[Plasma endothelin level in hypertensive patients receiving standard anti-hypertensive therapy with or without statins]

Authors : Liu Xiao-Hong XH; Li Yi-Fei YF; Lai Chun-Lin CL; Ji You-Rui YR; Zhao Jian-Qiang JQ;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Shanxi Province People's Hospital, Taiyuan 030012, China. docliuxh@126.com

Journal : Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi   (2009)

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Predictors of ineffectual radial arterial pressure monitoring in valvular heart surgery.

Authors : Hong Seong Wook SW; Shim Jae Kwang JK; Choi Yong Seon YS; Chun Duk-Hee DH; Kim Jong Chan JC; Kim Bum Su BS; Kwak Young Lan YL;

Affiliations : Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

Journal : J. Heart Valve Dis.   (2009)

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[Incidence and risk factors of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in Haikou]

Authors : Zeng Min M; Wu Zhi-Yong ZY; Zheng Yin Y; Chen Juan J; Feng Guang-Qiu GQ; Fu Xiu-Hong XH;

Affiliations : Medical Rehabilitation Center, Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, Haikou, China.

Journal : Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban   (2009)

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[Associations of the genetic polymorphisms in CYP11B2 gene with nonfamilial structural atrial fibrillation]

Authors : Cao Fei-fei FF; Chen Xing-dong XD; Wang Qun-shan QS; Li Lei L; Wang Xiao-feng XF; Lu Ming M; Jin Li L;

Affiliations : Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.

Journal : Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi   (2009)

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Metabolic syndrome in patients with atrial fibrillation in the absence of structural heart disease from a tertiary hospital in China.

Authors : Tang Ri-bo RB; Gao Ling-yun LY; Dong Jian-zeng JZ; Liu Xiao-hui XH; Liu Xing-peng XP; Wu Jia-hui JH; Long De-yong DY; Yu Rong-hui RH; Du Xin X; Ma Chang-sheng CS;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. tangribo1994@yahoo.com.cn

Journal : Chin. Med. J.   (2009)

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Angiotensinogen polymorphisms and acquired atrial fibrillation in Chinese.

Authors : Wang Qun-Shan QS; Li Yi-Gang YG; Chen Xing-Dong XD; Yu Jie-Fei JF; Wang Jun J; Sun Jian J; Lu Shang-Biao SB; Jin Li L; Wang Xiao-Feng XF;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Journal : J Electrocardiol   (2009)

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Effect of Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and Angiotensin receptor blockers on patients following ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Park Jeong-Hwan JH; Oh Yong-Seog YS; Kim Ji-Hoon JH; Chung Woo-Baek WB; Oh Su-Sung SS; Lee Dong-Hyun DH; Choi Yun-Seok YS; Shin Woo-Seung WS; Park Chul-Soo CS; Youn Ho-Joong HJ; Chung Wook-Sung WS; Lee Man-Young MY; Seung Ki-Bae KB; Rho Tae-Ho TH; Kim Jae-Hyung JH; Hong Soon-Jo SJ;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Journal : Korean Circ J   (2009)

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[Atrial myocytes KChIP2 mRNA expression in rheumatic heart disease patients with atrial fibrillation]

Authors : Tan Xiao-qiu XQ; Yang Yan Y; Liu Zhi-fei ZF; Bai Zhi-ru ZR; Zhou Wen W; Pei Jie J; Chen Gui-lan GL; Zeng Xiao-rong XR;

Affiliations : Department of Myocardium Electrophysiology, Institute of Cardiovasology, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou 646000, China.

Journal : Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi   (2009)

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[Effects of perindopril and spirolactone on plasma aldosterone and left atrial remodeling in a canine model of atrial fibrillation]

Authors : Luo Tai-yang TY; Liu Xiao-hui XH; DU Xin X; Liu Xing-peng XP; Lei Tao T; Wang Hai-yun HY; Shi Jia-hai JH;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.

Journal : Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi   (2009)

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[Expression of angiotensin II receptor subtypes in atrial fibrillation underlying rheumatic heart disease]

Authors : Jiang Hua H; Ma Li-Jun LJ; Cong Hong-Liang HL; Jiang Nan N; Mao Yong-Min YM; Xu Mei-Lin ML; Cui Rang-Zhuang RZ;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin Cardiology Research Institute, Tianjin 300051, China.

Journal : Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi   (2009)

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Frequency of vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA)-positive Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and TGF-beta(1) decrease in atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Ki Mi-Ran MR; Shin Dong-Gu DG; Park Jong-Sun JS; Hong Kyung-Sook KS; Hong Il-Hwa IH; Park Jin-Kyu JK; Jeong Kyu-Shik KS;

Affiliations : College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.

Journal : N/A   (2009)

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A Novel Cryoballoon Technique for Mapping and Isolating Pulmonary Veins: A Feasibility and Efficacy Study.

Authors : Tang Min M; Kriatselis Charalampos C; Nedios Sotiris S; Ye Gang G; Roser Mathias M; Fleck Eckard E; Gerds-Li Jin-Hong JH;

Affiliations : Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, German Heart Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Journal : N/A   (2009)

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Body mass index and risk of left atrial thrombus in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Tang Ri-Bo RB; Liu Xiao-Hui XH; Kalifa Jérôme J; Li Zhi-An ZA; Dong Jian-Zeng JZ; Yang Ya Y; Liu Xing-Peng XP; Long De-Yong DY; Yu Rong-Hui RH; Ma Chang-Sheng CS;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Journal : Am. J. Cardiol.   (2009)

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[Characteristics of electrophysiology and effects of ouabian on transient outward potassium current and L-type calcium current of left atrium posterior wall in rabbits]

Authors : Wang Teng T; Huang Cong-xin CX; Jiang Hong H; Tang Qi-zhu QZ; Yang Bo B; Li Geng-shan GS;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China. wangteng@whu.edu.cn

Journal : Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi   (2009)

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Magnetic resonance imaging versus computed tomography for characterization of pulmonary vein morphology before radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Hamdan Ashraf A; Charalampos Kriatselis K; Roettgen Rainer R; Wellnhofer Ernst E; Gebker Rolf R; Paetsch Ingo I; Jahnke Cosima C; Schnackenburg Bernhard B; Tang Min M; Gerds-Li Hong H; Fleck Eckart E;

Affiliations : Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, German Heart Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Journal : Am. J. Cardiol.   (2009)

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