Effects of L-749,329, an ET(A)/ET(B) endothelin receptor antagonist, in a porcine coronary artery injury model of vascular restenosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although previous studies have shown functional improvements in patients who undergo coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, data are conflicting on whether the gains achieved by women are similar to or less than those achieved by men. METHODS AND RESULTS:We compared physical and psychological function...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vaccarino V,Lin ZQ,Kasl SV,Mattera JA,Roumanis SA,Abramson JL,Krumholz HM

更新日期：2003-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged survival of xenografted neonatal cardiomyocytes was achieved by blocking the CD28/B7 costimulatory pathway via CTLA4-Ig gene transfer. We examined the long-term survival of xenografted neonatal cardiomyocytes by adenovirus-mediated CTLA4-Ig expression and transient CD40 blockade with anti-CD40L mon...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Li TS,Ito H,Kajiwara K,Hamano K

更新日期：2003-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:For half a century the systolic click and late systolic murmur lay dormant as innocent auscultatory curiosities. The thirteen years since Barlow related these phenomena to mitral leaflet prolapse have witnessed an astonishing information explosion. We have sought to bring together the accumulated data in this review. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Devereux RB,Perloff JK,Reichek N,Josephson ME

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:BET (bromodomain and extraterminal) epigenetic reader proteins, in particular BRD4 (bromodomain-containing protein 4), have emerged as potential therapeutic targets in a number of pathological conditions, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. Small-molecule BET protein inhibitors such as JQ1 have demo...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kim SY,Zhang X,Schiattarella GG,Altamirano F,Ramos TAR,French KM,Jiang N,Szweda PA,Evers BM,May HI,Luo X,Li H,Szweda LI,Maracaja-Coutinho V,Lavandero S,Gillette TG,Hill JA

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Left main coronary artery disease (i.e., greater than or equal to 50% stenosis) was found in 1,477 of 20,137 patients in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CAS) registry. Of these patients, 53 (3.6%) were asymptomatic. Asymptomatic and symptomatic patients were similar in regard to 1) severity of left main coronary ar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Taylor HA,Deumite NJ,Chaitman BR,Davis KB,Killip T,Rogers WJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized that 1) endogenous adenosine released during ischemia conferred an inherent cardioprotection, and 2) a pretreatment dose of adenosine before ischemia would provide additional protection independent of hemodynamic effects. METHODS AND RESULTS:Thirty-six anesthetized New Zealand White rabbits ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Toombs CF,McGee S,Johnston WE,Vinten-Johansen J

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide (NO)-mediated local regulation of vascular tone is considered to involve endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). However, we recently reported that human forearm basal microvascular tone in vivo is tonically regulated by neuronal NO synthase (nNOS), in contrast to an acetylcholine-stimulated reduction i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Seddon M,Melikian N,Dworakowski R,Shabeeh H,Jiang B,Byrne J,Casadei B,Chowienczyk P,Shah AM

更新日期：2009-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A decreased cardiac compliance is a major feature of the cardiomyopathy of diabetes mellitus. Either an increase in the resistance afterload to the LV or an increase in collagen cross-linking induced by the formation of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs) of collagen may be responsible for the stiff m...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Norton GR,Candy G,Woodiwiss AJ

更新日期：1996-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nuclear reprogramming provides an emerging strategy to produce embryo-independent pluripotent stem cells from somatic tissue. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) demonstrate aptitude for de novo cardiac differentiation, yet their potential for heart disease therapy has not been tested. METHODS AND RESULTS:...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Nelson TJ,Martinez-Fernandez A,Yamada S,Perez-Terzic C,Ikeda Y,Terzic A

更新日期：2009-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) is caused by systolic traction on the mitral leaflets related to ventricular distortion. Little is known about whether chronic tethering causes the mitral leaflet area to adapt to the geometric needs imposed by tethering, in part because of inability to reconstruct leafle...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chaput M,Handschumacher MD,Tournoux F,Hua L,Guerrero JL,Vlahakes GJ,Levine RA

更新日期：2008-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical cardiac volumetric measurement techniques are essential for assessing cardiac performance but produce significant inaccuracies in extrapolation of the volume of a three-dimensional (3D) object from two-dimensional images and lack the ability to associate cardiac electrical and mechanical activities....

