Enhanced activity of variant phospholipase C-delta1 protein (R257H) detected in patients with coronary artery spasm.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term administration of ACE inhibitors to selected patients with left ventricular dysfunction appears to reduce the incidence of recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) and unstable angina pectoris. The mechanisms responsible for the reduction in ischemic events are unknown, but likely candidates includ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Vaughan DE,Rouleau JL,Ridker PM,Arnold JM,Menapace FJ,Pfeffer MA

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Receptors that couple via the stimulatory G protein, Gs, to adenylate cyclase and to a positive inotropic response have been extensively investigated in falling human heart. In contrast, much less is known about receptors, such as the A1-adenosine receptor, that couple to adenylate cyclase via the inhibitory...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hershberger RE,Feldman AM,Bristow MR

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ruling out acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on the basis of rapid assays for cardiac markers will allow early triage of patients and cost-effective use of available coronary care facilities. METHODS AND RESULTS:We studied the value of myoglobin, creatine kinase (CK)-MBmass, and troponin T in ruling out an ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： de Winter RJ,Koster RW,Sturk A,Sanders GT

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altered composition of the gut microbiota is involved in both the onset and progression of obesity and diabetes mellitus. However, the link between gut microbiota and obesity-related cardiovascular complications has not been explored. The present study was designed to investigate the role of Akkermansia muci...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Li J,Lin S,Vanhoutte PM,Woo CW,Xu A

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A recent study has shown that the implantable atrial defibrillator can restore sinus rhythm in patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation when therapy was delivered under physician observation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ambulatory use of the implantable atrial de...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Daoud EG,Timmermans C,Fellows C,Hoyt R,Lemery R,Dawson K,Ayers GM

更新日期：2000-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrograde coronary artery flow was observed angiographically in 43 patients with aortic stenosis and/or regurgitation. In the 24 patients with pure or predominant aortic stenosis, retrograde flow was seen in all 24 during end-systole. In the eight patients with pure aortic regurgitation, retrograde flow was seen main...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Carroll RJ,Falsetti HL

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular inflammatory lesions from patients with giant-cell arteritis show a remarkable amount of neovascularization, but its clinical implications have never been investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:To assess the clinical relevance of neovascularization in giant-cell arteritis, angiogenesis was measured in t...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Cid MC,Hernández-Rodríguez J,Esteban MJ,Cebrián M,Gho YS,Font C,Urbano-Márquez A,Grau JM,Kleinman HK

更新日期：2002-09-24 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：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis is common in advanced human atheroma and contributes to plaque instability. Because annexin V has a high affinity for exposed phosphatidylserine on apoptotic cells, radiolabeled annexin V may be used for noninvasive detection of apoptosis in atherosclerotic lesions. METHODS AND RESULTS:Atheroscler...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kolodgie FD,Petrov A,Virmani R,Narula N,Verjans JW,Weber DK,Hartung D,Steinmetz N,Vanderheyden JL,Vannan MA,Gold HK,Reutelingsperger CP,Hofstra L,Narula J

更新日期：2003-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pathophysiological mechanisms leading to acceleration of ventricular tachycardia (VT) are still unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:High-resolution epicardial mapping was used to study the mechanisms of VT acceleration by programmed electrical stimulation (PES) in a model of sustained reentrant VT in Langendor...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Brugada J,Brugada P,Boersma L,Mont L,Kirchhof C,Wellens HJ,Allessie MA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrospective studies in dialysis patients have reported increased survival after coronary artery bypass (CAB) compared with coronary artery stenting and PTCA. The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term outcome of renal transplant recipients after stent, PTCA, or CAB with or without internal mamm...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Herzog CA,Ma JZ,Collins AJ

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart rate reduction should benefit patients with chronic stable angina by improving myocardial perfusion and reducing myocardial oxygen demand. This study evaluated the antianginal and antiischemic effects of ivabradine, a new heart rate-lowering agent that acts specifically on the sinoatrial node. METHODS...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Borer JS,Fox K,Jaillon P,Lerebours G,Ivabradine Investigators Group.

更新日期：2003-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a high-pressure liquid chromatographic assay, we measured serum amiodarone concentrations serially in 122 patients treated with amiodarone for 1.5-53 months (mean 9.3 months) for control of refractory symptomatic atrial or symptomatic and life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The atrial tachyarrhythmias...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Haffajee CI,Love JC,Canada AT,Lesko LJ,Asdourian G,Alpert JS

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uncertainty exists regarding the frequency of early occlusion when the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is anastomosed to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) through a sternotomy with conventional coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The issue has gained importance for comparison with less invasi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Berger PB,Alderman EL,Nadel A,Schaff HV

更新日期：1999-12-07 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: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:Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) catalyzes the degradation of heme into biliverdin, iron, and carbon monoxide (CO). Although HO-1 is induced in vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs), the biological role of HO-1 in these cells has not been completely characterized. METHODS AND RESULTS:In the present study, we overexpre...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Liu XM,Chapman GB,Wang H,Durante W

