Better identification of patients who benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators by genotyping the G protein beta3 subunit (GNB3) C825T polymorphism.

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) exerts several effects on myocardial contraction, including enhancement of relaxation and diastolic function, modulation of beta-adrenergic inotropic responses, and inotropic effects in the absence of agonist pre-stimulation. Different effects have been observed in different species and preparations,...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Prendergast BD,MacCarthy P,Wilson JF,Shah AM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acute and chronic propranolol on heart size and regional O2 supply/consumption variables in thyroxine (T4)-treated rabbit hearts. New Zealand white rabbits were given 0.5 mg/kg T4 for 3 or 16 days with and without concomitant 2 mg/kg propranolol. Another group w...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Grover GJ,Houghton JM,Weiss HR

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional glucose utilization of the developing fetal feline heart was assessed during three stages of gestation and compared with the maternal heart and non-pregnant controls. The specific aims were to determine: 1) if glucose utilization by the whole heart changes from early to late gestation; 2) if there are differe...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Kostreva DR,Wood JD

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guinea-pig left atria were loaded with 10 microCi 7-[3H]noradrenaline, and noradrenaline release from sympathetic nerve endings was then elicited by refractory period field stimulation. When one pulse of 0.2 ms duration was applied during each refractory period, the resulting transmitter release was halved by 3 x 10(-...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Brasch H

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of increased perfusion pressure and epinephrine stimulation on the contractile parameters and glucose transport in the isolated perfused hearts of control and ketotic diabetic rats were studied. An increase in perfusion pressure from 60 mm Hg to 100 mm Hg resulted in increases in coronary flow and peak aor...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Murthy VK,Bauman MD,Shipp JC

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer model is presented for simulation of the spread of activation and repolarization in ventricular myocardium. The program calculating the activation sequence is based on an algorithm similar to Huygen's principle of constructing wavefronts. Physiological parameters of the heart, such as areas of early activat...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Wach P,Killmann R,Dienstl F,Eichtinger C

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diseases accompanied by severe cardiac impairment like sepsis and chronic uremia are frequently linked to an increase in cytokine release. In order to investigate possible toxic effects of the immune mediators on myocardial cells, we studied the contractility of cardiac myocytes and the de novo formation of stress pro...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Löw-Friedrich I,Weisensee D,Mitrou P,Schoeppe W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized the aerobic blood-perfused isolated heart model evaluating the hemodynamics and metabolism of both the blood donor animal and the isolated organ. Anaesthesia of the blood donor with sodium pentobarbital (30 mg/kg) increases arterial concentration of non esterified fatty acids (NEFA) from 80 +/- 6...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Pasini E,Solfrini R,Bachetti T,Marino M,Bernocchi P,Visioli F,Ferrari R

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sympathetic neural remodeling, which involves the inflammatory response, plays an important role in ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) after myocardial infarction (MI). Adrenergic receptors on macrophages potentially modulate the inflammatory response. We hypothesized that the increased level of catecholamines activates ma...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Lyu J,Wang M,Kang X,Xu H,Cao Z,Yu T,Huang K,Wu J,Wei X,Lei Q

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamics and myocardial contractility were evaluated in five unanesthetized calves during acute hypocapnic and isocapnic hypoxia and during acute hypocapnic hypoxia with beta-adrenergic blockade. Both hypocapnic and isocapnic hypoxia, with mean PaO2 levels of 33.1 and 39.1 mm Hg respectively, produced a decline in...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Buss DD,Bisgard GE

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is commonly thought that the optimal method for intracoronary administration of cells is to stop coronary flow during cell infusion, in order to prolong cell/vascular wall contact, enhance adhesion, and promote extravasation of cells into the interstitial space. However, occlusion of a coronary artery with a balloo...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Keith MC,Tokita Y,Tang XL,Ghafghazi S,Moore JB 4th,Hong KU,Elmore JB,Amraotkar AR,Guo H,Ganzel BL,Grubb KJ,Flaherty MP,Vajravelu BN,Wysoczynski M,Bolli R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia leads to an elevation of the pulmonary vascular resistance (pvR) in pigs. This alteration of the hemodynamic was accompanied by a slight increase of intraparenchymatous concentrations of cyclic GMP (cGMP), while cycle AMP (cAMP) levels were not different from values, measured during normoxia. beta-adrenergic a...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Kaukel E,Beier W,Lanser K,Sill V

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ischemic or hypoxic preconditioning has been shown, in multicellular preparations, to reduce post-ischemic injury. In the present study, we attempted to develop a model of preconditioning in isolated rat myocytes in order to facilitate investigation into the mechanism of preconditioning. METHODS:The protecti...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Cave AC,Adrian S,Apstein CS,Silverman HS

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate whether the decreased early survival rate of diabetic rats submitted to acute experimental myocardial infarction can be improved by pretreatment with lidocaine. Male Wistar rats (+/- 210 g) were rendered diabetic with i.v. injection of streptozotocin (50 mg/kg), and only those prese...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Rousseau-Migneron S,Tancrède G,Nadeau A

