Electrical Integration of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes in a Guinea Pig Chronic Infarct Model.

abstract：:Effects of therapy with the potassium-channel opener and vasodilator nicorandil were studied in reperfused infarction of hypertrophied hearts by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), hemodynamic measurements, and histochemical staining. Aortic banding was performed on 22 Sprague-Dawley rats to induce left ventricula...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Schalla S,Higgins CB,Chujo M,Saeed M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)VitD) have been recognized as an emerging cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor. Statins are reported to increase 25(OH)VitD concentration. Animal studies suggest that ezetimibe is a moderate inhibitor of intestinal 25(OH)VitD absorption, but its effect in humans i...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Liberopoulos EN,Makariou SE,Moutzouri E,Kostapanos MS,Challa A,Elisaf M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated whether carotenoid astaxanthin (ASX) could prevent oxidative and atherosclerotic damage in rabbits. Rabbits received regular chow (control) or an atherogenic diet (1% cholesterol) alone or supplemented with 50, 100, and 500 mg% ASX for 60 days (n = 5-9 per group). The atherogenic diet increased the serum ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Augusti PR,Conterato GM,Somacal S,Sobieski R,Quatrin A,Maurer L,Rocha MP,Denardin IT,Emanuelli T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:epidemiologic studies indicate that elevated heart rate (HR) is an independent risk factor for mortality and morbidity in patients (pts) with chronic heart failure (CHF). Clinical trials with β-blockers suggest that HR reduction is an important mechanism of their benefit in pts with stable CHF. Pharmacologic...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Sarullo FM,Fazio G,Puccio D,Fasullo S,Paterna S,Novo S,Di Pasquale P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure is a chronic and debilitating disease responsible for high cardiac morbidity and mortality in the world and is associated with more than 290 000 deaths in the United States each year. Recent advances in heart failure therapy target many of the mechanical and structural aspects of heart failure...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Thompson KA,Philip KJ,Barbagelata A,Schwarz ER

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:In addition to its cholesterol-lowering effect, atorvastatin (ATV) has been thought to have multiple cardiovascular benefits, including anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties. The present study was undertaken to determine whether ATV pretreatment could attenuate myocardial apoptosis and inflamma...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Wang JY,Chen H,Su X,Zhou Y,Li L

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：: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：:The gap junction modifier Rotigaptide (ZP123), which promotes cellular coupling, was hypothesized to decrease defibrillation thresholds during prolonged ventricular fibrillation (VF). Thirty-two New Zealand white rabbits were randomized to receive saline (control, n = 16) or Rotigaptide (n = 16). Following 4 min of un...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Zhong JQ,Laurent G,So PP,Hu X,Hennan JK,Dorian P

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent decades, clinical trials have played an increasingly important role in determining how we practice. Trial results proving that a clinical finding poses risk have led to interventions that try to reduce risk. Clinical trials proving that a particular therapy provides better outcome than another ther...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Reiffel JA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The administration of aspirin is traditionally discontinued prior to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), given a potential risk of excessive postoperative bleeding. Few studies have previously suggested the benefits of continuing aspirin until the time of surgery. The primary aim of this review is to eva...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Ma X,Ma C,Yun Y,Zhang Q,Zheng X

更新日期：2014-01-01 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: Conventional microelectrode techniques were used to compare the concentration-dependent effects of vesnarinone (0.1-100 µM) and amrinone (1 µM-1 mM) on action potential duration (APD) and developed force in both isolated dog ventricular trabeculae and Purkinje strands. METHODS AND RESULTS: Both drugs incre...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Lathrop DA,Nánási PP,Varró A,Schwartz A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary effect of ischemia is reduced aerobic adenosine triphosphate (ATP) formation in mitochondria. This triggers accelerated glycolysis and reduced cell pH, Ca(2+) accumulation, K(+) efflux, adenosine formation, and the clinical signs of ischemia: chest pain and a shift in the ST segment. Traditional therapies ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Stanley WC

