English Journal

[Long-term effects of hydroxychloroquine on metabolism of serum lipids and left ventricular structure and function in patients of systemic lupus erythematosus].

Meng J1, Lu Y2, Dong X1, Liu H1.
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi.Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi.2014 Apr;94(13):965-8.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the long-term effects of hydroxychloroquine treatment on blood lipids and left ventricular function of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients.METHODS: A total of 72 SLE patients were randomly divided into 2 groups of hydroxychloroquine treatment (n = 36) and non-hydroxychl
PMID 24851679

Interarm blood pressure difference and target organ damage in the general population.

Johansson JK1, Puukka PJ, Jula AM.
Journal of hypertension.J Hypertens.2014 Feb;32(2):260-6. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000040.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to investigate interarm differences of blood pressure (BP) and its determinants, and to clarify whether both arms are equally good in assessing BP and target organ damage in the general population.METHODS: We studied a representative sample of Finnish adult
PMID 24284500

Echocardiographic assessment of hypertensive patients with or without hyperhomocysteinemia.

Zheng H1, Li Y, Xie N, Xu H, Huang J, Luo M.
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993).Clin Exp Hypertens.2014;36(3):181-6. doi: 10.3109/10641963.2013.804542. Epub 2013 Jun 20.
The study was designed to assess left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in hypertensive patients with or without Hhcy. The study participants consisted of 40 hypertensive patients with Hhcy, 40 hypertensive patients without Hhcy and 40 age-matched healthy control participants. Cardiac
PMID 23786433

Japanese Journal

Endomyocardial Radial Strain Imaging and Left Ventricular Relaxation Abnormalities in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy or Hypertensive Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

MINOSHIMA Makoto,NODA Akiko,NISHIZAWA Takao,HARA Yuki,SUGIURA Mari,IINO Shigeo,NAGATA Kohzo,KOIKE Yasuo,MUROHARA Toyoaki
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society 73(12), 2294-2299, 2009-11-20
… Multivariate analysis of discrimination, including the ratio of interventricular septal thickness and posterior wall thickness (IVST/PWT), ε, and SR parameters, between HCM and H-LVH patients revealed that ε at the LV posterior segment was the highest discriminant parameter (discriminant coefficient: -14.6, P=0.012). …
NAID 10025938455