Time from Symptom Onset to Balloon Inflation
[作者:Hahn, JY; Bin Song, Y; Gwon, HC; Choe, YH; Kim, JH; Sung, J; Choi, SH; Choi, JH; Kim, DK; Hong, KP; Park, JE; Lee, SH,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1163-1169 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- This stud), was performed to evaluate the impact of time to reperfusion on infarct size and transmurality after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). In ...
- Usefulness of Stress Echocardiography for Risk Stratification of Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
[作者:Cortigiani, L; Sicari, R; Bigi, R; Gherardi, S; Rigo, F; Gianfaldoni, ML; Landi, P; Bovenzi, F; Picano, E,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1170-1174 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- The prognostic value of stress echocardiography in patients with previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains undefined. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic implication of stress echocard...
- Relation of Heart Failure Hospitalization to Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution
[作者:Pope, CA; Renlund, DG; Kfoury, AG; May, HT; Horne, BD,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1230-1234 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- Cardiopulmonary disease has been associated with particulate matter (PM) air pollution. There is evidence that exposure to elevated PM concentrations increases risk of acute ischemic heart disease events, alters cardiac ...
- Comparison of Safety, Efficacy, and Outcome of Successful Versus Unsuccessful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in "True" Chronic Total Occlusions
[作者:de Labriolle, A; Bonello, L; Roy, P; Lemesle, G; Steinberg, DH; Xue, Z; Kaneshige, K; Suddath, WO; Satler, LF; Kent, KM; Pichard, AD; Lindsay, J; Waksman, R,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1175-1181 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-9]
- Despite improving tectniques for opening chronic total occlusions (CTOs), the benefit of successful recanalization of the artery remains unclear. The aims of this study were to investigate the safety and efficacy of perc...
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