Showing papers in "International Journal of Cardiology in 2006"

TL;DR: Drugs and natural molecules which stabilize mast cell membrane and monoclonal antibodies that protect mast cell surface could emerge as novel therapeutic modalities capable to prevent acute coronary and cerebrovascular events.

TL;DR: Cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography is necessary for the precise delineation of coronary anatomy, for assessment of hemodynamics, and to show the presence of concomitant atherosclerosis and other structural anomalies.

TL;DR: The main aims of this study were to determine the prevalence, consequences and markers of sleep apnea and the periodic limb movements (PLMS) in heart failure, and to compare heart failure patients with CSA and OSA.

TL;DR: In men, the combination of current and prolonged lifetime sport practice is associated with higher risk of LAF.

TL;DR: The postulated roles of CRP in atherogenesis and prediction of vascular events, as well as current recommendations for CRP testing in patients are reviewed, are discussed.

TL;DR: The effects of green tea on atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity, and, finally, its comparison with black tea are discussed.

TL;DR: IV infusion of MSCs soon after acute MI in swine improves LVEF and limits wall thickening in the remote non-infarcted myocardium, consistent with a beneficial effect on post-MI ventricular remodeling.

TL;DR: Direct cell-to-cell contact between MSC and adult cardiomyocyte or SMC, but not the soluble signaling molecules is obligatory in the differentiation of MSC into cardiomeocytes orSMC.

TL;DR: Current evidence does not show home-based cardiac rehabilitation to be significantly inferior to centre-based rehabilitation for low-risk cardiac patients, however, the numbers of patients included are less than 750 and ongoing trials will contribute to the debate on the acceptability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of home- based cardiac rehabilitation.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a brief educational intervention with an information booklet can help to somewhat improve patient's knowledge of the target INR range and factors that may affect INR levels.

TL;DR: A history of endurance sports activity is associated with the development of AF after ablation of atrial flutter after patients with concomitant ablation for atrial tachycardia or fibrillation were studied.

TL;DR: This is the first report that has utilized a molecular biological approach to demonstrate a direct stimulatory effect of Carnitines on gene and protein expression of the oxidative stress related markers HO-1 and ecNOS.

TL;DR: Evidence of a correlation between endogenous G-CSF and CD34(+) cell levels supports the pharmacological administration of G- CSF as a non-invasive option for regeneration of myocardial tissue after AMI.

TL;DR: The capability of PS-OCT to assess plaque collagen content, in addition to its ability to generate high resolution structural assessments, make it a potentially powerful technology for identifying high risk plaques.

TL;DR: Embryology, diagnostic approaches, clinical features, technical difficulties in accessing the right ventricle, and a review of literature related to persistent LSVC are discussed.

TL;DR: Activation of TLR4 through a myocytic inflammatory reaction is associated with HF after acute myocardial infarction, and observations suggest that TLR 4 signaling in monocytes may play a role in the development of HF after AMI.

TL;DR: Increased levels of soluble adhesion molecules in patients withslow coronary flow may be an indicator of endothelial activation and inflammation and are likely to be in the causal pathway leading to slow coronary flow.

TL;DR: An association was found between spironolactone use and active renin protein, angiotensin II and aldosterone levels, suggesting that escape from ACE is mainly caused by a feedback mechanism.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined whether the level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) was predictive of the outcome of cardioversion for atrial fibrillation.

TL;DR: Statins have shown great promise beyond their lipid-lowering effects and ongoing and future studies will help to further clarify the potential clinical impact of these "pleiotropic effects".

TL;DR: Maturational changes occur in both fetal systolic and diastolic ventricular function and moreover the maturational rate of myocardial tissue velocities is similar in both ventricles, despite differential loading conditions.

TL;DR: Cardiac troponin I could be elevated in a number of conditions, apart from acute myocardial infarction, and could reflect myonecrosis.

TL;DR: Istituto di Chimica e Microscopia Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Morfologico-Biomediche, Universita` degli Studi di Verona, and Ospedale Policlinico G.B. Rossi are cited.

TL;DR: Six weeks of isometric exercise training was effective in lowering systolic but not diastolic blood pressure in pre-hypertensive and hypertensive individuals, and enhanced antioxidant protection is a likely underlying mechanism.

TL;DR: The study demonstrates that MDCT is a reliable noninvasive technique to identify and define anomalous coronary arteries and their course and is compared to invasive coronary angiography.

TL;DR: While the LCKD did not lower total LDL cholesterol, it did result in a shift from small, dense LDL to large, buoyant LDL, which could lower cardiovascular disease risk.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided for mild, but significant impairment of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in Marfan patients, not related to valvular heart disease.

TL;DR: The increase in CRP levels during Q-wave MI seems to be linked to the extension of myocardial damage rather than pre-existing inflammation.

TL;DR: There are large disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality in different Indian states and this can be epidemiologically explained by difference in dietary consumption of fats, milk, sugar and green-leafy vegetables and prevalence of obesity.

TL;DR: Tako-tsubo-like cardiomyopathy might be considered a differential diagnosis for acute coronary syndrome especially in elderly women and Chronic pulmonary diseases may be associated with a higher risk.