Benidipine, a long-acting Ca channel blocker, limits infarct size via bradykinin- and NO-dependent mechanisms in canine hearts.

abstract：:Colesevelam hydrochloride (colesevelam) is a novel, potent, bile acid-binding agent that has been shown to lower LDL cholesterol a mean of 19% at a dose of 3.8 g/d. We studied the pharmacokinetics of colesevelam coadministered with six drugs: digoxin and warfarin, agents with narrow therapeutic indices; sustained-rele...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Donovan JM,Stypinski D,Stiles MR,Olson TA,Burke SK

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the antiischemic effects of intracoronary administration of a beta blocker, atenolol, and of a calcium antagonist, nifedipine, on the clinical and electrocardiographic signs of myocardial ischemia induced by balloon occlusion of the coronary artery, we studied 32 consecutive patients undergoing routine PTCA...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ghio S,De Servi S,Angoli L,Bramucci E,Eleuteri E,Raffaghello S,Specchia G

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the latter half of the 20th century, among participants of the Framingham Heart Study, incidence of heart failure (HF) has declined by about a third in women but not in men and survival after the onset of HF has improved in both sexes; however, HF remains highly lethal with over 50% dying within 5 years after onset...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kenchaiah S,Vasan RS

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim was to study the pharmacodynamic interactions and safety of the co-administration of the calcium sensitizer levosimendan and the calcium antagonist felodipine in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and with normal ejection fraction (EF). METHODS:The study was a randomized, double blind, placeb...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Põder P,Eha J,Antila S,Heinpalu M,Planken U,Loogna I,Mesikepp A,Akkila J,Lehtonen L

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Single- and multiple-dose studies were conducted to assess the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and safety of tolvaptan in healthy Japanese subjects. METHODS:All studies were single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, single-blind or double-blind. In an ascending single-dose study, subjects were given a ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kim SR,Hasunuma T,Sato O,Okada T,Kondo M,Azuma J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the lifetime cost and effectiveness of five alternative chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) management strategies: rivaroxaban, warfarin, aspirin plus clopidogrel, aspirin and no prevention. METHODS:An individual-level state-transition model was developed to track the lifetime disease course associated...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Wu B,Kun L,Liu X,He B

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with mild to moderate hypertension (diastolic blood pressure > or = 95 and < or = 115 mmHg) and renal dysfunction entered one of two studies to assess the safety of efficacious daily doses of quinapril on renal function and blood pressure. Twenty-four patients with moderate renal impairment (MRI) (creatinine ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Miller MA,Texter M,Gmerek A,Robbins J,Shurzinske L,Canter D

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although erythropoietin (EPO) is known to express angiogenic and cardioprotective effects, it also induces hypertension, polycythemia, and platelet activation, which may cause serious adverse effects in patients with cardiovascular diseases. We compared the angiogenic effects of EPO and its nonerythropoietic de...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yanagawa T,Toba K,Kato K,Suzuki T,Minagawa S,Saigawa T,Ozawa T,Oda M,Takayama T,Hanawa H,Higuchi M,Saito H,Aizawa Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance arteries depolarize and constrict to elevations in intravascular pressure. However, many of the molecular aspects of this phenomenon are not known. We present evidence that large conductance calcium-dependent potassium (KCa) channels, which are activated by intracellular calcium and membrane depolarization,...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Nelson MT,Brayden JE

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare once-daily administration of 5-10 mg amlodipine with two daily doses of 40 mg sustained-release isosorbide dinitrate in 59 patients with stable angina using a randomized, double-blind, crossover study design. Anginal episodes, nitroglycerin consumption, and possible adverse events we...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Steffensen R,Melchior T,Bech J,Nissen H,Haastrup B,Grande P,Rasmussen V,Hansen JF,Skagen K,Haghfelt T

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early reperfusion represents the key strategy in ST elevation myocardial infarction. However, reperfusion may induce myocardial damage due to the reperfusion myocardial injury, compromising the full potential of reperfusion therapy and accounting for unfavourable results in high risk patients. Adenosine seems to atten...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kassimis G,Davlouros P,Patel N,De Maria G,Kallistratos MS,Kharbanda RK,Manolis AJ,Alexopoulos D,Banning AP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ATP generates nitric oxide (NO) via activation of P2y receptors, and is degraded to adenosine. This study was undertaken to examine whether ATP causes coronary hyperemic flow via purinoceptors-, NO- and adenosine-dependent mechanisms, and attenuates the severity of contractile and metabolic dysfunction in the ischemic...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Kitakaze M,Node K,Komamura K,Minamino T,Kosaka H,Kuzuya T,Hori M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-one chronically T. cruzi-infected male adult albino rats with normal resting ECG were submitted to the ajmaline test (1 mg/kg body weight injected into the dorsal vein of the penis). Twenty-one similar noninfected animals served as controls. Ajmaline induced the following ECG alterations in control rats: A decre...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Bestetti RB,Soares EG,Sales-Neto VN,Oliveira JS

