Increased platelet binding to circulating monocytes in acute coronary syndromes.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considering the controversial results published in the literature concerning associations between human leukocyte antigens (HLA) and rheumatic fever (RF), the purpose of the present study was to investigate by means of cosegregation analysis the participation of HLA genes in susceptibility to RF. METHODS AN...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gerbase-DeLima M,Scala LC,Temin J,Santos DV,Otto PA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study investigated whether the ACAT inhibitor avasimibe can reduce atherogenesis independently of its cholesterol-lowering effect in ApoE*3-Leiden mice. METHODS AND RESULTS:Two groups of 15 female ApoE*3-Leiden mice were put on a high-cholesterol (HC) diet; 1 group received 0.01% (wt/wt) avasimi...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Delsing DJ,Offerman EH,van Duyvenvoorde W,van Der Boom H,de Wit EC,Gijbels MJ,van Der Laarse A,Jukema JW,Havekes LM,Princen HM

更新日期：2001-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women receive less evidence-based medical care than men and have higher rates of death after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). It is unclear whether efforts undertaken to improve AMI care have mitigated these sex disparities in the current era. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using the Get With the Guidelines-Coronary...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Jneid H,Fonarow GC,Cannon CP,Hernandez AF,Palacios IF,Maree AO,Wells Q,Bozkurt B,Labresh KA,Liang L,Hong Y,Newby LK,Fletcher G,Peterson E,Wexler L,Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Investigators.

更新日期：2008-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS) have supernormal left ventricular systolic function at rest. Septal myotomy/myectomy reduces outflow obstruction and symptoms. However, it has been proposed that operation causes myocardial damage, with consequent reduction in left ventricular function an...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Borer JS,Bacharach SL,Green MV,Kent KM,Rosing DR,Seides SF,Morrow AG,Epstein SE

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimental animals, the calcium channel-blocking agents lessen the arrhythmogenic, ionic, metabolic, and electrical changes that occur during acute myocardial ischemia. To date, these effects have been studied separately, and the effects of these agents on local activation have not been correlated with ionic or m...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fleet WF,Johnson TA,Graebner CA,Engle CL,Gettes LS

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with peripheral arterial disease are at high risk of ischemic events and therefore are treated with antithrombotics. In patients with coronary artery disease or cerebrovascular disease, bleeding is related to the subsequent occurrence of ischemic events. Our objective was to assess whether this is a...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： van Hattum ES,Algra A,Lawson JA,Eikelboom BC,Moll FL,Tangelder MJ

更新日期：2009-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is uncertainty as to the relative efficacy of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in men and women. Differences between sexes may be of greater importance than heretofore because of increased frequency of risk factors for adverse outcome. It is the purpose of this study to examine the changing ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Weintraub WS,Wenger NK,Jones EL,Craver JM,Guyton RA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated the feasibility of bioluminescence imaging (BLI) for the in vivo assessment of cardiac allograft viability and visualization of passenger leukocytes during the course of acute rejection. METHODS AND RESULTS:Hearts of FVB (H-2q) luciferase-green fluorescent protein transgenic mice (beta-actin...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Tanaka M,Swijnenburg RJ,Gunawan F,Cao YA,Yang Y,Caffarelli AD,de Bruin JL,Contag CH,Robbins RC

更新日期：2005-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A low level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological and clinical studies provide evidence that HDL-C levels are linked to rates of coronary events. The cardioprotective effects of HDL-C have been attributed to its role in reverse cholester...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Assmann G,Gotto AM Jr

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of percutaneous coronary excimer laser angioplasty in 60 patients with coronary artery disease. Forty-nine patients had stable exertional angina, and 11 patients had unstable angina despite medical therapy. A novel 1.4-mm diameter catheter with 20 quar...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Karsch KR,Haase KK,Voelker W,Baumbach A,Mauser M,Seipel L

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between January 1, 1970, and December 31, 1974, 2981 patients underwent coronary arteriography. Twelve acute coronary dissections or embolizations occurred, an incidence of 0.4%. The incidences of acute occlusions for the Sones and Judkins techniques were 0.19% (4/2077 studies) and 0.88% (8/940), respectively. No inst...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Guss SB,Zir LM,Garrison HB,Daggett WM,Block PC,Dinsmore RE

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial oxygen transport (cardiac output x arterial oxygen content) may be decreased in heart failure. We studied the determinants of arterial oxygen transport in 15 patients with chronic, severe myocardial failure at rest and during cycle ergometry. During control therapy at rest, arterial oxygen tension was normal ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Rubin SA,Brown HV,Swan HJ

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The healthcare system is undergoing a transition from paying for volume to paying for value. Clinicians, as well as public and private payers, are beginning to implement alternative delivery and payment models, such as the patient-centered medical home, accountable care organizations, and bundled payment arrangements....

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bufalino VJ,Berkowitz SA,Gardner TJ,Piña IL,Konig M,AHA Expert Panel on Payment and Delivery System Reform.

