Epigenetics, inflammation and metabolism in right heart failure associated with pulmonary hypertension.

abstract：:The biological mechanisms behind the development of pulmonary hypertension in the setting of left heart failure (HF-PH), including combined pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension (Cpc-PH), remains unclear. This study aimed to use candidate polymorphisms in nitric oxide synthase (NOS) genes to explore the role ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Duarte JD,Kansal M,Desai AA,Riden K,Arwood MJ,Yacob AA,Stamos TD,Cavallari LH,Zamanian RT,Shah SJ,Machado RF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Right ventricular (RV) function is a strong independent predictor of outcome in a number of distinct cardiopulmonary diseases. The RV has a remarkable ability to sustain damage and recover function which may be related to unique anatomic, physiologic, and genetic factors that differentiate it from the left ventricle. ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Brittain EL,Hemnes AR,Keebler M,Lawson M,Byrd BF 3rd,Disalvo T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the standard therapy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an alternative therapy for such patients. Here we report the case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with severe CTEPH resulting in low cardiac output and liver fai...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Tsuji A,Ogo T,Demachi J,Ono Y,Sanda Y,Morita Y,Fukuda T,Nakanishi N

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carboxyl terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein (CHIP) is a 35-kDa cytoplasmic protein expressed in human striated muscle, brain, aortic smooth muscle, endothelial cells, and other tissues. Studies have confirmed that CHIP regulates cell growth, apoptosis, cell phenotype, metabolism, neurodegeneration, etc. However, wh...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Dong F,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal vessel diameters have been associated with left ventricular morphology and function but their relationship with the right ventricle (RV) has not been studied. We hypothesized that wider retinal venules and narrower retinal arterioles are associated with RV morphology and function. RV end-diastolic mass (RVEDM)...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Chyou AC,Klein BEK,Klein R,Barr RG,Cotch MF,Praestgaard A,Wong TY,Lima J,Bluemke DA,Kawut S

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether a dual endothelin receptor antagonist bosentan modulates the kinetics of bone marrow-derived stem cells in inhibiting the development of pulmonary hypertension. Bone marrow chimeric mice, transplanted with enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP)-positive bone marrow m...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Kato T,Mitani Y,Masuya M,Maruyama J,Sawada H,Ohashi H,Ikeyama Y,Otsuki S,Yodoya N,Shinohara T,Miyata E,Zhang E,Katayama N,Shimpo H,Maruyama K,Komada Y,Hirayama M

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:To shed light on the efficacy of oxygen therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) when hypoxemia is not present, we report seven years of observational data for a female patient recorded between February 2012 and February 2019 when she was aged 7.8-14.8 years. The patient was born with an atrial septal defect (...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Green S,Stuart D

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited data about the long-term prognosis and response to therapy in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with World Health Organization functional class I/II symptoms are available. PubMed and Embase were searched for publications of observational registries and randomized, controlled trials in pulmonary arteria...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Kim NH,Fisher M,Poch D,Zhao C,Shah M,Bartolome S

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that vibrations created by the pulmonary circulation would create sound like the vocal cords during speech and that subjects with pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) might have a unique sound signature. We recorded heart sounds at the cardiac apex and the second left intercostal space (2LICS), using a ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Elgendi M,Bobhate P,Jain S,Guo L,Kumar S,Rutledge J,Coe Y,Zemp R,Schuurmans D,Adatia I

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasculopathies, characterized by the formation of fragile and abnormal microvessels, are associated with the severity of many chronic lung diseases, including pulmonary fibrosis, emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, systemic sclerosis, and hypertension. However, the study of human lung vasculature has been...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Gaskill C,Majka SM

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In a subgroup of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), vasospasm affecting the pulmonary circulation may contribute to worsening respiratory symptoms, including dyspnea. Noninvasive assessment of pulmonary blood flow (PBF), utilizing inert-gas rebreathing (IGR) and dual-energy computed-tomography pulmonary angiograp...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Keir GJ,Nair A,Giannarou S,Yang GZ,Oldershaw P,Wort SJ,MacDonald P,Hansell DM,Wells AU

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Changes in voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) channel function contribute to the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension. Yet the mechanisms underlying Kv channel impairments in the pulmonary circulation remain unclear. We tested the hypothesis that reactive oxygen species (ROSs) contribute to the Kv channel dysfunction ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Fike CD,Aschner JL,Kaplowitz MR,Zhang Y,Madden JA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients have distinct disease courses and responses to treatment, but current diagnostic and treatment schemes provide limited insight. We aimed to see if cluster analysis could distinguish clinical phenotypes in PAH. An unbiased cluster analysis was performed on 17 baseline clin...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Parikh KS,Rao Y,Ahmad T,Shen K,Felker GM,Rajagopal S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary embolism is associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity. It is important to understand direct comparisons of current interventions to differentiate favorable outcomes and complications. The objective of this study was to compare ultrasound-accelerated thrombolysis versus systemic thrombolysis versu...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Antoine D,Chuich T,Mylvaganam R,Malaisrie C,Freed B,Cuttica M,Schimmel D Jr

