Association between clinical presentations before myocardial infarction and coronary mortality: a prospective population-based study using linked electronic records. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Ischaemia in different arterial territories before acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may influence post-AMI outcomes. No studies have evaluated prospectively collected information on ischaemia and its effect on short- and long-term coronary ...
Hemingway, Harry +5 more
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Objective To compare the efficacy of Del Nido cardioplegia solution and conventional cardioplegia in adult patients. Methods Systematic searches were performed to identify related studies using PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library, International Clinical ...
XU Xu, WANG Weifan, YU Min, LI Yongnan
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Altered gene expression pattern in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with acute myocardial infarction. [PDF]
In the acute phase of STEMI, dozens of genes from several pathways linked with lipid/glucose metabolism, platelet function and atherosclerotic plaque stability show altered expression.
Burzynska, Beata +29 more
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Background: Estrogen receptors (ERs) relate to cardio-protection in adults, but their role in younger patients is not known. We aimed to assess the myocardial expression of ERα- and ERβ- mRNA in young patients with congenital cardiac disease and to ...
Hatem Rouatbi +5 more
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Regulation of gap junction function; the role of nitric oxide. [PDF]
Myocardial ischemia resulting from sudden occlusion of a coronary artery is one of the major causes in the appearance of severe, often life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
Kovács Mária +15 more
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Objective: To compare the early outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft surgery using a combination of antegrade and retrograde cardipoplegia with that utilizing antegrade cardioplegia alone in triple vessel coronary artery disease.
Ali Gohar Zamir +6 more
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Reduction of myocardial infarction by postischemic administration of the calpain inhibitor A-705253 in comparison to the Na(+)/H(+) exchange inhibitor Cariporide (R) in isolated perfused rabbit hearts [PDF]
The calpain inhibitor A-705253 and the Na(+)/H(+) exchange inhibitor Cariporide (R) were studied in isolated perfused rabbit hearts subjected to 60 min occlusion of the ramus interventricularis of the left coronary artery (below the origin of the first ...
Speth, Maria +7 more
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The aim. To determine the effectiveness of myocardial protection in various variants of administration of cardioplegic solution in patients with aortic aneurysms combined with coronary artery lesions. Materials and methods.
Ihor I. Zhekov +4 more
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Effect of Perioperative Nicorandil on Myocardial Protection in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass, a Retrospective Study. [PDF]
Yuye Chen,1 Yue Liu,2 Hong Lv,1 Qian Li,1 Jingjia Shen,1 Weiyun Chen,2 Jia Shi,1 Chenghui Zhou3 1Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences&Peking Union Medical College/National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases ...
Chen Y +7 more
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A case-control analysis of exposure to traffic and acute myocardial infarction. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution has been associated with an increased risk of dying from cardiopulmonary and ischemic heart disease, yet few studies have evaluated cardiovascular end points other than mortality.
Steve Melly +16 more
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