Association of heart rate variability with occupational and environmental exposure to particulate air pollution.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regional variation in the incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is not well studied and may have important health and policy implications. METHODS AND RESULTS:We used the 2003 to 2011 Nationwide Inpatient Sample databases to identify patients≥18 years of age who underwent cardiopulmona...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kolte D,Khera S,Aronow WS,Palaniswamy C,Mujib M,Ahn C,Iwai S,Jain D,Sule S,Ahmed A,Cooper HA,Frishman WH,Bhatt DL,Panza JA,Fonarow GC

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explored the association between sodium excretion and blood pressure (BP). A new method was used to minimize the measurement error introduced by the large intrinsic variability of 24-hour sodium excretion. The ratio of intra- to interindividual variation was used to estimate the number of measurements neede...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cooper R,Soltero I,Liu K,Berkson D,Levinson S,Stamler J

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because of the marked difference in the incidence and severity of cardiovascular diseases between men and premenopausal women, several groups have studied the effect of sex steroids, particularly estrogen, on vascular endothelial prostacyclin (PGI2) release. No previous studies have addressed the effect of e...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Redmond EM,Cherian MN,Wetzel RC

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) has been revived and has gained popularity, although the exact subsets of patients who might benefit most from this technique are unknown. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare the results of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) in octoge...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Demaria RG,Carrier M,Fortier S,Martineau R,Fortier A,Cartier R,Pellerin M,Hébert Y,Bouchard D,Pagé P,Perrault LP

更新日期：2002-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few data are available on the long-term outcome of patients who undergo laser-assisted balloon angioplasty for recanalization of occluded peripheral arteries. Because the cost of laser angioplasty is high, the value of the method should be carefully analyzed before it can be considered a routine method for r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Geschwind HJ,Aptecar E,Boussignac G,Dubois-Randé JL,Zelinsky R,Poirot G,Tomaru T

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) is a novel risk factor for atherosclerosis that may impair endothelial function by interfering with endothelial nitric oxide synthesis. To gain insight into the effects of ADMA on systemic endothelial function, we examined the association between ADMA and brachia...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Juonala M,Viikari JS,Alfthan G,Marniemi J,Kähönen M,Taittonen L,Laitinen T,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2007-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several individual pharmacological agents, such as antiplatelet drugs, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and lipid-lowering agents, have proven efficacy in reducing mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes. However, the impact of the combination of these agents on clinical outcomes has not been studi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mukherjee D,Fang J,Chetcuti S,Moscucci M,Kline-Rogers E,Eagle KA

更新日期：2004-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of the direction of the ST-segment shifts on the 12-lead electrocardiogram was evaluated in 82 consecutive patients with unstable angina. Eighteen patients with ST-segment elevation (group I) were compared with 64 patients with ST-segment depression (group II). There was no difference between group I ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Plotnick GD,Conti CR

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Higher levels of physical activity are associated with fewer cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Although the precise mechanisms underlying this inverse association are unclear, differences in several cardiovascular risk factors may mediate this effect. METHODS AND RESULTS:In a prospective study of 27,055 ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mora S,Cook N,Buring JE,Ridker PM,Lee IM

更新日期：2007-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenomedullin (AM) is a vasodilating peptide involved in the regulation of circulatory homeostasis and in the pathophysiology of certain cardiovascular diseases. To determine the extent to which chronic AM overproduction affects circulatory physiology under normal and pathological conditions, we used a prep...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shindo T,Kurihara H,Maemura K,Kurihara Y,Kuwaki T,Izumida T,Minamino N,Ju KH,Morita H,Oh-hashi Y,Kumada M,Kangawa K,Nagai R,Yazaki Y

更新日期：2000-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial dysfunction is associated with atherosclerosis and may contribute to ischemic syndromes. We assessed the contribution of endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) and vasodilator prostanoids to resting blood flow, metabolic vasodilation, and flow reserve in the human coronary circulation. METHODS AN...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Duffy SJ,Castle SF,Harper RW,Meredith IT

更新日期：1999-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adrenomedullin is a recently discovered endogenous peptide with hypotensive and natriuretic actions in normal animals. Circulating and ventricular adrenomedullin are elevated in congestive heart failure, suggesting a possible role in the pathophysiology of this disease. No studies have previously examined th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rademaker MT,Charles CJ,Lewis LK,Yandle TG,Cooper GJ,Coy DH,Richards AM,Nicholls MG

更新日期：1997-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has commenced in several countries, and has been shown to reduce AAA-related mortality by up to 50%. Most men who screen positive have an AAA <5.5 cm in diameter, the referral threshold for treatment, and are entered into an ultrasound surveillance pro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Oliver-Williams C,Sweeting MJ,Jacomelli J,Summers L,Stevenson A,Lees T,Earnshaw JJ

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The availability of selective antagonists for angiotensin II receptors has focused interest on the gene expression of angiotensin II-receptor subtypes in the human heart. METHODS AND RESULTS:We analyzed expression of the AT1 and AT2 subtypes of the angiotensin II receptor in ventricular myocardium taken fro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Haywood GA,Gullestad L,Katsuya T,Hutchinson HG,Pratt RE,Horiuchi M,Fowler MB

更新日期：1997-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the sympathetic nervous system is an important factor in the genesis of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with impaired ventricular function. Such patients have an appropriate substrate that is capable of generating rhythm abnormalities, which may be related to enhanced automaticity, triggered automati...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Podrid PJ,Fuchs T,Candinas R