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the association between the presence of histologic chorioamnionitis (HC) and development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay. Data of preterm infants born at 32 weeks of gestation or less were reviewed. The development of PH and other respiratory outcomes...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Yum SK,Kim MS,Kwun Y,Moon CJ,Youn YA,Sung IK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic lung disease (CLD), including pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is the fourth leading cause of mortality worldwide. Both are debilitating pathologies that impede overall tissue function. A common co-morbidity in CLD is vasculopathy, characterized by deregulated angiogene...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Kropski JA,Richmond BW,Gaskill CF,Foronjy RF,Majka SM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac magnetic resonance-derived ventricular variables are predictive of mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Rodent models which emphasize ventricular function, allowing serial monitoring, are needed to identify pathophysiological features and novel therapies for pulmonary arterial hypertension. We investi...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Jayasekera G,Wilson KS,Buist H,Woodward R,Uckan A,Hughes C,Nilsen M,Church AC,Johnson MK,Gallagher L,Mullin J,MacLean MR,Holmes WM,Peacock AJ,Welsh DJ

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical guidelines for pulmonary hypertension recommend evaluating treatment response through various methods; however, electrocardiography (ECG) is not included as one of the methods of choice. We aimed to identify ECG parameters that correlated with prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). ...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Sato S,Ogawa A,Matsubara H

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of the most common causes of pulmonary hypertension worldwide. A potential contributing mechanism to the pathogenesis of this disease is a localized immune reaction to retained and persistent parasite-derived antigens. We sought to identify Schist...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Graham BB,Chabon J,Bandeira A,Espinheira L,Butrous G,Tuder RM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in pediatric patients has been linked to the production of the arachidonic acid metabolite, thromboxane A(2) (TxA(2)). The present study evaluated the therapeutic effect of furegrelate sodium, a thromboxane synthase inhibitor, on the development of PAH in a neon...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Hirenallur-S DK,Detweiler ND,Haworth ST,Leming JT,Gordon JB,Rusch NJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of the cAMP-responsive transcription factor, CREB, are reduced in medial smooth muscle cells in remodeled pulmonary arteries from hypertensive calves and rats with chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension. Here, we show that chronic hypoxia fails to promote CREB depletion in pulmonary artery smooth muscle...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Garat CV,Majka SM,Sullivan TM,Crossno JT Jr,Reusch JEB,Klemm DJ

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with pulmonary hypertension are more sedentary than the general population, but attitudes and experiences that may influence their exercise behaviour remain poorly understood. This study identified patterns of behaviour, attitudes towards exercise, barriers and enablers of exercise for people living with pulm...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Chia KSW,Brown K,Kotlyar E,Wong PKK,Faux SG,Shiner CT

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:South America is a territory of 17,819,100 km(2), where ∼388 million people live in 13 countries. In the region, access to medical assistance (e.g., for treatment of cardiovascular disorders) is relatively easy in metropolitan areas but difficult in remote places such as the Andes and the Amazon. Altitudes up to ∼6,70...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Lopes AA,Flores PC,Diaz GF,Mesquita SM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal pulmonary hypertension (PH) management relies on a timely, accurate diagnosis and follow-up in specialized clinics by multidisciplinary teams that have clearly defined responsibilities and protocols. Internationally agreed criteria for expert center staff are lacking, particularly with respect to nurses, who o...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Doyle-Cox C,Nicholson G,Stewart T,Gin-Sing W

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) plays a major role in maintaining pulmonary vascular homeostasis. Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), an essential cofactor that stabilizes the dimerization of eNOS and balances nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide production, may have therapeutic potential in pulmonary hypertension. In the...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Francis BN,Hale A,Channon KM,Wilkins MR,Zhao L

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension currently has minimal guidelines for outpatient disease management. Congestive heart failure studies, however, have shown effectiveness of disease management plans in reducing all-cause mortality and all-cause and congestive heart failure-related hospital readmissions. Heart failure exacerbation...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Dolan J,Mandras S,Mehta JP,Navas V,Tarver J,Chakinala M,Rahaghi F

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:While it is well established that the haemodynamic cause of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension is increased pulmonary vascular resistance, the molecular pathogenesis of the increased resistance remains incompletely understood. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a pleiotropic cytokine with endogenous tautomerase enz...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Li L,Xu M,Rowan SC,Howell K,Russell-Hallinan A,Donnelly SC,McLoughlin P,Baugh JA

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological alterations of inspiratory capacity (IC) have been observed in pulmonary hypertension. However, the clinical significance of IC in operable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) without other pulmonary diseases remains unknown. CTEPH patients scheduled for pulmonary endarterectomy were pro...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Richter MJ,Gall H,Wittkämper G,Seeger W,Mayer E,Ghofrani HA,Guth S,Reichenberger F

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many dyspneic patients who undergo computerized tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for presumed acute pulmonary embolism (PE) have no identified cause for their dyspnea yet have persistent symptoms, leading to more CTPA scanning. Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction or overload can signal treatable causes of dyspn...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Kline JA,Russell FM,Lahm T,Mastouri RA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in sickle cell disease (SCD). A variety of evidence suggests that circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an integral role in vascular repair. We hypothesized that SCD patients with PAH are deficie...

journal_title：Pulmonary circulation

authors： Anjum F,Lazar J,Zein J,Jamaleddine G,Demetis S,Wadgaonkar R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00