Residual plaque burden, delivered dose, and tissue composition predict 6-month outcome after balloon angioplasty and beta-radiation therapy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemokines play an essential role in regulating the infiltration of leukocytes into allografts in experimental models. Little is known of their expression or function after human cardiac transplantation. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed 169 sequential human endomyocardial biopsies by immunocytochemistry for ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Melter M,Exeni A,Reinders ME,Fang JC,McMahon G,Ganz P,Hancock WW,Briscoe DM

更新日期：2001-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study was designed to define the prevalence and characteristics of skeletal muscle alterations in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and their relation to exercise capacity. METHODS AND RESULTS:The ultrastructure of skeletal muscle was analyzed by ultrastructural morphometry in 57 patient...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Drexler H,Riede U,Münzel T,König H,Funke E,Just H

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Convincing evidence suggests that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. The inflammatory response is an important determinant of atherosclerotic plaque instability. Therefore, we investigated the prognostic impact of key inflammatory players, namely the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) and ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Heeschen C,Dimmeler S,Hamm CW,Fichtlscherer S,Boersma E,Simoons ML,Zeiher AM,CAPTURE Study Investigators.

更新日期：2003-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerosis is associated with immune responses to oxidized lipoproteins and certain microorganisms, but the role of specific immunity has remained unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:To study the role of immunity in atherosclerosis, we crossed atherosclerosis-prone apoE(-/-) mice with immunodeficient scid/sci...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zhou X,Nicoletti A,Elhage R,Hansson GK

更新日期：2000-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of regional myocardial ischemia by TQ-ST segment mapping, while commonly used, is relatively imprecise and nonspecific. In 41 open-chest dogs we examined whether monophasic action potentials (MAPs) recorded from the myocardial surface by means of a new contact-electrode technique could be used to more p...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Franz MR,Flaherty JT,Platia EV,Bulkley BH,Weisfeldt ML

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brugada syndrome (BrS) primarily associates with the loss of sodium channel function. Previous studies showed features consistent with sodium current (INa) deficit in patients carrying desmosomal mutations, diagnosed with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (or arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy). Exp...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cerrone M,Lin X,Zhang M,Agullo-Pascual E,Pfenniger A,Chkourko Gusky H,Novelli V,Kim C,Tirasawadichai T,Judge DP,Rothenberg E,Chen HS,Napolitano C,Priori SG,Delmar M

更新日期：2014-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Simvastatin attenuates ischemia and reperfusion in normocholesterolemic animals by stabilizing endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity and inhibiting neutrophil-mediated injury. Because endothelial dysfunction is a detrimental effect of hypercholesterolemia, we examined whether short-term treatment with s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Scalia R,Gooszen ME,Jones SP,Hoffmeyer M,Rimmer DM 3rd,Trocha SD,Huang PL,Smith MB,Lefer AM,Lefer DJ

更新日期：2001-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary revascularization with bypass has been shown to improve survival in patients with coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction. In these patients, use of nonsurgical revascularization with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is increasing, although their long-term outco...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Holmes DR Jr,Detre KM,Williams DO,Kent KM,King SB 3rd,Yeh W,Steenkiste A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-six patients undergoing orthotopic cardiac transplantation were given Minnesota ALG prophylactically or therapeutically for acute cardiac rejection. During a follow-up period of 0-28 months (mean follow-up period, 11.9 months), the actuarial survival for the entire group was 96% and 86% at 30 days and 1 year, re...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Keith FM,Magilligan DJ Jr,Lakier JB,Drost CJ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vasodilator drugs have variable effects on veins and arteries. However, direct measurements of their effects on the splanchnic veins, perhaps the most important volume reservoir, have not been reported. We assessed the effect of acute heart failure and the subsequent administration of hydralazine, enalaprila...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Wang SY,Manyari DE,Scott-Douglas N,Smiseth OA,Smith ER,Tyberg JV

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congestive heart failure (CHF) in humans is associated with a marked sympathoexcitation, including an augmented muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) in intraneural multiunit recordings. In the present study, single-unit recording was used to evaluate whether the firing properties of individual muscle vas...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Macefield VG,Rundqvist B,Sverrisdottir YB,Wallin BG,Elam M

更新日期：1999-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 416 women with congenital heart disease seen in the Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospital, London, and the Hospital Giovanni Bosco, Torino, Italy, there were 822 pregnancies. The outcomes of 96 pregnancies in 44 patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease were studied. Patients with the Ei...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Presbitero P,Somerville J,Stone S,Aruta E,Spiegelhalter D,Rabajoli F

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After a myocardial infarction, the injured region becomes fibrotic and the myocardial scar may expand if the ventricular wall lacks elasticity. Cardiac dilatation may precipitate the vicious cycle of progressive heart failure. The present study evaluated the functional benefits of increasing elastin within a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mizuno T,Yau TM,Weisel RD,Kiani CG,Li RK

更新日期：2005-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac resynchronization therapy has emerged as an important therapy for advanced systolic heart failure. Among available cardiac resynchronization therapy pacing modes that restore ventricular synchrony, it is uncertain whether simultaneous biventricular (BiV), sequential BiV, or left ventricular (LV) paci...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rao RK,Kumar UN,Schafer J,Viloria E,De Lurgio D,Foster E

更新日期：2007-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet activation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of acute coronary disease. Monocytes are involved in the progression of atherosclerosis and are potent activators of blood coagulation through their ability to synthesize tissue factor (TF). The aim of this study was to compare markers of monocyte ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jude B,Agraou B,McFadden EP,Susen S,Bauters C,Lepelley P,Vanhaesbroucke C,Devos P,Cosson A,Asseman P

