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..In addition, identification of an at-risk subset may allow modification of reversible periprocedural factors that may help decrease postprocedural ARF...

..We sought to evaluate the preclinical feasibility of rtCMR-guided transarterial aortic valve implatation (TAVI) using the nitinol-based Medtronic CoreValve bioprosthesis...

..The Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study will significantly extend our knowledge about new modalities in the prediction of cardiac events...

..Subclinical atherosclerosis represents the vessel memory of risk factor exposure...

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..Social networks and social support are supposed to contribute to the development of unequal health within populations. However, little is known about their socio-economic distribution. In this study, we explore this distribution...

..To assess the consistency of associations the design is cross-national with data from nine industrial towns from the Czech Republic and Germany...

..The present study aims to assess in a defined specialty (cardiology) the relationship between patient satisfaction (as measured by the recommendation rate) and accreditation status...

..We report a prospective multicentre clinical trial of coronary implantations of absorbable magnesium stents...

..We evaluated the sex related cardiovascular risk stratification based on quantification of subclinical atherosclerosis and inflammation...

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..The purpose of this study was to determine net reclassification improvement (NRI) and improved risk prediction based on coronary artery calcification (CAC) scoring in comparison with traditional risk factors...

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..This marker of target-organ damage might be included, when lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapeutic effects in prehypertensive individuals are tested to avoid exposure to risk and increase benefit...

..The present study analyses the cardiovascular risk profile and the probability of cardiovascular events with regard to the age of HIV-infected patients...

..The aim of our study was to assess the association between CAC as a sign of subclinical CAD and CHF in a general unselected population...

..This review discusses current indication for TEVAR in IMH and PAU patients in the view of an improved understanding of these diseases...

..To investigate this, we evaluated patients with acute coronary syndromes by EBCT and compared the results with coronary angiography and, in patients with an indeterminate angiogram, intracoronary ultrasound (ICUS)...

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..Thus, implantation of CSG is feasible and safe. Adequate expansion can be achieved by the use of relatively large low-compliant balloon catheters inflated with high pressure...

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..The herein presented limited therapy with esophageal resection represents a promising to the otherwise difficult therapy of aortoesophageal fistula...

..Besides established intracoronary Doppler parameters, heterogeneity of perfusion was assessed and related to early signs of atherosclerosis as determined by electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT)...

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..Endovascular bare-metal stent placement is an attractive and promising treatment option since it is readily available, is less invasive and presents fewer risks to the patient...

..The present study analysed the cardiovascular risk profile and the probability of cardiovascular events in HIV-infected patients, due to differences of gender...

..44, p >0.5) or slope E (r = 0.30, p >0.2). Thus, E(M) and slope E may be preload-independent tools for assessing LV diastolic dysfunction in symptomatic patients with a pseudonormal mitral inflow pattern and elevated filling pressures...

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..The maximal increase in coronary blood flow and decrease in vascular resistance can be reached by administration of 1.0 mg verapamil into the left coronary artery...

..The aim of this trial was to test the superiority of immediate stent implantation compared with standard techniques for the treatment of abrupt or threatening closure after coronary balloon angioplasty...

..Electron-beam CT (EBCT) has been widely replaced by high-end CT generations in the assessment of CAC. The aim of this study was to compare the CAC scores derived from an EBCT with those from a dual-source CT (DSCT)...

..However, it remains unclear if EBCT can add prognostic information compared with the clinical information derived from risk factor assessment, exercise stress testing, and coronary angiography...

..To identify any potential relations between the size of an emptied plaque cavity and the remodelling pattern, plaque or vessel dimensions, lumen narrowing, and other ultrasonic lesion characteristics...

..In order to limit the variability of coronary flow velocity reserve (CFVR), we analyzed which factors independently affect CFVR and established a new parameter integrating these factors...

..In order to avoid vascular embolization, the use of smaller guiding catheters and sufficient free backflow of catheters after advancement are recommended...