更新日期：2004-09-01 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: The effects of sotalol on the 24-hour profile of the QT interval relative to that of the heart rate (HR) may be helpful in determining the time course of the drug's action in controlling cardiac arhythmias. This has not been previously determined. Thus, the objective of the current study was to evaluate th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Sharma PP,Sarma JS,Singh BN

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:Atrial fibrillation has recently come into clinical and research focus. In particular, ventricular rate control has been carefully compared with atrial rhythm control. Additionally, the recent discovery of atrial stunning has initiated clinical and research interest in atrial remodeling. Atrial fibrillation is more li...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Opie LH

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:Data obtained in both preclinical models and humans have revealed that the favorable cardiac consequences of ischemic conditioning extend beyond a direct effect on the cardiomyocyte. In the current review, we summarize our as-yet limited understanding of the complex relationships between ischemic conditioning, platele...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Przyklenk K,Whittaker P

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 40% of heart attack survivors remain at increased risk of recurrent cardiovascular events, despite the current treatment options showing that atherothrombosis is not exclusively a disorder of lipoprotein aggregation in the arterial wall. Clinical and experimental data suggest that inflammation plays an i...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Kottoor SJ,Arora RR

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although a gradual increase in heart rate (HR) during dobutamine stress testing (DST) is desired, few data exists regarding whether this is similarly achieved in patients of widely varying body mass index (BMI). Whether difference in BMI contributes to variation in the hemodynamic and symptomatic response to...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Kittipovanonth M,Bernheim AM,Scott CG,Barnes ME,Shub C,Pellikka PA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies, it was demonstrated that lipid core nanoparticles (LDE) resemble the low-density lipoprotein structure and carrying the antiproliferative agent paclitaxel (PTX) strongly reduced atherosclerosis lesions induced in rabbits by cholesterol feeding. Currently, the aim was to verify whether combining LD...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Gomes FLT,Maranhão RC,Tavares ER,Carvalho PO,Higuchi ML,Mattos FR,Pitta FG,Hatab SA,Kalil-Filho R,Serrano CV Jr

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presenting signs of osteogenic osteosarcoma are commonly pain, local swelling, local warmth, pathologic fracture, and metastatic disease. Deep venous metastasis of osteoblastic osteosarcoma is most often a postmortem diagnosis. This paper describes the case of a previously healthy 18-year-old woman who presented w...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Shah AP,Parmar S,O'Regan R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether the cardioprotective, volatile gas anesthetic agent, isoflurane, could improve survival and organ function from hemorrhagic shock in an experimental rat model, compared to standard nonvolatile anesthetic agent ketamine/xylazine. METHODS:Sprague Dawley rats (both genders) were randomi...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Dai W,Shi J,Carreno J,Kloner RA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-Adrenergic blockers have a wide spectrum of action for controlling cardiac arrhythmias that is larger than initially thought. Data from the past several decades indicate that, as an antiarrhythmic class, beta-blockers remain among the very few pharmacologic agents that reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Singh BN

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dofetilide is a class III antiarrhythmic agent approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the conversion of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter and maintenance of sinus rhythm in symptomatic patients with persistent arrhythmia. Drug trials showed neutral mortality in post-myocardial infarction patients and th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Wolbrette DL,Hussain S,Maraj I,Naccarelli GV

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute medical illnesses are associated with a prolonged elevation in inflammatory markers that predisposes patients to thrombosis beyond the duration of their hospital stay. In parallel, both observational and randomized data have demonstrated a rate of postdischarge venous thromboembolic events that often exceeds tha...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Korjian S,Daaboul Y,Halaby R,Goldhaber SZ,Cohen AT,Singh K,Susheela AT,Harrington RA,Hull RD,Hernandez AF,Gibson CM

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：:Despite initial promising reports that anti-inflammatory properties of cycloxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors may confer anti-atherosclerosis effects and stabilize the atherosclerotic plaque, subsequent data from long-term clinical trials have shown that selective COX-2 inhibitors are associated with increased risk of car...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics

authors： Salinas G,Rangasetty UC,Uretsky BF,Birnbaum Y

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00