Amiodarone concentration in human myocardium after rapid intravenous administration.

abstract：PURPOSE:Although the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for the treatment of hypertension has been well established, no data has been generated regarding the influence of ACE inhibitors for health-related quality-of-life (QOL) dimensions for Chinese patients. MATERIALS:A double-blind, active-contro...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Chien KL,Huang PJ,Chen MF,Chiang FT,Lai LP,Lee YT

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of trimetazidine on late potentials in patients with acute myocardial infarction. A total of 60 patients (52 males, mean age 55 +/- 2 years, and 8 females, mean age 54 +/- 1.8 years) with the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction were included in this study. The ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ozdemir R,Tuncer C,Aladag M,Güven A,Sezgin AT,Pekdemir H,Korkmaz ME,Müderrisoglu H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ouabain, when applied to rings of the left circumflex coronary artery of the dog (which contains both alpha 1-adrenoceptors leading to contraction and beta 1-adrenoceptors leading to relaxation) caused an initial contraction which peaked within 15 minutes and a later secondary increase in tension which peaked within 6...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Cooke JP,Shepherd JT,Vanhoutte PM

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vasorelaxant activity of the omega-3 fatty acids--docosahexaenoic (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA) acids--in comparison with other known vasodilators--sodium nitroprusside, nitroglycerin, papaverine, and D600--were studied in the isolated rat aorta. The relaxant responses of these vasodilators and fatty acids at c...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Engler MB

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of short- and long-term administration of nifedipine on serum lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins (apo) were studied. Administration of nifedipine capsule for 4 months significantly decreased triglycerides and increased the HDL2 cholesterol and the HDL2/HDL3 cholesterol ratio. No significant changes ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Sasaki J,Arakawa K

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beneficial effects of monotherapy with ACE inhibitors or beta-blockers on hemodynamic function after myocardial infarction are well known. Until now, the effects of combined treatment on cardiac function and energy metabolism have been poorly described. This study examines the effects of combined ramipril and metoprol...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Theres HP,Wagner KD,Romberg D,Feig C,Strube S,Leiterer KP,Günther J,Stangl K,Baumann G,Schimke I

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though the exact physiology and pathology of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] remains unknown, it has been demonstrated that increased serum Lp(a) levels are correlated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic vascular disease. The effects of lipid-lowering drugs on Lp(a) levels is unclear because of inconsistencies between st...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Dobs AS,Prasad M,Goldberg A,Guccione M,Hoover DR

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the associations of diuretics overall, non-potassium-sparing diuretics in specific, and laxative use with cardiovascular mortality (CVM) in subjects with antihypertensive treatment. METHODS:Analyses included 4253 participants, aged 50 to 75 years, from the German ESTHER cohort and 105,359 partic...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Hoppe LK,Muhlack DC,Koenig W,Brenner H,Schöttker B

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Several beta blocking drugs (BB) reduce mortality in systolic heart failure (LVSD). We have compared the initial response to introduction of carvedilol and bisoprolol during the standard dose titration protocols for each drug. METHODS:Approximately 31 unselected patients with stable LVSD were randomised t...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Hamaad A,Lip GY,Nicholls D,MacFadyen RJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) administration on cardiac function of rats with chronic myocardial infarction through two different protocols: high dose short term and low dose long term protocols. METHODS:Wistar rats were submitted to MI sur...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Louzada RA,Oliveira PF,Cavalcanti-de-Albuquerque JP,Cunha-Carvalho L,Baldanza MR,Kasai-Brunswick TH,Goldenberg RC,Campos-de-Carvalho AC,Werneck-de-Castro JP

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of calcium antagonists and diuretics in combination for treatment of hypertension is controversial. In a single-blind study 16 patients (8 men, 8 women, age range 39 to 62 years) with primary hypertension of mild to moderate degree were given slow-release nifedipine 20 mg twice daily for 6 weeks, thereafter ei...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ferrara LA,Marotta T,Pasanisi F,Mastranzo P,Mancini M

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that beta blockers were introduced into clinical practice 25 years ago, new beta blockers with differing kinetic and dynamic profiles continue to be developed and marketed. This overview assesses some of the more extensively studied agents from the point of view of proof of utility and the validity of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Fitzgerald JD

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will present a summary of a description of apoptotic pathways in the heart, followed by ways to measure it and the experimental and clinical evidence for the role of apoptosis in cardiac disease. An evaluation of the effectiveness of pharmacological and other therapeutic interventions in the prevention of ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Neuss M,Crow MT,Chesley A,Lakatta EG

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have questioned the safety of calcium antagonists in general, and short-acting dihydropyridine derivatives in particular. Reasons include excessive catecholamine stimulation after stress. We therefore wanted to assess whether amlodipine, a second generation dihydropyridine with a prolonged plasma half-l...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Stankovic S,Panz V,Klug E,Di Nicola G,Joffe BI

