- Dual-Site Left Ventricular Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
[作者:Padeletti, L; Colella, A; Michelucci, A; Pieragnoli, P; Ricciardi, G; Porciani, MC; Tronconi, F; Hettrick, DA; Valsecchi, S,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1687-1692 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- Simultaneous stimulation of 2 left ventricular (LV) sites could enhance the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute hemodynamic response to dual-site LV C...
- Comparison of Late Mortality in Hospitalized Patients > 70 Years of Age With Systolic Heart Failure Receiving Beta Blockers Versus Those Not Receiving Beta Blockers
[作者:Pascual-Figal, DA; Redondo, B; Caro, C; Manzano, S; Garrido, IP; Ruiperez, JA; Valdes, M,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1711-1717 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- Beta blockers are underprescribed to elderly patients with systolic heart failure (HF). We studied whether the prescription of a beta blocker is associated with a survival benefit ill a nonselected population of patients...
- Effect of Operation for Ebstein Anomaly on Left Ventricular Function
[作者:Brown, ML; Dearani, JA; Danielson, GK; Cetta, F; Connolly, HM; Warnes, CA; Li, Z; Hodge, DJ; Driscoll, DJ,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1724-1727 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- Our objective was to examine the outcomes of patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction who underwent operation for Ebstein anomaly. From April 1, 1972 to January 1, 2006, 539 patients with Ebstein anomaly underwent...
- Erectile Dysfunction in Men With Congenital Heart Disease
[作者:Cook, SC; Arnott, LM; Nicholson, LM; Cook, LR; Sparks, EA; Daniels, CJ,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1728-1730 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- There has been a tremendous focus on gynecologic health with the increasing number of women with congenital heart disease (CHD). Conversely, experience in providing sexual health screening to men with CHD is lacking. The...
- Hybrid Intraoperative Pulmonary Artery Stent Placement for Congenital Heart Disease
[作者:Menon, SC; Cetta, F; Dearani, JA; Burkhart, HA; Cabalka, AK; Hagler, DJ,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1737-1741 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- Percutaneous branch pulmonary artery (PA) stenting can be challenging, especially in patients with stenosis of the right ventricular (RV) outflow tract or tortuous PA branches. In these cases, a hybrid procedure deployin...
- Acute Mortality in Hospitalized Patients Undergoing Echocardiography With and Without an Ultrasound Contrast Agent (Multicenter Registry Results in 4,300,966 Consecutive Patients)
[作者:Main, ML; Ryan, AC; Davis, TE; Albano, MP; Kusnetzky, LL; Hibberd, M,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1742-1746 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- We sought to define acute mortality in a large multicenter cohort of hospitalized patients undergoing clinically indicated echocardiography with and without use of an ultrasound contrast agent. Although the United States...
- Influence of Hospital Length of Stay for Heart Failure on Quality of Care
[作者:Krantz, MJ; Tanner, J; Horwich, TB; Yancy, C; Albert, NM; Hernandez, AF; Dai, D; Fonarow, GC,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1693-1697 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- Adherence to treatment guidelines during hospital admissions for heart failure impacts readmissions and mortality. However, the relation between guideline adherence and heart failure hospital length of stay (LOS) has not...
- Relation of Statin Therapy to Risk of Heart Failure After Acute Myocardial Infarction
[作者:Aronson, D; Mutlak, D; Lessick, J; Kapellovich, M; Dabbah, S; Markiewicz, W; Beyar, R; Hammerman, H; Reisner, S; Agmon, Y,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1706-1710 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- Recent studies suggest that statin therapy reduces hospitalizations for heart failure (HF). However, few data exist regarding the role of statins in preventing HF after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In addition, the...
- Prognostic Implications of Coronary Flow Reserve on Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
[作者:Cortigiani, L; Rigo, F; Gherardi, S; Galderisi, M; Sicari, R; Picano, E,期刊:American Journal of Cardiology, 页码:1718-1723 , 文章类型: Article,,卷期:2008年102-12]
- The aim of the study was to prospectively evaluate a cohort of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC) after coronary flow reserve (CFR) assessment of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Sixty-eight pati...
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