Association of Chronic Kidney Disease With Chronotropic Incompetence in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Association of Chronic Kidney Disease With Chronotropic Incompetence in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Chronotropic incompetence (CI) is common in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and may be a key reason underlying exercise intolerance in these patients. However, the determinants of CI…

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Comparison of Risk of Re-hospitalization, All-Cause Mortality, and Medical Care Resource Utilization in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Comparison of Risk of Re-hospitalization, All-Cause Mortality, and Medical Care Resource Utilization in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction

Because heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are different clinical entities with differing demographic characteristics, common HF outcomes may occur at different rates….

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Diagnostic Accuracy of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure With Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Diagnostic Accuracy of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Evaluation of Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure With Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), cine imaging, and resting first-pass perfusion (FPP) in…

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Community-Based Mind–Body Meditative Tai Chi Program and Its Effects on Improvement of Blood Pressure, Weight, Renal Function, Serum Lipoprotein, and Quality of Life in Chinese Adults With Hypertension

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Community-Based Mind–Body Meditative Tai Chi Program and Its Effects on Improvement of Blood Pressure, Weight, Renal Function, Serum Lipoprotein, and Quality of Life in Chinese Adults With Hypertension

Obesity, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, and poor quality of life are common conditions associated with hypertension, and incidence of hypertension is age dependent. However, an effective program to prevent hypertension and…

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Procedural Predictors of Angiographic Restenosis After Bifurcation Coronary Stenting (from the Choice of Optimal Strategy for Bifurcation Lesions With Normal Side Branch and Optimal Stenting Strategy for True Bifurcation Lesions Studies)

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Procedural Predictors of Angiographic Restenosis After Bifurcation Coronary Stenting (from the Choice of Optimal Strategy for Bifurcation Lesions With Normal Side Branch and Optimal Stenting Strategy for True Bifurcation Lesions Studies)

Most subordinate techniques accompanying bifurcation stenting have not been supported by relevant clinical trials. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of technical specifications involved in bifurcation…

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Usefulness of Circulating Decoy Receptor 3 in Predicting Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Future Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of Circulating Decoy Receptor 3 in Predicting Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Future Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

Decoy receptor 3 (DcR3), a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, is an antiapoptotic soluble receptor considered to play an important role in immune modulation and has pro-inflammatory…

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Usefulness of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Non–High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease in Chinese

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Non–High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease in Chinese

The predictive effect of non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Chinese general population has not been well demonstrated. The aim of our study was to examine the…

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Usefulness of Beta2-Microglobulin as a Predictor of All-Cause and Nonculprit Lesion-Related Cardiovascular Events in Acute Coronary Syndromes (from the PROSPECT Study)

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Usefulness of Beta2-Microglobulin as a Predictor of All-Cause and Nonculprit Lesion-Related Cardiovascular Events in Acute Coronary Syndromes (from the PROSPECT Study)

In the Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree (PROSPECT) study, plaque burden, plaque composition, and minimal luminal area were associated with an increased risk…

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Reduced Irregularity of Ventricular Response During Atrial Fibrillation and Long-term Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure

Nov 28, 2016 by in CARDIOLOGY Comments Off on Reduced Irregularity of Ventricular Response During Atrial Fibrillation and Long-term Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure

Reduced heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with poor outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the data on predictive value of RR variability during atrial fibrillation (AF) are…

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