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ischaemia-like state in cultured heart cells has been obtained by markedly restricting the volume of extracellular medium combined with total deprivation of oxygen (anoxia) and glucose. Cellular injury, as reflected by the release of both cytoplasmic and lysosomal enzymes was significantly greater than during anoxi...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Vemuri R,Heller M,Pinson A

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, hydrogen sulfide has emerged as an important cardioprotective molecule with potential for clinical applications. Although several pathways have been proposed to mediate the beneficial effects of H2S, the NO/cGMP axis has attracted significant attention. Recent evidence has suggested that cGMP-dep...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Andreadou I,Iliodromitis EK,Szabo C,Papapetropoulos A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiarrhythmic effect of carbocromene (Intensain) was studied in 17 anaesthetized dogs. Ventricular tachycardia was induced by infusion of K-strophanthin (mean dose: 154 mug/kg i.v.). In 25 out of 26 experiments carbocromene (4 mg/kg i.v.) was effective. Ventricular tachycardia was converted to sinus rhythm in 16 ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Carp CI,Scholtholt J,Nitz RE

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The available data clearly suggest large alterations in myocardial eicosanoid generation during myocardial ischaemia and demonstrate important actions of eicosanoids on myocardial function during ischaemic conditions. These actions include direct effects on the injured myocardium as well as influences on other target ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Schrör K

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PKC hypothesis and its variants are attractive but unproved. The chief difficulty is the lack of an objective means to assess whether or not PKC has been activated in hearts preconditioned in vivo with ischemia or in hearts preconditioned by pharmacologic means. The strongest evidence is supporting the PKC hypothe...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Jennings RB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 2020, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) originated in China has spread around the world. The disease is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The presence of myocarditis, cardiac arrest, and acute heart failure in COVID-19 patients suggests the existence of a relationshi...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Rizzo P,Vieceli Dalla Sega F,Fortini F,Marracino L,Rapezzi C,Ferrari R

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial dysfunction is an underlying cause of ischemia-reperfusion injury. In particular, ischemic injury induces dramatic increases in mitochondrial permeability, thereby instigating a chain of events that leads to both apoptotic and necrotic cardiomyocyte death. The mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Baines CP

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renin angiotensin system and endothelium-derived vasoactive substances are both important regulators of vascular tone. Recent evidence suggests that the two systems may be tightly interconnected and drugs interfering with one system may also affect the other. Beside the circulating renin angiotensin system, a vasc...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Lüscher TF

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no doubt that major advances have been made in cardiac electrophysiology using single heart cells. Accurate analysis of rapid inward sodium current and the second inward current carried by calcium has resulted in a major re-examination of the steps involved in excitation-contraction coupling in the heart. Fut...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Powell T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In anaesthetized, artificially respirated mongrel dogs, the intravenous infusion of oxprenolol (0.3 mg and 1 mg/kg over 10 minutes) led to an increase in heart rate and cardiac output. Blood pressure in the pulmonary capillaries and right atrium, and vascular resistance were reduced. The pressure in the aorta was tran...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Stepanek J,Brunner H

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have retracted this article [1] because of modifications in the control lanes of Figs. 2a and 8a of the COX1 blot obtained for 18-week-old rats (rotation, horizontal flipping and re-use of the control lanes for the 35-week-old rats blot). In light of the concerns raised, the conclusions drawn in this artic...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Vargas LA,Velasquez FC,Alvarez BV

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if decreased heart function after hypoxia followed by reoxygenation (H-R) is associated with increased degradation of cardiac myosin light chain 1 (MLC1) by matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), and to investigate the effects of the increased level of peroxynitrite in the heart...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Doroszko A,Polewicz D,Sawicka J,Richardson JS,Cheung PY,Sawicki G

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An orifice equation for the non-invasive measurement of mitral-valve area is demonstrated. It is shown that by combining this expression with the assumption of mitral-valve area invariance an orifice equation for the non-invasive assessment of cardiac output in conditions of mitral stenosis using simple echographicall...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Seitz WS,Spiel MS,Operschall J,Pachinger O,Klicpera M

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of changes in pre- and afterload, heart frequency and inotropic state on the difference between right ventricular dP/dtmax measured isovolumically and auxotonically has been investigated in canine heart-lung preparations. Isovolumic systoles were obtained by occluding the pulmonary artery during diastole...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Hoppe H,Schmidt HD,Seitz E

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of what constitutes "normal" collagen organization in wound healing after myocardial injury and how such organization is achieved is still in its infancy. However, once this knowledge has been obtained, it may suggest methods of enhancing or even optimizing healing, and thus provide us with the possi...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Whittaker P

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of a novel mechanism of cell death that differs from traditional necrosis, i.e., apoptosis, there have been numerous studies concluding that increased apoptosis augments myocardial infarction and heart failure and that limiting apoptosis protects the heart. Importantly, the vast majority of cells i...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Jose Corbalan J,Vatner DE,Vatner SF

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00