Postconditioning markedly attenuates ventricular arrhythmias after ischemia-reperfusion.

abstract：PURPOSE:Methotrexate is an anti-inflammatory drug that has been shown to have anti-ischemic effects. Our aim was to evaluate if methotrexate could reduce infarct size in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS:We randomly assigned patients with STEMI to receive either methotrexate or ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Moreira DM,Lueneberg ME,da Silva RL,Fattah T,Gottschall CAM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior studies have suggested that intravenous diltiazem reduces the probability of spontaneous conversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) to sinus rhythm in the electrophysiology laboratory and in patients with postoperative AF. Whether diltiazem exerts the same effect in patients presenting to the emergency department (E...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Hassan S,Slim AM,Kamalakannan D,Khoury R,Kakish E,Maria V,Ahmed S,Pires LA,Kronick SL,Oral H,Morady F

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiarrhythmic potential of postconditioning in in vivo models remains poorly defined. We compared the effects of pre- and postconditioning on ventricular arrhythmogenesis against controls with and without reperfusion. Wistar rats (n = 40, 269 ± 3 g) subjected to ischemia (30 minutes)--reperfusion (24 hours) were ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Kolettis TM,Vilaeti AD,Tsalikakis DG,Zoga A,Valenti M,Tzallas AT,Papalois A,Iliodromitis EK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) confers an increased risk of thromboembolism, with a 5-fold higher risk of ischemic stroke. Oral anticoagulation (OAC) has shown to be highly effective in preventing stroke and mortality compared to placebo and is also used in patients without AF for both treatment and prophylaxis ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Gallego P,Roldán V,Lip GY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Omapatrilat has potent enzymatic inhibitory effects on the angiotensin-converting enzyme and neutral endopeptidase. The prolonged effects of this inhibition on systemic and regional hemodynamics, cardiovascular mass, and hydroxyproline concentration in spontaneously hypertensive rats were studied. The contri...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Varagic J,Susic D,Slama M,Frohlich ED

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a potentially deadly disease for infants and adults with few existing medical interventions and no cure. In PH, increased blood pressure in the pulmonary artery eventually leads to heart failure. Fasudil, an antagonist of Rho-kinase, causes vasodilation leading to decreased s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Hanson SFL,Terry MH,Moretta DT,Power GG,Wilson SM,Alam F,Ahsan F,Blood AB,Giri PC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress has been postulated to contribute to the onset and development of heart failure (HF). The efficacy of antioxidant therapy in HF, however, remains controversial. This study evaluates the effect of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC, 1 g/kg per day) on cardiovascular function in 2- and 6-month-old Bi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Crespo MJ,Cruz N,Altieri PI,Escobales N

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors (coxibs), a class of drugs intended to be painkillers, have created unprecedented controversy because of their cardiovascular risk profile. The controversy has affected the patients, health-care providers, the Food and Drug Administration, and the manufacturers of these ag...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Schrör K,Mehta P,Mehta JL

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catestatin (CST), which is emerging as a novel cardiac modulator, can protect the heart against excessive sympathetic drive in hypertensive cardiomyopathy. The aim of this study is to investigate whether exogenous CST decreases excessive cardiac sympathetic drive and improves autonomic function and exerts cardioprotec...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Wang D,Liu T,Shi S,Li R,Shan Y,Huang Y,Hu D,Huang C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Qiliqiangxin (QL), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been shown to be beneficial for chronic heart failure. However, whether QL can also improve endothelial cell function in diabetic rats remains unknown. Here, we investigated the effect of QL treatment on endothelial dysfunction by comparing the effect of QL to tha...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Chen F,Wu JL,Fu GS,Mou Y,Hu SJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dosing equivalency of carvedilol and metoprolol remains a debate. Degree of beta 1-blockade is best assessed by blunting of the exercise-induced heart rate. Accordingly, the authors have investigated dosing equivalency by examining baseline and peak exercise heart rates and norepinephrine levels in subjects with chron...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Vittorio TJ,Zolty R,Kasper ME,Khandwalla RM,Hirsh DS,Tseng CH,Jorde UP,Ahuja K

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) should be treated with statins to attain very low cholesterol levels, in order to reduce cardiovascular adverse events. More than 70% of these patients do not reach the appropriate cholesterol goal despite moderate statin doses. However, it is not known whether the...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Pesaro AE,Serrano CV Jr,Katz M,Marti L,Fernandes JL,Parra PR,Campos AH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Micropuncture studies were performed to determine the intrarenal hemodynamic effects of two conventional antihypertensive agents, hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and hydralazine (HYDR) alone and in combination. METHODS AND RESULTS: Male spontaneously hypertensive and normotensive Wistar Kyoto rats (19 weeks old...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Komatsu K,Numabe A,Ono Y,Frohlich ED

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Myocardial hypertrophy is a common clinical finding leading to heart failure and sudden death. Mitofusin 2 (Mfn2), a hyperplasia suppressor protein, is downregulated in hypertrophic heart. This study examined the role of Mfn2 in myocardial hypertrophy and its potential signal pathway. METHODS...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Yu H,Guo Y,Mi L,Wang X,Li L,Gao W