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) reduces sympathetic vasoconstriction by attenuating neuronal excitability in the brain stem and inhibition of postganglionic neurotransmission. We studied whether this modulation of sympathetic circulatory control by NO may be altered during chronic administration of NO donor dru...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Zanzinger J,Czachurski J,Seller H

更新日期：1998-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays can help to identify patients who are at low risk of myocardial infarction in the emergency department. We aimed to determine whether the addition of clinical risk scores would improve the safety of early rule-out pathways for myocardial infarction. METHODS:In 1935 p...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chapman AR,Hesse K,Andrews J,Lee KK,Anand A,Shah ASV,Sandeman D,Ferry AV,Jameson J,Piya S,Stewart S,Marshall L,Strachan FE,Gray A,Newby DE,Mills NL

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that during demand ischemia, abnormal perfusion will precede abnormal function, the spatial extent of perfusion abnormality will be greater than that of functional abnormality, and the spatiotemporal disparity between abnormal perfusion and abnormal function will be more marked in the presenc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Leong-Poi H,Rim SJ,Le DE,Fisher NG,Wei K,Kaul S

更新日期：2002-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous transient outward potassium currents (STOCs) induce myogenic relaxation in small cerebral vessels. We found STOCs in human coronary artery vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and studied their regulation. METHODS AND RESULTS:K+ currents were recorded in human coronary VSMCs by current- and volt...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bychkov R,Gollasch M,Ried C,Luft FC,Haller H

更新日期：1997-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advances in surgical technique and perioperative myocardial protection have reduced the risk of aortic and mitral valve surgery. Improved methods of valve repair have reduced the proportion of patients who require valve replacement. However, patients who require valve replacement often have advanced disease ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rao V,Christakis GT,Weisel RD,Buth KJ,Ikonomidis JS,Shirai T,Cohen G,David TE

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral adiposity confers protection against diabetes and atherosclerosis in elderly women. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS:On the basis on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of central fat mass (CFM) and peripheral fat mass (PFM), we identified...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tankó LB,Bruun JM,Alexandersen P,Bagger YZ,Richelsen B,Christiansen C,Larsen PJ

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intermittent claudication (IC) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. The relation of alcohol consumption to the risk of IC remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to assess the relation of alcohol consumption and type of beverage to the developme...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Djoussé L,Levy D,Murabito JM,Cupples LA,Ellison RC

更新日期：2000-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients underwent exercise testing after operative repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Five patients repaired after 2 years of age comprised a childhood surgery group, and six patients repaired before 2 years of age comprised an infant surgery group. All patients w...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Paridon SM,Farooki ZQ,Kuhns LR,Arciniegas E,Pinsky WW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular risk profile were examined in 20 healthy, nonobese, middle-aged men who were long-term users of nicotine-containing chewing gum and in 20 matched control subjects who did not use nicotine. METHODS AND RESULTS:Long-term use of nicotine-containing chewing gum was associa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Eliasson B,Taskinen MR,Smith U

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coxsackievirus-induced myocarditis can be a serious cause of heart failure. In the absence of a specific antiviral therapy, modulating the host immune response may be protective. Interferons (IFNs)-alpha and -beta perform a fundamental role in innate and adaptive antiviral responses, thereby presenting as ca...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Deonarain R,Cerullo D,Fuse K,Liu PP,Fish EN

更新日期：2004-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether electrical stimulation (STIM) of efferent vagus nerves may suppress nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB activation and the inflammatory cascade in hemorrhagic (Hem) shock. METHODS AND RESULTS:Rats were subjected to bilateral cervical vagotomy (VGX) or sham surgical procedures. Hem shock was i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Guarini S,Altavilla D,Cainazzo MM,Giuliani D,Bigiani A,Marini H,Squadrito G,Minutoli L,Bertolini A,Marini R,Adamo EB,Venuti FS,Squadrito F

更新日期：2003-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Although exercise ECG testing has been shown to have important prognostic value after acute myocardial infarction, exercise 201Tl scintigraphy offers several potential advantages, including: 1) increased sensitivity for detecting residual myocardial ischemia; 2) the ability to localize ischemia to a specific area or a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gibson RS,Watson DD

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have developed a new measure of myocardial viability, the water-perfusable tissue index (PTI), which is calculated from transmission, C15O, and H2(15)O positron emission tomography (PET) data sets. It is defined as the proportion of the total anatomical tissue within a given region of interest (ROI) that ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Yamamoto Y,de Silva R,Rhodes CG,Araujo LI,Iida H,Rechavia E,Nihoyannopoulos P,Hackett D,Galassi AR,Taylor CJ

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A key component of reperfusion of myocardial infarction is an immediate inflammatory response, which enhances tissue repair. Matrix turnover is crucial to tissue repair, and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are key enzymes involved in matrix degradation. The hypothesis tested is that one inflammation-based e...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lindsey M,Wedin K,Brown MD,Keller C,Evans AJ,Smolen J,Burns AR,Rossen RD,Michael L,Entman M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 69 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting for complete coronary revascularization, blood flow was measured in 140 grafts with 243 distal anastomoses (3.52 bypasses/patient). Total blood flow in single grafts and double and triple sequential grafts did not differ significantly, although mean distal flow...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： McNamara JJ,Bjerke HS,Chung GK,Dang CR

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00