An easy and quick implantation procedure for the measurement of myocardial wall thickness using sonomicrometry.

abstract：:It has been investigated whether calcium- and verapamil-dependent sensitivities of carotis baroreceptors also exist in man. To answer this question, we pre- and postoperatively measured changes in heart rate during carotid sinus stimulation before and after intravenous administration of 5 mg verapamil in 23 patients w...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Behrmann C,Runge M,Ringe JD

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N,N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS) has been documented to be in vitro protective against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) and can recruit CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs), which may participate in the cardioprotection. We hypothesized that when in vivo applied after a myocardial ischemia, DMS ma...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Fang J,Hu F,Ke D,Yan Y,Liao Z,Yuan X,Wu L,Jiang Q,Chen L

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the signaling mechanisms which mediate ventricular hypertrophy, we utilized the induction of the ANF gene as a marker of the hypertrophic response. The induction of the atrial natriuretic factor gene (ANF) is one of the most conserved features of ventricular hypertrophy, occurring in multiple species (mouse, ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Chien R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary vasomotion of normal, stenotic, and poststenotic vessel segments was studied in 18 patients with coronary artery disease at rest, during submaximal bicycle exercise, and 5 min after sublingual nitroglycerin or oral isosorbide-dinitrate (ISDN) spray. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1 consisted of ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Gaglione A,Hess OM,Haemmerli C,Suter T,Kirkeeide RL,Osenberg HP,Muser M,Anliker M,Gould KL,Krayenbuehl HP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hypertrophy which occurs during chronic mechanical overload is one of the numerous examples of biological adaptation to environmental requirements. As such, it is obtained at random by trial and error, and adaptation represents the sum of various modifications in gene expression, including the shift in isoform...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Chevalier B,Charlemagne D,Callens-el Amrani F,Carre F,Moalic JM,Delcayre C,Mansier P,Swynghedauw B

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We chronically implanted hygroscopic occluders around the left circumflex coronary artery in 49 anesthetized young male domestic pigs and we studied the development of a collateral circulation at 4, 8, 12, and 26 weeks after implantation. At these time intervals groups of animals were again anesthetized, the hearts we...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Görge G,Schmidt T,Ito BR,Pantely GA,Schaper W

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For 219 children between 3 and 15 years with the most frequent congenital and acquired heart failures it was investigated in what way the STI differ consistently from the corresponding standard values. It was found that all the STI of children with cardiovascular diseases can vary from the normal values scaled by hear...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Braun U,Rautenburg HW

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury leads to intensive sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation and inflammatory reactions. Whether renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) could be a new therapeutic strategy to modulate I/R inflammation and reduce infarct size after myocardial I/R injury needs to be explored. ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Sun X,Wei Z,Li Y,Wang J,Hu J,Yin Y,Xie J,Xu B

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration of CD4-positive lymphocytes into the vessel wall is a critical step in atherogenesis. Recent data suggest that CD4-positive lymphocytes express the nuclear transcription factors Liver-X-Receptor (LXR) alpha and beta with an effect of LXR activators on TH1-cytokine release from these cells. However, the role ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Walcher D,Vasic D,Heinz P,Bach H,Durst R,Hausauer A,Hombach V,Marx N

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simplified single-plane angiocardiographic method for the measurement of the left ventricular volumes in the reindeer heart has been developed, on the assumption that the left ventricle forms half a revolution ellipsoid. On the basis of a study of 30 ventricular casts the following formulae were constructed for the ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Timisjärvi J,Hirvonen L,Kiviniitty K,Linnaluoto M

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) rises progressively in renal failure (RF). High FGF23 concentrations have been consistently associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes or death, in chronic kidney disease (CKD), heart failure or liver cirrhosis. We identified the mechanisms whereby high con...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Lindner M,Mehel H,David A,Leroy C,Burtin M,Friedlander G,Terzi F,Mika D,Fischmeister R,Prié D

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:It was previously reported that inhibition of carnitine synthesis by 3-(2,2,2-trimethyl-hydrazinium) propionate (MET-88) restores left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic function in rats with myocardial infarction (MI). Preservation of the calcium uptake function of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2) is ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Yonekura K,Eto Y,Yokoyama I,Matsumoto A,Sugiura S,Momomura S,Kirimoto T,Hayashi Y,Omata M,Aoyagi T

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the human ventricle two isoforms of the phosphorylatable myosin light chain (MPLC) are expressed. These two forms are designated with increasing acidity as LC-2 and LC-2*. In the normal human heart the relation between LC-2/LC-2*-expression is 70/30, suggesting the existence of three different myosin isoenzymes (MP...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Morano I

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrosis is important for the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) but the underlying signal transduction is incompletely understood. We therefore studied the role of microRNA-21 (miR-21) and its downstream target Sprouty 1 (Spry1) during atrial fibrillation. Left atria (LA) from patients with AF showed a 2...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Adam O,Löhfelm B,Thum T,Gupta SK,Puhl SL,Schäfers HJ,Böhm M,Laufs U