..Until reliable explanations are pending, studies using only lactate release as a marker of myocardial ischemia, without taken coronary and systemic hemodynamic parameters into account, should be interpreted with caution...

..Further efforts should be undertaken to incorporate these new methods into our routine clinical decision making...

..7 mm. IVUS has the capacity of identifying plaque rupture and vulnerable plaques. This may have potential influence on patients management and therapy...

..The 6 Fr Angio-Seal device is a safe and effective device that allows for immediate closure of femoral puncture sites after both diagnostic and interventional procedures with a low rate of major complications...

..5) air pollution may accelerate the development and progression of atherosclerosis. We investigated the associations of long-term residential exposure to traffic and fine particulate matter with the degree of coronary atherosclerosis...

..Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease. HIV-infected patients exhibit a considerably higher rate of development of this condition compared to the general population...

..We investigated the impact of the -786C allele at the promoter and the 894T allele in exon 7 of the gene encoding the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) on coronary vasomotor responses to exogenous and endogenous stimuli...

..But this was not verifiable on subsequent Holter-ECG monitoring. However, treadmill exercise testing revealed unexpected signs of ischemia, which required further diagnostic tests...

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..Antibiotic treatment has to be continued postoperatively...

..After a conventional approach failed, recanalization was performed successfully using laser guide wire angioplasty with adjunctive stent placement in a combined radial and femoral approach...

..Whether preoperatively elevated cTnI levels similarly predict the outcome in patients undergoing emergency CABG with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is currently unknown...

..We assessed the safety and feasibility of permanent implantation of a novel coronary sinus mitral repair device (PTMA, Viacor Inc)...

..However, in a significant proportion of patients (40%), who appear to be younger and more obese, medical therapy fails to achieve effective BP control despite use of a multiple drug regimen...

..Stent retrieval from the coronary circulation with low-profile angioplasty balloon catheters is a readily available and technically familiar approach that has a relatively high success rate...

..14, P > 0.5). In conclusion, E(T) and the Q-E(T) interval appear to be useful parameters for assessing LV diastolic dysfunction in symptomatic patients with a pseudonormal mitral inflow pattern and elevated filling pressures...

..These data indicate that baseline plaque burden determines the rate of progression of calcification. This appears to be a coronary systemic process, reflecting the natural history of coronary atherosclerosis...

..Purpose of our study was to determine if homocysteine plasma levels are related to the risk of in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary stent implantation in de novo lesions...

..This study sought to determine whether noninvasive quantification of coronary calcium is comparable to selective coronary angiography in measuring the effect of cardiovascular risk factors on coronary atherosclerosis...

..The aim of the study was to classify atherosclerotic lesions using IVUS according to American Heart Association (AHA) recommendation...

..Thus, the relationship between insulin sensitivity and CFR in nondiabetic subjects is particularly interesting. The aim of the study was to investigate this relationship...

..The objective of this study was to evaluate broad-beam spectral Doppler sonification of the vena contracta using a matrix-array transducer for quantification of mitral regurgitation (MR)...

..The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic impact of contrast-enhanced CMR in the patient cohort of a regional STEMI network...

..The risk-benefit ratio for an early treatment of these patients could be improved by advanced risk stratification, assessing the level of coronary artery calcification...

..To characterise the prognostic value of intraoperative ultrasonic graft flow determination during CABG for mid-term patency...

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..8%, whereas the combination of a CVR(rel)>0.88 and a %DS </=11.2% predicted an incidence of MACE of 1.5%. CONCLUSIONS: Measurement of CVR(rel) and %DS after stent implantation are best suitable to predict MACE at 6 months...

..To assess the prevalence and pattern of myocardial late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and its functional impact on patients with left ventricular hypertrophy caused by aortic valve stenosis...

..The present study characterizes the cardiovascular risk profile of HIV-infected individuals, due to the acquisition of HIV-infection...