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gepstein L,Hayam G,Shpun S,Ben-Haim SA

更新日期：1997-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary flow reserve has been considered an important diagnostic index of the functional significance of coronary artery stenosis. With Doppler technique, it has been assessed as the ratio of hyperemic to basal coronary flow velocity (coronary flow velocity reserve [CFVR]) by invasive or semiinvasive method...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hozumi T,Yoshida K,Ogata Y,Akasaka T,Asami Y,Takagi T,Morioka S

更新日期：1998-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor has been shown to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with aspirin alone after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or acute coronary syndrome but with increased risk of bleeding. The safety of discontinuing a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： O'Donoghue ML,Murphy SA,Sabatine MS

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment with an antibody that binds beta3 integrins (abciximab; c7E3 Fab) at the time of coronary angioplasty decreases the need for repeat revascularization. Two potential mechanisms have been proposed to explain this effect: (1) inhibition of platelet aggregation or (2) interruption of ligand binding to ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Stouffer GA,Hu Z,Sajid M,Li H,Jin G,Nakada MT,Hanson SR,Runge MS

更新日期：1998-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arteriogenesis serves as an efficient mechanism for flow restoration after arterial occlusion. This process is associated with inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), although their role in arteriogenesis remains unclear. We hypothesized that arteriogenesis is reduced in mice ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hoefer IE,van Royen N,Rectenwald JE,Bray EJ,Abouhamze Z,Moldawer LL,Voskuil M,Piek JJ,Buschmann IR,Ozaki CK

更新日期：2002-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical dyssynchrony is a potential means to predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). We hypothesized that novel echocardiographic image speckle tracking can quantify dyssynchrony and predict response to CRT. METHODS AND RESULTS:Seventy-four subjects were studied: 64 heart failure pat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Suffoletto MS,Dohi K,Cannesson M,Saba S,Gorcsan J 3rd

更新日期：2006-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Resting left ventricular (LV) function was evaluated in 22 patients with permanent ventricular pacemakers. LV ejection fraction and volume indexes were determined by gated blood pool scintigraphy at ventricular pacing rates of 50-100 beats/min. In patients with a normal heart size, increases in pacing rates resulted i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Narahara KA,Blettel ML

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and prevalence of most cardiovascular disorders increase with age, and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and major disability in adults ≥75 years of age; however, despite the large impact of cardiovascular disease on quality of life, morbidity, and mortality in older adults, patients a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rich MW,Chyun DA,Skolnick AH,Alexander KP,Forman DE,Kitzman DW,Maurer MS,McClurken JB,Resnick BM,Shen WK,Tirschwell DL,American Heart Association Older Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiov

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to assess if clampless off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) decreases risk-adjusted mortality, stroke rate, and morbidity in unselected patients in comparison to conventional CABG. METHODS AND RESULTS:Between July 2009 and November 2010, data of 1282 consecutive patients undergoi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Börgermann J,Hakim K,Renner A,Parsa A,Aboud A,Becker T,Masshoff M,Zittermann A,Gummert JF,Kuss O

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We determined the intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) of repeated measures of the mean levels and variability of RR and muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) in 7 normal subjects. We examined whether spontaneous fluctuations in RR and MSNA over repeated measurements were mirrored by changes in spect...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van de Borne P,Montano N,Zimmerman B,Pagani M,Somers VK

