Direct evidence for tumor necrosis factor-alpha signaling in arteriogenesis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that management of ambulatory hemodynamics may improve outcomes in chronic heart failure. We conducted a prospective, observational, first-in-human study of a physician-directed patient self-management system targeting left atrial pressure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Forty patients with re...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ritzema J,Troughton R,Melton I,Crozier I,Doughty R,Krum H,Walton A,Adamson P,Kar S,Shah PK,Richards M,Eigler NL,Whiting JS,Haas GJ,Heywood JT,Frampton CM,Abraham WT,Hemodynamically Guided Home Self-Therapy in Severe Hea

更新日期：2010-03-09 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:Bolus thrombolytic therapy is a simplified means of administering thrombolysis that facilitates rapid time to treatment. TNK-tissue plasminogen activator (TNK-tPA) is a highly fibrin-specific single-bolus thrombolytic agent. METHODS AND RESULTS:In TIMI 10B, 886 patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial in...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cannon CP,Gibson CM,McCabe CH,Adgey AA,Schweiger MJ,Sequeira RF,Grollier G,Giugliano RP,Frey M,Mueller HS,Steingart RM,Weaver WD,Van de Werf F,Braunwald E

更新日期：1998-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In Phase I of the NHLBI trial of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI), 290 patients admitted within 7 hr after onset of acute infarction were randomly assigned to intravenous treatment with either streptokinase (SK) or recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA). Left ventricular function was measure...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Sheehan FH,Braunwald E,Canner P,Dodge HT,Gore J,Van Natta P,Passamani ER,Williams DO,Zaret B

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ghrelin is a novel growth hormone-releasing peptide that has been shown to improve cachexia in heart failure and cancer and to ameliorate the hemodynamic and metabolic disturbances in septic shock. Because cytokine-induced inflammation is critical in these pathological states and because the growth hormone s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Li WG,Gavrila D,Liu X,Wang L,Gunnlaugsson S,Stoll LL,McCormick ML,Sigmund CD,Tang C,Weintraub NL

更新日期：2004-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms by which ACE inhibitors produce a sustained clinical benefit are not entirely clear but may involve the sympathetic nervous system. We compared the effect of local brachial artery infusions of an ACE inhibitor (perindoprilat) with the effect of placebo (0.9% NaCl) on endogenously mediated (low...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lyons D,Roy S,O'Byrne S,Swift CG

更新日期：1997-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the Framingham Heart Study experience between 1958 and 1970 showed a progressive increase in the rate of treatment and control of hypertension. With cross-sectional criteria to define diastolic hypertension, the treatment rate rose from 35% in 1958 through 1960 to 69% in 1968 through 1970 (p less than .001...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shea S,Cook EF,Kannel WB,Goldman L

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermittent aortic root infusion of a cold solution containing either potassium chloride (KCl) or diltiazem was performed in 32 dogs during a 2-hour aortic clamping. Half of the dogs in each group had a critical stenosis created on the circumflex artery before cardiopulmonary bypass. Global left ventricular (LV) func...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vouhé PR,Hélias J,Robert P,Grondin CM

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) is commonly caused by reentry within the atrioventricular (AV) node. This arrhythmia was abolished by operative dissection of the AV junction in a patient with disabling tachycardia that was not controlled by drugs. The operation was intended to create complete AV block, ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pritchett EL,Anderson RW,Benditt DG,Kasell J,Harrison L,Wallace AG,Sealy WC,Gallagher JJ

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro experiments on precontracted canine coronary arteries were performed to study the direct relaxant effects of molsidomine (MOLS) and its active metabolite, SIN-1, and to determine if there is a relationship between effect and cGMP level elevations. The effects of MOLS and SIN-1 were compared with those of a cl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rinaldi G,Cingolani H

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The novel anticoagulant fondaparinux proved to be effective and safe in the postoperative prevention of venous thrombosis. Current phase III trials with this synthetic selective factor Xa inhibitor focus on its use in the treatment of patients with venous and arterial thrombosis. As with any anticoagulant th...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bijsterveld NR,Moons AH,Boekholdt SM,van Aken BE,Fennema H,Peters RJ,Meijers JC,Büller HR,Levi M

更新日期：2002-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of bypass surgery in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy is not easily predictable; preoperative clinical conditions may be similar, but the outcome may differ significantly. We hypothesized that the growth reserve of cardiac stem cells (CSCs) and circulating cytokines promoting CSC activation...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： D'Amario D,Leone AM,Iaconelli A,Luciani N,Gaudino M,Kannappan R,Manchi M,Severino A,Shin SH,Graziani F,Biasillo G,Macchione A,Smaldone C,De Maria GL,Cellini C,Siracusano A,Ottaviani L,Massetti M,Goichberg P,Leri A,

更新日期：2014-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstruction to left ventricular outflow can be seen after surgical repair of congenital heart disease in which a ventricular septal defect (VSD) is closed by means of a baffle to the systemic great artery arising from the right ventricle (Rastelli operation, intraventricular repair, for conotruncal anomaly)....