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although early intravenous beta-blocker therapy during acute myocardial infarction (AMI) reduces the incidence of fatal arrhythmias in patients not treated with thrombolytic agents, its antiarrhythmic effect in thrombolysed patients remains controversial. We investigated prospectively the arrhythmia incidenc...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Heidbüchel H,Tack J,Vanneste L,Ballet A,Ector H,Van de Werf F

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and endothelial dysfunction. Since exercise can improve endothelium-dependent vasodilation, in the present study we tested whether long-term physical activity could prevent aging-related endothelial dysfunction. METHODS AND RESULTS:In 12 young and elder...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Taddei S,Galetta F,Virdis A,Ghiadoni L,Salvetti G,Franzoni F,Giusti C,Salvetti A

更新日期：2000-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin sensitivity varies up to threefold in apparently healthy individuals, but the mechanism for this is unknown. We have examined the hypothesis that vascular endothelial nitric oxide production and insulin sensitivity are directly related in humans. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nineteen healthy male subjects we...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Petrie JR,Ueda S,Webb DJ,Elliott HL,Connell JM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DC shock catheter ablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT) may induce VT episodes that disappear within days. METHODS AND RESULTS:A 30-J cathodal shock was delivered to the endocardial left ventricular wall in 15 closed-chest dogs. All dogs had VT during the first day after ablation. Eleve...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Hauer RN,de Bakker JM,de Wilde AA,Straks W,Vermeulen JT,Janse MJ

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with heart failure, excessive sympathetic activation during exercise could interfere with exercise performance by impairing arteriolar dilation in working muscle and by adversely altering skeletal muscle metabolic behavior. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of sympathoinhibition wit...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lang CC,Rayos GH,Chomsky DB,Wood AJ,Wilson JR

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heart failure treatment depends partly on the underlying cause of the disease. We evaluated cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for the problem of differentiating dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) from left ventricular (LV) dysfunction caused by coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS:Late gadolin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： McCrohon JA,Moon JC,Prasad SK,McKenna WJ,Lorenz CH,Coats AJ,Pennell DJ

更新日期：2003-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abciximab is very effective in reducing major cardiac events in patients undergoing interventional procedures. Its antithrombotic effect is primarily attributable to the blocking of platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors, but recent evidence suggests that it may have a direct antithrombin effect. No data a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Merlini PA,Repetto A,Lombardi A,Vetrano A,Fetiveau R,Cavallini C,Sappè D,Salvioni A,Canziani R,Savonitto S,Mannucci PM,Ardissino D

更新日期：2002-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultrafast computed tomography (CT), by acquiring images of the proximal coronary arteries, detects coronary calcifications and has been demonstrated to be highly sensitive for the detection of coronary artery disease in many small studies. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between ultra...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Budoff MJ,Georgiou D,Brody A,Agatston AS,Kennedy J,Wolfkiel C,Stanford W,Shields P,Lewis RJ,Janowitz WR,Rich S,Brundage BH

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty adult patients underwent Doppler and two-dimensional echocardiographic examination of the pulmonary artery from multiple views to determine the variability in the magnitude of Doppler-determined flow velocity and pulmonary arterial diameter from various echocardiographic windows. Flows were recorded from two or ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lighty GW Jr,Gargiulo A,Kronzon I,Politzer F

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although echocardiography is commonly performed before coronary artery bypass surgery, there has yet to be a study examining the incremental prognostic value of a complete echocardiogram. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery at 2 hospitals were divided into derivat...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Afilalo J,Flynn AW,Shimony A,Rudski LG,Agnihotri AK,Morin JF,Castrillo C,Shahian DM,Picard MH

更新日期：2013-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of unstable angina targets the specific pathophysiological thrombotic process at the site of the active culprit lesion. In unstable angina due to a restenotic lesion, smooth muscle cell proliferation and increased vasoreactivity may play a more important role than thrombus formation. Therefore,...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Doucet S,Malekianpour M,Théroux P,Bilodeau L,Côté G,de Guise P,Dupuis J,Joyal M,Gosselin G,Tanguay JF,Juneau M,Harel F,Nattel S,Tardif JC,Lespérance J

更新日期：2000-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The mechanisms of increased neointimal hyperplasia after coronary interventions in diabetic patients are still unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:Glucose and insulin effects on in vitro vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation and migration were assessed. The effect of balloon injury on neointimal hyperpl...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Indolfi C,Torella D,Cavuto L,Davalli AM,Coppola C,Esposito G,Carriero MV,Rapacciuolo A,Di Lorenzo E,Stabile E,Perrino C,Chieffo A,Pardo F,Chiariello M

更新日期：2001-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Airborne particulate matter has been linked to excess morbidity and mortality. Recent attention has focused on the effects of particulate exposure on cardiac autonomic control. Inhaled particulates may affect the autonomic nervous system either directly, by eliciting a sympathetic stress response, or indirec...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Magari SR,Hauser R,Schwartz J,Williams PL,Smith TJ,Christiani DC

更新日期：2001-08-28 00:00:00