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beta-Cyclodextrin tetradecasulfate binds fibroblast growth factors and possesses anticoagulant properties. This study was designed to assess the separate and combined effects of local intramural delivery and intravenous administration of beta-cyclodextrin tetrade-casulfate on neointimal formation and arteria...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Meneveau NF,Klugherz BD,Chaquor B,Golden MA,Jouille MM,Macarek E,Weisz PB,Wilensky RL

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: The tendency for the electrophysiologic effect of class III antiarrhythmic agents (action potential prolongation) to be diminished at faster heart rates represents a major drawback of this class of drug and is usually referred to as "reverse use dependence." A novel class III agent, MS-551, has recently be...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Nakaya Y,Martin DK,Campbell TJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) endure as important drugs for thromboprophylaxis. Although clinical use relies on the subcutaneous (SC) route, our previous studies show that single-dose orally administered LMWHs have antithrombotic activity. Since thromboprophylaxis requires long-term treatment, we examined anti...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Hiebert LM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imipramine, an antidepressant drug, can cause potentially lethal cardiotoxic side effects including hypotension, ventricular tachycardia, and decreased cardiac output. This study investigated the mechanism responsible for imipramine-induced cardiac depression in rats. The left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), ve...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Lee MY,Kim SJ,Kim JS,Kang HS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intimal hyperplasia following percutaneous interventional vascular procedures is a major cause of restenosis. Although heparin inhibits intimal hyperplasia, it has not proven clinically useful in part due to an inadequate duration of intramural drug residence. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Sasseen BM,Gray BD,Gal D,Lorinc R,Carpenter DC,Klugherz BD,Wilensky RL

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Acute myocarditis can progress to chronic heart muscle disease and cardiomyopathy. In the coxsackievirus B(3) (CB(3)) mouse model of myocarditis, early administration of captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, ameliorated histopathological changes in inflammation, necrosis, and calcifi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Reyes MP,Khatib R,Khatib G,Ho KL,Smith F,Kloner RA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular smooth muscle tone plays a fundamental role in regulating blood pressure, blood flow, microcirculation, and other cardiovascular functions. The cellular and molecular mechanisms by which vascular smooth muscle contractility is regulated are not completely elucidated. Recent studies show that the actin cytoske...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Tang DD,Anfinogenova Y

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of a pharmacist care program on cardiovascular risks in type 2 diabetic patients. METHODS:A 9-month, prospective, randomized, controlled study was conducted in a public hospital in Hong Kong. Patients in the intervention group had regular drug-counseling sessions with pharmacists in...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Chan CW,Siu SC,Wong CK,Lee VW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a major cause of death and morbidity worldwide and is increasing in prevalence. The Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is the most common mechanism involved in the pathophysiology of hypertension. Understanding the mechanism of the pathophysiologic processes will help direct potential therapeutic...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Zhao Y,Ma R,Yu X,Li N,Zhao X,Yu J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dronedarone is a new antiarrhythmic drug for patients with nonpermanent atrial fibrillation (AF). A relatively consistent finding in all trials studying dronedarone was a moderate but significant elevation of serum creatinine. Since dronedarone competes for the same organic cation transporter in the distal renal tubul...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Duncker D,Oswald H,Gardiwal A,Lüsebrink U,König T,Schreyer H,Klein G

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) exert cardioprotective effects when administered intracoronarily after reperfusion in animal models of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The "no-reflow" phenomenon develops rapidly post-reperfusion and may undermine the efficacy of cell therapy, due to poor cell ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Sousonis V,Sfakianaki T,Ntalianis A,Nanas I,Kontogiannis C,Aravantinos D,Kapelios C,Katsaros L,Nana M,Sampaziotis D,Sanoudou D,Papalois A,Malliaras K

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe major events at follow up in octogenarian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) according to anticoagulant treatment: direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) versus vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). METHODS:A total of 578 anticoagulated patients aged ≥80 years with AF were included in a prospective, obse...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Ortiz MR,Muñiz J,Esteve-Pastor MA,Marín F,Roldán I,Cequier A,Martínez-Sellés M,Saldivar HG,Bertomeu V,Anguita M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mortality after acute myocardial ischemia has been reduced by aspirin (ASA) but mechanisms other than the antiplatelet effect have not been established. This article evaluates an antiarrhythmic action during sympathetic stimulation in the intact anesthetized dog with and without ischemia. METHODS AND RESULT...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Shehadeh AA,Arena J,Moschos CB,Regan TJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute convened a Workshop on September 20-21, 2010, "New Horizons in Cardioprotection," to identify future research directions for cardioprotection against ischemia and reperfusion injury. Since the early 1970s, there has been evidence that the size of a myocardial infarction co...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Kloner RA,Schwartz Longacre L

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a P2Y12 receptor antagonist remains a mainstay in the prevention of ischemic events following coronary stent placement. Significant controversy exists regarding the optimal management of high platelet reactivity despite antiplatelet therapy; however this finding has been cons...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Weeks PA,Sieg A,Paruthi C,Rajapreyar I

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases are one of the most common causes of death in humans and are responsible for billions of dollars in health care expenditures. As the molecular basis of cardiac diseases continues to be explored, there remains the hope for identification of more effective therapeutics. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are rec...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Calway T,Kim GH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00