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rychik J,Jacobs ML,Norwood WI

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelins are recently characterized vasoconstrictor peptides. As chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by peripheral arteriolar and renal vasoconstriction, we have measured venous plasma endothelin-like immunoreactivity ("endothelin") in patients with this syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS:Compared wi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： McMurray JJ,Ray SG,Abdullah I,Dargie HJ,Morton JJ

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrial dysrhythmia patients have exaggerated intra-atrial conduction delays and prolonged relative refractoriness in response to atrial premature depolarizations (APDs). Furthermore, atrial fibrillation (AF) is more readily inducible by APDs from the high right atrium (HRA) than the coronary sinus (CS). In t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Papageorgiou P,Monahan K,Boyle NG,Seifert MJ,Beswick P,Zebede J,Epstein LM,Josephson ME

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidized LDLs (oxLDLs) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are present in atherosclerotic lesions. OxLDLs activate various signaling pathways potentially involved in atherogenesis. OxLDLs induce smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation mediated by the activation of the sphingomyelin/ceramide pathway and tyros...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Augé N,Maupas-Schwalm F,Elbaz M,Thiers JC,Waysbort A,Itohara S,Krell HW,Salvayre R,Nègre-Salvayre A

更新日期：2004-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with asymptomatic valvular aortic stenosis, exercise testing may help to stratify the clinical risk. However, data are limited, and the role of quantitative exercise Doppler echocardiography has never been investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:Sixty-nine consecutive patients with severe asymptomatic...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lancellotti P,Lebois F,Simon M,Tombeux C,Chauvel C,Pierard LA

更新日期：2005-08-30 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:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition potentiates the tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) response to exogenous bradykinin. This study tested the hypothesis that ACE inhibition increases endothelial t-PA release through endogenous bradykinin. METHODS AND RESULTS:We measured the effect of intra...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Pretorius M,Rosenbaum D,Vaughan DE,Brown NJ

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During ischemia, the intracellular calcium and inorganic phosphate (P(i)) concentrations rise and pH falls. We investigated the effects of these changes on force development in donor and failing human hearts to determine if altered contractile protein composition during heart failure changes the myocardial r...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Der Velden J,Klein LJ,Zaremba R,Boontje NM,Huybregts MA,Stooker W,Eijsman L,de Jong JW,Visser CA,Visser FC,Stienen GJ

更新日期：2001-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) circulate in adult peripheral blood (PB) and contribute to neovascularization. However, little is known regarding whether EPCs and their putative precursor, CD34-positive mononuclear cells (MNC(CD34+)), are mobilized into PB in acute ischemic events in humans. METHODS AND...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Shintani S,Murohara T,Ikeda H,Ueno T,Honma T,Katoh A,Sasaki K,Shimada T,Oike Y,Imaizumi T

更新日期：2001-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evolution of cell phenotypes and matrix architecture in cardiac valves during fetal maturation and postnatal adaptation through senescence remains unexplored. METHODS AND RESULTS:We hypothesized that valvular interstitial (VIC) and endothelial cell (VEC) phenotypes, critical for maintaining valve functi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Aikawa E,Whittaker P,Farber M,Mendelson K,Padera RF,Aikawa M,Schoen FJ

更新日期：2006-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been documented that the HMG coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, or statins, can decrease cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with clinical coronary disease and moderately to severely elevated lipid levels. Additional data are required to demonstrate a reduction of vascular events in coronary...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Byington RP,Jukema JW,Salonen JT,Pitt B,Bruschke AV,Hoen H,Furberg CD,Mancini GB

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Connexin (Cx)40 and Cx45 are the major protein subunits of gap junction channels in the conduction system of mammals. To determine the role of Cx40, we correlated cardiac activation with Connexin distribution in normal and Cx40-deficient mice hearts. METHODS AND RESULTS:Epicardial and septal activation was ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Rijen HV,van Veen TA,van Kempen MJ,Wilms-Schopman FJ,Potse M,Krueger O,Willecke K,Opthof T,Jongsma HJ,de Bakker JM

更新日期：2001-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we examine the relationship between risk factors and angiographically determined coronary artery disease for blacks and whites enrolled in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study (CASS). Analysis of data from the CASS registry indicated that blacks had a higher incidence of hypertension and current cigarette s...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Maynard C,Fisher LD,Passamani ER,Pullum T

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a novel angiogenic growth factor, plays an important role in angiogenesis, regulation of local HGF production under hypoxia has not yet been clarified in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and endothelial cells (EC). Thus, we have studied the role of HGF in hypoxia-i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hayashi S,Morishita R,Nakamura S,Yamamoto K,Moriguchi A,Nagano T,Taiji M,Noguchi H,Matsumoto K,Nakamura T,Higaki J,Ogihara T

更新日期：1999-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Performance of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) during an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is mainly used in high-risk patients. Although potentially life-saving, patients undergoing early CABG are traditionally associated with a worse outcome than those not requiring CABG. Is this really true in an unselect...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Monteiro P,Portuguese Registry on Acute Coronary Syndromes.

更新日期：2006-07-04 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：:In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the neural control of circulation in humans undergoes continuous but in part predictable changes throughout the day and night. Dynamic 24-hour recordings were obtained in two groups of ambulant subjects. In 18 hospitalized patients free to move, direct high-fidelity arteria...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Furlan R,Guzzetti S,Crivellaro W,Dassi S,Tinelli M,Baselli G,Cerutti S,Lombardi F,Pagani M,Malliani A

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early afterdepolarizations (EADs) are depolarizing potentials that occur before complete repolarization. They may be important in the acquired and possibly the idiopathic long QT syndrome and associated ventricular tachycardia (VT). The purpose of these experiments was to study in 20 open-chest dogs the effects of sym...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ben-David J,Zipes DP

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00