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When choosing antihypertensive agents for the treatment of hypertension, it is necessary to consider the predisposition of individuals to renal damage, which may be associated with the long-term effect of such agents. In this respect, this study examined the effect of two commonly used antihypertensive drugs (Brinerdi...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Obatomi DK,Mogbo SC,Anjorin FI,Jigam AA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The PPAR-alpha agonists (fibrates) are commonly used in the treatment of dyslipidemia. It has been hypothesized that the cardio-protective effects of fibrates are partially due to immunomodulatory effects. However, there is a paucity of data regarding the effect of fibrates on neutrophilic chemokines such as ep...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Price ET,Welder GJ,Zineh I

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) by vasodilator drug monotherapy is often limited in its effectiveness. Combination therapy may help to improve treatment and to reduce drug toxicity. This study assessed the combination of the endothelin receptor antagonist macitentan and the phosphodiesterase-...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Hoenicka M,Golovchenko S,Englert L,Spaeth M,Shoshiashvili L,Großer C,Hofmann HS,Ried M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is one of the most common lifestyle-related diseases. Being closely associated with insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia, it is also a component of metabolic syndrome and is involved in the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular and renal ailments. Obesity is also accompanied with a sta...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yan M,Mehta JL,Hu C

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+ channel antagonists are agents that interact with the voltage-dependent Ca2+ channel in a highly specific way. The prototype agents of cardiovascular importance are verapamil, nifedipine, and diltiazem, in historical order of appearance. These agents all have different molecular structures and bind separately wit...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Opie LH

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken on 10 patients with angina undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The angioplasty procedure consisted of two successive 30-second balloon inflations at 5 minute intervals. After the first inflation, nicorandil (0.1 mg/kg) was given intravenously over a 2-minute peri...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Saito S,Mizumura T,Takayama T,Honye J,Fukui T,Kamata T,Moriuchi M,Hibiya K,Tamura Y,Ozawa Y

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous infusion of low-dose flecainide (50 mg) followed by oral pilsicainide (50 mg t.i.d.)in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS:Thirty-one patients with symptomatic and hemodynamically stable AF lasting less than 48 ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Nagai S,Takeishi Y,Kubota I

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical efficacy and safety of ibopamine and diuretic therapy were compared in a multicenter, multinational, parallel, positive-controlled, randomized, double-blind, 12-week study, involving 103 patients with mild CHF (NYHA Class II). Body weight, NYHA functional class, symptom assessment scores, laboratory blood...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors：

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular dysfunction is in most cases the consequence of myocardial ischemia. It may occur transiently during an attack of angina and usually it is reversible. It may persist over hours or even days in patients after an episode of ischemia followed by reperfusion, leading to the so-called condition of stunning...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ferrari R,La Canna G,Giubbini R,Milan E,Ceconi C,de Giuli F,Berra P,Alfieri O,Visioli O

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel insights provided by the molecular genetic applied to the study of cardiac arrhythmias have just started to scratch the surface of the complex relationships between the genetic abnormalities of ion channel structure and the susceptibility to life threatening ventricular arrhythmias. These crucial pieces of i...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Priori SG,Napolitano C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic renal failure (CRF) patients with a stable course were asked to participate in a follow-up program in which they were randomized into two groups: 1) the placebo group taking their standard antihypertensive therapy without any calcium ion blocker: and 2) the nisoldipine group, those patients taking the calcium ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Eliahou HE,Cohen D,Ben-David A,Herzog D,Serban I,Gavendo S,Kapuler S,Kogan N,Hellberg B

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of nifedipine on left ventricular function were evaluated in 17 patients with coronary artery disease with an ambulatory radionuclide detector (VEST). Hemodynamic data were recorded continuously at rest and during upright bicycle ergometer exercise before and 30 minutes after 10 mg of oral nifedipine admin...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kambara H,Mohiuddin IH,Tamaki N,Fudo T,Hayashi M,Nohara R,Konishi J,Kawai C

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unselective and beta 1-selective beta-blockers may induce vasoconstriction of normal and stenotic epicardial coronary arteries. To analyze the influence of the "vasodilatory" beta-blocker celiprolol on coronary vasomotility, 0.4 mg celiprolol/kg were intravenously infused over 4 minutes in 13 patients with coronary ar...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Jost S,Hausmann D,Lippolt P,Sturm M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hypothyroidism (HT) is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis (AS). The efficacy of traditional strategies of hypothyroid AS remains controversial. Here, we aimed to deepen the understanding of the HT-induced acceleration of AS, to decrease the residual risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and to find a n...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yang Y,Jia Y,Ning Y,Wen W,Qin Y,Zhang H,Du Y,Li L,Jiao X,Yang Y,Liu G,Huang M,Zhang M

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing elevated levels of low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) significantly reduces the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) events and mortality in hypercholesterolemic patients. CHD risk reduction is proportional to LDL-C reduction. Despite this knowledge, many physicians are not applying existing tre...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： McKenney JM

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the pharmacokinetics and antiarrhythmic activity of dihydroquinidine and quinidine in 14 patients (11 men, 3 women, aged 28 to 67 years) with heart disease and chronic, stable, high-frequency premature ventricular beats (PVB) (greater than 100/hr). A randomized, double-blind, cross...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Chimienti M,Regazzi MB,La Rovere MT,Salerno JA,Previtali M,Montericcio V,Rondanelli R,Montemartini C

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00