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in inflamed atherosclerotic plaques may contribute to extracellular matrix remodeling and the onset of acute thrombotic complications. METHODS AND RESULTS:To test the hypothesis that optical molecular imaging with the use of an activatable near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) p...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Deguchi JO,Aikawa M,Tung CH,Aikawa E,Kim DE,Ntziachristos V,Weissleder R,Libby P

更新日期：2006-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain clinical and morphologic observations are described in 27 patients with severe isolated angina pectoris of either the stable (five patients) or the unstable form (22 patients). Twenty-four patients died during or shortly after cardiac operations designed to relieve angina pectoris and three died during cardiac...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Roberts WC

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal right ventricular muscles and similar preparations obtained from cats with signs of subacute right ventricular failure (RVF) (3 to 14 days after pressure overload induced by pulmonary artery coarctation) were studied during stimulation (at 0.5 Hz) and exposure to high-K+ Tyrode's solution. Twitch force, rate of...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Gaide MS,Kimura S,Lodge NJ,Cameron JS,Kozlovskis PL,Myerburg RJ,Bassett AL

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study was designed to define the prevalence and characteristics of skeletal muscle alterations in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and their relation to exercise capacity. METHODS AND RESULTS:The ultrastructure of skeletal muscle was analyzed by ultrastructural morphometry in 57 patient...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Drexler H,Riede U,Münzel T,König H,Funke E,Just H

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It was the aim of this study to assess the long-term effects of physical exercise and low-fat diet on the progression of coronary artery disease. At the beginning of the study, 113 male patients with coronary artery disease were randomized to an intervention group (n=56) or a control group (n=57); 90 patient...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Niebauer J,Hambrecht R,Velich T,Hauer K,Marburger C,Kälberer B,Weiss C,von Hodenberg E,Schlierf G,Schuler G,Zimmermann R,Kübler W

更新日期：1997-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of blood-flow velocities were investigated at different sites in two types of coronary artery bypass grafts, sequential saphenous vein grafts (SSVG) and internal mammary artery grafts (IMAG). The latter appear to have the longest life span. The patency rate of the side-to-side anastomosis of the SSVG i...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fujiwara T,Kajiya F,Kanazawa S,Matsuoka S,Wada Y,Hiramatsu O,Kagiyama M,Ogasawara Y,Tsujioka K,Katsumura T

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dynamic intraventricular flow velocities after valve replacement for aortic stenosis have been associated with high in-hospital morbidity and mortality. The aims of the present study were to determine the mechanisms and preoperative predictors of abnormal flow velocity (AFV) after valve replacement for aorti...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Bartunek J,Sys SU,Rodrigues AC,van Schuerbeeck E,Mortier L,de Bruyne B

更新日期：1996-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An effect of diet in determining blood pressure is suggested by epidemiological studies, but the role of specific nutrients is still unsettled. METHODS AND RESULTS:The relation of various nutritional factors with hypertension was examined prospectively among 30,681 predominantly white US male health profess...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Ascherio A,Rimm EB,Giovannucci EL,Colditz GA,Rosner B,Willett WC,Sacks F,Stampfer MJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have applied the new technique of dual echocardiography to determine the sequence of atrial contraction as reflected in the simultaneously recorded movements of the tricuspid and mitral valves. The study group included 29 normal subjects and 23 patients with either atrial flutter, coarse atrial fibrillation or atri...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Fujii J,Foster JR,Mills PG,Moos S,Craige E

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anisotropy creates nonuniformity in electrical propagation and may contribute to the occurrence of unidirectional conduction block and reentry. We describe the characteristics of reentrant tachycardia in a 2D layer of anisotropic ventricular myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS:A Langendorff-perfused epicardial ...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Schalij MJ,Boersma L,Huijberts M,Allessie MA

更新日期：2000-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress has been implicated in vascular injury and atherogenesis, and antioxidant treatment has shown favorable results in preclinical studies. Despite this, antioxidant therapy has failed to show benefit in clinical trials. Failure of antioxidants in clinical trials may be partly because such thera...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Chyu KY,Babbidge SM,Zhao X,Dandillaya R,Rietveld AG,Yano J,Dimayuga P,Cercek B,Shah PK

更新日期：2004-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The differentiation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) from hypertensive left ventricular hypertrophy (H-LVH) on the basis of morphological information obtained by conventional echocardiography is occasionally problematic. We investigated whether strain rate (SR) imaging derived from tissue Doppler imaging...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Kato TS,Noda A,Izawa H,Yamada A,Obata K,Nagata K,Iwase M,Murohara T,Yokota M

更新日期：2004-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acquired QT prolongation enhances the susceptibility to torsades de pointes (TdP). Clinical and experimental studies indicate ventricular action potential prolongation, increased regional dispersion of repolarization, and early afterdepolarizations as underlying factors. We examined whether K(+)-current alte...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Volders PG,Sipido KR,Vos MA,Spätjens RL,Leunissen JD,Carmeliet E,Wellens HJ

更新日期：1999-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a structural adaptation of the heart and is a response to increased hemodynamic and metabolic demands, which are most commonly caused by systemic hypertension. LVH induced by hypertension is associated with reduced myocardial compliance, structural alterations, and changes in coro...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Frishman WH,Skolnick AE,Strom JA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was measured by radionuclide angiography at rest and during supine bicycle exercise before and 3 months after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in 20 patients with chronic stable angina. The right anterior oblique gated first-pass technique was used to assess LVEF re...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Lim YL,Kalff V,Kelly MJ,Mason PJ,Currie PJ,Harper RW,Anderson ST,Federman J,Stirling GR,Pitt A

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, we have identified two distinct myosin isoenzymes in human atrial tissue that correspond to the V1 and V3 isomyosins found in rat ventricular tissue. Normal left and right atrial appendages have approximately 50% V3. When the left atrium was exposed to hemodynami...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Buttrick PM,Malhotra A,Brodman R,McDermott L,Lam L

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We attempted to characterize age-related changes in blood pressure in both normotensive and untreated hypertensive subjects in a population-based cohort from the original Framingham Heart Study and to infer underlying hemodynamic mechanisms. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 2036 participants were divided into...

journal_title：Circulation

authors： Franklin SS,Gustin W 4th,Wong ND,Larson MG,Weber MA,Kannel WB,Levy D

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00