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PCTA Better Than Medical Therapy for Silent Ischemia
- May 23, 2007
- Howard C. Herrmann, MD
- Cardiology
Long-term results from the SWISSI II study are in.- Reviewing:
- Erne P et al., JAMA 2007 May 9; 297:1985-91.
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Is Silent Ischemia a CNS Phenomenon?
- July 1, 1996
- MS Lauer
- Cardiology
Silent ischemia has long been known to afflict many patients with coronary heart disease, but its clinical and pathophysiological implications remain unclear. There is considerable . . .- Reviewing:
- Rosen SD et al., Ann Intern Med 1996 Jun 01; 124:
939 949 . Pepine CJ., Ann Intern Med 1996 Jun 01; 124:1006 1008 .
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ATENOLOL IS FOUND BENEFICIAL FOR SILENT ISCHEMIA.
- August 30, 1994
- TH Lee
- General Medicine
The question of treating myocardial ischemia that causes few or no symptoms is controversial, especially now that silent ischemia is more readily detected by ambulatory . . .- Reviewing:
- Pepine CJ et al., Circulation 1994 Aug; 90:
762 768 .
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ATENOLOL VS. NIFEDIPINE FOR SILENT ISCHEMIA.
- March 26, 1991
- THL
- General Medicine
Silent ischemia during daily life is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular death, leading some experts to recommend that the goals of treatment for . . .- Reviewing:
- Deedwania PC et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 1991 Mar 15; 17:
963 969 .
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EBCT Predicts Silent Ischemia
- March 3, 2000
- H Calkins
- Cardiology
Electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT) is a new, noninvasive procedure that can detect coronary atherosclerosis on the basis of the amount and severity of coronary artery . . .- Reviewing:
- He et al., Circulation 2000 Jan 25; 101:
244 251 .
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Revascularization Best for Silent Ischemia.
- May 19, 1997
- HC Herrmann
- Cardiology
Patients with ischemia during stress testing and silent ischemia on ambulatory ECG monitoring have a worsened prognosis. The Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot (ACIP) study compared . . .- Reviewing:
- Davies RF et al., Circulation 1997 Apr 15; 95:
2037 2043 . Killip T., Circulation 1997 Apr 15; 95:1992 1993 .
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REVASCULARIZATION IMPROVES OUTCOMES FOR SILENT ISCHEMIA.
- May 8, 1997
- TH Lee
- General Medicine
What's the optimal treatment for patients with silent ischemia -- revascularization or drug therapy guided by the patient's symptoms? The multicenter Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot . . .- Reviewing:
- Davies RF et al., Circulation 1997 Apr 15; 95:
2037 2043 .
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DIABETES AND SILENT ISCHEMIA: A FALSE CLINICAL PEARL?
- July 2, 1996
- TH Lee
- General Medicine
Patients with diabetes mellitus have a high incidence of coronary disease and generally worse prognoses, and are said to be more likely to have silent . . .- Reviewing:
- Caracciolo EA et al., Circulation 1996 Jun 15; 93:
2097 2105 .
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Revascularization Beats Medical Therapy for Silent Ischemia
- November 1, 1995
- HC Herrmann
- Cardiology
Silent ischemia may be present in patients with coronary artery disease who also have symptomatic angina, and appears to be both common and dangerous. These . . .- Reviewing:
- Chaitman BR et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 1995 Sep; 26:
585 593 . Rogers WJ et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 1995 Sep; 26:594 605 . Bourassa MG et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 1995 Sep; 26:606 614 .
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Silent Ischemia Is Not Less Ischemia
- July 1, 1995
- MS Lauer
- Cardiology
Silent ischemia has long been considered a predictor of worse outcome than no ischemia, but the clinical implications of silent ischemia compared to overt ischemia, . . .- Reviewing:
- Elhendy A et al., Am J Cardiol 1995; 75:
1112 1115 .
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SHOULD SILENT ISCHEMIA BE SUPPRESSED?