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies have identified clinical and echocardiographic factors associated with increased stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), but mechanisms linking these factors to stroke in AF are incompletely understood. We hypothesized that stroke risk factors may be associated with increased endothe...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Conway DS,Pearce LA,Chin BS,Hart RG,Lip GY

更新日期：2002-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We studied the effect of an antioxidant, the intracoronary infusion of vitamin C, on basal and dobutamine-stimulated left ventricular (LV) contractility. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nineteen patients with normal ventricular function participated in this study. A micromanometer-tipped catheter was inserted into the ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Mak S,Newton GE

更新日期：2001-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increased expression of osteopontin (OPN), fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), and their type-1 receptor (FGFR-1) is associated with neointima formation and atherosclerosis. This study tested the hypothesis that ligand activation of FGFR-1 stimulates OPN expression in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs), e...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Li G,Oparil S,Kelpke SS,Chen YF,Thompson JA

更新日期：2002-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac Na/K-ATPase (NKA) regulates intracellular Na ([Na](i)), which in turn affects intracellular Ca and thus contractility via Na/Ca exchange. Recent evidence shows that phosphorylation of the NKA-associated small transmembrane protein phospholemman (PLM) mediates beta-adrenergic-induced NKA stimulation. ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Despa S,Tucker AL,Bers DM

更新日期：2008-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical profiles and outcomes of patients treated surgically for acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) are often reported for those in small series or for those cared for at a single institution over a long time period, during which a continuous evolution in techniques has occurred. Accordingly, we soug...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Trimarchi S,Nienaber CA,Rampoldi V,Myrmel T,Suzuki T,Bossone E,Tolva V,Deeb MG,Upchurch GR Jr,Cooper JV,Fang J,Isselbacher EM,Sundt TM 3rd,Eagle KA,IRAD Investigators.

更新日期：2006-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The first compounds considered for stent-based delivery, such as heparin, were chosen on the basis of promising tissue culture and animal experiments, and yet they have failed to stop restenosis clinically. More recent compounds, such as paclitaxel, are of a different sort, being hydrophobic in nature, and t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hwang CW,Wu D,Edelman ER

更新日期：2001-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the mechanisms of unexpected cardiac arrest in advanced heart failure, we reviewed the causes of cardiac arrest as established from electrocardiographic monitoring and from clinical and autopsy data in patients hospitalized for cardiac transplantation evaluation and management of advanced heart failure (mean...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Luu M,Stevenson WG,Stevenson LW,Baron K,Walden J

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac vagal predominance increases the RR interval and RR high-frequency (HF) variability during non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep (stages I through IV) in young subjects. Aging suppresses deep sleep, but effects of age-related changes in sleep architecture on RR are unknown. Whether mechanical effect...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Crasset V,Mezzetti S,Antoine M,Linkowski P,Degaute JP,van de Borne P

更新日期：2001-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myocardial infarction, stroke, and sudden death undergo diurnal variation. Although genes relevant to hemostasis and vascular integrity undergo circadian oscillation, the role of the molecular clock in thrombotic events remains to be established. METHODS AND RESULTS:A diurnal variation in the time to thromb...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Westgate EJ,Cheng Y,Reilly DF,Price TS,Walisser JA,Bradfield CA,FitzGerald GA

更新日期：2008-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To formally test whether the antiapoptotic protein bcl-2 would prevent programmed cell death in cardiac muscle cells provoked by p53, a known trigger of apoptosis in a variety of different cell types, we used replication defective adenovirus encoding either the bcl-2 and p53 genes to deliver bcl-2 and p53 to...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kirshenbaum LA,de Moissac D

更新日期：1997-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adenosine receptor activation has been proposed to explain the cardioprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning in rabbit hearts. We tested this hypothesis in a rat model by assessing whether administration of an adenosine antagonist could block the protective effect of preconditioning and whether adenosi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Li Y,Kloner RA

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have identified critical roles for microRNAs (miRNAs) in a variety of cellular processes, including regulation of cardiomyocyte death. However, the signature of miRNA expression and possible roles of miRNA in the ischemic heart have been less well studied. METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed miR...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ren XP,Wu J,Wang X,Sartor MA,Jones K,Qian J,Nicolaou P,Pritchard TJ,Fan GC

更新日期：2009-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:High frequency notching of the QRS complex is associated with transmural infarction, cardiomyopathies, and ventricular hypertrophy from any cause. The mechanism producing notching is unknown; but the presence of a discrete anatomic lesion is not an essential feature. The hypothesis that notching was produced by activa...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vanderark CR,Reynolds EW

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitrovasodilators are a diverse group of pharmacological agents that produce vascular relaxation by releasing nitric oxide. The mechanisms by which these compounds release nitric oxide vary, depending on their chemical structure. Compounds with lower oxidation states of nitrogen such as nitroprusside, nitrosamines...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Harrison DG,Bates JN

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with endothelial dysfunction including impaired endothelium-mediated, flow-dependent dilation (FDD). There is evidence for increased radical formation in CHF, raising the possibility that nitric oxide is inactivated by radicals, thereby impairing endothelial function...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hornig B,Arakawa N,Kohler C,Drexler H

更新日期：1998-02-03 00:00:00