Background—Early stages of coronary atherosclerosis are characterized by a mainly
functional impairment of coronary vasodilator capacity under the impact of such risk factors as …

Aims We studied the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on global and
regional myocardial oxygen consumption (MVO 2 ) and myocardial blood flow (MBF) in non-…

As the impact of cardiac pacing on myocardial energetics has not yet been established, this
laboratory investigation was undertaken to evaluate the ejects of right atrial (AP), right …

Hemodynamic function and overall coronary blood flow (argon technique) were measured
in 16 patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC) and in 12 patients without …

Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a treatment option in patients with severe heart
failure and left bundle-branch block (LBBB). This study evaluated the effects of 4 and 13 mo …

Objective: In patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), left bundle branch block (LBBB) is
a common finding. The characteristic feature is an asynchronous septal wall motion and …

Methods Platelet function was studied in 660 patients considered for isolated coronary
artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and in 421 patients considered for single aortic valve …

Preexisting malignancy has traditionally been considered as a contraindication to heart
transplantation because of the fear of a recurrence of the malignant disease under …

Purpose The aim of this study was to analyse non-invasively the regional effect of therapy with
an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor on myocardial blood flow in patients with coronary artery …

Der Prävention kommt in der Kardiologie ein besonders hoher Stellenwert zu (1). Demzufolge
ist zu erwarten, daß durch Maßnahmen, die den arteriosklerotischen Grundprozeß und …