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to obtain more information about the role of the plasma membrane in cellular uptake of tracers used in myocardial scintigraphy (radioactive thallium chloride and palmitic acid). This knowledge is of importance for an adequate interpretation of the results obtained under clinical condition...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Rauch B,Kübler W

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing the frequency of steady state stimulation increases the rate of mechanical restitution in hypothermic (27 degrees C) guinea pig papillary muscles. In this paper we have investigated the influences of the calcium antagonist nifedipine and of reduced extracellular calcium concentration on this phenomenon. We ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Spencer CI,Mörner SE,Noble MI,Seed WA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was aimed to assess the relationship among the voltage-dependent processes underlying the excitation-contraction coupling, viz. force restitution (FR), transmembrane Ca fluxes and Ca release. The experiments (n = 22) were performed on voltage-clamped dog trabeculae in which force and slow inward current wer...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Bravený P,Simurda J,Simurdová M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of adaptive and maladaptive responses in cardiovascular diseases and hence are considered to be potential therapeutical targets. However, their role as novel biomarkers for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases still needs to be systematically evaluated. We assessed here ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Meder B,Keller A,Vogel B,Haas J,Sedaghat-Hamedani F,Kayvanpour E,Just S,Borries A,Rudloff J,Leidinger P,Meese E,Katus HA,Rottbauer W

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial electrochemical gradient (Δp), which comprises the pH gradient (ΔpH) and the membrane potential (ΔΨ), is crucial in controlling energy transduction. During myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (IR), mitochondrial dysfunction mediates superoxide (·O2-) and H2O2 overproduction leading to oxidative injur...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Kang PT,Chen CL,Lin P,Chilian WM,Chen YR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focal adhesion and microfilament-associated protein VASP is a major substrate of both cAMP- and cGMP-dependent protein kinase in intact human platelets. The recent elucidation of the primary VASP structure and identity of VASP binding proteins suggest that VASP is an important component of focal contacts which lin...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Markert T,Krenn V,Leebmann J,Walter U

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:Successive ischemic episodes are commonly seen in clinical and experimental cardiology. Although prolonged abnormalities of the canine myocardium have been described following a single ischemic episode, it is not known whether myocardial injury is cumulative following multiple ischemic episodes. Dogs were subjected to...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Lange R,Ingwall JS,Hale SL,Alker KJ,Kloner RA

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension and resulting left ventricular hypertrophy was induced in young male Wistar rats (60 to 70 days old) by narrowing of one renal artery (Goldblatt II). 8 and 24 weeks after operation, myocardial oxygen consumption was measured on a modified in situ heart-lung preparation with nearly isovolumetric left ventr...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Kissling G,Rupp H,Malloy L,Jacob R

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A canine model for a standardized induction of collaterals is presented with a fixed external constrictor that is not designed to induce an occlusion of the coronary artery and at least over the timespan of 6 weeks does not impair perfusion under resting conditions in the myocardium-at-risk. The coronary constriction ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Gottwik M,Wüsten B,Hofmann M,Puschmann S,Nienaber C,Schaper W

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfusion of isoprenaline in the dog may induce left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), and this effect is suppressed by propranolol. Cultured foetal cardiomyocytes exposed to catecholamines show an increase in protein synthesis and RNA turnover. In spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), and perhaps in man, sympatholytic ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Rorive G,Carlier P,Smelten N,Zgheib A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of PGI2 and iloprost on the contents of high energy phosphates, cAMP, glycolytic metabolites and on cardiac performance was investigated in open-chest dogs subjected to 3 h of ischaemia, induced by occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. The administration of drugs for 2 h, starting 1 ...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Pissarek M,Goos H,Nöhring J,Graff J,Buller G,Beyerdörfer I,Mest HJ,Lindenau KF,Krause EG

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phytosterol guggulsterone is a potent anti-inflammatory mediator with less side effects than classic steroids. This study assesses the impact of guggulsterone on tissue factor (TF) expression and thrombus formation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Guggulsterone inhibited TNF-alpha-induced endothelial TF protein exp...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Gebhard C,Stämpfli SF,Gebhard CE,Akhmedov A,Breitenstein A,Camici GG,Holy EW,Lüscher TF,Tanner FC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that in isolated cardiac myocytes, the negative functional effects of cyclic GMP would be blunted when the level of cyclic AMP was increased and that this interaction would be altered in renal hypertensive (One-Kidney-One-Clip, 1K1C) cardiac hypertrophic rabbits. Using isolated control and 1K1...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Patel KN,Yan L,Gandhi A,Scholz PM,Weiss HR

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular remodeling following nonfatal myocardial infarction includes an excentric hypertrophy of the surviving myocardium, associated with hemodynamic overload. Disseminated cardiomyocyte apoptosis and phenotype changes of the surviving myocardium, such as a labile calcium homeostasis of the hypertrophied cardiomy...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Holtz J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of substrate selection in the isolated heart was made using 13C NMR isotopomer analysis, a method that unequivocally identifies relative substrate utilization. This technique has several advantages over conventional approaches used to study this problem. It detects the labeling of metabolic end-products presen...

journal_title：Basic research in cardiology

authors： Jeffrey FM,Diczku V,Sherry AD,Malloy CR

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00