A comparative evaluation of ele ...
Background When assessing the function of the cardiovascular system, cardiac output (CO) is a substantial parameter. For its determination, numerous ...
Catheter-based renal sympatheti ...
Background Renal sympathetic hyperactivity is associated with hypertension, a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Renal sympathetic denervation vi ...
Soluble TWEAK predicts hemodyna ...
Soluble TWEAK is a member of the TNF-alpha family of cytokines that has been shown to predict mortality in patients with heart failure. Pulmonary ar ...
As time goes by? The fallacy of ...
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) is superior to thrombolysis (TL) as reperfusion therapy in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STE ...
A decade of developments in chr ...
Aims To investigate determinants and temporal developments of treatment strategies, 5-year survival and heart transplantation rates between patients ...
Reducing elevated heart rate in ...
Background Heart rate (HR) is of relevant prognostic value not only in the general population and patients with cardiovascular disease, but also in ...
Discontinuation of long term cl ...
Background Stent thrombosis occurs frequently within the first weeks after cessation of longterm clopidogrel therapy. We investigated if rebound pla ...
Impact of N-acetylcysteine on c ...
Background The aim of this study was to assess the effects of N-acetylcysteine (N-ACC) on contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) defined by Cystatin C ( ...
Cardiac troponin T concentratio ...
Objective A recently developed immunoassay for highsensitivity measurement of cardiac troponin T (hsTnT) allows measurement at the 99th percentile f ...
Transplantation of progenitor c ...
Background Limited data is available for investigating the long-term safety and effects of intracoronary progenitor cell therapy in patients with ac ...
Autonomic regulation during mil ...
Objective We investigated whether there are differences in autonomic cardiovascular regulation in resuscitated patients undergoing therapeutic hypot ...
Remote magnetic versus manual c ...
Background Only limited data exist on the clinical utility of remote magnetic navigation (RMN) for pulmonary vein (PV) ablation. Aim of this prospec ...
Novel desmoplakin mutation: juv ...
Two sons of a consanguineous marriage developed biventricular cardiomyopathy. One boy died of severe heart failure at the age of 6 years, the other ...
Diagnostic accuracy of NT-proBN ...
Background When heart failure and tachycardia occur simultaneously, a useful diagnostic tool for early discrimination of patients with benign tachyc ...
Vitamin D deficiency is an inde ...
Both, anemia and vitamin D deficiency are prevalent in patients with heart failure. According to recent evidence, vitamin D may stimulate erythropoi ...
Repair for active infective atr ...
Objectives We retrospectively compared early and longterm results of mitral (MV) and tricuspid valve (TV) repair in patients with isolated active in ...
Role of Autoimmunity and Autoin ...
Idiopathic recurrent pericarditis is the most common and troublesome complication of acute pericarditis affecting about one third of such patients. ...
Is there an additional benefit ...
Background The role of serial NT-proBNP measurements in patients suffering from chronic systolic heart failure (CHF) who already receive individuall ...
Management of atrial fibrillati ...
Background In contrast to surveys in cardiologist settings, presentation and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in primary care patients is less ...
Mortality due to myocardial inf ...
Background Previously, we had demonstrated that the World Cup Soccer 2006 provoked levels of emotional stress sufficient to increase the incidence o ...
The Persistent Challenge of Lup ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus has long been considered the prototypic autoimmune disease. Although the etiology remains enigmatic, there has been vig ...
Novel Challenges for the Allerg ...
The last years have witnessed novel findings with exciting developments in the field of allergy-related diseases including asthma, bronchial hyperre ...
Reproductive Immunology: a Focu ...
Reproductive immunology has attracted the attention of researchers interested in fertility and pregnancy as well as those interested in immunity and ...
A Contemporary Update on Sclero ...
Systemic sclerosis is a rare disease which remains, by many aspects, an enigma and a therapeutic challenge for physicians. It is one of the last “au ...
Urinary Biomarkers in Lupus Nep ...
Renal involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in the form of severe lupus nephritis is associated with a significant burden of mor ...