Transcatheter closure of perime ...
Results of perimembranous ventricular septal defects (pmVSD) transcatheter closure have been reported in the literature, mostly with the Amplatzer V ...
Impact of obesity on plasma B-t ...
The plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentration was recently shown to be inversely correlated with body mass index (BMI). However, very fe ...
Endothelin-1 prolongs intracell ...
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is involved in the development of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. We investigated the effects of ET-1 on intracellular ca ...
Vasomotor and fibrinolytic resp ...
Upregulation of vascular B1 kinin receptor expression has been reported in human atheroma, but its role remains unclear. We examined vasomotor and f ...
Electrical storm originating fr ...
We report a patient with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy presenting with an electrical storm because of a poorly tolerated monomorphic ventricul ...
Different effects of isoflavone ...
Isoflavone intake has been associated with a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women. The aim of the present study w ...
Elevated B-type natriuretic pep ...
The aim of the present study was to assess whether elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels, as an objective marker of heart failure, is a p ...
Complete versus incomplete reva ...
Limited data exist regarding the impact of complete revascularization (CR) versus incomplete revascularization (IR) on the long-term outcomes of pat ...
Noninvasive assessment of left ...
The maximum rate of left ventricular pressure rise (LV dp/dtmax) is a good indicator of ventricular contractility. However, its measurement requires ...
Catheter ablation of non-induci ...
We present a patient with non-inducible atrial tachycardia (AT) after atriotomy for surgical repair of heart disease who underwent ablation successf ...
Independent no-reflow predictor ...
Independent no-reflow predictors should be evaluated in female patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) and successful ...
A case of subacute thrombosis a ...
A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with anterior acute myocardial infarction due to subacute thrombosis after coronary stenting with a ...
A possible cross-sectional asso ...
Bilirubin is a potent antioxidant, and serum total bilirubin (TB) is reported to be negatively associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). There h ...
Different strategies for perfor ...
Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation was performed in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients whose cardiac rhythm was dominated by the ectopic beats originating ...
Uncontrolled home blood pressur ...
The purposes of this study were to investigate the state of blood pressure control level and to investigate the relationship between blood pressure ...
Measurement of platelet reactiv ...
Acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) and clopidogrel are extensively used in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. However, the responsiveness to ASA tre ...
Successful percutaneous coil em ...
We herein describe a 57-year-old man with coronary–pulmonary artery fistulas that had abnormal connections between the left common carotid artery an ...
Successful deployment of an ili ...
Aortic rupture is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication following a balloon aortoplasty for recoarctation. The treatment of aortic ruptur ...
Infarct tissue characteristics ...
Histopathological studies have suggested that early revascularization for acute myocardial infarction (MI) limits the size, transmural extent, and h ...
Diffuse in-stent restenosis of ...
The use of drug-eluting stents (DES) reduces the risk of repeat revascularization without increase of death and myocardial infarction compared to st ...
Obstructive sleep apnea as a po ...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not only a cause of hypertension; it also possibly affects the pathogenesis and progression of aortic disease becau ...
Hypocellularity and insufficien ...
The aim of this study was to identify the clinical parameters of absolutely poor-prognosis patients with chronic critical limb ischemia (AP-CLI). Si ...
Efficacy of paclitaxel-eluting ...
Hemodialysis patients were recognized as a high-risk group for restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention in the era of the bare-metal sten ...
Milk casein-derived tripeptides ...
Milk casein-derived tripeptides, valyl prolyl proline (VPP), and isoleucyl prolyl proline (IPP) inhibit angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and both ...
Impaired carotid artery elastic ...
Complex congenital heart diseases with abnormal formation of the aorticopulmonary septum are also associated with defective large artery elastogenes ...