Comparative plasma catecholamine and hemodynamic responses to handgrip, cold pressor and supine bicycle exercise testing in normal subjects [PDF]
, 1983 Serial hemodynamic and plasma catecholamine responses were compared among 10 healthy men (27 ± 3 years) ( ± 1 standard deviation) during symptom-limited handgrip (33% maximal voluntary contraction for 4.4 ± 1.8 minutes), cold pressor testing (6 minutes ...
Caldwell, James H. +4 more
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Range of normal values for left and right ventricular ejection fraction at rest and during exercise assessed by radionuclide angiocardiography [PDF]
, 2017 In order to reach a world-wide consensus on the normal range of left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) ejection fraction (EF) at rest and during exercise, pooled data of 1200 normal subjects from 28 leading centres in the field of nuclear cardiology (68 ...
BATTLER, A. +2 more
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Quantification of regional left ventricular function in Q wave and non-Q wave dysfunctional regions by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy [PDF]
, 2003 OBJECTIVE: To quantify regional left ventricular (LV) function and contractile reserve in Q wave and non-Q wave regions in patients with previous myocardial infarction. DESIGN: An observational study.
Bax, J.J. (Jeroen) +7 more
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Diastolic And Systolic Right Ventricular Dysfunction Precedes Left Ventricular Dysfunction In Patients Paced From Right Ventricular Apex [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Cardiac dysfunction after right ventricular (RV) apical pacing is well known but its extent, time frame of appearance and individual effect on left ventricular (LV), RV systolic and diastolic parameters has not evaluated in a systematic ...
Bansal, Sandeep +7 more
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Gated blood-pool SPECT evaluation of changes after radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways Evidence for persistent ventricular preexcitation despite successful therapy [PDF]
, 1999 OBJECTIVESThis study was designed to prospectively evaluate the effects of radiofrequency ablation in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome by scintigraphic analysis.BACKGROUNDThe functional changes triggered by radiofrequency current ablation of ...
Bonnefoy, Eric +7 more
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Российский кардиологический журнал, 2014 Aim. To reveal factors influencing the results of cardiac resynchronizing therapy (CRT) and to analyze the possibility of radionuclide investigation methods usage for evaluation of indications for this method.Material and methods.
D. I. Lebedev +6 more
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Impact of initiating carvedilol before angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy on cardiac function in newly diagnosed heart failure [PDF]
, 2004 ObjectivesThe purpose of this research was to evaluate the therapeutic value of initiating a beta-blocker before an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) in the treatment of heart failure.BackgroundAlthough ACEI and carvedilol produce benefits ...
Candy, Geoffrey +8 more
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Cell Transplantation, 2009 The objective of this study was to investigate safety and feasibility of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNC) transplantation in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), comparing anterograde intracoronary artery (ICA) delivery with ...
Suzana A. Silva +23 more
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Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2003 We describe the 70- month follow up of a child with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and end-stage congestive heart failure (NYHA III/IV) who underwent partial left ventriculectomy - the Batista operation when he was two and half years old. The clinical
Eduardo Coelho de Souza +3 more
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Importance of the right ventricle in valvular heart disease [PDF]
, 2017 The importance of the right ventricle as a determinant of clinical symptoms, exercise capacity, peri-operative survival and postoperative outcome has been underestimated for a long time.
Hess, O. M., Nagel, E., Stuber, M.
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