更新日期：1997-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sudden cardiac death and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia remain a concern in adult patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. Longitudinal left ventricular (LV) function is sensitive in detecting early myocardial damage and may have prognostic implications in this setting. METHODS AND RESULTS:We in...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Diller GP,Kempny A,Liodakis E,Alonso-Gonzalez R,Inuzuka R,Uebing A,Orwat S,Dimopoulos K,Swan L,Li W,Gatzoulis MA,Baumgartner H

更新日期：2012-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The future risk of myocardial infarction is commonly assessed using cardiovascular risk scores, coronary artery calcium score, or coronary artery stenosis severity. We assessed whether noncalcified low-attenuation plaque burden on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) might be a better predictor of the future risk ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Williams MC,Kwiecinski J,Doris M,McElhinney P,D'Souza MS,Cadet S,Adamson PD,Moss AJ,Alam S,Hunter A,Shah ASV,Mills NL,Pawade T,Wang C,Weir McCall J,Bonnici-Mallia M,Murrills C,Roditi G,van Beek EJR,Shaw LJ,Nicol E

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Relationships between enzyme estimates (EE) and histologic measurements of infarct size (HIS) were analyzed in 14 conscious dogs with permanent occlusion of the circumflex coronary artery. EE were derived from serial CPK, CPK-MM, CPK-MB, and CPK-BB. Estimates were obtained using methods of Shell et al., Norris et al.,...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Roe CR,Cobb FR,Starmer CF

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congestive heart failure is often preceded by a latent or preclinical phase in which patients are relatively asymptomatic. During this period, there is neuroendocrine activation, left ventricular dysfunction, and remodeling of the heart. The extent to which these activities are interrelated is unclear, but it appears ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Francis GS,McDonald KM,Cohn JN

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrinogen binding to the active conformation of the alpha(IIb)beta(3) integrin receptor (glycoprotein IIb/IIIa) and cytoskeletal reorganization are important events in platelet function. Tyrosine phosphorylation of platelet proteins plays an essential role in platelet signal transduction pathways. We studie...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Santos MT,Moscardó A,Vallés J,Martínez M,Piñón M,Aznar J,Broekman MJ,Marcus AJ

更新日期：2000-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoantibodies against the beta 1-adrenoceptor have been detected in the sera of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The mechanisms by which these autoantibodies can alter normal receptor function are investigated, and the results are interpreted in the light of the beneficial effects of b...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Magnusson Y,Wallukat G,Waagstein F,Hjalmarson A,Hoebeke J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoking has been recognized as an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in men and women. Whether the increased risk results from an atherogenic effect of smoking is still debated. We examined the relation between cigarette smoking and atherosclerotic changes in the abdominal aorta. MET...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Witteman JC,Grobbee DE,Valkenburg HA,van Hemert AM,Stijnen T,Hofman A

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1968 to June 1975 tricuspid regurgitation was encountered in 238 patients of a total of 1074 patients undergoing operations on the mitral valve. During this time tricuspid annuloplasty (TA) was performed in 137 patients and the tricuspid valve was replaced (TVR) in 101 patients. Comparison of hospital mor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Reed GE,Boyd AD,Spencer FC,Engelman RM,Isom OW,Cunningham JN Jr

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aldosterone and angiotensin (Ang) II both may cause organ damage. Circulating aldosterone is produced in the adrenals; however, local cardiac synthesis has been reported. Aldosterone concentrations depend on the activity of aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2). We tested the hypothesis that reducing aldosterone by...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fiebeler A,Nussberger J,Shagdarsuren E,Rong S,Hilfenhaus G,Al-Saadi N,Dechend R,Wellner M,Meiners S,Maser-Gluth C,Jeng AY,Webb RL,Luft FC,Muller DN

更新日期：2005-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sublingual nitrates are much more effective in relieving angina pectoris in patients with coronary artery disease than in patients with syndrome X, but it is not known whether their effect on exercise tolerance is also different in these two groups of patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:Treadmill exercise testing...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lanza GA,Manzoli A,Bia E,Crea F,Maseri A

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00