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) is currently expanding to cardiovascular risk reduction in non-diabetic subjects, but renal (side-)effects are less well studied in this setting. METHODS:Male non-diabetic Sprague Dawley rats underwent permanent coronary artery ligation to induc...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Yurista SR,Silljé HHW,van Goor H,Hillebrands JL,Heerspink HJL,de Menezes Montenegro L,Oberdorf-Maass SU,de Boer RA,Westenbrink BD

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the relationship between Daxx expression and the antiapoptotic effects of probucol in THP-1 macrophage. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Apoptosis of THP-1 derived macrophages was induced by exposure to oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL). The development of apoptosis was determined by flow cytometry analysis a...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Su B,Yang YB,Tuo QH,Zhu BY,Lei XY,Yin W,Liao DF

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The progressive shortening of the atrial effective refractory period (ERP) during atrial fibrillation (AF) might be due to the activation of the KATP channels by rapid atrial rates. We tested the hypothesis that the cardioselective, sarcolemmal KATP channel blocker HMR 1098 would prevent atrial ERP shortening d...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Vereckei A,Gögelein H,Wirth KJ,Zipes DP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of life in heart failure patients is receiving increased attention as a reflection of a treatment's potential secondary benefit of general well-being and daily functioning. The Metoprolol in Dilated Cardiomyopathy (MDC) trial was conducted as a large, multicenter trial to establish the effects of metoprolol on...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Wiklund I,Waagstein F,Swedberg K,Hjalmarsson A

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate and compare the functional type and the degree of antagonism of the selective angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARB) losartan, EXP 3174 (the active metabolite of losartan), valsartan and candesartan in human internal mammary arteries. METHODS:Human internal mammary arteries were obtained ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Wagenaar LJ,Voors AA,Buikema H,van Buiten A,Lübeck RH,Boonstra PW,van Veldhuisen DJ,van Gilst WH

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease, with drug-induced causes even more uncommon, accounting for only 10% of cases in large registry series. Predisposing factors for drug-induced PAH have not been completely defined. This review summarizes drugs with definite, possible, or likely association to pulmonary...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Correale M,Tricarico L,Grazioli D,Formica ES,Petrucci R,Persichella P,Di Biase M,Brunetti ND

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：AIMS:Rapid restoration of sinus rhythm using pharmacological cardioversion is commonly indicated in patients with symptomatic recent-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). The objectives of this large, international, multicenter observational study were to determine the safety and effectiveness of intravenous (IV) vernakalant...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Lévy S,Hartikainen J,Ritz B,Juhlin T,Carbajosa-Dalmau J,Domanovits H

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

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：PURPOSE:Epidemiologic and clinical research suggests important gender-related differences in the prevalence, presentation, associated conventional and non-conventional risk factors, management and outcomes of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. Adequate data is not available for Indian population where prevalence of...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Bhatt P,Parikh P,Patel A,Parikh R,Patel A,Mehta JL,Parikh K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People who consume a diet rich in fruit and vegetables have lower risks of cancer, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. Many prospective cohort studies have reported inverse associations between dietary intake or blood levels of beta-carotene and risks of cancer. Several large-scale trials were set up to as...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Clarke R,Armitage J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Platelets are essential for primary hemostasis; however, platelet activation also plays an important proinflammatory role. Inflammation promotes the development of cardiac fibrosis and heart failure induced by hypertension. In this study, we aimed to determine whether inhibiting platelet activation using clopid...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Jia LX,Qi GM,Liu O,Li TT,Yang M,Cui W,Zhang WM,Qi YF,Du J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine patients with severe heart failure (NYHA III) were randomly assigned to receive therapy with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor), either captopril or enalapril. The mean daily dosage of captopril was 56 +/- 5 mg and of enalapril 9.5 +/- 0.4 mg. After a mean of 8 +/- 1 days, the influ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Osterziel KJ,Dietz R,Harder K,Kübler W

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac reperfusion injury after heart transplantation or cardiopulmonary bypass has been difficult to control due to the variable degree of myocardial damage with respect to the length of ischemia and the complexity of the surgical procedure. Here, we evaluated the myocardial metabolic and functional recovery of hear...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Orita H,Shimanuki T,Fukasawa M,Abe H,Kuraoka S,Hirooka S,Washio M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excess activity of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is linked to human obese hypertension and to salt-sensitive hypertension. Paradoxically, reduced SNS activity has been implicated as a contributor to obesity, particularly in animal models, and salt loading usually inhibits SNS activity. We have investigated the ...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Ernsberger P,Koletsky RJ,Collins LA,Bedol D

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levosimendan, a calcium sensitizer and potassium channel-opener, is widely appreciated by many specialist heart failure practitioners for its effects on systemic and pulmonary hemodynamics and for the relief of symptoms of acute heart failure. The drug's impact on mortality in large randomized controlled trials has be...

journal_title：Cardiovascular drugs and therapy

authors： Bouchez S,Fedele F,Giannakoulas G,Gustafsson F,Harjola VP,Karason K,Kivikko M,von Lewinski D,Oliva F,Papp Z,Parissis J,Pollesello P,Pölzl G,Tschöpe C

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00