- July 15, 1994
- TH Lee
- General Medicine
Should electrocardiographic ischemia be treated even if it causes no symptoms? As a first step toward answering this question, the Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot (ACIP) . . .- Reviewing:
- Knatterud GL et al., J Am Coll Cardiol 1994 Jul; 24:
11 20 .
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SILENT ISCHEMIA ASSOCIATED WITH NOCTURNAL OXYGEN DESATURATION.
- July 27, 1993
- JCP
- General Medicine
Recent work has shown that some patients with low- frequency oscillations in heart rate during sleep have silent nocturnal myocardial ischemia. This study in 34 . . .- Reviewing:
- Goldman MD et al., J Am Geriatr Soc 1993 Jul; 41:
703 709 .
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DOES TREATING SILENT ISCHEMIA IMPROVE PROGNOSIS.
- April 3, 1992
- CDM
- General Medicine
Silent ischemia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in various subgroups of patients with coronary artery disease. This small study examined whether treatment of . . .- Reviewing:
- Lim R et al., Am J Cardiol 1992 Mar 15; 69:
733 735 .
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SILENT ISCHEMIA IN STABLE ANGINA.
- June 5, 1990
- KIM
- General Medicine
Treatment of angina is generally aimed at suppressing symptoms. With increasing interest in silent ischemia, more attention is being paid to the effect of antianginal . . .- Reviewing:
- Deedwania PC; Carbajal EV., Am J Cardiol 1990 May 1; 65:
1090 1096 .
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IS SILENT ISCHEMIA WORRISOME IN ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS.
- February 20, 1990
- THL
- General Medicine
Controversy remains over how clinicians should respond when exercise testing detects silent ischemia in asymptomatic patients. These data from 407 volunteers from the Baltimore Longitudinal . . .- Reviewing:
- Fleg JL et al., Circulation 1990 Feb; 81:
428 436 .
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SILENT ISCHEMIA AND PROGNOSIS AFTER ANGIOPLASTY.
- July 25, 1989
- KIM
- General Medicine
While exercise-induced silent ischemia has an adverse effect on prognosis, its prognostic implications are less well known in patients who have recently undergone coronary angioplasty . . .- Reviewing:
- Deligonul V et al., Am J Cardiol 1989 Jul 1; 64:
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PROGNOSTIC IMPLICATIONS OF EXERCISE-INDUCED SILENT ISCHEMIA.
- January 13, 1989
- KIM
- General Medicine
Data from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS) provide new information on the importance of silent ischemia. The authors divided 880 patients from the CASS . . .- Reviewing:
- Weiner DA et al., Am J Cardiol 1988 Dec 1; 62:
1155 1158 .
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SILENT ISCHEMIA IN SURVIVORS OF UNSUSPECTED MI.
- January 3, 1989
- KIM
- General Medicine
Silent ischemia occurs in 60 to 100 percent of patients with symptomatic angina, and has prognostic importance. However, little is known about its prevalence in . . .- Reviewing:
- Hands ME et al., Am Heart J 1988 Dec; 116:
1488 1492 .
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SHOULD SILENT ISCHEMIA BE TREATED.
- March 30, 1990
- THL
- General Medicine
The development of ambulatory ischemia monitoring has led to the realization that most episodes of ischemia go unrecognized by patients. This, in turn, has generated . . .- Reviewing:
- Pepine CJ., Circulation 1990 Mar; 81:
1136 1138 . Deedwania PC; Carbajal EV., Circulation 1990 Mar; 81:748 756 .
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Does Erectile Dysfunction Predict Silent Ischemia in Diabetes Patients?
- October 8, 2004
- Howard C. Herrmann, MD
- Cardiology
Erectile dysfunction (ED) and coronary artery disease have common risk factors, are characterized by endothelial dysfunction, and are both more prevalent in patients with diabetes . . .- Reviewing:
- Gazzaruso C et al., Circulation 2004 Jul 6; 110:22-6.
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