..The aim of the present study was to assess the safety and technical quality of gadolinium-based coronary angiography...

..The present article provides a review of current developments in the field of TAVI...

..Coronary artery perforation is a rare but serious complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)...

..This study was designed to identify potential differences between the intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) characteristics of spontaneously ruptured and nonruptured coronary plaques...

..To characterize cardiac abnormalities in HIV+ patients with increased serum B-type natiuretic peptide (BNP) by contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)...

..The introduction of antiretroviral therapy has brought cardiac disease as a comorbidity in HIV-infected patients in particular into focus. The present study analyses the results of coronary angiography in this patient population...

..Our study aimed to assess the impact of positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and serological markers of inflammation to identify patients at high risk for disease progression...

..04). In conclusion, only 1/MTT and 1/RT showed a good reproducibility and a close correlation to RMBF. Therefore, only these parameters can be recommended for calculations of RMBF and its reserve under clinical conditions...

..This brief review focuses on the impact of variants in genes of the renin-angiotensin system, the alpha2-adrenoceptor gene, and the G protein beta3 subunit gene on coronary vasomotor responses...

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..Due to the rapid assessment of regional wall motion abnormalities, TDI might help to identify CAD in patients with normal systolic function...

..Profound knowledge of the radiological differential diagnosis of the thoracic organs is necessary for reporting electron-beam tomographic scans, in order to avoid misdiagnosis and to receive a high quality interpretation...

..The aim of this study was to assess a potential learning curve with the former technique based on the own experience with this novel procedure...

..To investigate the results of endovascular stent-graft placement for the treatment of patients with type B aortic dissection (B-AD)...

..Further prospective studies are required to establish the clinical value of combined assessment of coronary calcium quantification and CTCA...

..The purpose of this research was to assess the value of systemic inflammatory biomarkers in the detection of acute aortic dissection (AD)...

..To report the incidence and management of aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) secondary to endovascular stent-graft repair of the descending thoracic aorta...

..The aim of the current study was to investigate if pericardial effusion still has a relevant meaning of HIV-infected patients in the era of antiretroviral therapy...

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..To test the hypothesis that this pain may be due to local vessel injury ("stretch pain"), we performed a prospective study enrolling patients after PTCA, stent implantation, or diagnostic coronary angiography alone...

..It was the aim of this present survey to assess the current therapeutic standard of thoracic aortic stent-graft placement in Germany...

..We postulate that the intracoronary Doppler findings are caused by autonomic dysfunction with decrease of coronary resistance and redistribution of the transmural myocardial blood flow...

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..The goal of this study was to define the association between low QRS voltage and cardiac tamponade or pericardial effusion and to assess the reversibility of low QRS voltage after therapeutic procedures...

..Both intracoronary Doppler sonography and intravascular sonography provided important information that helped us to identify myocardial bridging in this patient...

..The predictive power of the COP could be used for a preoperative risk stratification and a corresponding prophylactic therapy in order to reduce costs...

..Endovascular stent-graft placement for thoracic aortic disease is usually performed under X-ray guidance. The feasibility of rtMRI-guided stent-graft placement is currently not known...

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..To systematically evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of current thoracic aortic stent-graft devices before, during, and after in vitro deployment as a step toward real-time MRI-guided stent placement...

..Therefore, we examined the relationship between coronary artery calcification as a sign of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, socio-economic status and established cardiovascular risk factors in a healthy population...

..To identify determinants of postinterventional death after endovascular stent-graft placement for acute rupture of the descending thoracic aorta, an emerging therapeutic modality for this highly life-threatening condition...

..Lesions with positive remodeling show more plaque extrusion into the distal reference and less stent-induced vessel stretch than those with negative remodeling...

..7%). The novel suture closure device is a safe and effective device that allows for immediate closure of femoral puncture sites after both diagnostic and interventional procedures with a low rate of major complications...